Dan Brekke
@danbrekke.bsky.social
Reporter and editor at KQED/San Francisco. Transportation, history, transportation history, water, weather, water and weather, salmon and interests of all sorts. Photography is pretty cool.
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Firefighters had complained that the ground was still smoking in places and rocks remained hot to the touch when they were ordered to pack up their hoses and leave the area.
LAFD knew of firefighter complaints about Lachman mop-up and said nothing
At least one LAFD official knew that a battalion chief had directed firefighters to leave the scene of the Lachman fire Jan. 2, even though they complained the ground was still smoking in places and r...
www.latimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Firefighters had complained that the ground was still smoking in places and rocks remained hot to the touch when they were ordered to pack up their hoses and leave the area.
This morning's San Ramon #earthquake swarm. A 3.8-magnitude quake kicked off the sequence at 9:38 a.m. PST About 40 more shakes, most between magnitude 1.0 and 2.0, have occurred since.
The same area experienced prolonged earthquake swarms in 1990 and 2015.
The same area experienced prolonged earthquake swarms in 1990 and 2015.
November 9, 2025 at 8:10 PM
This morning's San Ramon #earthquake swarm. A 3.8-magnitude quake kicked off the sequence at 9:38 a.m. PST About 40 more shakes, most between magnitude 1.0 and 2.0, have occurred since.
The same area experienced prolonged earthquake swarms in 1990 and 2015.
The same area experienced prolonged earthquake swarms in 1990 and 2015.
The "worst of the worst" now targeted by masked "police" now include preschool teachers.
Families Rally After Feds Take Chicago Daycare Teacher: 'We Are Filled With Rage'
Hundreds of neighbors gathered in North Center demanding that federal immigration agents stay out of schools after a teacher was chased into and pulled out of a preschool by officers.
blockclubchicago.org
November 6, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The "worst of the worst" now targeted by masked "police" now include preschool teachers.
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will more than make up for the 2% of LA’s water that comes from Mono Basin streams. Construction is already underway.
Board President Richard Katz said that once the recycled water starts flowing, “we won’t need Mono Lake water to meet the supplies in L.A.” www.monolake.org/today/major-...
Board President Richard Katz said that once the recycled water starts flowing, “we won’t need Mono Lake water to meet the supplies in L.A.” www.monolake.org/today/major-...
Major water recycling project will benefit Mono Lake, reports LA Times
The Los Angeles Times reports today on a significant step for LA’s water resilience and security that will also allow the city to stop taking water from
www.monolake.org
November 3, 2025 at 6:10 PM
will more than make up for the 2% of LA’s water that comes from Mono Basin streams. Construction is already underway.
Board President Richard Katz said that once the recycled water starts flowing, “we won’t need Mono Lake water to meet the supplies in L.A.” www.monolake.org/today/major-...
Board President Richard Katz said that once the recycled water starts flowing, “we won’t need Mono Lake water to meet the supplies in L.A.” www.monolake.org/today/major-...
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I'm looking to speak to people who rely on SNAP about what this past week has been like. If that's you, please reach out, or pass along to others. Can be anonymous.
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Email: mkwrites4000@proton.me
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Email: mkwrites4000@proton.me
November 3, 2025 at 6:02 PM
I'm looking to speak to people who rely on SNAP about what this past week has been like. If that's you, please reach out, or pass along to others. Can be anonymous.
Signal: marisakabas.04
Email: mkwrites4000@proton.me
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Email: mkwrites4000@proton.me
"This is the system we’re in, where people have been trained to immediately say, 'If we’re under nuclear attack, we need to respond.' There’s a lot of fog of war. You get, like, 10 minutes to decide. And if you make the wrong decision, the consequences can be catastrophic."
In Kathryn Bigelow’s new film, Chicago is the target of a nuclear attack. Does the movie reflect reality?
Experts with the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists in Chicago analyze the risks, both as they’re depicted in the movie and in the real world.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 3, 2025 at 4:56 PM
"This is the system we’re in, where people have been trained to immediately say, 'If we’re under nuclear attack, we need to respond.' There’s a lot of fog of war. You get, like, 10 minutes to decide. And if you make the wrong decision, the consequences can be catastrophic."
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Helsinki goes a full year without a traffic death, largely by upgrading pedestrian and cycling infrastructure and reducing speed limits to 30kmph, via @semafor.com yle.fi/a/74-20174831
Helsinki goes a full year without a traffic death
A city traffic engineer credits the success to lower speed limits and smarter design.
yle.fi
August 13, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Helsinki goes a full year without a traffic death, largely by upgrading pedestrian and cycling infrastructure and reducing speed limits to 30kmph, via @semafor.com yle.fi/a/74-20174831
"Beneath the air of normalcy, a crisis is looming, say advocacy groups and former parks leaders who have repeatedly called to close the national parks during the government shutdown." Via @kqednews.kqed.org
At Yosemite, You’d Barely Know a Shutdown Was Happening. Why Advocates Say That Matters | KQED
A casual visit to this national park right now feels frictionless. But what could Yosemite lose in the future?
www.kqed.org
October 31, 2025 at 8:11 PM
"Beneath the air of normalcy, a crisis is looming, say advocacy groups and former parks leaders who have repeatedly called to close the national parks during the government shutdown." Via @kqednews.kqed.org
Thank you, Sarah. Going to miss working with you, too!
One of my favorite coworkers is retiring-- a man of sound (and sometimes strongly worded) editorial judgement, who is always happy to chat about weather, politics, birds, transit, infrastructure, fish...
I'm going to miss working with you @danbrekke.bsky.social !
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I'm going to miss working with you @danbrekke.bsky.social !
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KQED Transit Editor Hits the Road: Dan Brekke Retires After 50 Years in Journalism | KQED
Longtime KQED reporter, editor and transportation nerd is hanging up his AP stylebook after a career that spanned from Chicago to the Bay Area.
www.kqed.org
October 30, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Thank you, Sarah. Going to miss working with you, too!
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@bart.gov Power & Support Audio:
BART Transbay Tube Service Disrupted due to
Breakers MCG and MEG Not Closing
October 27, 2025 @danbrekke.bsky.social
youtu.be/SiuQFohWhYE
BART Transbay Tube Service Disrupted due to
Breakers MCG and MEG Not Closing
October 27, 2025 @danbrekke.bsky.social
youtu.be/SiuQFohWhYE
BART Transbay Tube Service Disrupted Due to Breakers Not Closing Power & Support Audio 10/27/2025
YouTube video by Bart Fare Evaders
youtu.be
October 27, 2025 at 4:55 PM
@bart.gov Power & Support Audio:
BART Transbay Tube Service Disrupted due to
Breakers MCG and MEG Not Closing
October 27, 2025 @danbrekke.bsky.social
youtu.be/SiuQFohWhYE
BART Transbay Tube Service Disrupted due to
Breakers MCG and MEG Not Closing
October 27, 2025 @danbrekke.bsky.social
youtu.be/SiuQFohWhYE
Following a cool and wet October, a much warmer and drier November to come across California. Via @weatherwest.bsky.social #caweather #cawx #cawater
Following a cool and wet October, a much warmer and drier November to come across California - Weather West
A notably wet (and also cool) October across nearly all of California and much of the Southwest 2025 has been a decidedly strange weather year in California--starting with January's devastating Los An...
weatherwest.com
October 27, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Following a cool and wet October, a much warmer and drier November to come across California. Via @weatherwest.bsky.social #caweather #cawx #cawater
Mayor Lurie has it exactly right: Masked immigration agents "are deployed to use aggressive enforcement tactics that instill fear ... (and) are designed to incite backlash, chaos and violence, which are then used as an excuse to deploy military personnel.”
Exclusive: Major federal immigration operation headed to San Francisco Bay Area
The Trump administration has dispatched more than 100 federal agents, including from U.S. Customs and Border Protection, to Coast Guard Base Alameda and they’ll begin to arrive Thursday.
www.sfchronicle.com
October 22, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Mayor Lurie has it exactly right: Masked immigration agents "are deployed to use aggressive enforcement tactics that instill fear ... (and) are designed to incite backlash, chaos and violence, which are then used as an excuse to deploy military personnel.”
Just had another little shake -- 2.2 magnitude, the red dot on the USGS map -- along the Hayward Fault in #Berkeley. Yellow dots mark quakes from the past week; white dots show quakes since the series began with a 4.3 temblor on Sept. 22. #earthquakes @kqednews.kqed.org
October 21, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Just had another little shake -- 2.2 magnitude, the red dot on the USGS map -- along the Hayward Fault in #Berkeley. Yellow dots mark quakes from the past week; white dots show quakes since the series began with a 4.3 temblor on Sept. 22. #earthquakes @kqednews.kqed.org
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Per @bart.gov radio:
A train operator reported a small explosion in the
Transbay Tube on the M2 track,
Possibly due to a blown insulator.
The train is going out of service.
October 20, 2025, 5:45 AM @danbrekke.bsky.social
A train operator reported a small explosion in the
Transbay Tube on the M2 track,
Possibly due to a blown insulator.
The train is going out of service.
October 20, 2025, 5:45 AM @danbrekke.bsky.social
October 20, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Per @bart.gov radio:
A train operator reported a small explosion in the
Transbay Tube on the M2 track,
Possibly due to a blown insulator.
The train is going out of service.
October 20, 2025, 5:45 AM @danbrekke.bsky.social
A train operator reported a small explosion in the
Transbay Tube on the M2 track,
Possibly due to a blown insulator.
The train is going out of service.
October 20, 2025, 5:45 AM @danbrekke.bsky.social
“There are large swaths where everything is dead — all the trees are dead. It will be a start-over event for this forest.”
‘All the trees are dead’: An ancient California forest has been wiped out
Old growth forests across the West are at risk of disappearing within 50 years. The Teakettle Experimental Forest is a tragic example in California.
www.sfchronicle.com
October 17, 2025 at 10:33 PM
“There are large swaths where everything is dead — all the trees are dead. It will be a start-over event for this forest.”
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Susan Stamberg, an original National Public Radio staffer who went on to become the first U.S. woman to anchor a nightly national news program, has died. n.pr/4qjVMDS
NPR 'founding mother' Susan Stamberg has died
Susan Stamberg, an original National Public Radio staffer who went on to become the first U.S. woman to anchor a nightly national news program, has died.
n.pr
October 16, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Susan Stamberg, an original National Public Radio staffer who went on to become the first U.S. woman to anchor a nightly national news program, has died. n.pr/4qjVMDS
Caltrans told KQED there is no structural safety reason preventing trucks from using I-580 and that “the freeway was designed to be safe for all vehicular traffic.” Via @kqednews.kqed.org & @lauraklivans.bsky.social
Caltrans Barrels Ahead With Study of East Bay Truck Ban | KQED
Caltrans is inviting the public to weigh in on how lifting a decades-old truck ban on Interstate 580 would impact Oakland, San Leandro and other East Bay communities.
www.kqed.org
October 16, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Caltrans told KQED there is no structural safety reason preventing trucks from using I-580 and that “the freeway was designed to be safe for all vehicular traffic.” Via @kqednews.kqed.org & @lauraklivans.bsky.social
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This afternoon BART crews safety removed this tree and branches from the trackway. We are running single track service through the area and will make repairs overnight.
October 15, 2025 at 9:57 PM
This afternoon BART crews safety removed this tree and branches from the trackway. We are running single track service through the area and will make repairs overnight.
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"The BART" instead of BART. Only an outsider would say "I'm going to ride the BART." A local would say, "I'm going to ride BART."
October 8, 2025 at 8:05 PM
"The BART" instead of BART. Only an outsider would say "I'm going to ride the BART." A local would say, "I'm going to ride BART."
@BART Dispatch Audio Click:
A Blown Insulator and Power Issues Caused Major Delays in BART Service
October 15, 2025, 5:10 AM @danbrekke.bsky.social
youtu.be/-DsjpQY3NRQ
A Blown Insulator and Power Issues Caused Major Delays in BART Service
October 15, 2025, 5:10 AM @danbrekke.bsky.social
youtu.be/-DsjpQY3NRQ
Audio: A Blown Insulator and Power Issues Caused Major Delays in BART Service 10/15/2025 5:10 AM
YouTube video by Bart Fare Evaders
youtu.be
October 15, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Encampments Are Polluting Bay Area Creeks. Can Those Who Live There Help Restore Them? Via @kqednews.kqed.org
Encampments Are Polluting Bay Area Creeks. Can Those Who Live There Help Restore Them? | KQED
Thousands of unhoused Californians live along streams, creeks and canals, often in conflict with environmental goals. A Bay Area program is betting it can be part of the solution.
www.kqed.org
October 14, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Encampments Are Polluting Bay Area Creeks. Can Those Who Live There Help Restore Them? Via @kqednews.kqed.org
In a series of veto messages, Newsom argued the bills were either unworkable, unnecessary or legally suspect. Via @kqednews.kqed.org
Newsom Vetoes Stall California’s Reparations Push for Black Descendants | KQED
Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed several reparations bills that would have given descendants of enslaved people preferences in college admissions, housing and business programs.
www.kqed.org
October 14, 2025 at 7:17 PM
In a series of veto messages, Newsom argued the bills were either unworkable, unnecessary or legally suspect. Via @kqednews.kqed.org
Subsidence photo op stirs bad feelings in already bitter San Joaquin Valley groundwater clash
Subsidence photo op stirs bad feelings in already bitter groundwater clash – SJV Water
Already heated tensions flared Friday when a southern Tulare County dairy farmer noticed what appeared to be signs illustrating subsidence levels being
sjvwater.org
October 14, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Subsidence photo op stirs bad feelings in already bitter San Joaquin Valley groundwater clash
A retired L.A. Fire Department battalion chief faults the agency for not coordinating with the city's water utility to prepare for the extreme fire weather that was forecast days before the deadly blaze swept through Pacific Palisades.
After Palisades fire hydrants went dry, LAFD faced costly delays in getting more water
A report reveals additional ways fire crews were stymied in efforts to get enough water to fight the Palisades fire in January. The call didn't go in for tanker trucks and when these arrived, there wa...
www.latimes.com
October 11, 2025 at 8:37 PM
A retired L.A. Fire Department battalion chief faults the agency for not coordinating with the city's water utility to prepare for the extreme fire weather that was forecast days before the deadly blaze swept through Pacific Palisades.
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@bart.gov Audio Click:
Bart plans to Encrypt its 🚓Police radio channels
on October 12, 2025
The BART police radio is not available online.
The cheapest radio to reliably listen to it costs $770
@danbrekke.bsky.social
Bart plans to Encrypt its 🚓Police radio channels
on October 12, 2025
The BART police radio is not available online.
The cheapest radio to reliably listen to it costs $770
@danbrekke.bsky.social
October 8, 2025 at 3:26 PM
@bart.gov Audio Click:
Bart plans to Encrypt its 🚓Police radio channels
on October 12, 2025
The BART police radio is not available online.
The cheapest radio to reliably listen to it costs $770
@danbrekke.bsky.social
Bart plans to Encrypt its 🚓Police radio channels
on October 12, 2025
The BART police radio is not available online.
The cheapest radio to reliably listen to it costs $770
@danbrekke.bsky.social