Key time to NOT be outside in the Bay Area this weekend: Saturday mid/late afternoon.
A potent cold front is forecast to sweep through with widespread rainfall rates of a half-inch per hour. Erratic wind gusts >40 mph possible, and even a chance of coastal waterspouts and tornadoes. #CAwx
Highlights:
- Transit orgs have cut expenses through staffing, service redesign, investments, and cost controls
- Transit org can raise $ by redeveloping their properties, though each org is different
- Transit orgs should standardize metrics to compare efficiencies
MTC @mtcbata.bsky.social (the SF Bay Area regional transportation body) released their draft report on financial efficiencies done by @bart.gov, AC Transit, @sfmta.com, and @caltrain.com. The report will be discussed at a meeting on Friday, April 17.
mtc.ca.gov/news/financi...
Chart of San Francisco Muni transit ridership by route in the month of February 2026
Chart of San Francisco Muni average weekday ridership by route (each transfer counts as one trip)
- 49 Mission/Van Nesshas the highest single route ridership at 35,000
- However, after combining local and rapid, two corridors have higher: 38/38R Geary and 14/14R Mission with 45,000 weekday riders
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Map of U.S., from coolwx.com, showing locations currently experiencing record-breaking temperatures. There are countless such locations in the Western U.S., with hundreds of red dots (locations breaking daily record highs) and dozens of pink dots (locations breaking March monthly record highs). The region of record heat extends from the Pacific Coast to the Great Plains, and from Canada to Mexico.
Fair to say that the Western U.S. heatwave has reached record-shattering status, with dozens of locations breaking all-time March monthly heat records & some now approaching *April* records. Swath of record heat extends clear from Pacific to Great Plains, & from Canada to Mexico.
Map of U.S., from coolwx.com, showing locations currently experiencing record-breaking temperatures. There are many such locations in the Western U.S., with numerous red dots (locations breaking daily record highs) and even quite a few pink dots (locations breaking March monthly record highs).
Well, the ridiculous mid-March heat has officially arrived in the Western U.S., with quite a few locations in California already reaching/breaking all-time monthly records today. Believe it or not, the heat will further intensify and become even more widespread later this week.
An extremely dank purple Victorian house.
Some graffiti that says WEST SIDE!
A view of the San Francisco skyline framed by a Torrey Pine tree.
Graffiti reading STOP ICE on a stop sign in front of the sutro tower.
I took transit to buy a monitor arm off Marketplace after work. Here are some things I saw on the way there and back.
"Brown Act Violation"
Mannnnn it’s never this warm at night in SF and it’s FEBRUARY
Chart showing partisan registration of athletes by sports league. WNBA (women's basketball) is the most Democratic at 68%, followed by NBA (men's basketball) 43%, NFL (football) 34%. The NHL (hockey) and MLB (baseball) are the most Republican at 44% and 54%.
Partisan registration of athletes by sports league (source @votehub.com) votehub.com/2026/01/20/t...
BREAKING: The CA Democratic Party — its 3,500 grassroots delegates — voted to endorse me for Congress! Our local SF grassroots delegates previously voted 77.5% to endorse me.
Onward to the fight for our democracy & for bold policies to make people’s lives more affordable.
Thank you Democrats!
2/18/26 8:45 am Update:
1-day ❄️: 29.3" (74.5 cm)
2-day ❄️: 57.5" (146 cm)
3-day❄️ (storm total): 66.9" (170 cm)
We have flurries and calm conditions currently but snowfall rates will pick up this afternoon and evening bringing another 2-3 feet by Friday morning.
#CAwx #CAwater
This is a really incredible piece. Share it widely 🎁www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/01/minneap...
Those might be taken with a telephoto/long-focus lens that makes the background look huge compared to the foreground. Might not be you, but the equipment.
I’m watching friends succumb to doom watching what’s happening in Minnesota and I want to shake them and scream “Can’t you see the people organizing? Can’t you see them winning?”. Doom is a warm blanket of helplessness that keeps you from the fight.
X/Twitter post from Spencer Pratt says: I’ve been in the public eye most of my life and there isn’t any dirt you can find on me that hasn’t already been aired. Seems like the only thing people don’t know is my voter registration, so here go: I registered Republican in 2020 and never changed it. And I wasn’t going to change it now just to check a different box. This is a non-partisan race - there will be no D or R next to my name. As Mayor, I will not serve either party. I will work with anyone who wants to help the City. No labels necessary.
Saving folks a click: Spencer Pratt's statement on his voter registration
Picture of a storm drain covered in dirt and leaves, before being swept
Mike Chen in a bike helmet and scarf holding up a red metal rake
The first video was from a few weeks ago, but I did sweep some drains tonight
Clear storm drains if you can before storms to prevent flooding. #SanFrancisco
‘Worst I’ve ever seen it’: Bay Area flooding closes roads, strands motorists www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/f...
#SanFranciscoPowerOutage resource center from PGE in Richmond District
#SanFranciscoPowerOutage still affecting parts of Richmond and Civic Center
(This info came from the Mayor's Instagram stories)
From San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie on power outage at 7:30pm today:
—Power outage will take more hours to resolve
—PGE is still assessing the situation
—Stay home if possible
—Keep devices charged
—Keep fridges closed
—Check on neighbors esp. w/ health issues
#SanFranciscoPowerOutage
San Francisco power outage today
Man it’s cold out here. 43 degrees with 20 mph wind puts the wind chill near freezing. That’s rare in San Francisco. And the fog is blowing in from the N-NE. Weird to see radiation fog move around like this. #CAwx
Family Zoning passes the first reading 7-4 at the Board of Supervisors. I've legit been working on this for 3 years. LET'S FUCKING GO.
If you showed up at a hearing, sent a letter, told your friends, or organized to make this happen, THANK YOU
