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| Jan.16 |
Bay Area Bridges |
Winter Spare the Air Alert in effect for Bay Area Friday's Spare the Air alert will be the 19th for the season
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| Nov.11 |
Redwood City |
Health advisory lifted for Redwood City fire  A health advisory urging residents of three counties to shelter in place was lifted after firefighters extinguished a fire at a metal recycling...
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| Nov.10 |
Redwood City |
Redwood City fire sends smoke over wide area Map of Seaport Road Redwood City| Residents in a three-county area were advised to shelter in place when a complicated fire at a metal recycling plant caused smoke to drift across the bay | |
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| Aug.2 |
San Bruno |
PG&E identifies mystery odor during check The strong smell of gas permeated the neighborhood. PG&E says it's harmless, but it took them until about 6 p.m. to figure out
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| Mar.27 |
Caltrain |
Train Horns Not To Loud On Peninsula A federal study on the noise from freight train horns won't be leading to any relief for people who live near the railroad tracks
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| Aug.28 |
South SF |
Ammonia leak. Thousands evacuated Map of 493 Forbes Blvd South SF| The leak was reported at about 5:45 a.m. at the Columbus Salame meat processing plant | |
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| Aug.26 |
Highway 101 |
Chemical Spill Closes Southbound 101 CHP closed access to all of southbound U.S. Highway 101 late night to accommodate hazardous materials crews working to clear the area
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| Aug.27 |
Palo Alto |
Composting May Be Booted From Park Officials say the area where the composting occurs will become protected bay land in 3 years
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| Jan.31 |
Pacifica |
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 shore...
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| Jan.29 |
Highway 101 |
Gas Spill Closes Hwy.101 Both Ways Map of Interstate 101 Redwood City All northbound and southbound lanes were blocked due to gasoline leaking from a big rig onto the roadway, a virtual standstill on the Peninsula
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| Jan.28 |
Half Moon Bay |
Oil washed up on beaches| 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
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| Feb.6 |
Menlo Park |
Acid leaking from linear accelerator 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.
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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 | |
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| 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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| Apr.15 |
Pacifica |
Water Main Break, Possible Contamination Residents are being told to boil their drinking water for at least the next 48 hours
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