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Matt Charnock

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SF queerdo and Dark Mode fan. | Founder of @Underscore_SF | Ex-EIC of @thebolditalic; former @SFist editor | Words in @thisisinsider, @Hoodline, etc. | He/They
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California Condor Population Soars to Over 600 Individuals, First Wild Egg Laid in NorCal Over 100 Years Doing Well

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By Matt Charnock 
| Underscore_SF
The conservation success story of the California condor is one, quite literally, for the history books. Brought back from the brink of extinction, a population that once numbered less than 22 individuals has, through means of careful habitat restoration and captive rearing initiatives, grown into a population now estimated to be over 600 birds strong — an over 20% increase from previous estimates.
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San Francisco’s Speed Cameras Are, Indeed, Working

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By Matt Charnock 
| Underscore_SF
Since speed cameras were first installed in San Francisco last February, an average of 40,000 speeding cars have been taken off the road each day. The survival odds between a 20mph car crash and a 40mph car crash are unnervingly stark. A pedestrian or cyclist struck by a vehicle traveling at school zone speeds has about a 90% chance of surviving that crash, with the odds of walking away without major injuries at about a coin toss.
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Two People Just Rode Bay Wheels Ebikes From San Francisco to San Jose for First Time Ever

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By Matt Charnock 
| Underscore_SF
With 35 miles of estimated range, a pair of pro-transit enthusiasts tested the limits of Bay Wheels ebikes, taking two from SF to SJ … with at least a 16-mile range discrepancy in tow. San Francisco is an epicenter for the nation’s micromobility movement — set inside a region that’s changing and defining the future of car-free travel.
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