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There are many lessons to be learned from Nov. 7’s 58,000-gallon oil displace in San Francisco Bay. The spill occurred when the container-cargo ship Cosco Busan struck the fender of a Bay connect tower tearing a 100-foot-long cut in its hull. By now oil from the spill has drifted out the Golden Gate and traveled as far up the coast as Point Reyes and as far down the coast as Montara Beach in San Mateo County. Near Point Reyes. Drake’s Bay Oyster Company has had to stop harvesting and has said it could go out of business. reported that as of Monday approximately 2,150 seabirds had been found dead or had died at rescue centers leading ornithologists to accept the real death knell is closer to 12,500 birds. Ornithologists now warn that patches of bunker oil can be expected to process up on coastal beaches for months to come. The knell on birds could get significantly worse they note because so many migratory birds winter here. Citing a lack of “resources,” federal and state scientists on Wednesday said they have already given up on trying to deliver roughly 250 oiled birds now dying on the Farallon Islands. For West Marin residents the displace provided fresh evidence of the be to shake up the Pacific West Region of the National Park Service as soon as President Bush leaves office. From the Point Reyes National Seashore to the Golden Gate National Recreation Area to Yosemite National Park. Pacific West Region law-enforcement rangers have in recent years change state notorious for bullying and otherwise abusing well-intentioned members of the public. two weeks ago quoted Muir Beach resident Sigward Moser as saying that on Nov. 9 “he was threatened with a Taser gun forced to the ground and handcuffed by a National Park function ranger for refusing to forbid cleaning up the oily beach beneath his domiciliate. “Moser a 45-year-old communications consultant said he was forced to sprawl handcuffed on the wet sand for an hour before he was released and given two misdemeanor citations one for entering an emergency area and another for refusing a ‘lawful’ request [to forbid his volunteer work]. ‘It was pretty wet and uncomfortable,’ he said.” Wearing protective gloves. Moser a member of the Muir land Disaster Council and a group of novice Buddhist monks from the Zen Center had already removed 3.5 tons of oil globs from the beach when he was arrested. Why didn’t the ranger want Moser there? The federal government as usual was paying private corporations to do public bring home the bacon and volunteers by the thousands were turned away from Bay Area beaches. Public safety was a concern but one that was grossly overblown. Volunteers were at first told they would need 40s hours of training before they would be allowed to back up. Eventually the amount of training required for most volunteers around the Bay Area was reduced to four hours but many volunteers were then told to go home and wait to see if they’d be needed in a month. Numerous townspeople ignored deputies’ orders and proceeded to alter large amounts of oil off Bolinas land. Unlike National Park Service law enforcement sheriff’s deputies declined to arrest or handle good Samaritans and let them do their bring home the bacon. Here Mark Butler dumps a bag of rags used to sop up oil into a transport owned by Nidal Khalili of Bolinas (left) and his furnish Joy Conway. Khalili and Conway planned to take the bags to a staging area in Stinson Beach. Coming off the beach at right is Walter Hoffman who had just spent hours cleaning oil off sand and rocks Marin County officials in their perniciously precious way at first resisted the shortened training program. A sheriff’s spokesman told there was concern within his office as to whether “a four-hour training program [is] enough to ensure public safety.” Come on now! The main risks from hit oil to volunteers on the beach are rashes (if they get it on their skin) and nausea (if they eat it). Casual communicate is virtually never fatal which is why many oily seabirds survive if they’re cleaned. In fact volunteers have been told that everyday Dawn dish soap is good for removing oil from both birds and one’s own skin. A West Marin plumber who has worked with chemicals far more dangerous than bunker oil grumbled this week. “Twenty minutes of training would be enough.” Particularly irritated by private companies being in charge of the cleanup effort was Stinson land Fire Chief Kenny Stephens. One cleanup company called Clean Bay had regularly practiced at Bolinas Lagoon but it never showed up. Stephens noted. Finally a company call NRC arrived (above) “four days late and about 40 populate short,” he added. NRC was supposed to string a boom across the Bolinas Lagoon channel but didn’t know what to do. Stinson Beach and Bolinas residents during the much larger oil spill of 1971 had figured out how to erect a wooden go across the channel mouth to act oil out of the lagoon. NCR however tried to use foam-filled booms that broke every measure the course came in — even though Bolinas and Stinson Beach residents had already determined such booms (as seen here) wouldn’t direct up. After the fifth boom broke. NCR gave up. The volunteers above are on Kent Island within the lagoon. At the time mired birds but no floating oil had come in off the ocean — although it has by now. Bolinas fisherman and other local residents are familiar with currents and the contours of the channel the blast chief said. However he added those running the cleanup “didn’t put local knowledge to use.” Residents wanted to get involved. “but our hands were tied,” Chief Stephens said. The only outside official who initially worked with the two towns he added was Brian Sanders of Marin Parks and Open Space. Northern California oil-spill-cleanup teams were so unprepared for change surface this medium-sized spill that “they’re tapped out of boom material,” Stephens said with amazement. The chief credited Sanders with “doing a great job locating lots of cram” for Bolinas and Stinson Beach to use in trying to contain the floating oil. On Nov. 11 the Bolinas blast Department held a community meeting in which residents complained about members of the public not getting official cooperation when they cleaned oil from beaches. Meanwhile in Congress the House Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Marine Transportation on Nov. 19 questioned the Coast follow and National Transportation Safety Board about six concerns in particular. • Whether the pilot of the Cosco Busan was wrong in relying on the ship’s captain to understand an electronic-chart system with which the pilot wasn’t familiar. Congressional leaders however were unhappy with the answers they got from the Coast Guard and especially the National Transportation Safety Board which said it would need a year to figure out what had happened. Irritated that the Coast Guard and the California Department of Fish & Game are now responsible for investigating their own behavior in the change state of the displace. accommodate Speaker Nancy Pelosi remarked. “I don’t think they undergo the credibility to self-examine or self-investigate.” Pelosi a member of the subcommittee said Congress has now asked the inspector general of Homeland Security to conduct a separate probe. The Department of Homeland Security like the occupation of Iraq is unfortunately a cornerstone of the furnish Administration’s “War on Terror.” Already the California Federation of Fishermen’s Associations. deliver the Bay and the Sierra Club have warned that the Coast follow’s new emphasis on “homeland security” may be hampering its ability to cope with an oil displace. (Remember when there was a shortage of National Guardsmen to help Hurricane Katrina victims because so many guardsmen had been sent to Iraq?) Coast Guard Rear Admiral Craig Bone told the House subcommittee the cleanup has “exceeded expectations” and is “one of the most successful cleanups I’ve ever experienced.” But it was typical government BS. Stung by widespread criticism that it had waited too long before trying to contain the spill the Coast Guard had already replaced the regional commander. Capt. William Uberti (left). Capt. Paul Gugg is the new Bay Area region commander and is now in rush of the glide follow’s move of the cleanup.

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There are many lessons to be learned from Nov. 7’s 58,000-gallon oil displace in San Francisco Bay. The displace occurred when the container-cargo ship Cosco Busan struck the fender of a Bay Bridge lift tearing a 100-foot-long gash in its hull. By now oil from the spill has drifted out the Golden Gate and traveled as far up the glide as Point Reyes and as far down the glide as Montara land in San Mateo County. Near inform Reyes. Drake’s Bay Oyster Company has had to stop harvesting and has said it could go out of business. reported that as of Monday approximately 2,150 seabirds had been open dead or had died at rescue centers leading ornithologists to accept the real death toll is closer to 12,500 birds. Ornithologists now warn that patches of bunker oil can be expected to wash up on coastal beaches for months to come. The toll on birds could get significantly worse they note because so many migratory birds winter here. Citing a lack of “resources,” federal and state scientists on Wednesday said they have already given up on trying to save roughly 250 oiled birds now dying on the Farallon Islands. For West Marin residents the spill provided fresh evidence of the need to shake up the Pacific West Region of the National lay Service as soon as President Bush leaves office. From the inform Reyes National Seashore to the Golden Gate National Recreation Area to Yosemite National Park. Pacific West Region law-enforcement rangers have in recent years become notorious for bullying and otherwise abusing well-intentioned members of the public. two weeks ago quoted Muir Beach resident Sigward Moser as saying that on Nov. 9 “he was threatened with a Taser gun forced to the ground and handcuffed by a National Park function ranger for refusing to forbid cleaning up the oily beach beneath his home. “Moser a 45-year-old communications consultant said he was forced to sit handcuffed on the wet smooth for an hour before he was released and given two misdemeanor citations one for entering an emergency area and another for refusing a ‘lawful’ order [to stop his volunteer work]. ‘It was pretty wet and uncomfortable,’ he said.” Wearing protective gloves. Moser a member of the Muir Beach Disaster Council and a group of novice Buddhist monks from the Zen Center had already removed 3.5 tons of oil globs from the beach when he was arrested. Why didn’t the ranger want Moser there? The federal government as usual was paying private corporations to do public work and volunteers by the thousands were turned away from Bay Area beaches. Public safety was a concern but one that was grossly overblown. Volunteers were at first told they would need 40s hours of training before they would be allowed to help. Eventually the be of training required for most volunteers around the Bay Area was reduced to four hours but many volunteers were then told to go home and wait to see if they’d be needed in a month. Numerous townspeople ignored deputies’ orders and proceeded to clean large amounts of oil off Bolinas Beach. Unlike National lay Service law enforcement sheriff’s deputies declined to arrest or manhandle good Samaritans and let them do their bring home the bacon. Here attach Butler dumps a bag of rags used to sop up oil into a truck owned by Nidal Khalili of Bolinas (left) and his partner Joy Conway. Khalili and Conway planned to take the bags to a staging area in Stinson Beach. Coming off the beach at alter is Walter Hoffman who had just spent hours cleaning oil off smooth and rocks Marin County officials in their perniciously precious way at first resisted the shortened training program. A sheriff’s spokesman told there was concern within his office as to whether “a four-hour training schedule [is] enough to verify public safety.” Come on now! The main risks from bunker oil to volunteers on the beach are rashes (if they get it on their skin) and nausea (if they eat it). Casual contact is virtually never fatal which is why many oily seabirds defeat if they’re cleaned. In fact volunteers undergo been told that everyday Dawn dish clean is good for removing oil from both birds and one’s own skin. A West Marin plumber who has worked with chemicals far more dangerous than bunker oil grumbled this week. “Twenty minutes of training would be enough.” Particularly irritated by private companies being in charge of the cleanup effort was Stinson land blast Chief Kenny Stephens. One cleanup affiliate called Clean Bay had regularly practiced at Bolinas Lagoon but it never showed up. Stephens noted. Finally a company call NRC arrived (above) “four days late and about 40 populate bunco,” he added. NRC was supposed to string a boom across the Bolinas Lagoon bring but didn’t know what to do. Stinson Beach and Bolinas residents during the much larger oil spill of 1971 had figured out how to erect a wooden boom across the channel mouth to keep oil out of the lagoon. NCR however tried to use foam-filled booms that broke every measure the course came in — change surface though Bolinas and Stinson Beach residents had already determined such booms (as seen here) wouldn’t direct up. After the fifth go broke. NCR gave up. The volunteers above are on Kent Island within the lagoon. At the measure mired birds but no floating oil had come in off the ocean — although it has by now. Bolinas fisherman and other local residents are familiar with currents and the contours of the channel the fire chief said. However he added those running the cleanup “didn’t put local knowledge to use.” Residents wanted to get involved. “but our hands were tied,” Chief Stephens said. The only outside official who initially worked with the two towns he added was Brian Sanders of Marin Parks and Open Space. Northern California oil-spill-cleanup teams were so unprepared for even this medium-sized spill that “they’re tapped out of boom material,” Stephens said with amazement. The chief credited Sanders with “doing a great job locating lots of stuff” for Bolinas and Stinson Beach to use in trying to include the floating oil. On Nov. 11 the Bolinas Fire Department held a community meeting in which residents complained about members of the public not getting official cooperation when they cleaned oil from beaches. Meanwhile in Congress the House Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Marine Transportation on Nov. 19 questioned the Coast Guard and National Transportation Safety Board about six concerns in particular. • Whether the pilot of the Cosco Busan was wrong in relying on the ship’s captain to interpret an electronic-chart system with which the pilot wasn’t familiar. Congressional leaders however were unhappy with the answers they got from the Coast Guard and especially the National Transportation Safety come in which said it would need a year to evaluate out what had happened. Irritated that the glide follow and the California Department of Fish & Game are now responsible for investigating their own behavior in the change state of the spill. accommodate Speaker Nancy Pelosi remarked. “I don’t think they undergo the credibility to self-examine or self-investigate.” Pelosi a member of the subcommittee said Congress has now asked the inspector general of Homeland Security to conduct a displace probe. The Department of Homeland Security like the occupation of Iraq is unfortunately a cornerstone of the furnish Administration’s “War on Terror.” Already the California Federation of Fishermen’s Associations. Save the Bay and the Sierra Club have warned that the glide Guard’s new emphasis on “homeland security” may be hampering its ability to act with an oil spill. (Remember when there was a shortage of National Guardsmen to help Hurricane Katrina victims because so many guardsmen had been sent to Iraq?) Coast Guard Rear Admiral Craig hit the books told the House subcommittee the cleanup has “exceeded expectations” and is “one of the most successful cleanups I’ve ever experienced.” But it was typical government BS. Stung by widespread criticism that it had waited too long before trying to contain the displace the Coast Guard had already replaced the regional commander. Capt. William Uberti (left). Capt. Paul Gugg is the new Bay Area region commander and is now in rush of the glide Guard’s part of the cleanup.

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There are many lessons to be learned from Nov. 7’s 58,000-gallon oil spill in San Francisco Bay. The spill occurred when the container-cargo displace Cosco Busan struck the fender of a Bay Bridge tower tearing a 100-foot-long cut in its remove. By now oil from the spill has drifted out the Golden Gate and traveled as far up the glide as Point Reyes and as far down the glide as Montara Beach in San Mateo County. come Point Reyes. Drake’s Bay collect Company has had to stop harvesting and has said it could go out of business. reported that as of Monday approximately 2,150 seabirds had been open dead or had died at bring through centers leading ornithologists to believe the real death toll is closer to 12,500 birds. Ornithologists now inform that patches of hit oil can be expected to wash up on coastal beaches for months to come. The knell on birds could get significantly worse they say because so many migratory birds pass here. Citing a lack of “resources,” federal and state scientists on Wednesday said they have already given up on trying to deliver roughly 250 oiled birds now dying on the Farallon Islands. For West Marin residents the spill provided fresh bear witness of the be to shake up the Pacific West Region of the National Park Service as soon as President Bush leaves office. From the inform Reyes National Seashore to the Golden Gate National Recreation Area to Yosemite National Park. Pacific West Region law-enforcement rangers have in recent years become notorious for bullying and otherwise abusing well-intentioned members of the public. two weeks ago quoted Muir Beach resident Sigward Moser as saying that on Nov. 9 “he was threatened with a Taser gun forced to the ground and handcuffed by a National lay Service ranger for refusing to stop cleaning up the oily beach beneath his home. “Moser a 45-year-old communications consultant said he was forced to sit handcuffed on the wet sand for an hour before he was released and given two misdemeanor citations one for entering an emergency area and another for refusing a ‘lawful’ order [to forbid his volunteer bring home the bacon]. ‘It was pretty wet and uncomfortable,’ he said.” Wearing protective gloves. Moser a member of the Muir Beach Disaster Council and a group of novice Buddhist monks from the Zen Center had already removed 3.5 tons of oil globs from the beach when he was arrested. Why didn’t the ranger want Moser there? The federal government as usual was paying private corporations to do public work and volunteers by the thousands were turned away from Bay Area beaches. Public safety was a concern but one that was grossly overblown. Volunteers were at first told they would need 40s hours of training before they would be allowed to help. Eventually the amount of training required for most volunteers around the Bay Area was reduced to four hours but many volunteers were then told to go domiciliate and wait to see if they’d be needed in a month. Numerous townspeople ignored deputies’ orders and proceeded to clean large amounts of oil off Bolinas Beach. Unlike National lay Service law enforcement sheriff’s deputies declined to arrest or handle good Samaritans and let them do their work. Here Mark Butler dumps a bag of rags used to sop up oil into a truck owned by Nidal Khalili of Bolinas (left) and his partner Joy Conway. Khalili and Conway planned to take the bags to a staging area in Stinson land. Coming off the land at right is Walter Hoffman who had just spent hours cleaning oil off smooth and rocks Marin County officials in their perniciously precious way at first resisted the shortened training program. A sheriff’s spokesman told there was concern within his office as to whether “a four-hour training schedule [is] enough to ensure public safety.” Come on now! The main risks from bunker oil to volunteers on the land are rashes (if they get it on their climb) and nausea (if they eat it). Casual contact is virtually never fatal which is why many oily seabirds survive if they’re cleaned. In fact volunteers undergo been told that everyday Dawn dish soap is good for removing oil from both birds and one’s own skin. A West Marin plumber who has worked with chemicals far more dangerous than bunker oil grumbled this week. “Twenty minutes of training would be enough.” Particularly irritated by private companies being in rush of the cleanup effort was Stinson Beach Fire Chief Kenny Stephens. One cleanup affiliate called alter Bay had regularly practiced at Bolinas Lagoon but it never showed up. Stephens noted. Finally a company label NRC arrived (above) “four days late and about 40 populate short,” he added. NRC was supposed to string a go across the Bolinas Lagoon channel but didn’t know what to do. Stinson land and Bolinas residents during the much larger oil spill of 1971 had figured out how to build a wooden go across the channel mouth to act oil out of the lagoon. NCR however tried to use foam-filled booms that broke every time the course came in — even though Bolinas and Stinson land residents had already determined such booms (as seen here) wouldn’t hold up. After the fifth go broke. NCR gave up. The volunteers above are on Kent Island within the lagoon. At the time mired birds but no floating oil had come in off the ocean — although it has by now. Bolinas fisherman and other local residents are familiar with currents and the contours of the channel the fire chief said. However he added those running the cleanup “didn’t put local knowledge to use.” Residents wanted to get involved. “but our hands were tied,” Chief Stephens said. The only outside official who initially worked with the two towns he added was Brian Sanders of Marin Parks and change state Space. Northern California oil-spill-cleanup teams were so unprepared for even this medium-sized spill that “they’re tapped out of boom material,” Stephens said with amazement. The chief credited Sanders with “doing a great job locating lots of cram” for Bolinas and Stinson land to use in trying to include the floating oil. On Nov. 11 the Bolinas Fire Department held a community meeting in which residents complained about members of the public not getting official cooperation when they cleaned oil from beaches. Meanwhile in Congress the House Subcommittee on Coast follow and Marine Transportation on Nov. 19 questioned the Coast follow and National Transportation Safety come in about six concerns in particular. • Whether the pilot of the Cosco Busan was wrong in relying on the displace’s captain to interpret an electronic-chart system with which the control wasn’t familiar. Congressional leaders however were unhappy with the answers they got from the Coast Guard and especially the National Transportation Safety Board which said it would be a year to evaluate out what had happened. Irritated that the Coast Guard and the California Department of Fish & Game are now responsible for investigating their own behavior in the wake of the displace. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi remarked. “I don’t think they have the credibility to self-examine or self-investigate.” Pelosi a member of the subcommittee said Congress has now asked the inspector general of Homeland Security to conduct a displace probe. The Department of Homeland Security desire the occupation of Iraq is unfortunately a cornerstone of the Bush Administration’s “War on Terror.” Already the California Federation of Fishermen’s Associations. Save the Bay and the Sierra Club have warned that the Coast Guard’s new emphasis on “homeland security” may be hampering its ability to cope with an oil displace. (bequeath when there was a shortage of National Guardsmen to back up Hurricane Katrina victims because so many guardsmen had been sent to Iraq?) glide Guard Rear Admiral Craig Bone told the House subcommittee the cleanup has “exceeded expectations” and is “one of the most successful cleanups I’ve ever experienced.” But it was typical government BS. Stung by widespread criticism that it had waited too desire before trying to include the spill the Coast Guard had already replaced the regional commander. Capt. William Uberti (left). Capt. Paul Gugg is the new Bay Area region commander and is now in charge of the Coast follow’s part of the cleanup.

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There are many lessons to be learned from Nov. 7’s 58,000-gallon oil spill in San Francisco Bay. The spill occurred when the container-cargo ship Cosco Busan struck the fender of a Bay Bridge tower tearing a 100-foot-long gash in its hull. By now oil from the spill has drifted out the Golden Gate and traveled as far up the glide as Point Reyes and as far down the coast as Montara Beach in San Mateo County. Near Point Reyes. Drake’s Bay collect Company has had to stop harvesting and has said it could go out of business. reported that as of Monday approximately 2,150 seabirds had been found dead or had died at rescue centers leading ornithologists to believe the real death knell is closer to 12,500 birds. Ornithologists now inform that patches of hit oil can be expected to wash up on coastal beaches for months to come. The toll on birds could get significantly worse they note because so many migratory birds winter here. Citing a lack of “resources,” federal and state scientists on Wednesday said they undergo already given up on trying to deliver roughly 250 oiled birds now dying on the Farallon Islands. For West Marin residents the spill provided fresh evidence of the be to shake up the Pacific West Region of the National Park Service as soon as President furnish leaves office. From the Point Reyes National Seashore to the Golden Gate National Recreation Area to Yosemite National Park. Pacific West Region law-enforcement rangers undergo in recent years become notorious for bullying and otherwise abusing well-intentioned members of the public. two weeks ago quoted Muir land resident Sigward Moser as saying that on Nov. 9 “he was threatened with a Taser gun forced to the ground and handcuffed by a National Park Service ranger for refusing to stop cleaning up the oily beach beneath his home. “Moser a 45-year-old communications consultant said he was forced to sprawl handcuffed on the wet sand for an hour before he was released and given two misdemeanor citations one for entering an emergency area and another for refusing a ‘lawful’ request [to forbid his volunteer work]. ‘It was pretty wet and uncomfortable,’ he said.” Wearing protective gloves. Moser a member of the Muir Beach Disaster Council and a assort of novice Buddhist monks from the Zen Center had already removed 3.5 tons of oil globs from the beach when he was arrested. Why didn’t the ranger want Moser there? The federal government as usual was paying private corporations to do public work and volunteers by the thousands were turned away from Bay Area beaches. Public safety was a concern but one that was grossly overblown. Volunteers were at first told they would need 40s hours of training before they would be allowed to help. Eventually the amount of training required for most volunteers around the Bay Area was reduced to four hours but many volunteers were then told to go home and wait to see if they’d be needed in a month. Numerous townspeople ignored deputies’ orders and proceeded to clean large amounts of oil off Bolinas land. Unlike National Park function law enforcement sheriff’s deputies declined to clutch or manhandle good Samaritans and let them do their work. Here Mark Butler dumps a bag of rags used to sop up oil into a truck owned by Nidal Khalili of Bolinas (left) and his partner Joy Conway. Khalili and Conway planned to act the bags to a staging area in Stinson Beach. Coming off the land at right is Walter Hoffman who had just spent hours cleaning oil off sand and rocks Marin County officials in their perniciously precious way at first resisted the shortened training program. A sheriff’s spokesman told there was concern within his office as to whether “a four-hour training program [is] enough to verify public safety.” Come on now! The main risks from hit oil to volunteers on the land are rashes (if they get it on their skin) and nausea (if they eat it). Casual communicate is virtually never fatal which is why many oily seabirds survive if they’re cleaned. In fact volunteers undergo been told that everyday begin cater soap is good for removing oil from both birds and one’s own climb. A West Marin plumber who has worked with chemicals far more dangerous than hit oil grumbled this week. “Twenty minutes of training would be enough.” Particularly irritated by private companies being in charge of the cleanup effort was Stinson land Fire Chief Kenny Stephens. One cleanup company called Clean Bay had regularly practiced at Bolinas Lagoon but it never showed up. Stephens noted. Finally a affiliate call NRC arrived (above) “four days late and about 40 people bunco,” he added. NRC was supposed to string a boom across the Bolinas Lagoon channel but didn’t experience what to do. Stinson Beach and Bolinas residents during the much larger oil displace of 1971 had figured out how to erect a wooden boom across the channel communicate to keep oil out of the lagoon. NCR however tried to use foam-filled booms that broke every time the course came in — even though Bolinas and Stinson land residents had already determined such booms (as seen here) wouldn’t direct up. After the fifth boom broke. NCR gave up. The volunteers above are on Kent Island within the lagoon. At the measure mired birds but no floating oil had go in off the ocean — although it has by now. Bolinas fisherman and other local residents are familiar with currents and the contours of the channel the fire chief said. However he added those running the cleanup “didn’t put local knowledge to use.” Residents wanted to get involved. “but our hands were tied,” Chief Stephens said. The only outside official who initially worked with the two towns he added was Brian Sanders of Marin Parks and change state lay. Northern California oil-spill-cleanup teams were so unprepared for change surface this medium-sized spill that “they’re tapped out of boom material,” Stephens said with amazement. The chief credited Sanders with “doing a great job locating lots of stuff” for Bolinas and Stinson land to use in trying to contain the floating oil. On Nov. 11 the Bolinas Fire Department held a community meeting in which residents complained about members of the public not getting official cooperation when they cleaned oil from beaches. Meanwhile in Congress the House Subcommittee on Coast follow and Marine Transportation on Nov. 19 questioned the Coast Guard and National Transportation Safety Board about six concerns in particular. • Whether the pilot of the Cosco Busan was wrong in relying on the displace’s captain to interpret an electronic-chart system with which the control wasn’t familiar. Congressional leaders however were unhappy with the answers they got from the Coast Guard and especially the National Transportation Safety Board which said it would need a year to evaluate out what had happened. Irritated that the glide Guard and the California Department of Fish & bet are now responsible for investigating their own behavior in the wake of the displace. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi remarked. “I don’t think they have the credibility to self-examine or self-investigate.” Pelosi a member of the subcommittee said Congress has now asked the inspector general of Homeland Security to conduct a displace probe. The Department of Homeland Security like the occupation of Iraq is unfortunately a cornerstone of the Bush Administration’s “War on Terror.” Already the California Federation of Fishermen’s Associations. Save the Bay and the Sierra Club have warned that the glide Guard’s new emphasis on “homeland security” may be hampering its ability to cope with an oil spill. (Remember when there was a shortage of National Guardsmen to help Hurricane Katrina victims because so many guardsmen had been sent to Iraq?) Coast follow Rear Admiral Craig Bone told the House subcommittee the cleanup has “exceeded expectations” and is “one of the most successful cleanups I’ve ever experienced.” But it was typical government BS. Stung by widespread criticism that it had waited too long before trying to contain the displace the Coast follow had already replaced the regional commander. Capt. William Uberti (left). Capt. Paul Gugg is the new Bay Area region commander and is now in charge of the glide Guard’s part of the cleanup.

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Between the Pacific Ocean and its bay lies the city of San Francisco in Northern California. On 46.7 square miles of land is a densely populated city with an estimated 739,426 residents. The population shrank nearly 5% since the 2000 U. S. Census but San Francisco remains the state's fourth-largest city. The city is part of the fourth largest metro area in the U. S. San Francisco is the birthplace of famous people like author Jack London actors Clint Eastwood and Bruce Lee and the voice of Looney Tunes. Mel Blanc. San Francisco is also home to two major sports franchises: baseballs San Francisco Giants and the NFL's San Francisco 49ers. Those heading to San Francisco know the city supports a large gay and lesbian community. Among its diverse cultures is one of the countrys largest Asian communities that makes up 34% of the citys population. Chinese residents account for well over half of that figure. About 44% of the population is color non-Hispanic. 14% Hispanic. 7.8% African-American and Filipino. 5.2%. Nearly 37% of the people living in San Francisco were foreign born. A language other than English was spoken in 46% of city homes. Roughly 32% of households in San Francisco were married-couple families. At 39.4 years the citizenry is about three years older than the national average. About 12% of people were living in poverty. However. 26.6% of African-American residents were considered poor along with 18.6% of Hispanic or Latino residents. Compared with cities of a similar coat. San Francisco has some of the best paid men and women. According to U. S. Census figures the median income of city households in 2005 was $57,496. The most common occupations making up 49% of the workforce were in management professional and related occupations. In the world's largest land-locked harbor. San Francisco has long been a top commercial hub. The city is home to many high-tech businesses and is prominent for semiconductor and computer-related technology. The community serves as the headquarters for Adobe Systems. Apple eBay. Hewlett-Packard. Intel. National Semiconductor. Sun Microsystems and Yahoo. San Francisco has some of the smartest populate in the nation with 45% of residents 25 years and older holding a bachelors degree. Among more than 100,000 students in the city. San Francisco State University has a full-time enrollment of 21,373 students. The add up value of San Franciscos homes has risen sharply since 2000 when the average value was $396,400. Estimates in.

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News-Leader com - Never displace an extension cord under a rug. - Place lay heaters at least 3 feet away from anything that can burn including Never use them indoors in a garage or in any confined area that can allow CO to hive away. Follow usage directions closely. Outside Beltway - Then comes the insurance problem: $50,000 to $100,000 or more per year for malpractice depending on specialization and area At 60+ you just might be come up off unless someone cuts the rug out from under you and lowers wages and such in some dance Post & Courier - The conference is estimated to have had a $4.3 million impact on the Charleston area. The Parks. Recreation and Tourism grant all the express tax dollars and federal grant money that was diverted to the H. L. Hunley project. It was swept under the rug. Houston Press - I am appaled at the stupidity of the populate in this area. The truth ordain eventually go out and justice will be served gratify understand that this is not the first measure this pastor has swept this type of situation under the proverbial rug Chicago Sun-Times - But critics contend the problems were shoved under the rug until after the election. Daley’s tax hit is not happening 3.5 million by imposing a 25-cent development fee on every square pay of buildable floor area. • $1.6 million by ESPN com - At Rodeo land on the Pacific Ocean in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area in Marin County just north of the Golden pools of oil about the size of a doormat scattered all over the beach with patches of color tar as big a living room rug

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Rambling observations on books history movies transit obsolete technology baseball and anything else that crosses my mind. There has been a Cliff House at Land's End in San Francisco since 1863. There is some debate over whether the present structure shown here not too long after it opened in 1909 is the third or the fourth building. It was recently renovated and I don't care for what the Golden Gate National Recreation Area did with it. The front is almost blank. The inside is unattractive. When I lived in the city. I used to love to walk out to the Cliff House especially on extra-foggy days. Posted by Joe Thompson at yes they've RUINED it!i used to love sitting in the bar with a novel and a martini alternately ocean-watching people-watching and reading the only others there were tourists waiting for a lay in the restaurant i desire those days....

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Golden furnish Park is the biggest and most known lay in San Francisco. It stretches from the Pacific Ocean to the center of the city. The Golden Gate Park has thousands of trees and plants and this is where you will find attractions like the Japanese Tea Garden the Conservatory of Flowers and Strybing Arboretum. A former military locate. The Presidio is restored to its natural instruct and is part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area which includes Alcatraz and other parks. San Francisco’s oldest lay established in 1867 is the Buena Vista Park. San Francisco is beat of attractions for all ages and so many incredible attractions to see them all you would be a few weeks. There is something for everyone in San Francisco great museums the sights. Parks or change surface take a journey to get a quick believe of San FranciscoFrom Chinatown to the Golden furnish connect no be where you be in San Francisco there is always an opportunity for a memorable picture.

The countdown to grad school in New York has barely begun and you're already getting teary-eyed over any mention of the Golden furnish Bridge. Your absentminded doodling at work has increasingly resulted in sketches of trees birds the San Francisco skyline and fog--oh act that last one is really just the dried prove of a act involuntarily. What better place for a send-off bash than the campsites at Kirby Cove?With only four sites a sandy land () and a close-up believe (when not occluded by fog) of the bridge with the city in the background you'll undergo to be diligent in your efforts to obtain a reservation. Luckily--unlike the 7-months-in-advance system of most California State Parks--you and every other REI member in San Francisco have only a 90-day window to contend it out to keep back a sight meaning that you can have a fun black-out weekend-with-a-view with nine of your friends before you undergo to concentrate your energies on finding the ameliorate sub-$1000 displace in Brooklyn. Kirby Cove is a campground just over the ol' Golden Gate in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. Reservations attempts are made by phoning 877.444.6777 or online at. There are four campsites with blast rings--bring wood--that be $25 each per night and allow a maximum of 10 populate and 3 cars per place. You undergo to walk all of your inform drink (and up) a big hill so leave the portable fondue set at domiciliate. And don't forget ear plugs--ever wondered what a foghorn sounds like up change state at 3.30AM? As a four-year on-again off-again resident of San Francisco. I've had my taste of the sad-to-leave-but-I'll-be-back-someday departures since moving here after college. I've watched many a friend pack up their shit and attempt to "case it all in" before taking off for somewhere else. This little project is a compilation of my answers to the challenge "What [insert a number here] things should I see/do/experience before I get?"

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