Replacing vital Bay Area water link delicate
 Since then, the tunnel in the hills above Fremont has become so indispensable that its operators at the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission can't take it out of commission to check for leaks or blockages or to make repairs - despite the fact that the worn concrete and timber tube dates back to the late 1920s and lies between two major earthquake faults. Last month, however, the water agency that supplies water to 2.5 million people in San Francisco and parts of San Mateo, Santa Clara and Alameda counties cleared a major hurdle in the effort to relieve the strain on Irvington. The board approved a $250 million project to build a sister tunnel parallel to the existing tunnel. Cons...
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Lives Remembered
In 1971, as a franchise owner in Fremont, California, he identified a gap in the market for a burger with a higher ratio of meat to bun, introducing the ...
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New Montgomery St., S.F.
From the Bay Bridge, take the Fremont Street exit and turn left on Fremont. Then turn left on Howard Street, turn right on Third and continue as above. ...
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