Monday December 29, 2025
San Francisco Chronicle —
A small but significant island on the fringes of San Francisco Bay is entering a new chapter after a long and checkered history, which includes stints as a rumored rum-running outpost and a kitesurfing club for Silicon Valley elite.
The 50-acre Point Buckler Island, an uninhabited land mass in Suisun Bay, is being restored to its natural, marshy state. The project follows the seizure of the property by local authorities over alleged unauthorized development and its subsequent sale through an auction to the nonprofit John Muir Land Trust.