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Food truck fly in San Martin

Saturday, October 26th 2024 at the San Martin Airport for a day of aviation fun for the entire family!

Admission is FREE!

Hot air balloon rides

https://scpilots.org/food-truck-fly-in/

#southbay #sfbayarea #bayarea #aviation @bayarea

I did not spend a day at the mall- the vlogger did. They appear to be a local Youtuber.

https://archive.ph/8Fzb8

https://ghostarchive.org/archive/NnO6w

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/20722307

San Francisco Fleet Week and Blue Angels this weekend

https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/blue-angels-san-francisco-practice/3676590/

Friday Oct 11 12:45-4pm
Saturday Oct 12 12:30-4pm
Sunday Oct 13 12:30-4pm

#bayarea #sf #sfbayarea @bayarea

https://web.archive.org/web/20241001154402/https://calmatters.org/commentary/2024/10/santa-clara-vineyard-housing-zoning/

cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/13740475

I love articles like this about obscure and interesting places with local history!

Tamale Festival & Car Show Saturday, September 28

11:00am – 7:00 pm
Downtown Gilroy

The 8th annual Tamale Festival & Car Show returns to downtown Gilroy on Saturday, September 28. Come enjoy a day full of vibrant culture, flavor, and family fun!

As you stroll through downtown, you can sample delicious savory and sweet tamales, check out all the cool cars on display, and dance to live DJ music.

https://visitgilroy.com/tamal-festival-car-show/

#southbay #sfbayarea #bayarea #gilroy @bayarea

Free CalTrain rides plus new electric train this weekend

https://www.caltrain.com/launchparty

#sfbay #bayarea @bayarea

Oakland had the state's largest rent decline – off 8.8%. That was also the nation's biggest slip.

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Lol

Just came across this new rule, via this article: https://www.sfchronicle.com/climate/article/california-electric-19563602.php

2027 is when they ban sale of new replacement gas water heaters.

They talk about a few solutions, like low voltage electric heaters, and load sharing plugs to share a dryer plug among the water heater and a electric dryer. So that could do it for a lot of people.
But I'd guess a surge in panel replacements will happen within the next 2 years.
Especially since new gas furnaces will be banned in 2029.

Also, obligatory Fuck PGE. We have higher rates than most of the rest of the world and it's all the fault of the corrupt PUC and PGE.

Defending her “aggressive” crackdown on encampments, the mayor argues that homeless people have only one choice left: accept help or get out.

cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/12368196

Great work by residents. But next time they need to have a more organized force to keep the city at bay, bring in the media, call their reps in the city council, etc.

You can’t beat the government in force but you can embarrass them until they give up.

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South San Francisco

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They used to be everywhere...

The final piece of the Las Vegas stadium financing, where Oakland A's owner John Fisher must come up with $850 million from the private sector, has come into doubt.