"San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge spans 75 years; Thousands gather for a gala event" Associated Press, May 28, 2012
Skywriting over the Golden Gate Bridge on Sunday marked the diamond jubilee of the bridge that crosses San Francisco Bay (Robert Galbraith/Reuters).
Related:
The
moon as it appeared above San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge yesterday
in a total eclipse. (Frederic Larson/San Francisco Chronicle/Associated Press)
That blood-red moon isn' a good sign!
SAN FRANCISCO - Crowds gathered along San Francisco’s
waterfront Sunday, while San Francisco Bay was crowded with pleasure
boats, tugboats, and other vessels as the city celebrated the 75th
anniversary of the Golden Gate Bridge.
Tens of thousands of people were expected to flock to the area to
enjoy events taking place along a section of waterfront extending from
Fort Point south of the bridge to Pier 39 along The Embarcadero....
Now let's get a protest going!
“It’s such an
iconic structure.’’
Something "terrorists" might want to destroy so the "left" is brought back into the fold?
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In a stark contrast to the celebratory mood, members of the group the
Bridge Rail Foundation, an organization dedicated to stopping suicide
jumps from the bridge, erected a display of 1,558 pairs of shoes,
representing the number of people who died in leaps from the bridge
since it opened in 1937.
Meanwhile, Golden Gate ferries resumed runs after a one-day strike disrupted service across San Francisco Bay on Saturday.
Oh, so there WAS a PROTEST, 'eh?
Workers represented by the Inlandboatmen’s Union walked off the job
on a day strike, forcing the cancellation of ferries operated by Golden
Gate to Larkspur, Sausalito, and San Francisco.
The strike was called after nearly a year of negotiations over
workloads and other matters, said Marina Secchitano, the union’s
regional director.
Governor Jerry Brown issued a statement Saturday evening saying that
he was appointing a board to investigate the strike, which, he said,
created a disruption to public service.
I thought he was a Democrat and a friend of unions.