- We were excited by last summer’s news that the Filipino grocer Island Pacific Supermarket was opening an SF location near Alemany Boulevard and San Jose Avenue, but the chain has apparently scrapped those plans. Still, a rock climbing gym called Touchstone Climbing has signed a lease to take on the 34,200-square-foot space, and hopes to open in 2026. [SF Business Times]
Did You Hear About The Big Boom In Yellowstone Today?
— WOW! OMG! WTF! (@WowOmgWtfOnX) July 23, 2024
Yellowstone National Park is buzzing with news today! A hydrothermal explosion rocked the Biscuit Basin area, leading to a temporary closure for safety. The blast near the Sapphire Pool at around 10 a.m. local time threw… pic.twitter.com/FTerzclkFR
- A rare hydrothermal explosion (seen above) rocked Biscuit Basin at Yellowstone National Park Thursday, just a few miles north of Old Faithful. The explosion was caused merely by water turning into a whole lot of steam, but it destroyed the wooden walkway and caused the temporary closure of that area of the park. [NY Times]
- Parts of the eastern Sierra are under a flash-flood warning because of a monsoonal moisture front that arrived Tuesday. The flood watch extends until Wednesday night for Mammoth Lakes, Bridgeport and Lee Vining. [Chronicle]
- The Chronicle continues to follow the story of alleged nepotism from SF Zoo director Tanya Peterson, noting that eight of her friends or family members receive financial benefits from the zoo. [Chronicle]
- The Santa Clara Valley Water District is studying the possibility of building a water desalination plant in the SF Bay, likely in Mountain View, Palo Alto, or San Jose. [Bay Area News Group]
- Here we go again with election-year chaos and violence, as a Michigan man killed himself after several politically motivated incidents, including one where he allegedly ran down an 80-year-old man who was putting up Trump signs. [NY Times]
Image: Vlada March via Storyful
