Community Corner
Meet The Couple Who Run An Historic Lighthouse On San Francisco Bay
It operates as a bed-and-breakfast several nights a week, providing revenue for lighthouse upkeep.
RICHMOND (KPIX) — On a morning in late July, the first rays of the rising sun bathe the Victorian-era East Brother Light Station on the San Francisco Bay in a resplendent golden glow. In this picture-perfect postcard moment, it is not difficult to understand why so many people apply to be the island’s lighthouse keepers, certainly among the most-coveted and unique jobs in the Bay Area.
“This time, I had literally thousands (of applicants),” said Richmond mayor Thomas Butt, who helmed the selection process for the new lighthouse keepers in the spring.
