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 click here From the OM pamphlet: “Now in its 13th year, the annual of New Music brings nine of the most innovative artists from around the world to the San Francisco Bay Area for a four-day residency at the Djerassi … Continue reading →

(Photo: John Vonderlin)

(Photo courtesy John Vonderlin)

(Photo: Courtesy Tony Pera.)

By June Morrall The wharf and a small port community grew up at Pigeon Point Landing before construction of the lighthouse. A warehouse, cheese factory and a post office were built. On one of the bluffs, Portuguese whalers, and their … Continue reading →

Near Lobitos Creek, photos taken in the 1900s. Are they still there?

It’s another “Arcadia” book. They publish the most interesting books these days….Here’s a book about arches that John Vonderlin wrote about in an earlier post. Here’s the press release from UC Santa Cruz about the new book, San Mateo Coast: … Continue reading →

[Note: I wrote this in 1977] As spokesman for a circle of prominent South Coast residents, Dr. Isaac Goodspeed faced the press in 1868 and flatly denied accusations that local citizens planned to resist efforts to sever Pescadero from Santa … Continue reading →

Hi June, A return trip to the tunnel is on hold. But here’s a few more pictures of it. The mud below the entrance is extremely slick because of the small rivulet that flows along the now eroded floor. I’ve … Continue reading →