"The federal government shutdown may impact national parks in the Bay Area including Alcatraz and Muir Woods, but the totality of those impacts remains unclear. Alcatraz is closed today but is scheduled to reopen Thursday, and Muir Woods is apparently closed; both were closed during a shutdown in 2013, but remained open during the last shutdowns in Trump's first term."
"If you go to the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) website today, you'll see a blaring banner declaring that the "Radical Left in Congress shut down the government." A federal complaint has already been filed by the nonprofit consumer advocacy group Public Citizen calling this a blatant violation of the Hatch Act, which ensures that federal programs are administered in a nonpartisan fashion."
National parks in the Bay Area face disruptions from a federal government shutdown, with Alcatraz closed today and scheduled to reopen Thursday, and Muir Woods apparently closed. Both parks closed during the 2013 shutdown but stayed open during the previous Trump-era shutdowns. The HUD website displays a banner stating "Radical Left in Congress shut down the government," prompting Public Citizen to file a federal Hatch Act complaint. State climatologist Michael Anderson forecasts La Niña with extended dry periods interrupted by large, long-lasting atmospheric rivers. A Fremont startup pitched an AI platform claiming 95% accuracy in predicting fire risk months ahead. Local culture updates include a Tubbs Fire documentary short, a TWICE concert on January 17, and ongoing Castro Theatre renovations.
#government-shutdown #bay-area-parks #hatch-act #la-nina--atmospheric-rivers #fire-risk-prediction-ai
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