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>> In 1998, the feud between the Navy, which still owned Yerba Buena Island, and Brown went public. Navy officials expressed frustration that the new eastern sp
by lovemenot 3y ago
>> In 1998, the feud between the Navy, which still owned Yerba Buena Island, and Brown went public. Navy officials expressed frustration that the new eastern span would flow directly over Nimitz House and the nearby historic residences of other officers. A Navy aide called the plan “devastating.”
Not In My Immediate Territorial Zone
- bombcar 3y ago“Don’t build here!” “Oh yeah? We’re the state! You and what navy will stop us?” “We ARE the Navy!” “Oh.”
- selimthegrim 3y agoThat’s how Robert Moses’ plans for a Manhattan bridge were stopped - when FDR blocked it on national security grounds for the Navy