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Saturday Links: San Ramon Hit With 18 More Earthquakes Friday As Part of Historic Swarm

Leanne Maxwell — Sat, 20 Dec 2025 16:57:32 GMT

Eighteen quakes struck San Ramon Friday starting at 7:41 pm, ranging from 1.4 to 4.0 magnitude as part of the area’s ongoing historic swarm. The 4.0 quake hit at 7:56 pm, and BART experienced a 20-minute delay so the tracks could be inspected. [Chronicle]
A driver died after they hit a tree Friday around 12:26 am off Highway 17 in the South Bay. The driver had swerved and drifted down an embankment before striking the tree, causing the Tesla Model 3 to catch fire with the driver still inside. [Bay Area News Group]
About 550 pages from the newly released Epstein records have been completely blacked-out. Subjects featured in the many photos were also partially redacted, except for images of people like Bill Clinton and Michael Jackson, who were fully visible. [CBS News]
Officials conducted one of several periodic searches for 79-year-old hiker Elaine McKinley last Saturday, who went missing in May in SF’s Peninsula and suffers from dementia. [KRON4]
An altercation at a Vallejo park led to the owner of an unleashed dog pulling a gun on a fellow park-goer, followed by a police pursuit. [KRON4]
Weekend recall update: We regret to inform you that if you purchased a pint of Salted Caramel Cluster ice cream that was manufactured by the (Dannon-owned) So Delicious Dairy Free brand with a best-by date of August 8, 2027, toss it in the trash — your delightful non-dairy confection could be laced with small stones. [CBS News]
Humpback whales were recently spotted cavorting under the Golden Gate Bridge. [San Francisco Whale Tours/Facebook]

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Swarm of Bees Attacks the Mission

Brock Keeling — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 14:08:41 GMT

Holy smokes, this is the most harrowing thing we've ever reported. Allan Hough over at Mission Mission reports (via Inhabitat's Mike Chino) that bees have descended upon the Mission district. And they're out for blood! Check it:

Today (August 2nd) at 12:00 noon I spotted this itinerant horde of bees slowly making its way down 14th street between Mission and Valencia. The roving mass was apparently following a fugitive queen as she made her way down the block, clustering on top of cars and buildings with no concern for private property...

Go here for more detail.

Anyone else see the roving swarm? (Also, anybody else ever been stung by a bee before? We haven't. What can we expect? Please advise.)

Update: Bees quarantined, says MM. If you should ever need emergency beekeeping at a moment's notice - and, really, who doesn't? - contact sfbee.org. Bzzzz.

Swarm of Bees Snarls Highway 99 In Sacramento

Brock Keeling — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 09:28:56 GMT

Beekeepers had to be called in to "wrangle" the insects back into their crates and back on the truck. The highway has since reopened. (Shudder.)