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Trash left behind following Saturday's Golden Gate Park 4-20 celebration. (SF Parks and Recreation)

Cleanup From Golden Gate Park 4/20 Smokeout Costs City $15,000

Pot enthusiasts packed San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park on Saturday for an unofficial celebration of marijuana, leaving behind a mess that city officials now say cost more than $15,000 to clean up.

2013/04/22

Treasure Island as seen from Yerba Buena (Wikipedia)

Report Suggests More Widespread Radiation Contamination On SF’s Treasure Island

A recently-obtained survey by the United States Navy indicates that radioactive contamination on San Francisco’s Treasure Island may be more widespread than previously thought, creating a potential snag for redevelopment plans.

2012/08/17

A view inside a homeless person's tent at Kelley Park in San Jose, July 19, 2012. (CBS)

Homeless Squatters Cleared Out Of San Jose’s Kelley Park

Kelley Park was cleared of trash and debris as it has been site of a homeless encampment for years.

2012/07/19

A pile of trash left outside San Francisco's Bernal Heights Park (CBS)

Illegal Dumping Plagues San Francisco’s Bernal Heights

Someone has been dumping garbage on the streets and in the parks in San Francisco’s Bernal Heights neighborhood, and neighbors are outraged.

2012/02/16

Woman picks up after dog

San Jose Stops Supplying Doggie Cleanup Bags

More budget cuts in San Jose could mean messier parks because the city is no longer supplying plastic bags to help dog-walkers clean up after their pets.

KCBS–2011/08/24

The scene of the Lake Merritt fuel slick (Doug Sovern)

Lake Merritt Spill Cleaned Up; Source Remains Unknown

A diesel fuel spill that spread to about 4 or 5 acres in Oakland’s Lake Merritt on Tuesday has been cleaned up, but the source of the spill remains unclear.

CBS San Francisco–2011/06/29

Concord Naval Weapons Station. (CBS)

Concord Naval Weapons Station Cleanup Moves Forward

The city of Concord and U.S. Navy are working in conjunction to clean up the former Concord Naval Weapons Station and return it back to the community.

KCBS–2011/06/15

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Project Aims To Cleaning Up Petaluma River

Cleanup efforts are underway on the Petaluma River, as it has been a dumping ground fro abandoned vessels and other debris for years.

KCBS–2011/05/08

San Pablo Bay Mare Island Strait (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, spn.usace.army.mil)

National Park Service Rejects Mare Island Application

The cost of environmental cleanup at the former Navy shipyard at Mare Island is too high for it to become a national park, according to federal officials.

KCBS–2011/03/31

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Cleanup Of Davis Superfund Site Gets Greener

Environmental officials are using new green technology to speed up the process of cleaning Superfund sites in the U.S.

KCBS–2011/02/27

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