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Missing dog is saved after getting lost and swimming out into San Francisco Bay

A dog that had been missing for almost two weeks was saved after it was spotted frantically swimming into San Francisco Bay.

The Independent UK

Body of ‘beloved’ mother recovered after San Francisco boat sinking

Tondra Madruga, 58, was identified by the San Francisco medical examiner on Friday

The Independent UK

Family on doomed San Francisco boat were scattering a loved one’s ashes when it sank

Coast Guard crews suspended their search late Wednesday for three people missing a day after a boat capsized in the cold, choppy waters of San Francisco Bay

The Independent UK

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Three missing after boat capsizes near Alcatraz during family ashes scattering

Rescuers continue search after one person and dog confirmed dead in boat capsizing in San Francisco Bay

The Guardian - US

Rescuers are still searching for 3 people after a boat sank in San Francisco Bay, leaving 1 dead

Rescuers are still searching for three people missing after a boat sank in San Francisco Bay near Alcatraz Island

The Independent UK

Dave Eggers: ‘Once you have a machine think and write for you, you’re cooked as a species’

As his new novel is published, the US author talks about nurturing the next generation of creatives, debating Sam Altman – and why he writes on a boat in San Francisco Bay

The Guardian - UK

San Francisco turns to AI to avoid collisions between ships and whales searching for food

Climate change is pushing starving gray whales into the San Francisco Bay in unusual numbers, where ship strikes killed at least 40% of the 21 whales found dead last year

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California turns to AI as whale deaths spike

Climate change is pushing starving gray whales into the San Francisco Bay in unusual numbers, where ship strikes killed at least 40% of the 21 whales found dead last year

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A new whale detection network launches in San Francisco Bay, alerting ships in real time

Climate change is pushing starving gray whales into the San Francisco Bay in unusual numbers, where ship strikes killed at least 40% of the 21 whales found dead last year

AAP

Gray whales, once rare in San Francisco Bay, dying there at alarming rates

Researchers find increase in whale deaths in the Bay, largely because of collisions with vessels on busy shipping route

The Guardian - US

Gray whales are dying in San Francisco Bay at an alarming rate – this isn’t normal

At least six gray whales have died in San Francisco Bay from mid-March to early April 2026. These deaths follow a pattern over the past few years, and they are raising concerns among marine biologists like us that 2026 is becoming another dangerous year for a struggling population.

The Conversation

Coyote scrambles onto Alcatraz Island after perilous, never-before-seen swim

Experts have reacted to a viral video of a coyote swimming to Alcatraz Island in what is a surprising first for the San Francisco Bay Area.

LiveScience

Slingsby's crew modify tactics for Abu Dhabi SailGP

The SailGP grand final will be held in Abu Dhabi rather than San Francisco Bay this season and not everybody is happy about it.

AAP

A woman’s body was found floating in San Francisco Bay 40 years ago. Thanks to her daughter, cops finally made an arrest

Investigators credit the persistence of the victim’s daughter for keeping the case alive

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Ever thought Alcatraz Island needed a 450-foot statue of Prometheus? Meet the tech executive hoping to MAGA-fy Silicon Valley’s skyline

Ross Calvin wants to bring a towering Prometheus to San Francisco Bay - and he thinks the president is just the man to green-light the project, Josh Marcus reports

The Guardian - US

Survivor’s island: coyotes seen paddling across deep San Francisco Bay waters

Researchers studying the phenomenon found in 2024 there were between 14 to 17 coyotes on Angel island

The Conversation

Florida is fronting the $450M cost of Alligator Alcatraz – a legal scholar explains what we still don’t know about the detainees

The state of Florida has opened a migrant detention center in the Everglades. Its official name is Alligator Alcatraz, a reference to the former maximum security federal penitentiary in San Francisco Bay.

Salon

Trump took Alcatraz inspo from Hollywood

The president cited "the movies" when asked about his plan to reopen the notorious prison in San Francisco Bay

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The Independent UK

Watch aerials from California as 7.0 magnitude earthquake prompts tsunami warning

This feed shows aerials over San Francisco Bay after northern California was hit by a 7.0 magnitude earthquake late Thursday morning (5 December), prompting a tsunami warning.

The Independent UK

Coronavirus levels spiking in wastewater in California, Florida and Texas as cases rise

In the San Francisco Bay area, Covid levels are comparable to the most recent winter surge

AAP

Australia close in on Sail GP's rich grand final

Australia are likely to land in the grand final of the SailGP after a mixed first day on San Francisco Bay.

The Independent UK

World's first hydrogen-powered commercial ferry set to operate on San Francisco Bay, officials say

The first hydrogen-powered ferry to operate commercially anywhere in the world is set to begin transporting passengers on San Francisco Bay

AAP

France crash could be Aussies' gain at SailGP

One of Australia's biggest rivals for a spot in the SailGP grand final has crashed their boat in the final practice before the San Francisco Bay regatta.

The Independent UK

California firefighters make significant progress against wildfire east of San Francisco Bay

California’s largest wildfire so far this year has been significantly surrounded after blackening a swath of hilly grasslands between San Francisco Bay and the Central Valley

WEKU

Sierra Nevada records snowiest day of the season from a brief but potent storm

A weekend spring storm that drenched the San Francisco Bay area and closed Northern California mountain highways also set a single-day snowfall record for the season on Sunday in the Sierra Nevada.

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