Here's what's happening in the Bay Area, as curated by KALW news:
Touring Pacifica’s crumbling cliffs, Rep. Speier seeks aid // SF Gate
"The crumbling ocean cliffs of Pacifica prompted a call from Rep. Jackie Speier for state and federal help in shoring up the storm-ravaged coast and helping 40 or so evacuated residents find housing."
"'I can tell you that the devastation is dramatic,” Speier said. “I’m firmly convinced that the federal government now has to recognize that an El Niño is just like a Superstorm Sandy, except it happens over a greater portion of time. ... This is not just a local problem. This is a state and federal problem.'"
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San Francisco supervisors unanimously approve Mario Woods' Remembrance Day // KTVU
"In a unanimous vote on Tuesday, San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors approved a day of remembrance for Mario Woods. The day will be observed in the city on July 22nd, which is Woods' birthday."
"This comes on the heels of a letter from the SF Police Officers’ Association that called the resolution, authored by Supervisor David Campos, 'completely inappropriate.'"
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San Francisco joins Vision Zero program // SF Examiner
"The Vision Zero Network late Tuesday announced San Francisco has committed to join the Vision Zero Focus Cities program, to collaborate best practices on ending traffic deaths. That includes pedestrians, cyclists, drivers and anyone sharing American streets."
"The end goal, according to Vision Zero Network, is to develop a 'successful American prototype' of Vision Zero to serve as a model for other communities."
"Vision Zero is a policy statement committed to by cities nationwide to reduce traffic fatalities to zero. In San Francisco, that goal is slated to be met by 2024."
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Zika outbreak worries California officials as virus progresses across Western Hemisphere // Contra Costa Times
"The implications of the Zika virus -- which also has reportedly led to paralysis in some cases -- have caused widespread panic in the Southern Hemisphere since last fall, when cases of microcephaly, abnormal smallness of the head in babies, ballooned in Brazil from 150 in 2014 to 3,900 in the past four months. This week, the World Health Organization predicted the virus would spread to all countries across the Americas except Canada and Chile."
"These mosquitoes -- Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus -- have both been detected in California, according to public health officials. The aegypti, also known as the yellow fever mosquito, has been found in 12 counties, including Alameda County and San Mateo County. The albopictus, also known as the Asian tiger mosquito, has been found in five counties."
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Mercury News editorial: Super Bowl protesters need to pay for lawbreaking // San Jose Mercury News
"There must be consequences when protesters block traffic on the San Mateo Bridge, shut down BART or, most recently, halt vehicle flow on the Bay Bridge."
"Demonstrators' constitutionally protected right to protest does not extend to trapping people for hours on trains or in cars -- unable to reach medical appointments, flights, jobs, stranded children or even just a bathroom."
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New Gas On Demand App Launches In The Bay Area// CBS
"A new app, called WeFuel, launched in the Bay Area this week and is one of a growing number of companies that will come out and fill up your gas tank for a fee."
"WeFuel co-founder, Ale Donzis explains how it’s done. 'You just plug it into your car, and we can read the tank level, know exactly the position of the vehicle, and we can open the fuel hatch so we can deliver the gas without user intervention,' Donzis said."