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                        Real Estate 		Crews End Tar Ball Cleanup On Beaches  An extensive 4-day clean-up of the Peninsula coastline ended as crews finished gathering much of the sticky tar clumps that coated the shores Gas Spill Closes Hwy.101 Both Ways
Jan.31   Pacifica
Jan.29   Highway 101
  All northbound and southbound lanes were blocked due to gasoline leaking from a big rig onto the roadway, a virtual standstill on the Peninsula
 A van collided with a big-rig hauling two 26,000-gallon gasoline tankers along 101 near Maple Road around 1:45 p.m., causing the rear tanker to overturn and spill 1,600 gallons of fuel onto the highway
Jan.28   Half Moon Bay
  Coast Guard pollution investigators are trying to determine the source of a miles-long strip of oil that washed up on county beaches

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Nov.17   Pacifica   Beaches reopen as spill cleanup continues
  At least 15 beaches affected by spill reopened as the massive cleanup effort transitioned from open bay waters to protected shoreline areas
Growing Oil Spill Closes Bay Beaches Feb.6   Menlo Park Acid leaking from linear accelerator Map  The leaking from a cooling tower has brought a hazardous materials team from the Palo Alto Fire Department

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Jun.8   East Palo Alto EPA Monitors Air After Chem Release  The release took place at Romic Chemical, a petroleum-based solvent refining plant on Bay Rd. Jun.6   East Palo Alto Shelter-In-Place  An unknown substance was found to be emitting from a hazardous waste company

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Mar.13   South SF 3,000 gallons spilled from tanker truck  The intersection is closed in all directions while crews remove the gas from an overturned truck

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Dec.31   Half Moon Bay 5 beaches closed due to sewage overflow  The ewage overflow was caused by the recent storm Oct.12   San Carlos Shelter-in-place warning after fire  Fire officials have issued the warning for people with respiratory problems after fire has continued to emit smoke Complains About Tap Water Sep.17   Redwood City Chemical Release in Grocery Store
  Customers and employees at Safeway reported watering eyes and coughing. 17 were transported to a hospital
May.26   Half Moon Bay 1,000 gallons of gasoline spilled
  The spill is resulting in the closure of the harbor and the evacuation of 20 people who live on boats there
May.25   Half Moon Bay 700 gallons of gasoline leaked  The gasoline leaked from a 2-inch-wide fuel line at Pillar Point Harbor

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Jun.21   SFO Runway Extension Bad for Environment  Federal report bolsters the position of environmental groups opposed to paving a portion of the Bay Apr.17   Pacifica Okay to drink water again  A 2nd round of tests shows no contamination in the water Apr.15   Pacifica Water Main Break, Possible Contamination  Residents are being told to boil their drinking water for at least the next 48 hours Jan.23   San Carlos Hazmat situation  700 block of Industrial Road

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Aug.7   SFO Airport met state standards for noise  The standards require airports to keep their noise to the level of a normal face-to-face conversation Jul.10   Pacifica Oil spill on beaches identified  Spill is coming from a shipwreck that divers are currently trying to drain of thousands more gallons of oil Jul.8   Pacifica More Oil-Soaked Birds Found  So far, 131 birds have been found contaminated with oil. Of those, 106 birds have died Jul.1   Pacifica Oil and tar balls on beach  20 birds have been found coated with oil from the spill so far Sulfur gas release



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