Oh shit. After an alert system SNAFU failed to notify workers at a Marin County treatment facility about a sewage overflow on Thursday night, the San Francisco Bay is now the proud recipient of 2.7 million gallons of both "raw and treated" sewage. Lovely. Although sunbathers are few and far between this time of year, signs are posted all over Crissy Field, Baker Beach, Aquatic Park, and China Beach to keep people from swimming......

Here's today's news roundup...

This week, it's safe to go back into the water as the Aquatic Park Lagoon has been reopened for swimmers. The lagoon had been closed due to the recent wave of sea lion attacks but park rangers have declared the water safe. ...

Those looking to swim in the Aquatic Park Lagoon this weekend are out of luck as the lagoon is closed to let park rangers search for the "rogue" sea lion that attacked up to fourteen people over the days and chased ten others away. ...

Wow, this is kind of creepy. According to AP report, "An [sic] large amount of some unknown substance has been spotted spreading across the San Francisco Bay." According to the terrifyingly brief article, a mystery substance is spreading over the water between Angel Island and Aquatic Park, and is presently a mile and a half long and 100 yards wide. We've seen enough sci-fi and horror movies to know that this how the end......