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The late George Vukasin, one of several East Bay heroes deserving of recognition, on Oct. 20, 1995, at Oakland’s Peerless Coffee Co. discusses his tenure as chairman of the Oakland Coliseum Commission.Have you ever wondered why the elevated BART tracks stop at the Berkeley city limits and stay underground until they reach the other side of the city? The credit goes to Wally Johnson, Berkeley’s last Republican mayor, who served during the 1960s.
There’s already a sign on the Grove Park tennis courts across the street from his home reading, “Joseph W. Charles Tennis Courts,” but wouldn’t it be cool to have an actual statue of him waving? And I know what the inscriptions on the base should say: “Keep Smiling!” and “Have a nice day!” The Navy brass were none too pleased, but Dodge had the ship and was backed by a public campaign of Alameda residents and former sailors and aviators who had served aboard the Hornet. Their motto was “Don’t give up the ship!” Even the scrapyard’s owner was on board because her father was a World War II veteran.
Vukasin was also chairman of the Oakland Coliseum Commission during its glory years, when it had three teams and all of them were happy to be in town. Conservative columnist George Will called it “the best of the ‘70s cookie-cutter stadiums,” but now it’s a dump you’d be afraid to take your kids to.
Last but not least are three women to whom all of us are indebted: Sylvia McLaughlin, Kay Kerr and Esther Gulick, who literally saved San Francisco Bay. ‘I will be hunted the rest of my life’: Founder of notorious California skinhead gang recounts his life of crime from the witness stand
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