BEAR SIGHTING JG

THE FIRST BEAR SIGHTING OF THE YEAR FOR THE BAY AREA OCCURRED ON HIGHWAY 1 NEAR SWANTON ROAD IN SANTA CRUZ COUNTY. TOM STIENSTRA OF THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE REPORTS THAT SAN FRANCISCO RESIDENT DAN DRISCOLL SPOTTED THE BEAR MOVING IN A FIELD BESIDE THE ROAD LAST WEEK. IT WAS SEEN IN THE SAME AREA WHERE A BEAR HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN SIGHTED SEVERAL YEARS AGO.