By Elaine Donnelly
Extending sexual misconduct to combat units
Independent voices from the TWT Communities
There's a hidden corner of the City by the Bay where rusted cranes used to build World War II battleships loom over dilapidated artist studios, where working-class fishermen bob up against first-class ocean liners docked for repair.
"I don't think the people in the city staff positions understand the nuances of what happens down here," said Allen Gross, a retired San Francisco Opera set carpenter who is restoring the Folly, a wooden cutter built in 1889.
Wearing canvas overalls filled with rags and tools, the graybearded Mr. Gross shouts out greetings to others washing, scraping and painting their boats.
