Thur 11.15 – Reports, WATER QUALITY TESTING NEEDED | Maverick’s Status

OCEAN BEACH OIL REPORT 11/15:
More oil washed into Ocean Beach last night.  That was not good news.  As of this morning, early reports noted that the oil amounts weren’t massive.    However, another surf company owner doing a catalog photo shoot this morning told us: ”Ocean Beach today is disgusting.  Stinson Beach isn’t any better.” 
FYI, the officials at last night’s training mentioned that [...]

Thur 11/15 Updated: CleanUps + More Volunteer Training Sessions

[update Thu 11.15 6pm] — A big THANK YOU to the EPA, SF Department of Emergency Management and the National Park Service for putting on more training sessions.
It was impressive to see a turnout of 700-800 folks at the San Francisco volunteer training sessions yesterday (Wednesday).  Due to the huge crowd, the officials condensed the training and [...]

SF/Berkeley/HMB: More Volunteer Training Sessions [updated 6:51pm]

Note:  The 6pm session has filled up today with 400 folks.  A few hundred others who lined up and didn’t make it in were told to come back for the 8:30pm session.  See you all there.   New Saturday sessions have been added below.
Help clean up your local beach! 
Per KTS sources this afternoon, the following official certification sessions [...]

Update: Wed 11/14 Volunteer Training, 6pm-10pm – County Fair Bldg, GG PARK

Per KTS and the Mayor’s office (see attached PDF of press release)

Disaster Service Worker Volunteer Certification
WHERE:  County Fair Building – Hall of Flowers
at 9th & Lincoln at entrance of Golden Gate Park. WHEN:  6pm-10pm  (not 1pm-6pm)
DIRECTIONS  http://www.gltf.org/directions/ggp-countyfair-directions.html 
MUNI INFO:  See bottom.Join the EPA,Kill the Spill, San Francisco Department of Emergency Management plus California Fish & Game….
The training from this [...]

Tues – Bolinas/Marin Needs Help; Send Stockings for Hair Mats!

Per Natalie Pepper:  “Official” crews showed up yesterday to begin cleaning. While this was a welcome sight, there is still a lot of beach and reef to clean. The tide pools downtown, at Agate Beach, Jack’s Creek, Palomarin, and places in between are covered with oil. We found a lot of dead sand crabs, dungenous crabs, [...]

*NEW* Official Oil Spill Contact Numbers as of 11.12.07

Per Kill the Spill:  On Monday evening, 11/12/07 we were provided with these new phone numbers:
Request Hazardous Materials Pickup: 907-632-1006 
-  This is a contractor direct number for collected bags of oil residue. (except for Taraval & Rivera — this pile will go for myco-remediation treatment)
To report oil sightings in the bay: 415-398-9617  (updated 11.12.07)
To report oiled wildlife:  415-701-2311  (updated 11.12.o7)

Kill The Spill Enables Official Volunteer Training; Next Training Wed 11/14

Check out the KRON4 Video Coverage:
Kill The Spill helps make Official Volunteer Training happen for regular citizens wanting to assist with cleanup.  The Dept of Emergency Management and the EPA finally get it together on Day 6 after the spill.  
Get Trained & Keep Your Beach Clean!  – Next class is this Wed 11/14 at 6pm-10pm.  Stay tuned [...]

Kron4 – Kill The Spill Effort – 11pm News – 11-10-07

 See below, or view it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lqkltVsKEY

CleanUp Schedule + EPA’s Volunteer Training w/ “Kill The Spill”

The EPA and Kill the Spill (KTS) has confirmed the date:
WED NOV 14 at 6pm. 
Location TBD, but may be near Ft. Mason 
Word is that there will be 8-trainers.  Stay tuned for location info.
Also: KTS has spoken with the EPA, who has agreed to make trash removal and Ocean Beach signage both top priorities.
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Tuesday Morning OB CLEANUP:  EPA will [...]

Kill The Spill Gets Official; Other Media Clips

Recent KRON Interview:   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lqkltVsKEY
Friday’s Cleanup by Mark Lukach – Hair Mats, too!:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WscZJ2Dh0RY