Kevin Poulsen
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San Francisco Bay Island For Sale

The only privately owned island on the San Francisco Bay is up for sale. Red Rock Island, 5.8 undeveloped acres plunked in the bay eight miles north of Fisherman’s Wharf, was purchased by attorney David Glickman in 1964 for $49,500. Now 78 and living in Bangkok, Glickman’s putting the island on the market at $10 […]

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The only privately owned island on the San Francisco Bay is up for sale. Red Rock Island, 5.8 undeveloped acres plunked in the bay eight miles north of Fisherman's Wharf, was purchased by attorney David Glickman in 1964 for $49,500. Now 78 and living in Bangkok, Glickman's putting the island on the market at $10 Million. From the AP:

"I'm not forced to sell it. I mean, it can't burn down, no one can steal it. So I'm under no pressure," he said, adding that the price works out to be about $1.5 million an acre. "Where can you buy land for that in San Francisco?"

He also has fond memories of owning a piece of the bay.

"The first time I went to the island, I was so excited I jumped out of the boat and ran down the beach. The people with me said I looked like a child who just bought his first island," Glickman said.