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Butterflies, not bombs . . .

Harlan Griswold III — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 05:24:00 +0000

Ongoing Series: good things are happening on Mare Island
I was given the heads up about this article in the SF Chronicle about volunteers developing places to explore on Mare Island. It’s surprising this is not a local paper article, but once again, it’s never exotic, it seems, to explore your own back yard. I think it’s [...]

The transformation of the 1185 Azuar Mansion

Harlan Griswold III — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 03:26:00 +0000

Ongoing series: Good things are happening on Mare Island
Have you seen the classic mansion at 1185 Azuar Drive on Mare Island lately? Steven David, the owner has restored it to its former glory, and it was clearly a labor of love. It towers above the other mansions, with the impressive Roman columns out front, and [...]

Rail Service returns to Mare Island

Harlan Griswold III — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 19:58:00 +0000

Ongoing series: Good things are happening on Mare Island
I was recently met Randy, an accountant who is relocating to Vallejo to take a job with ALSTOM on Mare Island. When I asked what the company produced, he said it was high-speed passenger train cars and they export their product all over the world. Apparently, they [...]

Exploring Mare Island

Harlan Griswold III — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 03:54:00 +0000

Ongoing Series: good things are happening on Mare Island
I often meet Vallejo residents who have never been on Mare Island, in spite of the fact that they’ve had unrestricted access for over 10 years. Even more people have driven through this area, but have not gotten out to see the most interesting parts of the [...]

Good things are happening on MARE ISLAND

Harlan Griswold III — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 02:10:00 +0000

An ongoing series . . .
While it is often said that no news is good news, this doesn’t seem to be the way Vallejo residents see it regarding Mare Island’s progress. Many people assume that the shortage of news about Mare Island means that nothing is happening, and that’s not so.
I’m amazed when meeting Vallejo [...]