Pier 70, once a shipbuilding center, is being revitalized with a project, in its early stages, that calls for putting shops, restaurants, small manufacturers and a bayfront park on a 28-acre site that is expected to include about 1,000 apartments. A $242 million plan for a new, mixed-use development at historic Pier 70 will be […]
Read MoreChina Development Bank approves $1.7B loan for Hunters Point

The loan committee of the China Development Bank has approved a $1.7 billion loan to build new neighborhoods and upward of 20,000 units of housing on the Hunters Point Shipyard, Candlestick Point and Treasure Island. The agreement, confirmed by sources familiar with the negotiations, is a crucial step in longstanding plans to build new neighborhoods […]
Read MoreUSS Wasbash (AOR-5) Leaves the Mothball Fleet
The USS Wasbash – a Wichita class replenishment oiler in the United States Navy (1970 – 1994) is leaving the Mothball Fleet on her way to the Mare Island Shipyard. There she will be prepared for her final voyage to the Texas scrapyard where she will be broken up. Learn more about the history of […]
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