Thousands of species have vanished -
flora, fauna, insects, frogs, you name it -
Climate Change, increased Carbon Footprint -
has less to do with indigenous people -
more with the GREEDY strangers that want it all.
Indigenous people - the Ohlone - here in San Francisco other indigenous people the Miwok, Pomo - still, other indigenous tribes from California - too, many to name - have for thousands of years done an excellent job and left a legacy - respecting Mother Earth.
PTEROSAURS as depicted -
at the Museum of Natural Sciences -
San Francisco - Golden Gate Park.
Not so the greedy - strangers - who continue to pollute, contaminate, build skyscrapers, deplete resources like clean drinking water, our air - and of course the land on which we live.
These skyscrapers are the scourge of the land -
they increase the Carbon Footprint -
that the evil with intent - make NO note off.
In recent years too much has been made of the reading linked to some " carbon footprint ".
In San Francisco itself the amount of aggregate, concrete, increased traffic - more back to back.
Other - actions from industries, industrial activities, daily home activities - but the most important fact to note - methane gas spewing from poor landfill - thousands of tons of methane gas - one ton of methane gas equals twenty two tons of Carbon Dioxide.
The San Francisco Department of Environment - for all it stands for - will take opportunities - at podiums and some events - to say stuff that is incorrect and one of them is the ever increasing Carbon Footprint. Its Director Debbie Raphael and her minions - failing to serve less represent San Francisco.
Here is one link that kind of says something - if one can figure out - what exactly the map is trying to say - come - to some realization and conclusion - factual and empirical data that matters :
https://baaqmd.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=94b9eff6547f459fba27a6853327e1a2
Not too long ago - we all experienced - the adverse impacts of the " Butte Fire ".
In recent weeks we have been having some rain - we all rejoice today - that our air is cleaner and that those days - when the Butte Fires reigned supreme at past us.
The Butte Fires - adversely impact us - brought teary eyes, sore throats, headaches, misery of all sorts.
Even though the Butte Fires were a far off - it looked as if it was just beyond the Oakland Hills - and reminded us immediately of the past Oakland Hill fires - but the Butte Fires lasted for weeks.
San Francisco was slow to address the adverse impacts of the " Butte Fire " - especially when it came to our Elders - who were left to fend for themselves.
Our hospitals were not prepared at all.
Our City and County of San Francisco - does not have a Toxicologist on board - and this is a crying shame.
The City and County of San Francisco - is quick to talk from both sides of its mouth - and has yet to reveal to the public at large - an assessment made on the adverse impacts of the " Butte Fires " on our San Francisco population - more those with compromised health.
All talk and NO - walk.
Recently the Mayor London Breed announced - she wants some sort of Blue Print Citywide - to address the adverse impacts - when the Big One strikes - which is due anytime - and for sure within 20 years.
For starters our City and County of San Francisco should be divided in quadrants with qualified Captains - be it lay persons or retired military - others trained by the NERT model - to address and organize - the issues at hand - when the Big One strikes.
The present San Francisco Emergency Management is a joke - and more its Director Mary Ellen Carroll.
Mary Ellen Carroll - who could bluff her way - when she worked for the failing SF Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) - she has NO experience and for sure NO Trining to address - a catastrophe - as we experienced in 1989.
I have been listening to the public comments at the San Francisco Emergency Management meetings held.
Mary Ellen Caroll
has no valid and concrete experience -
handling a major Earthquake -
pandering can go so far - she will fall flat on her face.
has no valid and concrete experience -
handling a major Earthquake -
pandering can go so far - she will fall flat on her face.
The Chair Mary Ellen Carroll pandering to the representatives - mostly from our City Departments - who in 1989 had nothing much to offer - Sixth U.S. Army was active at the Presidio of San Francisco - and did most of the heavy lifting.
In 1989 the SF City and County of San Francisco was paralyzed - all the analysis done at that time - by know experts say so - and this prevails to this day. Good for nothing individuals dare to take positions - for which they are totally unqualified.
Our City and County of San Francisco - for starters does not have a helicopter to bring to the fore in any emergency.
In fact - we must have access to several helicopters - that are equipped to address the more serious situations.
Our City and County of San Francisco - does not have - " at a ready " heavy equipment to clear -large objects like trees - and rocks - assigned to each of the eleven Districts - but more quadrants - within each District - each of the Captains - understanding the Standard Operating Procedures - of which none exists.
One does not except some Barbie Doll to be in charge - and more having most of her experience at the SF Controller's Office linked to projects and issues - none related with major Emergency Issues.
Mary Ellen Carroll work with the SFPUC that has NO standards - has continuously failed San Francisco - audits from the SF Controller state so.
The SF Public Utilities Commission - formed in 1996 - for those who are ignorant - continues to waste millions of dollars.
The Water System Improvement Project (WSIP) cost over $4.6 Billion - millions wasted - Mountain Tunnel, Calaveras, Irvington Tunnel and more.
Dwayne Jones -
President of Rudolf Dwayne Jones - RDJ Enterprises LLC -
was the gate keeper - will soon appear in court -
where he will NOT be able to account - spending
millions of dollars - Community Benefit Money -
we have done the heavy lifting -
on behalf of the community at large that has been hoodwinked.
Millions wasted and now audited by the SF Controller's Office - crooks like Dwayne Jones, Juliet Ellis, others that I will name in detail - at the appropriate time.
More and more with a budget of over $11 billion - our SF City and County has been pussyfooting - with those who are heads of departments - the left hand does not know what the right hand is doing.
These idiots many representing their bosses sit at the table - at the SF Emergency Management meetings - quiet - and have nothing viable and sustainable to offer to the tax payers - who pay their large - salaries.
Many of them do not even live in San Francisco - laugh all the way to the bank - to collect their inflated salaries.
We have the SF Department of Environment - with Debbis Reynolds is charge.
We have the Division of Environment -which is linked to the SF Health Department - with Stephanie Cushing in charge - most of the time - she is out of the office - taking junkets to far off places - attending workshops - I would say 80% of the time.
Our Department of Building Inspection - has yet to address the sinking Millennium Building sinking 22 inches and tilting 18 inches North East.
The SF Department of Building Inspectors - have failed miserably and there is No sound leadership.
The City Administrator has spent millions on consultants - to reveal nothing new - for the longest time - the many defects linked to the Millennium building and other projects.
Many of our SF City Departments - have had NO standards - many unqualified heads of Departments.
Again and again we have witnessed - buffoonery and think nothing of it.
The Millennium fiasco is one of those tragic mistakes - a dark cloud hanging over our City and County of San Francisco.
Watch this video - the Van Ness Project - the reality is the opposite :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=25&v=U9LP-tZ3w4c
We have just to witness the madness linked the Van Ness Project - which is really a Freeway - part of Highway 101 - a total mess.
No one cares that this project - has so many change orders - and cost so much - right now over 50% over - the original cost.
The tax payers must not be taken for a wild ride.
Much like the Central Subway that started with $600 million and now exceeds $1.6 Billion.
The TransBay Transit that cost over $2 Billion - was opened with mush fanfare - then days later the entire project closed - some brand new steel beams - split - compromising safety - endangering the safety of the public at large.
Our Mayor who talks from both sides of her mouth - keeps spewing diatribe - she does not have one single Blue Print - with goals and time-lines - on the above three projects - and more that I have yet to spell out.
Mayor London Breed's pre-prepared statements - betray her ignorance.
She pretends she knows some - London Breed - she is NOT a leader - what is important to note - she still clings to the sordid ways of the hood.
Our SF City and County has a $11 billion budget - but there is nothing progressive to show at " ground zero ".
The homeless situation is on the increase.
The congestion on our streets, roads, highways unbearable.
The killings and shootings on the increase - we had three killings in one week in the SF Bayview.
Our infants, our children, our youth, our young adults, our Elders, those with compromised health, more, the mentally and physically challenged all - suffering. Our hospitals and clinics astounded at the suffering and the various ailment - many of them from acute stress and poor living conditions.
San Francisco has been ranked to Rwanda a third world nation in Central Africa - and our SF Board of Supervisor and Mayor - are behaving in a nonchalant manner. Our City Administrator and all those heads of City Department - one worse than the other.
Here are some documents linked to the City and County of San Francisco's Budget - from the SF Controller's Office - to give the reader some clue of how much money we spend - with little and NO accountability :
https://sfmayor.org/budget-documents
Our City and County of San Francisco - more the SF Board of Supervisors do not give a DAMN - when it comes to the health of the constituents - San Franciscans - the tax payers.
Again and again BIG GREED DEVELOPERS are permitted to build projects on land prone to contamination and liquefaction.
San Francisco must uphold health concerns - but all those norms are thrown to the wind - again and again.
Health come first but one would not know that from all the reports and statistics we get on the health of our infants, children, youth, young adults, Seniors, those with compromised health.
Again and again the SF Board of Supervisors wag that tongue that has NO bone - but not for long - we are monitoring the situation carefully - and will put an end to the nonsense.
Recent LAFCO - stated they want to build a Solar Farm on Parcel E2 - which spews methane gas.
In fact Parcel E2 - has several wells that spew methane gas - to control an on going fire - that is raging underground. The SF Board of Supervisors have NO clue about this fact - and think that we the tax payers - do not pay attention - to the nonsense they spew at the many meetings and committees - failing to do their homework.
The SF Board of Supervisors - deal with subjects and projects that they have NO clue about - they talk and betray their ignorance.
More -when they open their mouth. Most speak without thinking - they open that mouth and shove their dirty foot in failing to comprehend the responsibility they have - to the tax payers who pay their salaries - and pay No attention to true representation.
It is the same with health issues, our safety, transportation, our carbon footprint, the poor state of education, sound planning and housing, child care, our Seniors, the chronic homelessness, congestion on our streets - and the list goes on and on.
Our City and County of San Francisco has yet to have a realtime website - where we can monitor our Carbon Footprint - that has increase over 100% from ten years ago.
A reliable reading - real time statistics Carbon Footprint taking into account the factors linked to millions of tons of concrete linked to our sky scrapers.
Aggregate , increased congestion on our streets, roads, and freeways.
Commercial and industrial contribution to the Carbon Footprint.
The over two hundred other source points and hot points - that are not addressed - by our City and County of San Francisco - who is fooling whom?
Here are some maps -
pin-pointing the hazardous material sites -
oblivious the the SF Board of Supervisor -
most of them non educated on issues.
Today all over the City and County of San Francisco - we have over 5000 hot spots - that is the responsibility of the City and County - that have NOT been cleaned - our watershed compromised - our air contaminated - many species put in harm way - including human beings.
Does anyone give a damn?
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