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Wilson Walker @WilsonKPIX

One-man-band reporter @KPIXtv. Probably covering transportation, infrastructure, water or homelessness. Your trip is short.

Joined January 2012
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And there it goes. 😢
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Holy cow how about the Charlotte Hornets. 🐝🐝🐝
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👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Well done, @NASA
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Look at what we humans can do. 🥲
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Oh, Santa Clara. 🤦🏻‍♂️
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Six years ago.
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Fare thee well, Bob. 😢
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Solid shake/roll right there. Whew. 😬
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As we dig deeper into the 'flow' - or lack thereof - in San Francisco's homeless system, we hit a core predicament; Permanent supportive housing is becoming increasingly that, permanence coming with increasing cost and marginal effect on the street (1/3) cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/new…

As San Francisco's homeless population in city-provided housing grows, few flow out

The focus turns to the next part of the flow equation, and that's the people already inside city-provided housing. It's a population that has grown quickly in recent years, and very few of them are...

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In Part 1 of this series we looked at this idea of 'flow' and how it can help explain why San Francisco's increased spending, and success in housing more people, isn't producing the kind of progress many would like to see on streets and in numbers (2/2) cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/new…

New San Francisco study looks at data about homelessness with a different approach

As new San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie begins to take on one of the city's oldest challenges, there is a new report measuring the SF's progress in the fight to reduce homelessness.

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And in Part 2 we looked at one very cost-effective way to limit the amount of inflow into the system, and that's help people who are housed stay in their homes. Hopefully, more installments to come before too long. cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/new…

Prevention-oriented approach for homelessness could be vital for San Francisco

Despite massive increases in spending and thousands of people placed into housing, San Francisco's homeless population remains about the same.

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A mudslide has taken a house into the Russian River just above River Road. That’s the Forest Hills Bridge in the background. I am told the house was vacant.
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Address would be 12354 Westside Rd. House a total loss. Again, people or pets home.
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“A decision to take summer water from local farmers and dump it out of these reservoirs shows a complete lack of understanding of how the system works and sets a very dangerous precedent."
SJV Water@SJVWater
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Trump's emergency water order behind decision to dump water from 2 Tulare County lakes sjvwater.org/trumps-emergenc…
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Wilson Walker retweeted
California Department of Water Resources
@CA_DWR
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The military did not enter California. The federal government restarted federal water pumps after they were offline for maintenance for three days. State water supplies in Southern California remain plentiful.
California Aqueduct

ALT California Aqueduct

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Insane story. thebignewsletter.com/p/did-a…

Did a Private Equity Fire Truck Roll-Up Worsen the L.A. Fires?

During the LA fires, dozens of fire trucks sat in the boneyard, waiting for repairs the city couldn't afford. Why? A private equity roll-up made replacing and repairing those trucks much pricier.

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A lot of attention on the #MossLandingFire right now. As a little background for you, here's the unveiling of that facility back in June of 2022. youtube.com/watch?v=YRYRaTD0…

PG&E shows off new power storage project in Moss Landing

Wilson Walker reports on the new project PG&E is rolling out to dea...

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Federal prosecutors reveal their indictment of former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao and her partner Andre Jones. It alleges a “scheme to defraud the public” by taking bribes and kickbacks for influence at city hall.
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Two local businesses are also implicated, a recycling company and a housing company. The indictment alleges $95,000 in payments to Jones for a “no-show job” with the housing company, with a promise of additional payments “all intended for the benefit of Thao and Jones.”
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