Health & Fitness
OP-ED: Loss of History and Public Access on 4th of July
Save Pete's Harbor treasurer and long-time harbor resident Rick Drain wrote a great op-ed which the Daily Journal published this weekend. He addressed the loss of history and public access, as evidenced by the state of affairs at Pete's on July 4th.
"The public deserves the right to access their waterfront, as they have for so many years. We hope that a sensible compromise will prevent this from being the end of the road for iconic Pete’s Harbor."
Pete’s Harbor at the end of the road
(by Rick Drain)Most of the past twenty Independence Days I have watched the Redwood City fireworks, usually from a boat kept at Pete’s Harbor. Pete’s is the marina all the way at the Bay-end of the road, many twists and turns and name changes after Whipple Avenue crosses Highway 101.
Each of those Fourths of July, I’ve seen hundreds of cars pull into Pete’s Harbor, filling then overfilling the parking lots, and carrying hundreds of families arriving for a picnic with a view of the fireworks.
Even the two recent years that the fireworks were canceled because of city budget trouble, many cars came and then went away disappointed.
This year, the disappointment was much deeper. Yes, there would be fireworks, but no, there is no more Pete’s Harbor.
Instead, they found a sign stating “private parking only,” fences, barbed wire and armed guards at the new gate. The public was not allowed in, even though the parking lots were empty and the picnic spots were waiting. The guards turned all the general public away.
(Read the full article HERE.)
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