San Francisco Bay Area Approaching 22nd Bridge Too Far Away Anniversary

Another baseball season is well underway and when the next world series rolls around it will be 22 years since the Loma Prieta earthquake toppled portions of the San Francisco -Oakland Bay Bridge, making it clear that the eastern portion of the span was unsafe and required replacement.

It still hasn't been replaced though the project has been going on for longer than it took to build the transcontinental railroad (including its multitude of bridges) . . . longer even than it took the the country to put men into space and on the moon after a decision was made to undertake those projects.

How come? How can this be.

It's the region's paralysis . . . caused by egotistical politicians and a plethora of governmental agencies, each with his, her, or its own goals and agendas.

There will be a great deal of finger pointing among these bodies if disaster strikes before the replacement bridge is completed and opened for use.