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We've included city information when possible.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alameda County\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.albanyca.org/index.aspx?page=134\">Albany\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n510-613-8710\u003cbr>\nHoliday trees are collected through the month of January at no charge. Place your tree at the curb next to your green waste, recycling and trash carts on your regular pickup day. Trees taller than 6 feet must be cut into lengths of 6 feet or smaller. Remove all tinsel, ornaments, nails and tree stands. Green trees only; flocked trees will not be accepted. After Jan. 31, trees will not be collected curbside, unless they are cut up and properly placed in your green waste cart.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/ContentDisplay.aspx?id=5606#HOLIDAY_TREES\">Berkeley\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n510-981-7270\u003cbr>\nThrough Jan. 31 you can place your holiday tree at the curb on your normal collection day.Trees must be cut to a maximum of 5 feet tall. You may also choose to drop off your holiday tree at the \u003ca href=\"http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/transferstation/\">Berkeley Transfer Station\u003c/a> at no charge during the month of January. Businesses and residents of multifamily buildings who don't normally have plant debris service can call 311 (or 510-981-7270) for the plant debris service day for their street. After January, you can cut up your tree to fit in your plant debris cart, or you can bring it to the Transfer Station for the minimum compost fee of $23. Please remove all lights, decorations, tinsel, bags and tree stands. Flocked trees and trees treated with fire retardant are OK.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.amadorvalleyindustries.com/pdf/AVI_Newsletter_10-2013.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Dublin\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n925-479-9545\u003cbr>\nYou may place your holiday tree at the curb by 5:30 a.m. on your regular service day through Jan. 3, 2014. A truck exclusively for recycling holiday trees will collect the trees. Only clean trees will be taken (no flocking or tinsel). Please cut trees down to 4 feet or less in height. Please remove bases or stand.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You may place your holiday tree into your Organics Cart along with acceptable yard trimmings anytime after the holiday. Your cart will be emptied on your regular service day. Only clean trees are accepted (no flocking or tinsel). Tree branches and stumps must be cut up in lengths that will allow the lid to securely close. Amador Valley Industries can pick up your non-recyclable holiday tree. Please call 925-479-9545 to arrange for disposal of your flocked or tinseled tree. An additional fee may apply, unless you use one of the three Large Item Collections available to you per year at no cost.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.wm.com/location/california/ca/emeryville/documents/Emeryville%20Xmas%20Tree%20Recycling%20Version.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Emeryville\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n510-613-2104\u003cbr>\nTrees are collected curbside on regular collection day during the month of January. Place your tree at the curb next to your green waste, recycling and trash carts on your regular pickup day. Trees taller than 6 feet must be cut into lengths of 5 feet to 6 feet or smaller. Remove all tinsel, ornaments, nails and tree stands. Green trees only. Flocked trees will not be accepted. 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Leave your tree out using one of the \u003ca href=\"http://www.fremont.gov/archives/37/CityNews_Winter2012.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">methods listed here\u003c/a>. For apartment/condo/town homeowners and managers, \u003ca href=\"https://www.fremont.gov/DocumentCenter/Home/View/4169\" target=\"_blank\">see here\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://user.govoutreach.com/hayward/faq.php?cid=11125\">Hayward\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n510-537-5500\u003cbr>\nThe garbage collection service will pick up Christmas trees for recycling during the first two weeks of January. Residents can recycle their cut-up tree in their green cart at any time. Residents must remove tinsel, ornaments, nails and tree stands; cut trees that are more than 5 feet in length into 5 foot pieces, and set the tree at the curb next to their refuse and yard trimmings carts. 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Pleasanton residents may also bring Christmas trees to the Transfer Station at 3110 Busch Rd. free of charge until Feb. 1, 2014.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Boy Scout Troop 941 in Pleasanton will hold its annual Christmas Tree Pickup and Recycling Day on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014. For more information or to place a reservation online, please visit Boy Scout Troop 941 at www.Troop941.Org.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.sanleandro.org/depts/pw/es/recycle.asp\">San Leandro\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://www.sanleandro.org/depts/pw/es/providers.asp\" target=\"_blank\">Contact your service provider for more info\u003c/a>.\u003cbr>\nPlace your Christmas tree curbside on your regularly scheduled collection day during the first two weeks in January. Remember to remove all tinsel and ornaments, cut your tree down if it is larger than 6 feet and set it out on the curb with your yard trimmings cart for collection. To avoid disposal problems, do not purchase trees that are flocked or chemically treated. Trees will be recycled into mulch for use in landscaping applications.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.union-city.ca.us/recycle/holiday_trees.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Union City\u003c/a> \u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n510-471-3850\u003cbr>\nTri-CED will be collecting trees until Jan. 31. On your regular collection day, simply set your tree at the curb or place inside the green yard waste cart. Trees will be hauled to the compost facility, where they will be used to make beneficial mulch and compost. No flocked, bagged, excessively heavy or tinseled holiday trees. Remove lights, ornaments, tinsel and other trimmings from branches. Remove tree stands, metal or wood. If it fits, place the tree inside the green yard waste cart for collection on your service day. If your tree does not fit inside your yard waste cart, please cut it in half, place half inside the yard waste container and the other half in the gutter next to your cart.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can also drop off trees at Tri-CED Recycling Center, 33377 Western Ave., Monday through Saturday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!--more-->\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Contra Costa County\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.ci.pittsburg.ca.us/index.aspx?page=476#Tree%20recycling\">Pittsburg\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n925-473-0180\u003cbr>\nPlease remove all tinsel, flocking, ornaments and tree stand. At the curb: please place your Christmas tree at the curb, on your yard waste day, and we will pick it up for you at no additional charge. If your tree is 5 feet or longer, please cut it in half. Our trucks cannot pick up trees 5 feet or larger. Or take it to the Recycling Center & Transfer Station (RCTS) located at 1300 Loveridge Road in Pittsburg. RCTS is open daily from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. (closed Christmas Day and New Year's Day only). Christmas trees will be taken at no charge — limit one tree per vehicle. For more information, please visit our website \u003ca href=\"http://www.pittsburgrecycling.com/\">www.pittsburgrecycling.com\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.sanramon.ca.gov/recycle/xtree.htm\" target=\"_blank\">San Ramon\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n925-837-3356\u003cbr>\nBoy Scouts of America Annual Fundraiser Tree Pickup Day is Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014. For a $5 donation, local Boy Scouts will pick up your tree. Visit \u003ca href=\"http://www.sanramonscouts.org\" target=\"_blank\">www.sanramonscouts.org\u003c/a>, e-mail \u003ca href=\"mailto:sanramontrees@yahoo.com\">sanramontrees@yahoo.com\u003c/a>, or call 925-362-8960.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Waste Management yard trimmings/green waste cart: Cut tree into lengths that will easily fit into cart and allow lid to completely close. Place tree pieces into cart anytime after holidays. \u003cstrong>\u003c/strong>Special one-time tree pickup week of Jan. 6, 2014. \u003cstrong>\u003c/strong>Set out tree at curb for pickup by a special truck. Cut larger trees into lengths of 6 feet or less.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.marinsanitary.com/component/content/article/20-marin-sanitary-service/customer-service/179-holiday-collection-schedule\">Marin County\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n415-456-2601\u003cbr>\nChristmas trees will be picked up throughout January at the curb on regularly scheduled pickup days. 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Trees more than 5 feet tall must be cut in half.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.naparecycling.com/christmas-tree-recycling/\">\u003cstrong>Napa County\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n707-255-5200\u003cbr>\nNapa Valley District Boy Scouts will pick up trees left on the curb by 9 a.m. on Jan. 4. They ask for a donation of $5. You can also recycle old Christmas lights at the Napa Recycling and Waste Services office.\u003cstrong>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.recologysf.com/index.php/holiday-schedule-christmas-tree-recycling\">San Francisco County\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n415-330-1300\u003cbr>\nResidents can place trees at the curb next to waste bins on regularly scheduled pickup days from Jan. 2 to Jan. 15. Trees taller than 6 feet need to be cut in half.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.recycleworks.org/resident/treelist.html\">\u003cstrong>San Mateo County\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPlace trees curbside on normal day of your yard waste pickup during the month of January. Tree length maximum sizes vary depending on the recycling company. Check \u003ca href=\"http://www.recycleworks.org/resident/treelist.html\">here\u003c/a> for your pickup requirements. Residents without regular trash pickup can drop off their trees at \u003ca href=\"http://www.recycleworks.org/resident/treelist.html\">several locations\u003c/a>.\u003cstrong>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Santa Clara County\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://westvalleyrecycles.com/serviceareas/schedules.html\">Campbell\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nWest Valley Collection and Recycling will pick up two trees per residence on the curb during regular service until Jan. 25. Trees must be less than 5 feet tall.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.recyclestuff.org/Guides/CityGuideCupertino.pdf\">Cupertino\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n408-725-4020\u003cbr>\nCurbside pickup is available. Trees must be undecorated and cut into 4-foot lengths. Residents can leave their trees on the curb and they will be picked up with yard waste.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.recologysouthbay.com/index.php/for-homes/unincorporated-cupertino-recycling-garbage-compost#compost\">Unincorporated Cupertino\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n408-918-4640\u003cbr>\nCurbside pickup is available during the month of January. Place undecorated tree by the yard waste bin on pickup day; small trees may be placed inside the bin. Apartment residents should place all trees in a central location and call to arrange a pickup.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.recologysouthvalley.com/gilroyCompost.htm\">Gilroy\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n408-842-3358\u003cbr>\nCurbside pickup is available. Cut trees into 3-foot by 3-foot sections and place on curb next to bin. Also, trees may be cut into small pieces and placed inside of yard waste bin, but lid must close. Tree stands must be removed. Call for more information.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.recologysouthbay.com/residentialULosAltosYardWaste.htm\">Los Altos\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n408-918-4640\u003cbr>\nCurbside pickup is available during the month of January. Place undecorated tree by the yard waste bin on pickup day; small trees may be placed inside the bin. Apartment residents should place all trees in a central location and call to arrange a pickup.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://westvalleyrecycles.com/serviceareas/schedules.html\">Los Gatos\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nWest Valley Collection and Recycling will pick up two trees per residence on the curb during regular service until Jan. 25. Trees must cut into segments less than 5 feet tall.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.ci.milpitas.ca.gov/_pdfs/_event_holidayCollectionSchedule_010414.pdf\">Milpitas\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n408-432-0444\u003cbr>\nResidents should place their undecorated trees (flocked trees are OK) by the curb on their pickup day by Jan. 10. Trees should be cut into 4-foot lengths.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.sanjoseca.gov/index.aspx?nid=1548\">San Jose\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nRecycle your holiday tree on your collection day from Dec. 26 throughout the month of January. Trees should then be cut into five-foot lengths and placed in the street 1 foot from the curb and 5 feet from your garbage and recycling carts and parked vehicles. Natural and flocked trees accepted. If you live in an apartment, townhouse, or condo, ask your property manager if special arrangements have been made for recycling holiday trees on-site.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.solanocounty.com/depts/rm/planning/garbage_and_recycling/default.asp\">\u003cstrong>Solano County\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Most cities and unincorporated areas do allow for curbside collection. Often trees must be cut down to 5 feet. The Reporter has a nice summary of pickup times \u003ca href=\"http://www.thereporter.com/news/ci_24807455/solano-county-cities-scouts-team-up-recycle-christmas\">here\u003c/a>, and includes several Boy Scout troops that will also be picking up trees. Refer to the county's site \u003ca href=\"http://www.solanocounty.com/depts/rm/planning/garbage_and_recycling/default.asp\">here\u003c/a> for more information.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.recyclenow.org/recycling/tree.asp\">Sonoma County\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n707-565-3579\u003cbr>\nResidents have three options for getting rid of their Christmas trees this year:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Cut trees to fit in the yard waste container with the lid closed. The following cities (and unincorporated Sonoma County) can put whole trees next to the yard waste bin: \u003cstrong>Cloverdale, Healdsburg, Petaluma, Rohnert Park, Santa Rosa\u003c/strong> and \u003cstrong>Windsor\u003c/strong>. Check collection dates \u003ca href=\"http://www.recyclenow.org/recycling/tree.asp\">here\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Residents can also call 707-565-3333 to make an appointment and a nonprofit will pick up your whole tree. Suggested $7 donation for trees less than 6 feet tall and $10 for larger trees. Pickup dates are Jan. 4, 5, 11 and 12.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>In the following cities, residents may drop off up to two trees, free of charge: \u003cstrong>Cloverdale, Cotati, Healdsburg, Petaluma, Rohnert Park, Santa Rosa, Sebastopol, Windsor\u003c/strong> and some unincorporated areas. Check the \u003ca href=\"http://www.recyclenow.org/recycling/tree.asp\">website\u003c/a> for locations and times for each city and unincorporated areas.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.amadorvalleyindustries.com/pdf/AVI_Newsletter_10-2013.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Dublin\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n925-479-9545\u003cbr>\nYou may place your holiday tree at the curb by 5:30 a.m. on your regular service day through Jan. 3, 2014. A truck exclusively for recycling holiday trees will collect the trees. Only clean trees will be taken (no flocking or tinsel). Please cut trees down to 4 feet or less in height. Please remove bases or stand.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You may place your holiday tree into your Organics Cart along with acceptable yard trimmings anytime after the holiday. Your cart will be emptied on your regular service day. Only clean trees are accepted (no flocking or tinsel). Tree branches and stumps must be cut up in lengths that will allow the lid to securely close. Amador Valley Industries can pick up your non-recyclable holiday tree. Please call 925-479-9545 to arrange for disposal of your flocked or tinseled tree. An additional fee may apply, unless you use one of the three Large Item Collections available to you per year at no cost.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.wm.com/location/california/ca/emeryville/documents/Emeryville%20Xmas%20Tree%20Recycling%20Version.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Emeryville\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n510-613-2104\u003cbr>\nTrees are collected curbside on regular collection day during the month of January. Place your tree at the curb next to your green waste, recycling and trash carts on your regular pickup day. Trees taller than 6 feet must be cut into lengths of 5 feet to 6 feet or smaller. Remove all tinsel, ornaments, nails and tree stands. Green trees only. Flocked trees will not be accepted. After Jan. 31, trees will not be collected curbside without additional charge unless they are cut up and properly placed into your green waste cart.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.fremont.gov/DocumentCenter/Home/View/4170\">Fremont\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n510-657-3500\u003cbr>\nRemove all decorations, tinsel, lights, nails, and tree stands prior to pickup or drop-off. Trees that have any of these items are not compostable. Trees that contain fire retardant or flocking are not compostable. Curbside tree pickup is from Dec. 30, 2013, to Jan. 10, 2014, on scheduled collection day. Remember, collection is one day late Jan 1. This program is only for residents who have a green organics cart from Republic Services. There is no extra fee for composting your tree at the curb and there is no need to call to request this service. Leave your tree out using one of the \u003ca href=\"http://www.fremont.gov/archives/37/CityNews_Winter2012.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">methods listed here\u003c/a>. For apartment/condo/town homeowners and managers, \u003ca href=\"https://www.fremont.gov/DocumentCenter/Home/View/4169\" target=\"_blank\">see here\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://user.govoutreach.com/hayward/faq.php?cid=11125\">Hayward\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n510-537-5500\u003cbr>\nThe garbage collection service will pick up Christmas trees for recycling during the first two weeks of January. Residents can recycle their cut-up tree in their green cart at any time. Residents must remove tinsel, ornaments, nails and tree stands; cut trees that are more than 5 feet in length into 5 foot pieces, and set the tree at the curb next to their refuse and yard trimmings carts. After the 2-week period, trees set out at the curb, but not in the green cart, can be picked up for a fee, but the trees will not be recycled.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www2.oaklandnet.com/Government/o/PWA/o/FE/s/GAR/OAK024756\" target=\"_blank\">Oakland\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n510-638-2303\u003cbr>\n\"Snow\"-flocked trees cannot be recycled, and must be put inside your garbage container. Free pickup for 1-4 units.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Residences:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>First 2 weeks of January — Place your clean, green holiday tree at the curb, next to your green yard trimmings cart on your regularly scheduled yard trimmings collection day; remove all tinsel, ornaments, nails and tree stands (metal or wood); place trees curbside by 6 a.m. on collection day and no earlier than one day before. Trees must be no more than 5 feet tall. Cut taller trees in half.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>After first 2 weeks of January — Recycle your clean, green holiday tree in your \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u003cspan style=\"color: #810081\">\u003ca href=\"http://www2.oaklandnet.com/Government/o/PWA/o/FE/s/GAR/OAK024616\" target=\"\">green yard trimmings cart\u003c/a>\u003c/span>\u003c/span> at any time. Lid must close. Take clean, green holiday trees to the Davis Street Transfer Station for recycling at no charge, limit one tree per household.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Free drop-off or fee-for-service appointment pickup for 5-or-more unit residences: \u003cstrong>\u003c/strong>Tenants may take clean, green holiday trees to the Davis Street Transfer Station (510-638-2303) for recycling at no charge, limit one tree per household. Property owners/managers may call Waste Management of Alameda County (510-613-8700) to get a price quote for services and to schedule pickup.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://pleasantongarbageservice.com/pdfs/PGS_Newsletter_10-2013.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Pleasanton\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n925-846-2042\u003cbr>\nPleasanton Garbage Service will pick up Christmas trees that are placed at the curb on Saturday, Jan. 11. Trees must be placed curbside the night before pickup and cut in 4-foot sections. Please remove stands, tinsel, ornaments and lights. Pleasanton Garbage Service is not responsible for any decorations that are left on the tree. Or, you may place your Christmas tree cut in 2-foot sections inside your green waste container and it will be picked up on your regular pickup day. Pleasanton residents may also bring Christmas trees to the Transfer Station at 3110 Busch Rd. free of charge until Feb. 1, 2014.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Boy Scout Troop 941 in Pleasanton will hold its annual Christmas Tree Pickup and Recycling Day on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014. For more information or to place a reservation online, please visit Boy Scout Troop 941 at www.Troop941.Org.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.sanleandro.org/depts/pw/es/recycle.asp\">San Leandro\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://www.sanleandro.org/depts/pw/es/providers.asp\" target=\"_blank\">Contact your service provider for more info\u003c/a>.\u003cbr>\nPlace your Christmas tree curbside on your regularly scheduled collection day during the first two weeks in January. Remember to remove all tinsel and ornaments, cut your tree down if it is larger than 6 feet and set it out on the curb with your yard trimmings cart for collection. To avoid disposal problems, do not purchase trees that are flocked or chemically treated. Trees will be recycled into mulch for use in landscaping applications.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.union-city.ca.us/recycle/holiday_trees.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Union City\u003c/a> \u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n510-471-3850\u003cbr>\nTri-CED will be collecting trees until Jan. 31. On your regular collection day, simply set your tree at the curb or place inside the green yard waste cart. Trees will be hauled to the compost facility, where they will be used to make beneficial mulch and compost. No flocked, bagged, excessively heavy or tinseled holiday trees. Remove lights, ornaments, tinsel and other trimmings from branches. Remove tree stands, metal or wood. If it fits, place the tree inside the green yard waste cart for collection on your service day. If your tree does not fit inside your yard waste cart, please cut it in half, place half inside the yard waste container and the other half in the gutter next to your cart.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can also drop off trees at Tri-CED Recycling Center, 33377 Western Ave., Monday through Saturday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!--more-->\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Contra Costa County\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.ci.pittsburg.ca.us/index.aspx?page=476#Tree%20recycling\">Pittsburg\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n925-473-0180\u003cbr>\nPlease remove all tinsel, flocking, ornaments and tree stand. At the curb: please place your Christmas tree at the curb, on your yard waste day, and we will pick it up for you at no additional charge. If your tree is 5 feet or longer, please cut it in half. Our trucks cannot pick up trees 5 feet or larger. Or take it to the Recycling Center & Transfer Station (RCTS) located at 1300 Loveridge Road in Pittsburg. RCTS is open daily from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. (closed Christmas Day and New Year's Day only). Christmas trees will be taken at no charge — limit one tree per vehicle. For more information, please visit our website \u003ca href=\"http://www.pittsburgrecycling.com/\">www.pittsburgrecycling.com\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.sanramon.ca.gov/recycle/xtree.htm\" target=\"_blank\">San Ramon\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n925-837-3356\u003cbr>\nBoy Scouts of America Annual Fundraiser Tree Pickup Day is Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014. For a $5 donation, local Boy Scouts will pick up your tree. Visit \u003ca href=\"http://www.sanramonscouts.org\" target=\"_blank\">www.sanramonscouts.org\u003c/a>, e-mail \u003ca href=\"mailto:sanramontrees@yahoo.com\">sanramontrees@yahoo.com\u003c/a>, or call 925-362-8960.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Waste Management yard trimmings/green waste cart: Cut tree into lengths that will easily fit into cart and allow lid to completely close. Place tree pieces into cart anytime after holidays. \u003cstrong>\u003c/strong>Special one-time tree pickup week of Jan. 6, 2014. \u003cstrong>\u003c/strong>Set out tree at curb for pickup by a special truck. Cut larger trees into lengths of 6 feet or less.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.marinsanitary.com/component/content/article/20-marin-sanitary-service/customer-service/179-holiday-collection-schedule\">Marin County\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n415-456-2601\u003cbr>\nChristmas trees will be picked up throughout January at the curb on regularly scheduled pickup days. Trees more than 6 feet tall must be cut in half. Marin Sanitary customers can also drop off up to two Christmas trees for free at the Marin Resource Recovery Center at 565 Jacoby St., San Rafael. There is a charge for flocked trees.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.ci.larkspur.ca.us/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=410\">Larkspur\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nCut in two pieces and place at the curb on your normal green can day. Be sure to remove the stand and anything that isn't recyclable. Trees can also be dropped off at either Piper Park or Niven Park in the designated drop-off areas. Remove the stand and anything that isn't recyclable.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.millvalleyrefuse.com/holidayschedule.htm\">Mill Valley\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nTrees will be picked up on regular days throughout January. Trees more than 5 feet tall must be cut in half.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.naparecycling.com/christmas-tree-recycling/\">\u003cstrong>Napa County\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n707-255-5200\u003cbr>\nNapa Valley District Boy Scouts will pick up trees left on the curb by 9 a.m. on Jan. 4. They ask for a donation of $5. You can also recycle old Christmas lights at the Napa Recycling and Waste Services office.\u003cstrong>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.recologysf.com/index.php/holiday-schedule-christmas-tree-recycling\">San Francisco County\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n415-330-1300\u003cbr>\nResidents can place trees at the curb next to waste bins on regularly scheduled pickup days from Jan. 2 to Jan. 15. Trees taller than 6 feet need to be cut in half.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.recycleworks.org/resident/treelist.html\">\u003cstrong>San Mateo County\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPlace trees curbside on normal day of your yard waste pickup during the month of January. Tree length maximum sizes vary depending on the recycling company. Check \u003ca href=\"http://www.recycleworks.org/resident/treelist.html\">here\u003c/a> for your pickup requirements. Residents without regular trash pickup can drop off their trees at \u003ca href=\"http://www.recycleworks.org/resident/treelist.html\">several locations\u003c/a>.\u003cstrong>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Santa Clara County\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://westvalleyrecycles.com/serviceareas/schedules.html\">Campbell\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nWest Valley Collection and Recycling will pick up two trees per residence on the curb during regular service until Jan. 25. 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(Darlene Bouchard/KQED)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/12/BART-strike.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-121461\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/12/BART-strike-640x450.jpg\" alt=\"BART strikes in July and October sent hundreds of thousands of people scrambling for commute alternatives. Streets and freeways were jammed, ferry lines stretched out of sight, AC Transit provided extra buses and at least one intrepid commuter decided to kayak across the Bay. Here, ferry-borne commuters are reflected in a window as they disembark at San Francisco's Ferry Building on Oct. 18. (Sara Bloomberg/KQED)\" width=\"640\" height=\"450\">\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/tag/bart-strike/\">BART strikes\u003c/a> in July and October sent hundreds of thousands of people scrambling for commute alternatives. Streets and freeways were jammed, ferry lines stretched out of sight, AC Transit provided extra buses and at least one intrepid commuter decided to kayak across the Bay. Here, ferry-borne commuters are reflected in a window as they disembark at San Francisco's Ferry Building on Oct. 18. (Sara Bloomberg/KQED)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/12/Last-car.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-121325\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/12/Last-car-640x450.jpg\" alt=\"One final car crosses the old eastern section of the Bay Bridge on Aug. 28 as Caltrans shut down the span to put the finishing touches on the bridge's long-delayed $6.4 billion self-anchored suspension span. The new bridge opened late the night of Labor Day, Sept. 2. (Deborah Svoboda/KQED)\" width=\"640\" height=\"450\">\u003c/a> One final car crosses the old eastern section of the Bay Bridge on Aug. 28 as Caltrans shut down the span to put the finishing touches on the bridge's long-delayed $6.4 billion self-anchored suspension span. The new bridge opened late the night of Labor Day, Sept. 2. (Deborah Svoboda/KQED)\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/12/PhotoWeek130906bikepath.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-121462\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/12/PhotoWeek130906bikepath.jpg\" alt=\"The new eastern span of the Bay Bridge is not just for vehicles. There's a bicycle and pedestrian path, too. People came out in droves when it first opened to check it out and get a different view of the bay. (Nancy Rubin/Berkeleyside)\" width=\"640\" height=\"450\">\u003c/a> The new eastern span of the Bay Bridge is not just for vehicles. There's a bicycle and pedestrian path, too. \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/2013/09/04/new-bay-bridge-span-its-for-bikes-and-pedestrians-too/\">People came out in droves\u003c/a> when it first opened to check it out and get a different view of the bay. (Nancy Rubin / \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/\">Berkeleyside\u003c/a>)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/12/Americas-Cup-2.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-121485\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/12/Americas-Cup-2-640x450.jpg\" alt=\"San Francisco hosted the America's Cup over the summer. During the finals, tens of thousands of people crowded the city's shoreline to watch Oracle Team USA defend the cup against Emirates Team New Zealand in a series of 19 races. The contest was decided Sept. 25, when Oracle came back from a deficit of 8-1 to beat the the Kiwis and retain the cup. (Jamie Squire/Getty Images)\" width=\"640\" height=\"450\">\u003c/a> San Francisco hosted the \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/tag/americas-cup/\">San Francisco hosted the America's Cup over the summer. During the finals, tens of thousands of people crowded the city's shoreline to watch Oracle Team USA defend the cup against Emirates Team New Zealand in a series of 19 races. The contest was decided Sept. 25, when Oracle came back from a deficit of 8-1 to beat the the Kiwis and retain the cup. (Jamie Squire/Getty Images)\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/12/Ivanapah.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-121327\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/12/Ivanapah-640x450.jpg\" alt=\"Early this summer, construction continued on the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System in the Mojave Desert. Ivanpah, the largest solar thermal power plant in the world, opened this year, putting the state a step closer to its ambitious renewable energy goal. (Lauren Sommer/KQED)\" width=\"640\" height=\"450\">\u003c/a> Early this summer, construction continued on the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System in the Mojave Desert. Ivanpah, the largest solar thermal power plant in the world, opened this year, putting the state a step closer to its ambitious renewable energy goal. (Lauren Sommer/KQED)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/12/devils-slide-tunnel.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-121479\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/12/devils-slide-tunnel-640x450.jpg\" alt=\"The Devil's Slide Tunnels south of Pacifica and north of Half Moon Bay opened in March after decades of environmental battles and years of construction. The new tunnel consists of two bores, each about 4,200 feet long, with one lane and a wide shoulder. The tunnels are meant to solve the safety and erosion problems that have plagued that notorious stretch of Highway 1 since it was built. Here, a Caltrans construction crew works on one of the twin 30-foot wide tunnels. (Jenny Oh / KQED)\" width=\"640\" height=\"450\">\u003c/a> The Devil's Slide Tunnels south of Pacifica and north of Half Moon Bay \u003ca href=\"http://science.kqed.org/quest/2013/03/22/historic-devils-slide-tunnels-finally-about-to-open/\" target=\"_blank\">opened in March after decades of environmental battles and years of construction\u003c/a>. The new tunnel consists of two bores, each about 4,200 feet long, with one lane and a wide shoulder. The tunnels are meant to solve the safety and erosion problems that have plagued that notorious stretch of Highway 1 since it was built. Here, a Caltrans construction crew works on one of the twin 30-foot wide tunnels. (Jenny Oh/KQED)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/12/CCSF-rally.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-121341\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/12/CCSF-rally-640x450.jpg\" alt=\"In March, hundreds of students from several campuses of the City College of San Francisco arrived at City Hall as part of an ongoing protest against a plan to revoke the college's accreditation. That battle continues, with CCSF supporters now suing to block an accreditation agency from proceeding with its plan. (Deborah Svoboda/KQED)\" width=\"640\" height=\"450\">\u003c/a>In March, hundreds of students from several campuses of the City College of San Francisco arrived at City Hall as part of an ongoing protest against a plan to revoke the college's accreditation. That battle continues, with CCSF supporters now suing to block an accreditation agency from proceeding with its plan. (Deborah Svoboda/KQED)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/12/immigration-reform.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-121363\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/12/immigration-reform-640x450.jpg\" alt=\"As part of a July protest against border militarization, faith leaders, workers, and community groups gathered in San Francisco and dramatized the the fate of those who have died trying to cross the U.S.-Mexico border. The action took place at the offices of SAIC, one of the contractors building the U.S. border wall and surveillance system. (Deborah Svoboda/KQED)\" width=\"640\" height=\"450\">\u003c/a> As part of a July protest against border militarization, faith leaders, workers, and community groups gathered in San Francisco and dramatized the the fate of those who have died trying to cross the U.S.-Mexico border. The action took place at the offices of SAIC, one of the contractors building the U.S. border wall and surveillance system. (Deborah Svoboda/KQED)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/12/PhotoWeek130517OccupyFarm.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-121469\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/12/PhotoWeek130517OccupyFarm.jpg\" alt=\"In May, Pancho Ramos-Stierle, part of an urban farming group that repeatedly occupied a UC Berkeley agricultural research plot in Albany, held plant starts that survived a UC plow and were ready to be replanted. The university is proceeding with plans for developing part of the site, but it's also sponsoring a collaboration between researchers and urban farm activists on another part of the plot. (Emilie Raguso/Berkeleyside)PhotoWeek130517OccupyFarm\" width=\"640\" height=\"450\">\u003c/a> In May, Pancho Ramos-Stierle, part of an urban farming group that repeatedly occupied a UC Berkeley agricultural research plot in Albany, held plant starts that survived a UC plow and were ready to be replanted. The university is proceeding with plans for developing part of the site, but it's also sponsoring a collaboration between researchers and urban farm activists on another part of the plot. (Emilie Raguso/\u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Berkeleyside\u003c/a>)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/12/PhotoWeek130111Dolphin.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-121470\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/12/PhotoWeek130111Dolphin.jpg\" alt=\"Dolphins from an Ocean Beach pod were spotted leaping from the waves near Sutro Baths. (David Cruz / Ocean Beach Bulletin)\" width=\"620\" height=\"450\">\u003c/a> In January, dolphins from an \u003ca href=\"http://oceanbeachbulletin.com/2013/01/09/dolphins-leap-at-sutro-baths/\" target=\"_blank\">Ocean Beach pod\u003c/a> were spotted leaping from the waves near Sutro Baths. (David Cruz / \u003ca href=\"http://oceanbeachbulletin.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Ocean Beach Bulletin\u003c/a>)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/12/PhotoWeek130301warbler.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-121471\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/12/PhotoWeek130301warbler.jpg\" alt=\"The protester known as "Warbler" watched a Caltrans truck from her perch 71 feet up a Ponderosa pine near the Mendocino County town of Willits. Warbler protested Caltrans' plan to build a bypass for U.S. 101 by sitting in the tree for more than a month. Critics of the Caltrans proposal said the project will have dire environmental consequences. (Deborah Svoboda / KQED)\" width=\"640\" height=\"450\">\u003c/a> In March, a protester known as \"Warbler\" watched a Caltrans truck from her perch in a Ponderosa pine near the Mendocino County town of Willits. \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/04/04/willits-tree-sitter-resumes-highway-bypass-protest-on-the-ground/\" target=\"_blank\">Warbler protested Caltrans' plan to build a bypass for U.S. 101\u003c/a> by sitting in the tree for more than a month. Critics of the Caltrans proposal said the project will have dire environmental consequences. (Deborah Svoboda / KQED)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/12/Rim-Fire.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-121324\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/12/Rim-Fire-640x450.jpg\" alt=\"The Rim Fire began in mid-August and wasn't completely contained until late October. It was the third-largest wildfire in California’s history, burning 400 square miles in and around Yosemite National Park and threatening the San Francisco-owned Hetch Hetchy reservoir. Estimates of total losses in the fire, including damage to the forest's carbon-storing function, range up to nearly $1 billion. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)\" width=\"640\" height=\"450\">\u003c/a> The Rim Fire began in mid-August and wasn't completely contained until late October. It was the third-largest wildfire in California’s history, burning 400 square miles in and around Yosemite National Park and threatening the San Francisco-owned Hetch Hetchy reservoir. Estimates of total losses in the fire, including damage to the forest's carbon-storing function, range up to nearly $1 billion. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/12/DOMA.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-121326\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/12/DOMA-640x450.jpg\" alt=\"On June 26 the Supreme Court let stand a lower court ruling that struck down Proposition 8, California's ban on same-sex marriage, clearing the way for same-sex marriages to resume in California. Two of the the people who sued to overturn Prop. 8, Sandra Stier, left, and Kris Perry, face each other and prepare to seal their marriage with a kiss at San Francisco City Hall on June 28. They were married by California Attorney General Kamala Harris. (Darlene Bouchard/KQED)\" width=\"640\" height=\"450\">\u003c/a>On June 26 the Supreme Court let stand a lower court ruling that struck down Proposition 8, California's ban on same-sex marriage, clearing the way for same-sex marriages to resume in California. Two of the the people who sued to overturn Prop. 8, Sandra Stier, left, and Kris Perry, face each other and prepare to seal their marriage with a kiss at San Francisco City Hall on June 28. They were married by California Attorney General Kamala Harris. (Darlene Bouchard/KQED)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/12/BART-strike.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-121461\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/12/BART-strike-640x450.jpg\" alt=\"BART strikes in July and October sent hundreds of thousands of people scrambling for commute alternatives. Streets and freeways were jammed, ferry lines stretched out of sight, AC Transit provided extra buses and at least one intrepid commuter decided to kayak across the Bay. Here, ferry-borne commuters are reflected in a window as they disembark at San Francisco's Ferry Building on Oct. 18. (Sara Bloomberg/KQED)\" width=\"640\" height=\"450\">\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/tag/bart-strike/\">BART strikes\u003c/a> in July and October sent hundreds of thousands of people scrambling for commute alternatives. Streets and freeways were jammed, ferry lines stretched out of sight, AC Transit provided extra buses and at least one intrepid commuter decided to kayak across the Bay. Here, ferry-borne commuters are reflected in a window as they disembark at San Francisco's Ferry Building on Oct. 18. (Sara Bloomberg/KQED)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/12/Last-car.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-121325\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/12/Last-car-640x450.jpg\" alt=\"One final car crosses the old eastern section of the Bay Bridge on Aug. 28 as Caltrans shut down the span to put the finishing touches on the bridge's long-delayed $6.4 billion self-anchored suspension span. The new bridge opened late the night of Labor Day, Sept. 2. (Deborah Svoboda/KQED)\" width=\"640\" height=\"450\">\u003c/a> One final car crosses the old eastern section of the Bay Bridge on Aug. 28 as Caltrans shut down the span to put the finishing touches on the bridge's long-delayed $6.4 billion self-anchored suspension span. The new bridge opened late the night of Labor Day, Sept. 2. (Deborah Svoboda/KQED)\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/12/PhotoWeek130906bikepath.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-121462\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/12/PhotoWeek130906bikepath.jpg\" alt=\"The new eastern span of the Bay Bridge is not just for vehicles. There's a bicycle and pedestrian path, too. People came out in droves when it first opened to check it out and get a different view of the bay. (Nancy Rubin/Berkeleyside)\" width=\"640\" height=\"450\">\u003c/a> The new eastern span of the Bay Bridge is not just for vehicles. There's a bicycle and pedestrian path, too. \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/2013/09/04/new-bay-bridge-span-its-for-bikes-and-pedestrians-too/\">People came out in droves\u003c/a> when it first opened to check it out and get a different view of the bay. (Nancy Rubin / \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/\">Berkeleyside\u003c/a>)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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During the finals, tens of thousands of people crowded the city's shoreline to watch Oracle Team USA defend the cup against Emirates Team New Zealand in a series of 19 races. The contest was decided Sept. 25, when Oracle came back from a deficit of 8-1 to beat the the Kiwis and retain the cup. (Jamie Squire/Getty Images)\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/12/Ivanapah.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-121327\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/12/Ivanapah-640x450.jpg\" alt=\"Early this summer, construction continued on the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System in the Mojave Desert. Ivanpah, the largest solar thermal power plant in the world, opened this year, putting the state a step closer to its ambitious renewable energy goal. (Lauren Sommer/KQED)\" width=\"640\" height=\"450\">\u003c/a> Early this summer, construction continued on the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System in the Mojave Desert. Ivanpah, the largest solar thermal power plant in the world, opened this year, putting the state a step closer to its ambitious renewable energy goal. (Lauren Sommer/KQED)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/12/devils-slide-tunnel.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-121479\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/12/devils-slide-tunnel-640x450.jpg\" alt=\"The Devil's Slide Tunnels south of Pacifica and north of Half Moon Bay opened in March after decades of environmental battles and years of construction. The new tunnel consists of two bores, each about 4,200 feet long, with one lane and a wide shoulder. The tunnels are meant to solve the safety and erosion problems that have plagued that notorious stretch of Highway 1 since it was built. Here, a Caltrans construction crew works on one of the twin 30-foot wide tunnels. (Jenny Oh / KQED)\" width=\"640\" height=\"450\">\u003c/a> The Devil's Slide Tunnels south of Pacifica and north of Half Moon Bay \u003ca href=\"http://science.kqed.org/quest/2013/03/22/historic-devils-slide-tunnels-finally-about-to-open/\" target=\"_blank\">opened in March after decades of environmental battles and years of construction\u003c/a>. The new tunnel consists of two bores, each about 4,200 feet long, with one lane and a wide shoulder. The tunnels are meant to solve the safety and erosion problems that have plagued that notorious stretch of Highway 1 since it was built. Here, a Caltrans construction crew works on one of the twin 30-foot wide tunnels. (Jenny Oh/KQED)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/12/CCSF-rally.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-121341\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/12/CCSF-rally-640x450.jpg\" alt=\"In March, hundreds of students from several campuses of the City College of San Francisco arrived at City Hall as part of an ongoing protest against a plan to revoke the college's accreditation. That battle continues, with CCSF supporters now suing to block an accreditation agency from proceeding with its plan. (Deborah Svoboda/KQED)\" width=\"640\" height=\"450\">\u003c/a>In March, hundreds of students from several campuses of the City College of San Francisco arrived at City Hall as part of an ongoing protest against a plan to revoke the college's accreditation. That battle continues, with CCSF supporters now suing to block an accreditation agency from proceeding with its plan. (Deborah Svoboda/KQED)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/12/immigration-reform.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-121363\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/12/immigration-reform-640x450.jpg\" alt=\"As part of a July protest against border militarization, faith leaders, workers, and community groups gathered in San Francisco and dramatized the the fate of those who have died trying to cross the U.S.-Mexico border. The action took place at the offices of SAIC, one of the contractors building the U.S. border wall and surveillance system. 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"content": "\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_122000\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/12/26/coming-face-to-face-with-cost-of-delta-tunnel-plan/rs3305_delta120111-scr/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-122000\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/12/RS3305_delta120111-scr-640x426.jpg\" alt=\"Part of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, focus of a massive new water diversion and habitat restoration plan. (California Department of Water Resources). \" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-122000\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Part of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, focus of a massive new water diversion and habitat restoration plan. (California Department of Water Resources).\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>There are two ways to look at any big-ticket item you're going to buy using borrowed money. There's the sticker price — say the $30,000 you agree to pay Volkswagen or Toyota or Ford when you buy a new vehicle. And then there's the price of the money you borrow for the purchase. Let's say you take out a $30,000 loan to buy the car and agree to pay 5 percent interest over five years. You'll get your nice new ride and pay thousands more than the original price as you pay it off. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That same kind of calculation comes into play when considering much bigger purchases — you might think of them as \"projects\" — like Gov. Jerry Brown's plan to re-plumb the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta by building twin 35-mile tunnels. The plan, which aims to improve the reliability of water shipments to the South Bay, San Joaquin Valley and Southern California while improving environmental conditions in the estuary, carries a big price tag — depending on whose numbers you're using, somewhere between $15 billion and $18 billion for the giant tunnels themselves and maybe $9 billion more for a hugely ambitious habitat restoration plan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But that's just the estimated sticker price for the facility, which has been creeping upward ever since the early 1980s, when the cost of Brown's plan for a Peripheral Canal around the Delta was pegged at $1.3 billion. Of course, a dollar was a dollar then. Three years ago, \u003ca href=\"http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/bnelson/BDCP%20Cost%20Illustration%20%282010-09-17%20Principals%29.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">the administration of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger estimated\u003c/a> the price of a new Delta \"conveyance facility\" — a canal or a tunnel — at $12 billion.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Those numbers look a lot different when you count the cost of financing. Instead of paying the bank for just a few years to buy a car, the farm and city water agencies that are supposed to bear the cost of building the tunnels and the taxpayers who will pay for habitat restoration and other environmental fixes will be paying off creditors — anyone who buys bonds for the projects — for decades. Natural Resources Defense Council lawyer Barry Nelson \u003ca href=\"http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/bnelson/financing_the_delta_plan_-_con.html\" target=\"_blank\">pointed out in February 2011\u003c/a> that the Schwarzenegger administration's analysis suggested the 50-year cost of building, operating and financing a Delta tunnel and paying for habitat restoration would be $47 billion. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But it turns out that might be a low-ball estimate. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Paul Rogers, environmental reporter for the San Jose Mercury News and managing editor for \u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/science/\" target=\"_blank\">KQED Science,\u003c/a> says in a story published today that a new analysis of the cost shows it might be as high as $67 billion. That number comes from a presentation last month to the Westlands Water District, which supplies more than 600 farms on about 1,000 square miles of the western San Joaquin. Rogers reports that a presentation from a Westlands staffer and a bond consultant presented three scenarios at a water district workshop last month: \u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Each [scenario] considered bonds issued for 30 years at 5 percent interest. They pegged the cost to build the tunnels at $18 billion, and overall cost with financing at $42 billion to $58 billion.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When the $9 billion more in wetlands restoration, monitoring and other costs are included, the grand total is $51 billion to $67 billion.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>As Rogers points out, those numbers could have a huge impact on the debate over whether to build the tunnels. On one hand, agencies like Westlands and L.A.'s Metropolitan Water District will have to decide whether they and their rate-payers can handle the cost, even when it's not completely certain yet how much water the project will deliver. On the other hand, deficit-wary voters will be asked at some point to approve bonds to help pay for the plan's environmental improvements. Rogers quotes Mark Cowin, chief of the state's Department of Water Resources:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Cowin ... confirmed the estimates are accurate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The assumptions they've made are reasonable,\" he said. \"But financing is confusing. There isn't any doubt about it. It's hard to relay information that the public understands. We need to be clear that if you add up the total debt service, that's a different type of calculation than the capital cost estimate. I would hope those two types of estimates aren't confused.\"\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>Cowin also poses what amounts to \u003cem>the\u003c/em> perennial question in the debate over what to do to restore the Delta, safeguard imperiled fish species like chinook salmon and make sure that valley farmers and cities near and far can get a reliable share of the water that flows through the estuary:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"What are the costs if we don't do it?\"\u003c/p>\n\n",
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I was a 31-year-old deputy press secretary to Mayor Art Agnos, who helped me score a ticket to Game 3 of the World Series.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Just before game time, a little after 5 pm, I was in line for a hot dog at the ‘Stick, standing next to San Francisco Chronicle reporter Mark Barabak (who now works for the L.A. Times) and a fan who was visiting from Maryland. The stadium started to shake and rumble and we instantly knew it was an earthquake.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The power went off, but I confidently told the Marylander “it’s probably about a 4.5 quake. Nothing to worry about.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There was no panic – actually the shaker for the most part excited most people at the park. I stayed in line, got my hot dog and returned to my seat.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In that pre-smart phone era, news traveled slowly. As I enjoyed my hotdog, radios in the stands tuned to KCBS and KGO began reporting that the Bay Bridge had “collapsed.” I remember that was the word they used -- collapsed. That certainly got my attention.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A few minutes later, as a group of officials conferred on the diamond, a large black helicopter landed in the outfield. I saw my boss, Mayor Agnos, get into the helicopter. At that point, I figured I was in for a very long night.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The game was cancelled, and the fans calmly left Candlestick. I boarded a bus headed back to Civic Center. The 101 freeway was eerily empty. As the sun went down, it became clear that the city was without power. The Muni bus loaded with fans headed up S. Van Ness Avenue, where traffic signals were out and drivers were uncommonly courteous. \u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\"> A few minutes later, a large black helicopter landed in the outfield. I saw my boss, Mayor Agnos, get into it. \u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>I went to City Hall, which was closed, then walked a few blocks to the City’s Emergency Command Center on Turk Street – which we quickly learned was cramped, out-dated and completely inadequate. Just like Candlestick Park.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With international media in town for the World Series, images of a couple burning buildings in the Marina sent the mistaken signal that the entire city was ablaze. While that wasn’t true, as I drove through the Marina with the mayor that night we saw stunning damage. Streets were deformed with asphalt buckled up into V-shaped peaks. Hundreds of homes were in some form of collapse. Who knew the whole neighborhood had been built on landfill?\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121475\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 403px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/12/19/candlestick-park-loma-prieta-earthquake/agnos-et-al/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-121475\">\u003cimg class=\" wp-image-121475 \" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/12/agnos-et-al-640x410.jpeg\" alt=\"L to R: Scott Shafer, Mayor Art Agnos, Sen. Alan Cranston, state Sen. Milton Marks In 1989. (Courtesy of the City of San Francisco)\" width=\"403\" height=\"258\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">L to R: Scott Shafer, Mayor Art Agnos, U.S. Sen. Alan Cranston, State Sen. Milton Marks In 1989. (Courtesy: City of San Francisco)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In the coming days there was great debate about whether to delay or cancel the World Series. (With the Giants down two games to none, it already seemed pretty hopeless.) Despite some frightening moments for fans in some of the stands, Candlestick had escaped with minor damage and the Series resumed. The A’s put the Giants out of their misery by winning the final two games to sweep the series.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Three weeks later, voters narrowly rejected a ballot measure to build a new Giants ballpark in Mission Bay – the site of AT&T Park, which voters approved a decade later.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As Candlestick awaits the wrecking ball (or whatever form of demolition it faces) next year, the city can take pride that despite the ‘Stick’s many, many shortcomings, its strength and durability prevented what could have been a horrific disaster that October evening in 1989.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"http://www.kqed.org/tv/programs/newsroom/\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cimg class=\"alignright\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/11/newsroom-115x65.jpg\" alt=\"newsroom-115x65\" width=\"115\" height=\"65\">\u003c/a>\u003cem> \u003c/em>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cem>\u003cem>On tonight’s broadcast of \u003c/em>\u003c/em>\u003cem> \u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"http://www.kqed.org/tv/programs/newsroom/\" target=\"_blank\">KQED NEWSROOM\u003c/a>, viewers get an inside look at Candlestick Park and Scott Shafer sits down sports columnist Glenn Dickey to recount the stadium’s rich history. 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It comes primarily from snowmelt flowing down the Tuolumne River to Hetch Hetchy Reservoir in Yosemite National Park (which is why \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/08/24/rim-fire-update/\">potential damage\u003c/a> to the reservoir from the Rim Fire caused so much concern), and is \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfwater.org/index.aspx?page=447\">quality-tested\u003c/a> over 100,000 times a year. Water from the Hetch Hetchy is so pure that the Environmental Protection Agency and the state Department of Public Health \u003ca href=\"http://sfwater.org/index.aspx?page=634\" target=\"_blank\">require no filtration\u003c/a> of it.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>It saves money. 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Estimates are that bottled water production uses \u003ca href=\"http://www.businessinsider.com/facts-bottled-water-industry-2011-10?op=1\" target=\"_hplink\">17 million barrels of a oil\u003c/a> per year and requires triple the amount of water to make a bottle as it does to fill it.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Of course, making tap water accessible in the city poses some challenges. For example, at Outside Lands, the annual S.F. music festival in Golden Gate Park that draws some 65,000 people, there were a mere 3 refillable tap water stations, which caused some \u003ca href=\"http://www.banthebottle.net/articles/more-water-refilling-stations-at-outside-lands/\">frustration\u003c/a>. 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