Wed | Day 15 – Join Us for Thanksgiving CleanUp, Ocean Beach + Bolinas

Per KTS, Matter of Trust, and the SF Dept of Emergency Management:
Volunteer Beach Clean-up Thanksgiving Day
National Park Service Officials anticipate that the high tide on the morning of November 22nd, Thanksgiving Day, may deposit small tar balls and minor amounts of oil at Ocean Beach.
Therefore, the City and County of San Francisco, together with the Environmental Protection [...]

Tue | Day 14 – Future Clean-Ups & Reminder Tips

Per KTS this morning:
“With the Volunteers trained and oil still washing up on our beaches, we know people are frustrated with the official volunteer efforts coming to an end, prematurely.  Stay tuned for additional clean-ups to be organized, timed with the tides.  Please continue to help us get feedback on the state of the beaches, [...]

Mon | Day 13 Update – Pacifica, Berkeley, Ocean Beach, Marin

Thank you all for your reports.  Keep them coming in, so we can let the official agencies know where to deploy more resources. 
PACIFICA:
Per Greg Cochran of Pedro Point Surf Club on Sunday:
 ”We have had small amounts of oil washing ashore on all of our beaches.  The Pro Cleanup crew cleaned Linda Mar this AM [Sunday]. [...]

Sun | Day 12 Update

Per KTS, 403 more folks were trained on Saturday!  That brings it to well over 1400 officially trained in San Francisco.   
Ocean Beach opened up yesterday (although posted signs along the beach still say it’s closed)…but we are getting reports from that Ocean Beach may not be clean enough.  It also sounds like there’s still plenty [...]

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 [...]

List of Closed Beaches as of Wed 11.14.07

Source: US Coast Guard SF   http://www.uscgsanfrancisco.com/go/doc/823/182034
Bay Area Beach Closures Nov. 14, 2007

Clipper Cove Beach, T.I.
Aquatic Park (Booms in place)
SF Municipal Pier
Ft. Point
Baker Beach (Heavy Oil)
China Beach (Light Oil)
Ft. Baker
Mile Rock Beach
Kirby Cove (Heavy  Oil)
Rodeo Beach (Heavy Oil)
Tennesee Valley
Muir Beach (Heavy Oil)
Angel Island (Heavy Oil)
Keller Beach
Ferry Point
Point Isabel
Baxter Creek to Lucretia Edwards Park
Coastal Access point to [...]

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 [...]

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)