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Toxin Spread That Delayed Crab Season Shines Light on Mysterious Algae

11.11.2015
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By Graelyn Brashear, Bay Nature
The delay in opening California’s crab fisheries because of a toxin called domoic acid has made headlines lately. But for marine biologists, alarm over the summertime growth of Pseudo-nitzschia, the single-celled algae producing the toxin, started long ago. Seasonal explosions of ocean algae have been observed throughout human history. Most of the time they go unnoticed, said William Cochlan, a marine ecologist at San Francisco State’s Romberg Tiburon Center. But some algae can produce toxic byproducts, and if those species manage to outcompete others, they may form massive harmful blooms that can poison the food chain.

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Saving Water, 1 Flush at a Time

11.10.2015
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By Catherine Girardeau, KALW Crosscurrents
Nobody at my house is very handy, so when there are plumbing issues, we go for the workarounds: like plunging and putting buckets under leaky faucets to catch the drips and using the buckets to flush the toilets. But with the drought, I thought we should try to take care of some those leaks and flush out our water-wasting habits. So I invited Sue Tensfeldt, senior water services inspector for the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, to come to my house for a Water-Wise Evaluation. When it comes to water, Tensfeldt means business. Read the complete story at KALW Crosscurrents. 
 

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After Fatal Blazes, S.F. Fire Safety Panel Seeks Improved Alarm Systems

11.09.2015
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By Ted Goldberg, KQED News Fix
A six-member task force set up after a pair of deadly blazes in San Francisco this year is planning to call for stricter standards for fire alarms in apartment buildings. The group, which includes top officials from four city departments, plans to recommend Tuesday that San Francisco’s fire and housing codes be amended to require that fire alarm systems in all apartment buildings be loud enough to wake sleeping residents. Read the complete story at KQED News Fix. 

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S.F. Artists Sued for Thousands in Relocation Aid

11.05.2015
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By Julian Mark, Mission Local
A group of artists displaced by a fire at their home on Stevenson Street in January 2014 are being sued for the tens of thousands of dollars they originally received in eviction relocation assistance under a city ordinance. The Tenant Relocation Assistance Payment ordinance, passed in June 2014 and in effect for five months, required landowners to pay tenants the difference between their previous rent and market-rate rent for a similar unit for two years. Read the complete story at Mission Local. 
 

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Housing Moratorium Revival Expected Despite Election Results

11.04.2015
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By Laura Wenus, Mission Local
Though the Mission moratorium was voted down on Tuesday, San Francisco progressives are renewing their dedication to stalling market-rate housing in the Mission and in other neighborhoods. “The outcome of last night is not what we had hoped for,” admitted Luis Granados, executive director of the Mission Economic Development Agency. “But the Mission is united. In the Mission, Prop. I won by a large margin.”
Read the complete story at Mission Local. 
 

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Caltrans Delays Demolition of Massive Bay Bridge Pier

11.03.2015
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By Dan Brekke, KQED News Fix
There is nothing that says “party” quite like setting off high explosives and watching something big fall down. If you dispute the truth of that observation, we enter as Exhibits A and B video of the demolition of Oakland’s Oak Knoll Naval Hospital in April 2011 and the dynamite-aided leveling of a 13-story building on the campus of Cal State East Bay in August 2013. 
Read the complete story at KQED News Fix. 

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Covered California Targets African Americans, Latinos in Obamacare Open Enrollment

11.02.2015
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By Barbara Feder Ostrov, KQED News Fix/Kaiser Health News
Covered California still faces major challenges in enrolling African Americans and Latinos as the state’s health insurance exchange launched its third open enrollment period Sunday. “We know we’ve come up short in who’s enrolled today,” Covered California Executive Director Peter Lee said at a recent media briefing on the exchange’s marketing and outreach plans. “Of those who are still uninsured, we want to make sure we reach them.”
Read the complete story at KQED News Fix/Kaiser Health News.