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  1. Apple to introduce its new CEO – and a folding iPhone – at annual showcase
    By Dara Kerr

    John Ternus will helm first major event as head of $4.5tn company, alongside new products

    theguardian.com/technology/202

    #Apple #California #Technology #WestCoast #USnews #Business #TheGuardian #DaraKerr

  2. Large sinkhole in Malibu prompts evacuation of more than 30 properties
    By Anna Betts

    Actor Nicolas Cage is reportedly owner of home where sinkhole formed, roughly 25-30ft deep and 30-by-60ft wide

    theguardian.com/us-news/2026/s

    #California #Sinkholes #USnews #WestCoast #TheGuardian #AnnaBetts

  3. California hails rare sighting of gray wolf in Mendocino national forest
    By Dani Anguiano

    Officials say sighting a sign species – driven to extinction in state before reintroduction in 2011 – expanding its range

    theguardian.com/us-news/2026/s

    #California #Animals #Worldnews #WestCoast #USnews #Conservation #TheGuardian #DaniAnguiano

  4. Erik and Lyle Menendez eligible to face parole board early next year
    By Associated Press

    Brothers, convicted of parents’ killings and denied parole last year, permitted to apply for another hearing earlier than expected

    theguardian.com/us-news/2026/s

    #LosAngeles #California #WestCoast #USnews #TheGuardian #AssociatedPress

  5. Want to borrow a dinosaur fossil? Try California’s one-of-a-kind taxidermy lending library
    By Lois Beckett in San Diego

    A natural history museum lets residents take home 1,400 specimens, from bobcats and beetles to snakes in jars

    theguardian.com/us-news/2026/s

    #California #Museums #Fossils #Animals #SanDiego #Lifeandstyle #Culture #WestCoast #Education #USeducation #Science #USnews #TheGuardian #LoisBeckettinSanDiego

  6. ICE bans hugging inside California’s largest detention center. Families are fighting back
    By Sam Levin in Los Angeles

    In the California City facility, ‘contact visits’ are strictly forbidden – but detained residents aren’t staying quiet. Are officials listening?

    theguardian.com/us-news/2026/s

    #USimmigration #ICEUSImmigrationandCustomsEnforcement #California #USnews #Worldnews #WestCoast #TheGuardian #SamLevininLosAngeles

  7. Rollercoaster at LA’s Six Flags shut after two riders suffered brain injuries, inquiry finds
    By Uwa Ede-Osifo

    X2 ride at Magic Mountain has been closed for a month after one rider experienced brain compression and another remains in coma

    theguardian.com/us-news/2026/a

    #LosAngeles #California #USnews #WestCoast #Themeparks #TheGuardian #UwaEdeOsifo

  8. #MeerMittwoch #Argyll #WestCoast #Scotland Meeresstille but no Fahrt, glückliche or otherwise for me 🫤 Alas, a day in the (home) office

  9. Tennessee's elite #Vanderbilt University is taking over a #SanFrancisco art school campus and erecting a #WestCoast edu site to serve 1000 prospective students. The deal for the art school site apparently finishes off the storied California #College of Arts and Crafts (#CCAC), ending it's role as a degree‑granting college institution which started 1907 in #Berkeley and moved to #Oakland in 1922 before building #SF's lower #PotreroHill campus in the 21st Century.

    news.vanderbilt.edu/2026/01/13

  10. #Namgis #FirstNation #BigHouse - #AlertBay #CormorantIsland. From my 2023 visit.

    The Namgis #FirstPeoples use their big house for cultural #community events. #T̓sasała #Cultural Group uses the big house for sharing cultural teachings, songs & dances.

    "You will see the next generation of #Kwakwa̱k̕a̱wakw sharing our culture to educate the world about our ancient songs, dances, teachings and values. These teachings are still being passed on today to the children of T'sasała.

    You will witness the dances of the T̕seka, our red cedar bark ceremony. You will see the traditional dances that connect us to the land, sky, and sea. The #T̕seka will be followed by the T̕ła'sala ceremony - peace dances, then finally the #A̱mlala or fun dances where you will get a chance to join in."
    tsasalaculturalgroup.ca/

    #Indigenous #NativeLand #BCFirstNations #CoastalBC #NativeCulture #BritishColumbia #Canada #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW #WestCoast #CoastSalish #ExploreBC #SilentSunday #landscape #photography #RainyDay

  11. #SilentSunday

    #Beach gooseneck #barnacles find.
    There's 3 different types of barnacles found in BC waters/on beaches - acorn, gooseneck & whale - the latter grows on whales' bodies. Barnacles are a longtime, year-round staple #seafood for coastal #Indigenous #FirstNations. In particular, the #Haida & #Kwakwakawakw & #Pacheedaht #FirstPeoples have several documented stories involving barnacles, including food prep recorded histories.

    Barnacles are #ancient and can be dated to the middle of Cambrian period of Paleozoic because of Burgess Shale deposits in #BritishColumbia. They're #hermaphroditic #MarineAnimals.

    #beachcombing #ectoparasites #MarineBiology #epibiotic #LookAndLearn #TraditionalFood #CoastSalish #shellfish #PortRenfrew #Kwakwakawakw #Haida #IndigenousFoods #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW #WestCoast #Canada #photography #WorldInMyEyes #Educational #CoastalBC #marine

  12. One of my fave isolated #beaches to have a fire & hang out, watching the #ocean 😊 I love rock hunting here too. I've found lots of interesting rocks here before.
    It's a 45 minute drive from our home to get to this spot. I saw no one else there, on my last visit.

    #Tsouke #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW #rockhounds #WestCoast #seaside #PacificOcean #Sooke #nature #ChillSpots #serenity #landscape #driftwood #scenic #evergreen #BritishColumbia #Canada #FavePlaces #coastal

  13. Good thing I have NO PLANS to go to the beach any time soon... Ugh! 🤢

    Taking a dip #LaborDay weekend? Swimmers face fecal contamination at beaches along US coastline

    By PATRICK WHITTLE and MINGSON LAU
    Updated 10:15 AM EDT, August 30, 2025

    OGUNQUIT, Maine (AP) — "Thousands of Americans will head to beaches for one last summer splash this Labor Day weekend, but taking a dip might be out of the question: Many of the beaches will caution against swimming because of unsafe levels of fecal contamination.

    "Beaches from #CrystalRiverFL, to #OgunquitME, have been under advisories warning about water quality this week because of elevated levels of bacteria associated with fecal waste. The advisories typically discourage beachgoers from going in the water because the bacteria can cause gastrointestinal illness, rashes and nausea.

    "There have been closures this week at some of the country’s most popular beach destinations, including Keyes Memorial Beach in the #CapeCod village of Hyannis in Barnstable, Massachusetts; Benjamin’s Beach on #LongIsland in Bay Shore, New York; and a portion of the Imperial Beach shoreline near #SanDiego. Even on the pristine, white sand beaches of Hawaii, the Hawaii State Department of Health is warning of a high bacteria count at #KahaluuBeachPark on the #BigIsland.

    "It’s a longstanding and widespread problem. Nearly two-thirds of beaches tested nationwide in 2024 experienced at least one day in which indicators of fecal contamination reached potentially unsafe levels, conservation group Environment America said in a report issued this summer.
    "The group reviewed beaches on the coasts and #GreatLakes and found that 84% of #GulfCoast beaches exceeded the standard at least once. The number was 79% for #WestCoast beaches, 54% for #EastCoast beaches and 71% for #GreatLakes beaches.

    "The report also said more than 450 beaches were potentially unsafe for swimming on at least 25 percent of the days tested. A key reason is outdated water and #SewerSystems that allows contamination from #sewage to reach the places where people swim, said John Rumpler, clean water director and senior attorney with #EnvironmentAmerica.

    " 'These beaches are a treasure for families across New England and across the country. They are a shared resource,' said Rumpler, who is based in Boston. 'We need to make the investment to make sure that literally our own #HumanWaste doesn’t wind up in the places where we are swimming.'

    "Other factors have also played a role in contaminating beaches, including increasingly #SevereWeather that overwhelms sewage systems, and suburban sprawl that paves over natural areas and reduces the #ecosystem’s ability to absorb #stormwater, Rumpler said."

    apnews.com/article/beaches-lab

    #OceansAreLife #WaterIsLife #WaterContamination #Sewage #Pollution #HumanWaste