When South Lake Tahoe residents evacuated last week due to #CALDORFIRE, many pulled out their garbage bins. Except there was no garbage pick-up...and the bears have turned the city of 22,000 into a Sizzler buffet. @sfchronicle
sfchronicle.com/tahoe/article/… These are photos from the South Lake Tahoe garbage company from just the last few days. Chonk bears & damage to fences and bear-proof bins. They’re finding holes in garages as bears smell rotting food

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BREAKING: Joseph DeAngelo pleads guilty, admits to killing 13, other uncharged rapes. He is officially the #GoldenStateKiller.

Expected to serve 11 life sentences w/ out parole, 15 more life sentences. He meekly responds “yes” to each judge’s question
sfchronicle.com/crime/article/… DeAngelo spoke to himself shortly after his arrest two years ago and said, among other things: “I didn’t want to do those things ... I did all those things” #GoldenStateKiller
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#BREAKING: Steven Carrillo, already charged with killing Santa Cruz County deputy, charged with May 29 shooting of Oakland federal security officer Patrick Underwood; Robert Justus, 30, of Millbrae, accused of driving the white van used in the shooting of Underwood & colleague Same white van used in Oakland shooting was used in Ben Lomond shooting, US Attorney says

Wow. Santa Clara County announces that autopsies find three people died from #COVID19 before March 9, originally thought to be first county death

One of those people died Feb. 6 long before The first US death was previously reported in Washington in Feb. 29.

This news means #coronavirus was in the Bay Area well before anyone knew it

#EXCLUSIVE: VP Pence vowed that all Grand Princess cruise passengers would be tested for #COVID19 after arriving at Travis AFB. But 2/3 of 858 passengers there have declined to be tested & they say federal health officials are actually DISSUADING testing
sfchronicle.com/bayarea/articl… Spoke to passengers who declined testing & they say would have done it if available when 1st arrived. But there were not enough tests, not enough trained personnel & not enough protective gear...getting tested now, they say, could jeopardize release date
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Welp, one of the big takeaways from #PGE new wildfire mitigation plan is: Many more people will likely be impacted by power shutdowns during dangerous fire weather conditions...and not just people in high threat areas mercurynews.com/2019/02/06/big… $PCG Under last year's power shutdown policy, 570K customers could have been impacted by deenergization event; new plan would widen to 5.4M customers, about a third of #PGE entire system who could be impacted mercurynews.com/2019/02/06/big… $PCG

Big day for #PGE in court today as federal judge will weigh harsh sanctions against the utility as part of the company’s probation terms following the San Bruno explosion mercurynews.com/2019/01/30/fed… Packed courtroom this morning for #PGE hearing; Cal Fire, CPUC, electrical worker union, even Sonoma and Napa counties filed briefs telling judge his probation strengthening proposals go too far; we'll see what judge says to that mercurynews.com/2019/01/30/fed…