Never thought I’d hit a square on 3 consecutive field goals

earthquake bluesky rise up

Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.

The Dalles wants to pull more water out of the Mt Hood forest. It says it’s for a growing population, but the city hasn’t grown much in recent years. What has: Google’s footprint. The tech giant uses a third of the city’s water. www.opb.org/article/2026...

NASA SpaceX Crew-11 soars above the Golden Gate Bridge as it re-enters the atmosphere after four astronauts departed the International Space Station earlier than planned due to a medical concern above San Francisco, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026.

Locked and loaded for re entry

I really like the Fuji X100V

I refuse to stay silent while Secretary Noem breaks the rule of law and terrorizes our communities. I am introducing Articles of Impeachment against her for violating the public trust, obstructing Congress, and self-dealing. Read my full statement: robinkelly.house.gov/media-center...

Monterey Bay Aquarium, shot on Kodacolor 200 film.

Pretty epic thunderstorm approaching Pescadero, with a special marine warning issued. #CAwx

Strong rotation on this warned storm over Monterey Bay approaching Santa Cruz. Potential for waterspouts #CAwx

#Oaklandhoma is now underway

Meanwhile for Oakland

Now gusting up to 58 mph at Pt. Reyes. #CAwx

One thing that really stands out about this week's California storms is the highly unusual risk of severe thunderstorms, both overnight Tue Wed and then again late Wed into Thu. Multiple low-topped supercells may generate very strong wind gusts and even a few tornadoes. #CAwx

Shoutout to this 1000 lumen flashlight I got for $30 on Amazon almost ten years ago from a brand that no longer exists. Still works just as well as day one.

Some interesting weather coming up in the Bay Area...

California tornado season has arrived. These maps show twister hot spots @sfchronicle.com www.sfchronicle.com/weather/arti...

There’s a chance of tornadoes in parts of California tonight through Christmas Day. Here’s a map of where tornadoes have hit the state in the past. #CAwx

Just an incredible amount to track with this looming Tuesday-Thursday storm in the Bay Area. All of the following on the table: - Damaging wind - Flooding rain - Massive waves - Thunderstorms - Waterspouts

Locker update

Behind a house in California, where the average price for a one-bedroom rental is about $2,100 a month, about a dozen people are living in a cluster of sheds and storage units with no running water or power. Rent is about about $600 to $800 a month.

lotta earthquakes today

Meanwhile in Oakland… 12/4/2025.

Toys covered in blood lay on the patio of a banquet hall after a mass shooting took place during a children’s birthday party, killing four and injuring eleven others on Lucile Avenue in Stockton, Calif., Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025. (Jaden Schaul / KTVU)

Oakland cops toss student journalist from news conference about John Beam’s death www.eastbaytimes.com/2025/11/28/o...

Wasting light at Mitchells Cove

Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild: Mountain Lion Bobcat California Condor Wood Scorpion Velvet Ant

and yes, brussels sprouts have become less bitter in our lifetimes thanks to Hans van Doorn, a Dutch scientist, figuring out what made them bitter, and seed banks, and cross breeding the less bitter varieties with modern high-producing types www.npr.org/sections/the...

Happy thanksgiving! Here’s a video I’m thankful for: youtu.be/2uznwavqsBs

My BART train was evacuated due to pepper spray being set off at Montgomery BART in San Francisco minutes ago

Some serious convection over Solano County right now #CAwx

The number of protestors continues to grow at #UCBerkeley where a #TurningPointUSA event has been scheduled. Our cameras caught one altercation breaking out. police move in to break it up. #ktvu

Creepy. Hayward Fault, Fremont, Calif.

Searching through archives for USGS related video and came across a familiar face from almost ten years ago @dustinmulvaney.bsky.social

Some lenticular action in San Carlos tonight

Emergency responders are at the scene of a plane crash with injuries in Kentucky, the Louisville police said. Data from Flightradar24 showed that a UPS plane bound for Honolulu reached an altitude of just 175 feet before swiftly descending.

Little spot fire off of Bloom Grade / 236 in Boulder Creek, Santa Cruz Co.

Breaking News from @theathletic.com: The Dodgers beat the Blue Jays in seven games to become the first repeat World Series winners in 25 years.

AHHHHHHHHHH

And Here. We. Go.

OH WOW

WILL. KLEIN.

One person died and a dog was rescued after a minivan plummeted from the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf and sunk to the ocean floor, prompting a massive emergency response to the scene in Santa Cruz, Calif., Sunday, October 26, 2025. (Jaden Schaul / KTVU)