[CPEO-IRF] Treasure Island (CA) copper theft

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

Copper thieves plundering Treasure Island


John Upton
San Francisco Examiner
January 31, 2008

SAN FRANCISCO - Plans to reopen a World War II-era restaurant and bar 
that treated winers and diners to splendid panoramic views from Treasure 
Island of The City and Bay were delayed after much of its copper 
electrical wiring was stolen.

Copper theft has become a national problem, fueled largely by a rise in 
price for the common construction metal, a result of China's building 
boom. Last week, police in San Jose and Santa Clara announced that they 
had arrested 140 people on copper-theft charges following a yearlong 
sting operation.

Abandoned Navy buildings on Treasure Island have been hit hard by copper 
thieves over the last three to four years, according to Treasure Island 
Development Authority spokeswoman Marianne Thompson.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.examiner.com/a-1192220~Copper_thieves_plundering_Treasure_Island.html

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
http://www.cpeo.org


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