The Golden Gate Bridge is still screeching, but a fix may be on the way
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The fog rolling past San Francisco s Golden Gate Bridge, taken from Battery Spencer in the Marin Headlands.Rob Kroenert/Getty Images
On June 5, 2020 the iconic bridge found its voice, and it wasn t pretty.
It s been almost a year to the day that the Golden Gate Bridge started its screeching that sounds like torture, but a fix could be on the way.
The sound has been described by locals as everything from making music, to eerie, to huge and all encompassing.
This writer heard the unearthly hum from the Memorial for Peace at Land s End this weekend, and can confirm that the sound, piercing through the fog combined with the eucalyptus branches cracking overhead, is a truly strange phenomenon.
In the wake of a 7th woman accusing Windsor Mayor Dominic Foppoli of sexual misconduct, the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors have passed a resolution
The pandemic ended their jobs for good. One Bay Area toll collector looks back.
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FILE: A woman pays the toll on a Bay Area bridge.Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
Larry Collins has met quite a few celebrities over the years at his job. Niners Hall of Famer Joe Montana stopped by with a trailer full of horses once. NBA legend Bill Russell was the nicest, stopping to chat with him for a few minutes. Another NFL Hall of Famer, Ronnie Lott, even gave him an autograph.
Collins said he’s probably met many more famous people without even realizing it.
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Sonoma supes strip approval for Windsor mayor s seat on Golden Gate Bridge District board
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Mayor of Windsor Dominic Foppoli stands for a portrait during a Halloween event at Keiser Park in Windsor, Calif. Saturday, October 31, 2020. Mayor Foppoli has been accused by multiple women of sexual assault dating as far back as 2003. The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors rescinded its approval of Dominic Foppoli’s appointment to the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District in a unanimous vote Tuesday, April 13, 2021.Jessica Christian / The Chronicle
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors rescinded its approval of Dominic Foppoli’s appointment to the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District in a unanimous vote Tuesday, the latest rebuke of the Windsor mayor following allegations of sexual assault.