click photo for full-size image
photo by Donald Kinney
Much of what was formerly part of San Francisco Bay has been turned into commercial land, roads and housing developments. The term "turned into" unfortunately means dumped with copious amounts of garbage and covered over by a few feet of soil and rip-rap.
In the 1960's three influential Berkeley women; Esther Gulick, Catherine Kerr, and Sylvia McLaughlin; environmentalists concerned about the shrinking size and polluted conditions of the Bay, were able to stem-the-tide of bay fill through legislation.
click photo for full-size image
photo by Donald Kinney
The fog comes roaring in like a freight train; or sometimes, as a thin veil.
1 comment:
We owe so much to those three women. I believe they were also responsible for starting curbside recycling and establishing the open spaces of the Golden Gate Recreation Area.
Post a Comment