Bay area preps hq newsletter articles
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Woman's body found at Bay Area cliffs years ago identified
In February 1967, a woman’s body was found at the base of a cliff off Highway 1 near Jenner in Sonoma County, around 80 miles north of San Francisco. She had suffered multiple fractures to her ribs and skull. Detectives were unable to identify the woman, which led to much speculation in the region at the time. The Santa Rosa Press Democrat suggested the deceased may have been a Russian River waitress who liked to take long walks, or maybe it was a woman missing from Los Angeles who withdrew...
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Unless someone buys it, an I-80 Bay Area tourist attraction could be destroyed
If you drive through Fairfield, chances are, you’ll see them: a row of faded train cars in front of the 12,000-square-foot Cordelia Junction Antique Mall, which was once heralded as the largest vintage shopping destination on Interstate 80 between Sacramento and San Francisco. Now that it’s shuttered, all 10 of these historic fixtures can be yours for the price of $250,000. For decades, the shop sold anything from kitschy home decor to glittering costume jewelry, beckoning travelers to stop...
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Bay Area Tesla plant emits arsenic and other pollution, suit alleges
Tesla and Elon Musk have long touted the company’s role in creating a more environmentally sustainable auto industry — even as they've had to pay multiple penalties for violating the Clean Air Act at Tesla's Fremont plant. A new lawsuit claims the violations are ongoing, and that the plant is currently venting dangerous chemicals into Bay Area skies. Fresh concerns about pollution from the factory landed in the first week of May, when the Bay Area Air Quality Management District — a regional...