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The 'Eye of Diablo' beacon at the summit of Mt. Diablo. (Save Mount Diablo)

KCBS Cover Story: Saving Historic Beacon On Mount Diablo

A fundraising effort is underway to save a historic, 85-year-old beacon on the summit of Mount Diablo as a tribute to those who served at Pearl Harbor.

2013/05/14

Coit Tower

Preservationists Say Coit Tower Concessions Violate Spirit Of Prop B

A concession lease up for approval Thursday that allows for private parties at Coit Tower once a month violates the spirit of a non-binding measure recently approved by voters urging the city to limit commercial activity at the popular landmark, preservationists said.

2012/06/21

Former salt evaporation ponds under rehabilitation to wetlands as part of the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge in Alviso. (mandiberg/Wikimedia Commons)

South Bay Wetlands Restoration Project Bringing Back Wildlife

The restoration of the South Bay Wetlands is the largest such project on the west coast of the United States, and so far scientists say it’s going well. For instance, birds and other animals have been returning to the former industrial salt ponds.

2012/06/01

An exterior view of San Francisco's The Old Clam House eatery on Bayshore Blvd. (Courtesy photo: Old Clam House SF)

Historic San Francisco Old Clam House Celebrates Major Milestone

Its famous diners have included beloved San Francisco Chronicle columnist Herb Caen, 49ers Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Montana and actress Loni Anderson, among others.

2012/02/24

Hangar One at Moffett Federal Airfield in Mountain View. (NASA)

Google-Owned Company Funding Moffett Field Hangar Repairs

One hurdle does need to be cleared first – specifically, NASA needs to approve H211′s proposal.

2011/12/09

The Cosco Busan appears with a large gash on its side after colliding with a Bay Bridge tower in 2007. (CBS)

$32 Million Of Cosco Busan Settlement Will Go Toward Restoration

Attendees at the State of the San Francisco Estuary Conference welcomed the news that $32 million of the Cosco Busan settlement will go towards various restoration projects from the 2007 oil spill.

2011/09/20

(AP)

National AIDS Memorial Grove Restoration Begins In San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park

The hope is that water will be flowing at the waterfall at the Grove by World AIDS Day on December 1.

2011/09/18

San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee at the Corridors Program Press Conference August 3, 2011. (SF Department of Public Works)

San Francisco Announces Beautification Project Along Bayview Corridor

Some of San Francisco’s busiest corridors are getting a clean up and restoration through a Department of Public Works program.

KCBS–2011/08/03

Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco. (Palace of Fine Arts)

San Francisco Welcomes The Restored Palace Of Fine Arts

The fences around part of the lagoon were scheduled to come down shortly, and the swans have already returned.

KCBS–2011/01/07

EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson addresses reporters at the Environmental Protection Agency headquarters in Washington in 2009. (AP File Photo)

EPA Awards Grants To 4 Bay Area Projects

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is providing funding for environmental education and habitat restoration in three low-income Bay Area communities.

CBS San Francisco–2010/10/16

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