
Former Ballerina First to Swim Farallones-to-Golden Gate
On Saturday, a former classical ballerina made history becoming the first woman to swim the 30 miles from the Farallones to San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge.

On Saturday, a former classical ballerina made history becoming the first woman to swim the 30 miles from the Farallones to San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge.

A man attempting to become the first swimmer to ever make the 28-mile journey from Golden Gate Bridge to the Farallon Islands had to abort his effort after 25 miles when a great white shark menacingly circled the boat following him and headed toward its prey.

To buy peace with climate change activists after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) determined that oil fracking does not poison water, President Obama has signed an executive order tripling the size of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary, just north of San Francisco. The order bans oil drilling in the area Obama renamed the “Greater” Farallones National Marine Sanctuary. The move is merely symbolic, since there are no oil reserves in the area.