Lost Tales of Point Molate – Steam Trains

From 1969 to 1985, the Pacific Locomotive Association had its railway museum at Point Molate and was a very popular weekend destination. The boarding area was located where Point Molate Beach Park is now. The Pacific Locomotive Association operations are now located...

Correcting the East Bay Times Again

The East Bay Times struggles with facts. The East Bay Times wrote, “And on Nov. 16, the mayor published previously classified findings of a nearly two-year investigation that exonerated him after a city employee accused him of discrimination, retaliation, corrupt...

Lost Tales of Point Molate – Last Whaling Station

In addition to Point Molate, the City of Richmond owns Terminal 4, about a mile up Stenmark Drive. The terminal is no longer active as a maritime operation, but it was once a bustling center of fish processing. It was also the location of the last whaling station in...

Forgotten Tales of Point Molate – Winehaven

By the late 19th Century, the California wine industry was well established, having begun with viticulture practiced at the California missions. It had actually begun and flourished first in southern California before moving to the now famous regions of Sonoma, Napa...