12th dead whale washes up on Bay Area shore - here s what officials know
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People are seen walking and carrying surfboards on Pacifica State Beach on Thursday, April 30, 2020 in Pacifica, Calif.Lea Suzuki/The Chronicle
Federal and local authorities were working Sunday to tow away a dead gray whale that washed up on the Pacifica State Beach shore Friday afternoon, officials said.
Officials at the Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito said they received a report of a dead whale rolling in the surf at Pacifica State Beach at about 3 p.m. Friday. It was the 12th dead whale to wash up on a San Francisco Bay Area beach this year, according to authorities.
Former San Jose Earthquakes stadium employee gets prison sentence for hacking online concessions system
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SAN JOSE, CA - MARCH 22: A general view of Avaya Stadium during an MLS game between the Chicago Fire and San Jose Earthquakes on March 22, 2015 in San Jose, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images
A man who pleaded guilty to hacking the San Jose Earthquakes’ online concessions management system on the team’s opening day last year was sentenced to 20 months in prison and ordered to pay $268,733 for lost revenue and damages, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said Wednesday.
Mountain lion seen roaming S.F. s Bernal Heights captured, will be returned to the wild
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A sign at Bernal Heights Park, Tuesday, May 18, 2021, in San Francisco, Calif. Signs at the entrances to the park report a mountain lion was sighted in the area. The lion was captured late Wednesday.Santiago Mejia/The Chronicle
San Francisco animal control officials captured a mountain lion Wednesday night believed to be the same one previously spotted roaming the streets in the city’s Bernal Heights neighborhood, officials said.
The mountain lion was first spotted Tuesday night in the Bernal Heights and Portola area, according to San Francisco Animal Care and Control.