MEDAU'S TRACT. Seems to Have Been Designed by Nature for a Park Site. Nov 22, 1897, Oakland Tribune

MEDAU'S TRACT. Seems to Have Been Designed by Nature for a Park Site. Hays Canyon Chain of parks Mon, Nov 22, 1897 – Page 5 · Oakland Tribune (Oakland, California) · Newspapers.com

MEDAU'S TRACT.

Seems to Have Been Designed by Nature for a Park Site.

SCENIC VIEWS UNSURPASSED.

Abundance of Water for Lake, de Irrigation and Other Purposes.

ROCK AND GRAVEL IN PLENTY.

Accessibility, Price, Location and Environment in its Favor.

While nearly all residents of Oakland are devoting considerable attention to the question of public park sites not a few are strongly, though quietly, advocating the acceptance of Mr. Medau's offer of his tract of 476 acres of on the very reasonable terms proposed.

EBMUD Refuses Canyon Road Aid, Dec 23, 1953, Oakland Tribune

EBMUD Refuses Canyon Road Aid Wed, Dec 23, 1953 – 17 · Oakland Tribune (Oakland, California) · Newspapers.com

EBMUD Refuses Canyon Road Aid

CANYON, Dec. 23. - Residents of this rustic community today reported "no success" in efforts to have East Bay Municipal Utility District contribute to upkeep of the privately maintained Redwood highway, a circuitous 3335 foot road that serves homesites perched on one wall of the wooded canyon.

The First Fifty Years After the Discovery of San Francisco Bay - from the report of F. W. Beechey, British Navy, 1825, San Francisco Chronicle, October 17, 1909

I knew about F. W. Beechey because I live in the Oakland hills, and he is quoted as having described the two tall trees on our ridgeline as being a navigation aid for sailors entering the Golden Gate in his book Narrative of a Voyage to the Pacific and Beering's Strait To Co-operate with the Polar Expeditions: Performed in His Majesty's Ship Blossom, Under the Command of Captain F.W. Beechey ... in the Years 1825, 26, 27, 28 .... I haven't read his book yet, but when I found this 1909 summary titled "The First Fifty Years after the Discovery of San Francisco Bay," I knew I wanted to share it.

Second Wave of Spanish Influenza in California, January 1, 1919 to March 1, 1919 newspaper clippings

These newspaper clippings are from a search on newspapers.com for:

influenza "second wave"

...in California newspapers published between January 1, 1919 and March 1, 1919. I find this interesting, as our leaders and citizens talk about easing restrictions on society, during this covid19 / coronavirus pandemic. Some of these are really worth reading, but I'm leaving them in chronological order, not worth-reading order. Definitely read "FIGURES SHOW HOW MASKS HAVE CUT DOWN INFLUENZA." I transcribed it.

See also: The Anti-Mask League of San Francisco in 1919, during the third wave of the Spanish Influenza pandemic

Oakland Sequoia Mountain Park; Part 1, the Bond Measure

Pour yourself a beverage and block out a bit of time to learn about the history of Oakland Sequoia Mountain Park, the effort by Oaklanders to save the redwoods.

Ebay: Sequoia Park ~ Oakland California ~ c1910 PNC postcard