Jaden Schaul

"Crass Aunt" (left) and Bridget Star (right), both of Oakland, play a round of badminton at the entrance to Coast Guard Island as demonstrators gathered for another day of protest against the presence of federal immigration officers in Oakland, Calif., Friday, October 24, 2025. (Jaden Schaul / KTVU)

Police investigate after Coast Guard Security Forces opened fire on a rental van that refused to stop while backing towards them as protesters rallied at the entrance to Coast Guard Island in Oakland, Calif., Thursday, October 23, 2025.

BREAKING NEWS: Coast Guard Security Forces opened fire on a U-Haul van advancing through their barricade just before 10pm during protests at Alameda Coast Guard Island in Oakland.

Dozens of California Highway Patrol officers donned riot gear and faced off with demonstrators protesting against a surge of federal immigration officers in the Bay Area at the entrance to Coast Guard Island in Oakland, Calif., Thursday, October 23, 2025. (Jaden Schaul / KTVU)

Two sea otters swim in the lineup at Steamer Lane in Santa Cruz, Calif., Monday, Oct. 20, 2025. There have been several instances of otter-human interaction in the past week, including at least one case of an otter boarding a surfboard.

Union Square in San Francisco, Calif. on Sunday.

Distorted image caused by temperature differences in air over cold water

Fata Morgana optical illusion over Monterey Bay. Looking toward Moss Landing today, the stacks appear unusually tall, and the gas plant behind them looks taller too due to stretched, flipped image. The dark gray line resembling a cloud is an inverted image of the shoreline. #fatamorgana

Native Santa Cruz on X: "A Sea Otter took over a surfboard and bit the surfer which resulted in a large water rescue response. All’s fine now https://t.co/SrdEK4MF1m" / X A Sea Otter took over a surfboard and bit the surfer which resulted in a large water rescue response. All’s fine now https://t.co/SrdEK4MF1m

@nativesantacruz.bsky.social has a photo on Twitter x.com/NativeSantaC...

Per scanner, surfer bit by sea otter at Steamer Lane, otter took the surf board. Water rescue response was dispatched by Santa Cruz FD. Same area as the Otter 841 drama from a few years back. #SantaCruz

The first major storm of the season has arrived in Santa Cruz. Choppy surf caused a sailboat to run aground, and several trees came down Monday, impacting roadways across the Santa Cruz Mountains. #CAwx

Maybe the Jackson Street offramp. I've seen it flooded pretty bad before.

Love it

Currently in an insane month-long debacle between Verizon and Apple that has me considering a Samsung for the first time in 10 years

Mariners fans literally shake T-Mobile Park in historic Game 5 victory The Pacific Northwest Seismic Network measured the intensity of fan energy in Friday's winner-take-all game against the Detroit Tigers.

www.king5.com/article/spor...

Patiently awaiting seismometer results @mariners.com

WHAT A GAME! #Mariners

Seattle Mariners installed a seismometer in their stadium before Game 5 and I think thats pretty cool

Meanwhile

The level of detail with slide film, even at 35mm, is really impressive to me.

Thank you Andy Pages

Shot some Ektachrome over my birthday vacation

I do BW myself but color processing is something I haven't taken up yet. These were done by Underdog Film Lab in West Oakland.

Update! Here's some images from Kodacolor 100. I feel like this might be repackaged ProImage 100 after all? Very similar look...

California and Oregon sue Trump administration to block National Guard deployment to Portland Gov. Tina Kotek said Oregon is “not a military target,” and said federal officials are trying to antagonize and provoke conflict outside the ICE facility.

Breaking news: Texas National Guard troops appear to also have been summoned to Portland. OPB is following the story and will provide updates here:

Link to full statement here: nppa.org/news/814

Caller alerts CHP to alarming sight: Big rig being towed in S.F. with unusual object The caller reported seeing a big rig towing another tractor-trailer on a San Francisco freeway using nothing more than the pipe and chain.

The caller reported seeing a big rig towing another tractor-trailer on a San Francisco freeway using nothing more than the pipe and chain.

Just got my hands on the two new color films from Eastman Kodak. Testing underway. Updates to come!

Yup

Missed opportunity to call it pixel peeping! 😂
Great column.