
David Middlecamp
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David Middlecamp
@DavidMiddlecamp
Photographer at the Tribune in San Luis Obispo. Writing about Central Coast history at Photos From the Vault. Same handle on Blue Sky.







California's snowpack has collapsed at a pace never seen before in late winter, the fastest late February–March melt on record. Spring snowpack is now on track to be the second smallest since records began in 1950, trailing only 2015, the lowest snowpack year in the Sierra Nevada in at least the last 500 years. Phillips Station, the state's most iconic snowpack measurement site, is expected to show bare ground on April 1, the date that has historically marked peak snowpack.






3/18/26 10:25am: Our #snow water equivalent is now in the bottom 10% for this time of year. The warm temps have resulted in substantial melt over the last couple of weeks that has accelerated with the record-breaking temps we've had in the past two days. #weather #CAwater




Classic, hilarious and so sad (for readers) goodbye column from the great Scott Ostler. The funniest sportswriter who ever lived. Full stop. 27-time California Sportswriter of the Year. I might be low on that number. And a great guy. sfchronicle.com/sports/ostler/… via @sfchronicle




