Jack Lee
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Weather science data reporter @sfchronicle | Previous: intern with @NCIprevention, @theAGU and @ScienceNews | @UCSC_SciCom '20 | he/him
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Joined October 2010
NEW: How Trump's NOAA cuts could hurt California "Coast Guard rescue missions failing after running into unexpected currents. Surprise storms flooding downtown San Francisco. Seafood contaminated by unseen algal blooms." By @edwardsanthonyb & @jackjlee
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California research institutions may lose access to millions of dollars, which could impact atmospheric river forecasts and Coast Guard rescues.
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Hundreds rallied in support of science outside SF City Hall and around the country in the face of widespread cuts and layoffs by the Trump administration: https://t.co/a2P7h6fNju w/ @jackjlee
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Attendees held up signs like “Public Health Over Private Wealth” and “Science for...
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Fascinating story by @hannah_hagemann: Scientists are 'harvesting' fog for water. Here's what it could mean for California "Fog — a part of daily life for millions of Californians — is fundamentally fickle." Photo by @YOSHIFOTO
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California scientists are harvesting fog and see its potential to augment water supplies. The amounts are modest, but fog water could be impactful as climate change accelerates.
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Ok night owls🦉let's talk about the recent tsunami warning🌊We don't get these alerts very often and there are lot of questions, frustration, and even some anger about how it all unfolded. We'll go over the history, science and warning process👇
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How did the 2024 Cape Mendocino earthquake happen? @kurtisalexander & I asked seismologists & geologists for the @sfchronicle Read our story to learn about the science behind the 7.0 & what experts know about where & when aftershocks could occur ➡️ https://t.co/wsA4h98kZA
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A major earthquake that sent reverberations through Northern California could mark the beginning of an active period of quakes, scientists warn.
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Looking for a change of pace when folks gather on Thanksgiving and don't want to talk politics? Try this eye-popping survey of what AI gets wrong about SF, from tri-towered Golden Gate Bridges to foliage-shrouded towers. Aka my final @sfchronicle byline:
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We asked four different generative AI models to depict today’s San Francisco, its residents and how the city would look in 2074.
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Pop-up YouTube livestream today (11/22) at 10am Pacific Time! discuss ongoing #AtmosphericRiver & record-breaking precipitation event across parts of N. California today, including reflection on broader context. Expect a live radar & satellite tour. #CAwx
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#MountainFire UPDATE: The fire has crossed Highway 118 and is now impacting the Camarillo Heights area. Evacuation orders are in effect, and we urge residents to follow these orders for their safety. Several individuals have been injured and transported to local hospitals.
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Still have those eclipse glasses handy? Quick, look at the Sun — there is a sunspot group large enough to see without a telescope (using a proper solar viewing method, of course)! That's active region 13848, which has produced two M-class flares in the past week. 🤩
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What's the best event in San Francisco? We held a ranked-choice poll to find out, but also used the results to explain how ranked-choice voting works, including whether voters can "game" the system https://t.co/f1Vid8ZPFJ
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Ranked-choice voting is used in SF to elect some local officials. To demystify RCV, the Chronicle ran a ranked-choice poll to vote on people's favorite event.
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How many cars vs. pedestrians use SF's Great Highway? I was curious about Prop K's potential impact, so I went out to the Great Highway and counted every car & pedestrian I saw over the course of an hour Here's what I found @sfchronicle
https://t.co/t4co3mvJcI
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One of the more contentious items on the November ballot is Proposition K, the choice to close SF��s Upper Great Highway to cars and turn the road into a park.
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We are launching the only comprehensive guide for families applying to California’s public universities, featuring in-depth acceptance rates and enrollment data for all University of California and Cal State campuses.
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My (free!) farewell column after 23 years -- why I wish I'd been carrying a camera my first day on the gig, and why S.F.'s future is brighter than what the doomsters say:
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John King, the Chronicle’s retiring urban design critic, takes stock of San Francisco’s troubled state — and sees signs of better times ahead.
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The Excessive Heat Warning has been extended for inland portions of the Bay Area, Central Coast, and the city of San Francisco through 11 PM Thursday. The Heat Advisory directly along the coastline has also been extended through 11PM Thursday. #CAwx
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Today is forecast to be the hottest of the heat wave sweeping across the Bay Area, with temperatures as much as 25 degrees above normal. Live updates >>
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San Francisco hit 93 degrees, marking the hottest day of 2024 so far. Some parts of the Bay Area will be even hotter tomorrow.
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Yesterday we posted an unusual story for us at the @sfchronicle that was actually about 400 stories. Here is a little thread about how it happened. https://t.co/yPccQA5MBA
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A secret system covers up and perpetuates police misconduct in California. We expose that system today. It took 3 yrs of digging by @UCBerkeleyIRP reporters @KateyRusch and @SmithCaseyA and superb editing by @demianbulwa and the whole @sfchronicle team. https://t.co/25rbjdzvxY
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Behind locked drawers, in police departments all over California, sit documents no one is supposed to see. Known as clean-record agreements, they conceal officers' misconduct, helping them land new...
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The Chronicle's hat game is about to take a serious hit. 🎩 But in all seriousness, I've learned so much reading and talking with @JohnKingSFChron. Wishing him the best retirement. https://t.co/clY2ej5REA
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John King is retiring from his respected post in early October after nearly 32 years at the Chronicle.
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1,000 Muni trips in 30 days? I wrote about the #TransitMonth2024 Ride Contest from @seamlessbayarea & @SFTRU Where Bay Area residents get very competitive riding @SFBART, @SFBayFerry and Dumbarton Express for fame & prizes. ⛴️🚍🚊🏆 https://t.co/G4844UQEpW
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The annual Transit Month Ride Contest returns to the Bay Area to see how many buses, trains and ferries you can ride in 30 days.
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