East County animal shelter is at capacity for cats. Please adopt if you can
https://www.alamedasheriff.gov/community/adopt-a-pet
#Alameda #BayArea #Oakland #Cats #CatsOfMastodon #SanFrancisco
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On Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025, at 7 pm (PT), Dr. Steven Kahn (UC Berkeley) will give a free, illustrated, non-technical lecture entitled:
"The New Vera C. Rubin Observatory: Surveying the Universe"
in the Smithwick Theater at Foothill College, in Los Altos (see directions at the link below).
The talk is part of the Silicon Valley Astronomy Lecture Series, now in its 26th year.
Learn more: https://www.seti.org/events/the-new-vera-c-rubin-observatory-surveying-the-universe/
Solano County.
Driving While Black.
#bayarea #blackmastodon
https://abc7news.com/post/nakia-porter-excessive-force-solano-county-ca-settlement-california/17907435/
via ABC7 News App
Badass photo of actor Alycia Adame in "Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show" at City Lights Theater Company, San Jose, California. Company photographer Christian Pizzirani is a treasure, as is costume designer Lonie Fullerton.
Calls mount for Swalwell to resign, drop out of governor's race after sexual assault allegations.
#bayarea
https://abc7news.com/post/california-rep-eric-swalwell-asked-resign-sexual-assault-allegations-following-san-francisco-chronicle-report/18868133/
via ABC7 News App
Bay Area-based Philz Coffee reversing course, adding Pride flags back to all of its locations.
They HAD to.
Otherwise a major boycott was soon to come.
ESPECIALLY in the Castro.
#bayarea #sanfrancisco #lgbtq #lgbtqia #lgbtq_plus
https://abc7news.com/post/bay-area-based-philz-coffee-reversing-course-adding-back-pride-flags-locations/18900998/
via ABC7 News App
But they would have no problem with Trump being discussed.
#pittsburg #contracostacounty #eastbay #bayarea #lgbtqia
https://abc7news.com/post/pittsburg-teachers-video-showing-off-pride-flag-dei-books-1st-grade-class-angers-parents/15862998/
via ABC7 News App
On Wednesday, June 17, skywatchers in San Jose will have the opportunity to witness a rare celestial event: the waxing crescent Moon occulting Venus. During a lunar occultation, the Moon passes directly in front of a planet, causing it to disappear from view and then reappear later from behind the lunar limb. Venus is bright enough to be visible in daylight, making this one of the few planetary occultations that can be observed before sunset. The Moon will be a thin, 11%-illuminated waxing crescent. Venus will disappear behind the Moon’s dark limb and reappear near the bright, illuminated edge of the crescent Moon.
This is among the last favorable Venus occultations visible from North America until the end of the decade.
Where to look: Look almost due east at midday. The Moon will be high in the sky (at an altitude of roughly 33 degrees).
When to look: For San Jose, the event occurs in broad daylight:
11:35 am Venus disappears behind the Moon
12:10 pm Mid-occultation
12:46 pm Venus reappears from behind the Moon
Duration of occultation: 71 minutes
Crucial Safety Warning
Because this event occurs during the day, the Moon and Venus will be relatively close to the Sun in the sky. Never look directly at or point a telescope/binoculars near the Sun without specialized solar filters, as doing so can cause permanent blindness. Find a viewing spot in the shadow of a building or a tree to completely block out the Sun while keeping the Moon in view.
After sunset, the show continues. The crescent Moon and Venus will remain close together low in the western sky, with Jupiter and Mercury nearby, creating an attractive grouping.
Millbrae is the center of recent mainland Chinese migration to the Bay Area. It has a big lunar new year event today. Streets are PACKED
People dressed up in traditional garb.
Nice to see a plurality of different new year celebrations. A lot of overlaps but some differences.
For example, most Chinese people eat sweet tangyuan for the 15th day of the lunar new year but the local SF Toishanese folks do it savory.
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Now downgraded to an advisory.
My SF Sunset District peeps,stay prepared. Y'all know how Great Highway can flood quickly.
#sanfrancisco #bayarea #tsunami #earthquake
https://abc7news.com/post/tsunami-watch-san-francisco-bay-area-earthquake-russia/17355694/
via ABC7 News App
My favorite thing to do is to plan weekend trips with friends to neighboring cities outside SF with better immigrant food.
This weekend, a taco adventure to deep east Oakland and San Leandro; then Indian street BBQ kebabs in Fremont. (On different days)
#Trump fires entire San Francisco Presidio Board of Trustees, report says.
So he can privatize the Presidio and turn it into a hotel and golf resort.
#bayarea
https://abc7news.com/post/pres-donald-trump-fires-entire-san-francisco-presidio-board-trustees-report-says/18876756/
via ABC7 News App
Meet your hosts:
Molly Bentley and Seth Shostak of Big Picture Science will take the stage at this year’s #DrakeAwards, bringing their signature curiosity and storytelling to a night you won't want to miss! Get your tickets today: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/drake-awards-2026-tickets-1984512295698?aff=oddtdtcreator
May 14 • Computer History Museum, Mountain View, CA
Well hello, zines!
Based in the Bay Area and organizing for change? Find our zines at your local salon, coffee shop, book store, & more!
We’re steadily growing our footprint in the Bay! Check back for our latest locations to buy our @roots zine libraries and explore our specialty free zines for change.
Photo: stop by Glama-Rama Salon on Valencia St. to read our zines while you wait 💇♀️💈🌈
You can always find our zines at
https://knurdology.com/resources-library/
He Was Fired for Sexually Harassing Students. California Allowed Him to Keep Teaching Anyway.
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Math teacher Jason Agan was deemed “unfit to teach.” But the finding was never made public. This is how the state allowed him — and dozens of other educators found to have committed sexual harassment or misconduct — to keep their credentials.
https://www.propublica.org/article/california-fired-teacher-sexual-harassment?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #California #SexualHarassment #Students #Teachers #Teaching #Education #Parents #Parenting #Children #SanFrancisco #BayArea #SF
DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin said on Fox News the department is considering a plan to halt customs processing for international travelers at airports in sanctuary cities, a threat that could cripple SFO and the Bay Area economy.
They want to force international flights to red states.
#bayarea #losangeles
https://abc7news.com/post/markwayne-mullin-fox-news-dhs-considering-plans-stop-customs-processing-airports-sanctuary-cities-including-sfo/19181789/
via ABC7 News App
Is there someone in the Bay Area who is interested in buying a Nikon CoolScan 8000ED with a Mac Mini set up to run NikonScan? (I access it though my modern Mac and can show you how.. much better than Vuescan.)
I have a 35mm and medium format tray as well.
I’m loathe to part with it but I’m downsizing and don’t have any free time to scan film anymore.
$1500, got it straight from Frank Phillips. Hard to ship so prefer an SF pickup. Posting this here before I put it on photomarket / photrio / fredmiranda.
On 12 August, the International Space Orchestra will perform in San Francisco at the California Academy of Sciences alongside live eclipse footage from the path of totality in Europe. For non-locals, the entire event will be livestreamed starting at 10:30 am PDT.
Learn more: https://coolhunting.com/culture/experience-the-total-solar-eclipse-with-music-loving-space-scientists/
Looking for #CovidCautious folks in #SanFrancisco or the #BayArea.
Finally deciding to just...ask on the Fediverse, see if there's anyone online.
Suggestions also appreciated for other hashtags to use for this.