The headline may make you groan, but I’m a big fan of Oakland organization Save the Bay’s just-released voting mechanism for choosing which local waterways require most immediate attention. Internet users can select from the 225 spaces in the Bay that are most in need, including Colma Creek in South San Francisco, thanks to Google maps integrations. And while you might have liked what Arcade Fire put together recently with the Google API, you won’t love learning what’s clogging our local water, including toxic levels of plastic bags, cigarette butts, fast food containers, old tires, et al. Where is it most important to you that they’re removed?
