Evacuations ordered after Crews Fire consumes 2,000 acres
By Monday afternoon, the Crews Fire had consumed more than 2,000 acres, destroyed two buildings and injured one person in southern Santa Clara County. Full story: https://bayareane.ws/38JDyo1
Live: Fourth of July fireworks show in Gilroy
Gilroy celebrates Independence Day with annual fireworks display. Beginning at dusk fireworks will launch into the sky from Gilroy High School. For more info: https://bayareane.ws/2BvyhnT
Live: Take a virtual tour of Hakone Gardens, the oldest Japanese garden in Western Hemisphere.
We explore the century-old, 18-acre garden and estate on Big Basin Way in Saratoga. Hakone Gardens and Estate was established in 1915 as an authentic replica of a samurai or shogun’s estate. For more info: https://bayareane.ws/36Z7bRm
Giant inclusive letters painted at Lake Merritt
The words “ALL BLACK TRANS QUEER NONBINARY WOMAN DISABLED IMPRISONED LIVES MATTER” now adorn the road near The Gardens at Lake Merritt.
The ambitious project was organized by the East Bay Queer Arts Center and community members helped paint the giant colorful message over the weekend. https://bayareane.ws/2YMTnqx
Video: Giant 'Black Lives Matter' mural painted on Oakland street
A giant "Black Lives Matter" message has been painted on a Oakland street. Organizers painted the letters Sunday in response to the killing of George Floyd while in Minneapolis police custody.
The mural spans three blocks of 15th Street in downtown Oakland. More: https://bayareane.ws/2XPZj1s
Live: Soak in the sunset from the Alameda shoreline
Mark Twain described Alameda in his autobiography as the “The garden of California.” Located along the eastern edge of the San Francisco Bay, Alameda sits just south of Oakland and includes a population of over 78,000. For more info: https://bayareane.ws/2AeXtyj
Live: Oakland demonstration in support of George Floyd
Warning: This footage is live and not edited. Viewer discretion is advised. Protesters rally at 7th Street and Broadway near police headquarters in what organizers are calling the “Vengeance for George Floyd Minneapolis Solidarity Demo.” For more info: https://bayareane.ws/3gKQ0HE
Police officer injured during protest in downtown San Jose following killing of George Floyd
WATCH: A police officer was injured during a protest in downtown San Jose sparked by the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd. A man, who appears to be a civilian, joined other officers in carrying him to a safer location. San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo says that the officer has been taken to a hospital.
The protest has been largely peaceful, but there have been tense moments of confrontation and several people have been detained. FULL STORY: https://bayareane.ws/2Xh5OtT
Live: Happy birthday, Golden Gate Bridge!
The Golden Gate Bridge opened on this day 83 years ago. Enjoy picturesque views of the Bay Area landmark from Fort Point along the San Francisco Bay. For more info: https://bayareane.ws/2XE3vA7
Research in shark attack aftermath may shed light on migration patterns
Shark Park has been an ecotourism destination for the last five years.
When white sharks began congregating in the area In untold numbers in 2015, scientists credited warmer water patterns for northern migrations by species found in Southern California waters.
Since 26-year-old surfer Ben Kelly was fatally bitten by a shark nearby last month, the ecosystem’s fragility has raised more questions than answers.
Story: https://bayareane.ws/3gnaNkh
Live: Beautiful Memorial Day sunset at Ocean Beach
Enjoy the view from San Francisco’s Ocean Beach to end your holiday weekend. For more info: https://bayareane.ws/2LZPTtm
Live: The sun sets on Day 67 of the shelter-in-place in the San Francisco Bay Area
Tune in virtually for a stunning sunset over the San Francisco Bay. For more info: https://bayareane.ws/2XexFJO
Live: Wind turbines generate power along the Altamont Pass
The Altamont Pass region in eastern Alameda and Contra Costa counties is home to the nation’s oldest wind farms. For more info: https://bayareane.ws/2ZmZJgM
Live: Social distancing stroll around Lake Merritt
Take a virtual stroll around Lake Merritt. The 3.4-mile tidal lagoon is known as "The Jewel of Oakland" and is recognizable by its "Necklace of Lights." For more Lake Merritt facts, click here: https://bayareane.ws/2WFIkOD
Live: An evening stroll on the Bay Bridge
Take a virtual stroll and soak in some spectacular San Francisco Bay views from the bicycle and pedestrian path on the eastern span of the Bay Bridge. For more info: https://bayareane.ws/3cBrq9D
Live: Sunset from the Hayward Shoreline
Sit back, relax and enjoy as the sun sets over wetlands along the Hayward Regional Shoreline in the San Francisco Bay. For more info: https://bayareane.ws/2WRLzS5
Firefighting goats run wild in San Jose neighborhood
WATCH: A herd of goats feeding on the hill behind a San Jose neighborhood to prevent wildfires broke free from their enclosure and took a stroll through the neighborhood. https://bayareane.ws/2WQRd6V
"This is the craziest thing to happen all quarantine," said Zach Roelands who captured the chaos on camera.
Live: Touring the Morcom Rose Garden
Tune in for a stroll through the city’s Amphitheater of Roses. The Morcom Rose Garden, a 7.5 acre city park in north Oakland, is in bloom now through late October. For more info: https://bayareane.ws/2YUXfWM
Coronavirus: After weeks on a ventilator, San Jose mother comes home to unbearable news
Claudia Meza was lucky. She spent 49 days in the hospital — 28 on a ventilator — and eventually recovered from the coronavirus enough to return home. She was applauded by the nurses and doctors who cared for her, but her family knew they had to break some terrible news to her. To read the full story, click here: https://bayareane.ws/3fCvJTX
Live: Flower moon, last supermoon of the year, rises above San Francisco Bay
Watch as the last supermoon of 2020 rises up past the Eastern Span of the Bay Bridge. May's full moon is named the flower moon because of the abundance of spring flowers blooming at this time of year. For more info: https://bayareane.ws/35MYxVq
Live: Rainbow Falls at Golden Gate Park
Need a midweek pick-me-up? Take a virtual visit to Rainbow Falls in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. This manmade waterfall gets its name from colored lights that originally lit up the falls during its dedication in 1930. For more info, click here: https://bayareane.ws/3ceOfjm
Live: The sun rises behind Mount Diablo
Tune in and watch the sun rise behind Mount Diablo, a 3,849-foot summit in the 150-mile long Diablo Range. https://bayareane.ws/3dgUEKD
Live: Join in as we stroll past thousands of beautiful roses at the historic San Jose Municipal Rose Garden. The garden was named “America’s Best Rose Garden,” on August 12, 2010 by the All-America Rose Selections, a nonprofit association of rose growers, beating out more than 130 public rose gardens nationwide. For more info: https://bayareane.ws/3fbQsOn
Live: Desert beauty -- a stroll through Ruth Bancroft Garden
The garden, like most things, is closed during the coronavirus shutdown, but join us on a walking tour through the garden and absorb the beauty of a different sort. Ruth Bancroft planted her succulent garden on 3-acres of former orchard land just outside her home in 1971. By the time she died in 2017, at the age of 109, Ruth's garden had become a national treasure, and the first garden protected by the Garden Conservancy. For more info: https://bayareane.ws/2x0fpuR
Live: Sunset at Land's End in San Francisco
More than 120 years ago, a lavish swimming and entertainment complex sat on the site of this sunset live stream. Adolph Sutro, a wealthy entrepreneur and former San Francisco Mayor, developed a massive glass bathhouse that featured seven pools of varying temperatures and could accommodate up to 10,000 bathers at a time. For more info: https://bayareane.ws/3aK3ejF
Live: Puppies, puppies, puppies — the cure for the coronavirus lockdown blues
Take a virtual visit to Tony La Russa’s Animal Rescue Foundation in Walnut Creek. It’s puppy and kitten season at the shelter and the COVID-19 pandemic is making this already busy time of year even more challenging. These puppies and their mom came from an overcrowded shelter and have all been adopted. The shelter expects even more puppy and kitten litters soon. For more info: https://bayareane.ws/3bvGKUJ
Live: Sunset at Alviso Marina County Park in San Jose
Happy Earth Day! We take a sunset stroll past a marshy realm of salt ponds and wetlands. The park is situated along the San Francisco Bay near the southern end of the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge and is popular birdwatchers and hikers. For more info: https://bayareane.ws/34Vycnq
Drone views of an empty Bay Area during coronavirus shelter-in-place order
Our staff photojournalist and drone pilot Jane Tyska took to the sky and found both a simple beauty and loneliness as she looked down upon empty stadiums and parking lots, deserted freeways, and playgrounds marked with yellow caution tape where children used to play. Read the story and see photos: https://bayareane.ws/34VKgFh
100th birthday parade for an original 'Rosie the Riveter' in San Jose
WATCH: San Jose resident Mary Fierros, an original “Rosie the Riveter” from World War II, turned 100 on Monday. But because of coronavirus social-distancing limits, she didn’t get a party.
Instead, she got a parade. ❤️Full story: https://bayareane.ws/2RQzvP9
Live: Listen to the San Francisco Wave Organ at high tide
Join us for a concert at the San Francisco Wave Organ, a wave-activated acoustic sculpture hidden at the end of a jetty and “played” by the Pacific Ocean. The 1986 installation is the creation of Exploratorium artists-in-residence Peter Richards and master stonemason George Gonzalez. For more info: https://bayareane.ws/3boBySv
