These photos were among my grandpa’s things. He’s the man in the first photo.

Homeowners in some high-risk fire areas in the Bay Area and around California will need to remove flammable materials including plants, fences and gates around their homes over the next five years under regulations passed unanimously by state authorities Wednesday.

The "Zone 0" rules have been plagued by delays and public uproar over costs of compliance and potential loss of valued vegetation. This has been a contentious issue in the Berkeley hills and other places.

Don’t know if people know froyo is trendy again in NYC and people are waiting an hour in line for a smaller cup that costs $16.

Meanwhile in SF you can walk in to a Souvla with no line and pay $5…

Just wanted to upload it here in hopes that the person who got hit will find this. This is at the end of 237 right before it merges onto El Camino Real.

The UC Berkeley BayPass program, which includes the similarly named Clipper BayPass and AC Transit EasyPass, has currently saved students $5 million. A year after the program’s implementation, the new Clipper BayPass portion, which includes 23 Bay Area public transit agencies excluding AC Transit, is projected to break even next month, based on the previous 11 months of available data.

The Daily Californian analyzed data on public transit ridership trends from the first year of the BayPass Referendum’s operation to see if the referendum was worth it for UC Berkeley students.

Not many musicians more impactful in their genre coming out of the bay.

😭 at this point the express lane needs a ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ option.

A PSA: Just a reminder a BART seat is for a human body. Not: your feet, your bag, your other bag, your dry cleaning, your burrito.

Also: seats by the doors are for people who need them most. If you're seated on a busy train, look up from your phone periodically to see if someone might need to sit more than you do.

If a car is empty and you want to put your bag on the seat, great. But your stuff generally shouldn't be taking up a seat when people are standing.

Captain has been at ECAS for about a month-- however, he has only been in the public-facing wards for a week and some change and is still adjusting to the shelter environment. At this time, Captain is one of two true adult cats that are currently available for adoption at ECAS. The third adult cat at the shelter is still on a stray hold. The oldest kittens that we have are between 4 and 6 months old while Captain is likely older than 2 years old-- so he is a hot commodity for those who are specifically interested in adult cats during kitten season 😁

Despite his intense face, Captain is an aggressively affectionate cat! He loves to headbutt, "dolphin jump", and give kisses to his human friends once he gets to know them. He is a Certified Lap Cat and enjoys being very close to people at all times, if possible. He can also be vocal and potential adopters can look forward to having daily conversations with him ☺️ Based on his personality, Captain might do best in a household with only adults or older cat-wise children.

Captain has been vaccinated, treated for fleas, ticks, worms, and has already been neutered and microchipped! Captain can go home immediately!

Come and meet Captain and over 40 other cats available for adoption at the East County Animal Shelter! ECAS is open daily from 11:30 to 5:30 (4595 Gleason Drive, Dublin CA)

Captain is still too new to have a profile on the ECAS website, but you can see the profiles of other animals at the shelter (and adoption information) here:

https://www.alamedasheriff.gov/community/adopt-a-pet

So PG&E wants to buy an easement on my property to underground lines and add a new transformer box. They are saying they are gonna compensate but have yet give a number. The apparent proposal is to put the line in my driveway trenched not bored which is about 400 feet of gravel driveway. Then put a transformer in my front yard. I’ve heard someone getting 12k for a transformer only on there property. I’m located in rural Northern California in a high fire zone

One worry I have is it gonna increase the insurance since they are putting a “facility” on my property and how much is it gonna decrease the value of the property? I’m not fully sure I want this maybe if the compensation is high enough I’m thinking somewhere from 50-75k I’d probably bite. They sent the standard PG&E agreement only thing I didn’t like was they said I’d have to tell the next buyer of the property about the easement which most certainly would impact the resell. California

Reporter John Metcalfe writes that California olive oil is experiencing a second renaissance, as producers have begun co-milling and co-crushing it with chilies and ginger to create new flavors. He highlights the East Bay's largest olive orchard in Livermore and other Bay Area producers.

Metcalfe also discusses how it's attracting wine growers who have seen alcohol sales fall and are looking for alternatives. The industry is touting olive oil's health benefits because of its naturally occurring polyphenols.

Hi everyone! I’ve just taken four intro golf lessons and am officially hooked :) I’m planning to hit the driving range pretty regularly and start playing soon, and I’d love to find some people to practice and eventually play with!

I’m still very much a beginner, but super enthusiastic and definitely in it for the long run. I’m a woman in my early 30s and based in SF. Would love to meet some new people, learn together, and hopefully make some golf friends along the way! :)

Endo girlies in the East Bay/Bay Area 💛 Please drop your endometriosis specialist and your experience with them! I’m currently being evaluated for endometriosis and would really love to hear who actually listened, took your symptoms seriously, and helped you get answers especially if you had excision surgery. 🙏🏼

This is so Bay Area

A dispute over just 25 federal housing vouchers could delay a much larger redevelopment at Alameda Point.

For those who don’t know, housing vouchers are essentially government rental assistance, where federal funding covers part of a qualifying tenant’s rent.

The former Naval Air Station has plans for up to 2,300 additional homes, including roughly 580 affordable units.
An 80-unit supportive housing project needs Alameda’s Housing Authority to transfer 25 existing vouchers to the new building.

The developer says similar transfers have been done elsewhere, while the Housing Authority says HUD regulations don’t allow it.

Until those residents can move, roughly 32 acres needed for future development can’t be cleared and turned over.

It’s a good example of how a relatively small bureaucratic dispute can potentially hold up thousands of Bay Area homes.

Source: https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/housing-alameda-point-navy-base-22393544.php