The east span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge in graphic illustration. From the San Francisco Panorama newspaper, Dec. 8, 2009. Design by Eleven: Greg Hathaway, Darlene Gibson, Stella Trenggono & Liz Gershman.

The Bay Bridge Report was produced Dec. 8, 2009, in collaboration with the San Francisco Panorama newspaper, which was published by McSweeney’s. Help fund this story and others like it at Spot.Us.

UNPARALLELED BRIDGE, UNPRECEDENTED COST

HOW WALL STREET PROFITS FROM BRIDGE BUILDING

BUILDING THE BAY’S SIGNATURE SPAN

THE FINE PRINT: INTEREST DOUBLES THE TOTAL PRICE TAG

TIMELINE FOR THE BAY BRIDGE

GRAPHIC ILLUSTRATION OF THE BAY BRIDGE

 

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Michael Stoll is senior editor and co-founder of the San Francisco Public Press. Formerly executive director, he has also been a reporter and freelance writer for local and national outlets, including the San Francisco Examiner and the Philadelphia Inquirer. He has taught journalism at two Bay Area universities, and researched media ethics at Stanford.