The WMF Facebook Feed
This is the archive of posts from the WMF Facebook page. Some of the images are unfortunately missing.
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Wednesday, August 25, 2021 at
10:11pm
Power outage in Nicasio and Woodacre. Restoration forecasted to be midnight. No word on the cause. Apparently PG&E helicopters were flying in the area.
https://pgealerts.alerts.pge.c...
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Monday, August 23, 2021 at
8:54am
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Sunday, August 22, 2021 at
8:54am
A little late in the summer to be asking this, but does anyone know why there wasn’t a raft at Shell beach? Will there be one next year? Anything that can be done to help the return of the raft?
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Friday, August 20, 2021 at
4:31pm
The WMF Weekend Edition is here! Click here for a news summary, upcoming events and the weather forecast to get you prepped. Then subscribe!
https://mailchi.mp/0fe28ec5797...
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Friday, August 20, 2021 at
7:37am
From the Point Reyes Light: "A historic property on Point Reyes Station’s main street sold this month to a West Marin resident. The buildings that house Zuma, Black Mountain Artisans and the Marty Knapp Photography Gallery—one of which is believed to be the oldest surviving building in town—were originally put on the market in 2016 with a listing price of $925,000; they went on the market again in March for $750,000 and sold on Aug. 6 to Claudia Tomaso, a corporate recruiter with a San Geronimo address.
Over the years, the building has been home to various shops—a barbershop, a meat market, an insurance office and more. The building where Zuma operates was added in 1914, and in the 1920s, Amanze Angeli—known as “Angie”—ran a cigar store there. Around 1930, he and his wife, Tina, moved next door to the larger building and opened a bar and restaurant named Angie’s, which Mr. Dewey Livingston said is rumored to have been a speakeasy during the later years of Prohibition."
Story by Victoria Dodge
Photo by David Briggs
LINK:
https://www.ptreyeslight.com/a...
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Wednesday, August 18, 2021 at
9:59pm
Anyone know what's up with these unusual messages in the classified section of the Point Reyes Light?
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Wednesday, August 18, 2021 at
8:45am
Smoke drifting in to West Marin today. Air quality is forecasted to stay in the ‘moderate’ level today and tomorrow. Hope that’s true.
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Wednesday, August 18, 2021 at
8:03am
Via NWS Bay Area: "Dry northerly winds over northern California will transport smoky/hazy conditions over the Bay Area through midweek. While some smoke may mix down to the surface, @AirDistrict forecast air quality to remain at moderate levels."
TWEET:
https://twitter.com/NWSBayArea...AIR QUALITY:
https://www.iqair.com/us/air-q...
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Tuesday, August 17, 2021 at
8:41am
Power off in Inverness. Restoration estimated at 12pm. Anyone know what's going on?
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Monday, August 16, 2021 at
4:10pm
VOTING INFORMATION FOR SEPTEMBER 14TH SPECIAL ELECTION
Is your registration up to date? Name or address change? Check your voter status now:
https://voterstatus.sos.ca.gov... All California registered voters will receive Vote-By-Mail ballots the week of Aug 16-21.
Be sure to complete your ballot, put it in the envelope provided, SIGN YOUR NAME on the outside of the envelope and mail it before 5pm on Tuesday, September 14th.
Or drop off your ballot at your polling place on Sept. 14th.
Polls will be open on Tuesday, Sept 14th from 7am to 8pm. Find your polling place on back of your Voter Information Guide.
Need to register to vote? Have a problem or question? Lose your ballot? Want to vote in person before Sept. 14th? Contact your County Registrar for help. Google “County Registrar of Voters” and your county’s name to get the help you need.
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Monday, August 16, 2021 at
1:42pm
Want to get ready for the week? Check out the WMF Roll Into the Week Edition and subscribe to the email list.
https://mailchi.mp/88012340d34...Some highlights:
Some residents have reported this PG&E phone scam.
http://www.pgecurrents.com/202...If you haven't bought a Flume water meter yet, which WMF highly recommends, and you live in Inverness, you can get a discount by buying one through IPUD.
https://www.invernesspud.org/f...Speaking of water, On Wednesday, August 25, 9 a.m., the IPUD Board of Directors will hold a public hearing on activating water rationing.
The good news from IPUD: "It is with great relief and appreciation that we report to you that a 16% reduction in demand for water in recent days has enabled us to get our tanks in much better shape than they were last week. We’re not getting full up, but we are managing to keep the tank levels at close to 75%."
https://www.invernesspud.org/w...
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Friday, August 13, 2021 at
4:03pm
Did you miss some news during the week? Want to get ready for the weekend? The WMF Weekend Edition is here to help you out:
https://mailchi.mp/b4ff1e1b655...If you like what you see, subscribe and get it in your email inbox.
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Friday, August 13, 2021 at
1:01pm
Reports of some sort of fire happening near 2 Rock by Tomales. Apparently planes already on scene dumping retardant. Low cloud cover on Tomales Bay so I can't see much from Inverness. Anyone else have info? (Thx TW)
LINK TO WILDFIRE CAM:
http://www.alertwildfire.org/n...
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Thursday, August 12, 2021 at
6:50pm
A new movie called "Im Charlie Walker" is being released documenting story of Charlie Walker, the man who fought racism and made $5M when oil flooded the SF Bay and Stinson Beach.
"Some strange ocean patterns took hold of the oil, blowing most of it out to the Potato Patch by the Farallon Islands. The currents then changed again, sending the oil northwest, where it hit Stinson Beach hard, and Walker had the contract.
The contract said Walker was boss, and he hired dozens of white truckers to clean the sands, remove tar from birds and make some money off the back of Standard Oil.
“It has been 50 years since the devastating oil spill of 1971 in the San Francisco Bay changed my life forever,” Walker, now 88 and still living in Hunters Point, told SFGATE. “I had one truck to my name and had to fight a billion dollar oil company who hired me to clean up their mistake, but no one was going to stop me from finishing the job. I made $5 million in 30 days.”
FULL STORY:
https://www.sfgate.com/sf-cult...FILM CLIP:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...TWITTER:
https://twitter.com/CWMovie197...
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Wednesday, August 11, 2021 at
2:47pm
Via Marin County Sheriff: "Reported vehicle and vegetation fire near east peak on ridge crest near Mt. Tam East Peak. Firefighters and deputies on scene of a reported quarter acre vegetation fire that originally started from a vehicle fire. No evacuations at this time. Avoid the area. Additional air resources en route."
LINK:
http://nixle.us/CZKDLCAM:
http://www.alertwildfire.org/n...
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Wednesday, August 11, 2021 at
9:50am
Via FEMA: "Reminder: At 11:20 AM PST today, we will conduct a national test of the Emergency Alert System in coordination with the FCC. The test will appear on televisions & radios, while specially configured cell phones will receive an emergency alert test code message."
LINK:
https://twitter.com/fema/statu...
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Tuesday, August 10, 2021 at
9:45am
If you live in West Marin and have children, here are two things you might be interested in:
The West Marin Youth Soccer league has extended their sign up until August 15. If you know a child that is interested in playing soccer, now is the chance to sign them up. The Point Reyes/Bolinas teams are looking for players. If you have questions about how to sign up, let me know.
https://www.westmarinsoccer.or...The Emerald Heart Forest School is a place-based nature program for children ages 3 to 6 in Inverness/Point Reyes. Now enrolling for fall 2021.
Contact Taira Restar at:
https://www.emeraldheartkids.c...and on Instagram at @ourforestlife
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No mention of West Marin in here though. And lots of alternative ideas like shipping water by train. "The Marin Municipal Water District is shelving plans to rent two desalination plants to avoid the potential depletion of water supplies by next summer and will instead focus efforts on a pipeline across San Francisco Bay.
Aside from the desal project’s estimated price of $30 million to $37 million, the two temporary plants the district found would only be able to generate a quarter of its daily water needs if reservoirs go dry, said Ben Horenstein, the district’s general manager.
“It isn’t too attractive if that’s your only option,” Horenstein said.
By comparison, the proposed 5- to 6-mile pipeline across the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge could carry the 10 million to 15 million gallons a day the district says would be needed for vital indoor water uses."
https://www.marinij.com/2021/0...Story by Will Houston.
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Friday, August 6, 2021 at
1:06pm
Happy Friday! Couldn't keep up with the news this week? Want to know what the weekend has in store?
Click the link below to read the West Marin Feed Weekend Edition. Subscribe to have it delivered to your email inbox every Friday.
https://mailchi.mp/ff3df8cae12...Photo of the sunset in Point Reyes last night by WMF.
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Thursday, August 5, 2021 at
4:49pm
Via Bay Area NWS "Wildfire smoke returns today into tomorrow. Northerly winds in the wake of today's low pressure system will transport wildfire smoke from NW California into the region beginning today and more by tomorrow morning."
ANIMATION:
https://twitter.com/NWSBayArea...
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Thursday, August 5, 2021 at
11:57am
The West Marin Equitable Communication needs your input to help them assess the communication gap in West Marin and come up with solutions. The communications project was spurred by the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic last spring, when organizations large and small had to react to and disseminate rapidly changing public health guidance which became quite challenging.
Take the survey:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r...
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Wednesday, August 4, 2021 at
3:32pm
"Thousands of West Marin residents could soon be placed under mandatory water rationing rules enforceable through service shutoffs and fines as large as $500.
The Stinson Beach County Water District will consider an ordinance on Aug. 21 that would limit households to a 125-gallon allotment per day if supplies dip low enough. The Inverness Public Utility District will consider adopting its own rationing rules on Aug. 25 but has yet to define what the allotment could be.
Inverness experienced its driest year on record in 2020-21, receiving only 15 inches of rain when it would normally get an average of 38 inches. The district, which serves 1,100 people, relies almost entirely on water from seven creeks on the Inverness Ridge for its supply.
“A couple of them are virtually dry now,” said Wade Holland, the district’s customer services manager. “It’s troubling.”
The creeks that replenish the district’s 10 storage tanks have dried out more quickly than anticipated, Holland said. While creek flows normally would keep the storage tanks at or near their full 440,000-gallon capacity, the tanks are now only filling up 75% and dropping lower every week.
How long the district has until it could run out of water is not clear, Holland said.
“It’s impossible to predict,” Holland said. “There is no historical model.”
To avoid this outcome, the district is in early talks to obtain supplemental water supplies. While Holland declined to provide more details, he said the discussions do not include trucking in water.
“We are looking to get supplemental water into the system itself,” Holland said.
“It doesn’t take long to get to the point where you’re just empty,” Holland said."
FULL STORY:
https://www.marinij.com/2021/0...Photo by Alan Dep
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Wednesday, August 4, 2021 at
9:45am
“OSPR crew monitoring grounded 38-ft pleasure craft near Point Reyes in Marin Co. Diesel sheen observed & est 100 gal. onboard. OSPR & federal partners working to assess incident site, in rocky area only accessible by water. Capt rescued this morning. No oiled #wildlife observed.”
LINK:
https://twitter.com/calspillwa...
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Tuesday, August 3, 2021 at
3:39pm
If you're in Point Reyes Station today, head over to the Point Reyes Public Safety Building (at 101 4th Street) between 4pm and 8pm for Night Out.
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A whale washed up on McClures Beach in Point Reyes this morning. (Thx RW)
Also sounded like a boat may have got stuck on the rocks by Elephant Rock, does anyone know about that?
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Monday, August 2, 2021 at
1:22pm
"Bay Area health officials reinstate indoor mask mandate starting Tuesday (tomorrow). Counties following this order include:
-Alameda
-San Francisco
-Contra Costa
-Marin
-San Mateo
-Santa Clara
-Sonoma
*This is for both vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals"
LINK:
https://twitter.com/TaylorBisa...
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Charlie Morgan passed this weekend. He was a fundamental part of the fabric of the West Marin community and will be missed. I have very fond memories of taking our two boys down to Love Field to watch the Venados play, eating hot dogs and listening to Charlie doing the play by play live at the game. Our hearts go out to his family and friends. (Photo from
http://www.sparselysageandtime...
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Monday, August 2, 2021 at
9:34am
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Sunday, August 1, 2021 at
9:43pm
An absolutely stunning sunset at North Beach in Point Reyes tonight,
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Saturday, July 31, 2021 at
9:45am
A big yard sale at 41 B street in Point Reyes Station today and tomorrow from 10am to 3pm. Between the fire station and dance palace. So much good stuff including Sue Taylor’s estate.
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Thursday, July 29, 2021 at
2:08pm
Via the Inverness Public Utility District: "Beginning Monday, August 2, 2021 you may not use System-provided potable water outdoors, except for spot watering by watering can or by handheld hose equipped with a positive-action nozzle.
Rapidly decreasing streamflows in the Inverness watershed necessitate activation of Stage 2 of the District’s Water Conservation Program.
Use of any of the following methods for outdoor watering will become a violation of Water System Regulation 117:
· Outdoor sprinklers
· Drip systems
· Irrigation systems
· Automated watering devices
· Timer-controlled watering systems
Use of water for washing vehicles is also prohibited."
LINK:
https://www.invernesspud.org/o...
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Thursday, July 29, 2021 at
6:56am
"A 8.2 magnitude earthquake occurred 75 miles SE of Chignik, AK. early this morning. No significant tsunami is expected. California, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, Alaska - all clear. Strong & unusual currents may continue for the next several hours." Check your boats later today...
LINK:
https://twitter.com/NWS_NTWC/s...
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Wednesday, July 28, 2021 at
9:17pm
Anyone else catch those amazing clouds after sunset tonight?
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Wednesday, July 28, 2021 at
2:34pm
"With the delta variant taking off around the country, the federal government Tuesday updated its masking guidelines for fully vaccinated people.
The new advice is to mask up indoors if you live in a place with "substantial" or high virus transmission. (The guidance for people who are unvaccinated remains the same: Always mask up indoors.)
So, whats the level of transmission where you live? Look up your county with the link below."
LINK:
https://www.npr.org/sections/h...Please get vaccinated. Not just for you. For everyone.
