Kurtis Alexander
Staff Writer at San Francisco Chronicle
Living in Northern California, writing for the San Francisco Chronicle, reporting on water, wildfire, climate and the rural West.
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6 days ago |
sanluisobispo.com | Kurtis Alexander
May 8-The nation's largest cities, including San Francisco, are sinking, according to a new study that calls the downward spiraling a "widespread" and "slow-moving hazard," threatening thousands of buildings and millions of people. The 28 cities studied, each with populations of 600,000 or more, averaged just a few millimeters of vertical movement annually. Still, this small amount of sinking adds up over time. In parts of some cities, the movement is as much as two inches a year.
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6 days ago |
sfchronicle.com | Kurtis Alexander
Treasure Island, seen here in 2024, is among the locations in San Francisco that is experiencing subsidence due to the compaction of filled-in land. Lea Suzuki/The ChronicleThe nation’s largest cities, including San Francisco, are sinking, according to a new study that calls the downward spiraling a “widespread” and “slow-moving hazard,” threatening thousands of buildings and millions of people.
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1 week ago |
modbee.com | Kurtis Alexander
May 5-A fire broke out shortly before 9 a.m. Monday at the Valero refinery in Benicia, sending dark smoke billowing into the morning sky until firefighters gained control about an hour later. Households nearby were urged to stay inside and close their winds and doors in a shelter-in-place notification sent out by Alert Solano, which was lifted around 11:30 a.m. Health officials, though, continued to warn about unhealthy air across the East Bay into the early afternoon.
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1 week ago |
sfchronicle.com | Kurtis Alexander
Smoke billows from Valero's refinery in Benicia, as seen on May 5. Anna Buchmann / S.F. ChronicleThe Valero refinery in Benicia, as photographed Monday after a fire at the facility. Don Feria/For the S.F. ChronicleA fire broke out shortly before 9 a.m. Monday at the Valero refinery in Benicia, sending dark smoke billowing into the sky until firefighters gained control about an hour later.
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1 week ago |
sfchronicle.com | Kurtis Alexander
Lake Shasta, the largest reservoir in California, reached full capacity on Tuesday thanks to a winter with plenty of snow and rain. Michael Burke/Courtesy of the Bureau of ReclamationCalifornia’s largest reservoir, Lake Shasta, reached capacity this week, marking the third straight year it has filled or nearly filled with water.
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RT @SullyCNBC: Good news! California’s biggest reservoir reaches capacity for third straight year https://t.co/Ofx0kqp16f
New: After months of uncertainty, Yosemite National Park announces that its day-use reservation requirement is back for summer Reservations go on sale May 6 https://t.co/6P9KfqLm6y
Boulder Creek's rare white peacock was a symbol of resilience and peace. He was killed by a mountain lion. But he won't be forgotten. Great piece by @juliasulek at @mercnews https://t.co/XgJ0qdxvkE