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July 9th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda
Sitting about six miles (9.6 kilometres) north of San Francisco, just off the
south side of the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge, Red Rock Island is not just
off the beaten path, it’s not on any path – and doesn’t even appear on some
maps.
Accessible only by boat or helicopter, and with no crowds of tourists swarming
about like the better-known Alcatraz Island, the island offers what may be
the ultimate in a secluded getaway.
“You could go out there and have wild parties or retreat away from the
wild parties,” Higbee said.
The new owner also would have the “bragging rights” of owning their
own private island in San Francisco Bay, he said.
Then there’s the chance to escape San Francisco’s gloomy and damp summer days
with a quick trip to his or her island retreat, with a relaxing day of
basking in the sun.
“Red Rock Island is out of fog bank,” Higbee said. “If San
Francisco is in the fog, you may be sitting in the sunshine.”
If you want to get out of the sunshine, be sure to bring your own umbrella.
There are no structures on the island. All that stands is a flagpole and its
supporting wires.
Over the years, ideas have been floated to remove dirt and rock from part of
the island and sell it for use in roadway construction, and to build a hotel
on the remaining land, though none of those ideas have been implemented.
The only person to ever call Red Rock Island “home” for any period
was a man named Selim Woodworth, according to redrockisland.homestead.com.
Woodworth built a cabin on the island and lived there from 1851 to 1856.
Possible loneliness aside, Higbee points out that the new owner also would
enjoy great fishing and a distant view of the America’s Cup races when the
event comes to San Francisco in 2013.
In addition, the island offers the lure of romantic tales of supposed buried
cash from bank robberies of long ago, stories that Higbee acknowledges have
no basis in fact.
Then there’s the investment opportunity as a possible development as a resort
or casino, if as Higbee said, “someone came along with the right vision
and money.”
But taking ownership of the island may turn out to be a long-term proposition,
with no guarantee of being able to sell it for a quick profit.
Its current owner, retired business owner Mack Durning, took possession of the
property from its previous owner, David Glickman, sometime in the 1970s,
according to Higbee.
Glickman had bought the property in the early 1960s, asking $10 million for
the island and another $10 million for mineral rights, with the hopes of
cashing in on the then-increased demand for rock and gravel as parts of San
Francisco Bay were filled in for development.
Glickman never sold the island, but ended up turning it over to Durning in
exchange for some debts, Higbee said.
Glickman has since died, and Durning rarely visits the island.
“If somebody came up with some money, I would sell it; otherwise, I’ll
leave it to my sons to get even with them,” he told the San Francisco
Chronicle earlier this year.
Durning did not return calls to The Associated Press seeking comment about the
island.
Source: AP
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