Comments by John O'Hara

Letter: Airliner over Montara?

Low Flying Jet Over Bay Area Creates Alarm SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) -- A promotional flight for a vintage 747 caused some concern for people in the Bay Area Monday evening. Several calls came into the KCBS newsroom about 5 p.m. from listeners worried that a low-flying jet heading north to Marin was not gaining altitude. It turns out it was the inaugural flight for the original Pan Am Boeing 747 "Clipper America", according to Ian Gregor with the Federal Aviation Administration. The renovated plane was…

Opinion: SamTrans sneaks bus route onto Montara neighborhood streets

This is so awesome. Yes I saw a bus stop just outside my house and am so pleased. I feel very fortunate that they put one here. I had my car in the shop last week and it was such a pain to try an coordinate everything with our one bus. I ended up taking a cab to College of San Mateo and back. You can't imagine how much that cost. Thanks Sam Trans, anything you can do to add more service on the coast is greatly appreciated. John O'Hara Montara