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From the “Half Moon Bay Review,” 1945 “District Engineer K.M. Moore presided at the official hearing which continued through the day and will study and submit for federal review the submitted statements, charts, construction plans, and supporting recommendations, together with … Continue reading →

From the “Half Moon Bay Review,” 1945 “Presenting a powerful array of factual evidence substantiated by expert testimony and backed by the endorsements of recommendations of literally scores of commercial, industrial, labor, sportsmens and civic organizations, the case for construction … Continue reading →

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(Photos, at L-R Fran “Brother Buzz” Young & the “San Juan” commuter ship that came to a tragic end in 1929.) If you’ve been following this story, with the help of generous experts, Fran “Brother Buzz” Young hopes to find … Continue reading →

From the Half Moon Bay Review, September 1966 “The county government and the San Mateo County Harbor Commission are at odds over a master plan for the Pillar Point breakwater area, press reports from Redwood City said today. “The board … Continue reading →

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From the “Half Moon Bay Review,” 1945 “Mills field navy installations totaling $5,000,000 are to be turned over to San Francisco and 85 acres of the property will be promptly leased to Pan American Airways as its Pan-Pacific terminus. “The … Continue reading →

(Photo courtesy Don Walrod) From the Half Moon Bay Review, 1957 “San Mateo County officials and members of the San Mateo Elks Club are ‘conspiring’ to hold a two-day county-wide drag race May 4 and 5 on the central Coastside. … Continue reading →

“In May, 1943, the navy revealed operation of a streamlined antiaircraft gunnery school at Montara Point. It now has a personnel of 1500 or more. In the emergency, the army built a $3,000,000 airstrip between Princeton and Moss Beach, from … Continue reading →