Ship Crashes into SF Bay Bridge Tower, Spills 58,000 Gallons of Fuel Oil

Thursday, November 8, 2007
Carl Nolte, Michael Taylor, Chronicle Staff Writers
An 810-foot-long container ship crashed into the base of a tower of the Bay Bridge’s western span in heavy fog Wednesday, spilling 58,000 gallons of fuel into San Francisco Bay.
It was the first time in memory that an oceangoing ship had run into the bridge. There [...]

FEMA Blasted for Fake ‘News’ Conference

By Jordy Yager, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
October 27, 2007
WASHINGTON — No one had any hard questions for the deputy administrator of FEMA, an agency deeply tarnished by its delayed action after Hurricane Katrina, when he held a news conference Tuesday to talk about the California wildfires.
“Are you happy with FEMA’s response so far?” someone [...]