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JULY 24, 1967: 125 children with shovels broke ground for the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) Market Street Subway, a much needed public transit system linking San Francisco to the East Bay.

After World War II[1] and the end of gas rationing, automobile sales soared and concern was raised about growing congestion on the San Francisco-Oakland Bay…

JULY 12, 2020: Huey Johnson, a San Francisco Bay Area environmental activist, died. His efforts led to the purchase and donation of the Marin Headlands to the Golden Gate National Recreation Area that includes Ocean Beach.

After World War II[1] the US Army began selling surplus coastal land throughout the San Francisco Bay Area to real estate developers. Among those sales,…