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George Humphreys

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George Baxter Humphreys
George Baxter Humphreys was born in Santa Barbara. He grew up on a dairy farm in Paso Robles and a cattle ranch near Buellton. He earned B.S. and M.S. degrees in engineering from U.C. Berkeley. He also graduated from the Oak Ridge School of Reactor Technology, where he gained expertise in Nuclear Engineering.



After two years in the Army Signal Corps, he joined Kaiser Engineers in Oakland where he worked for 38 years as an engineer and manager. Projects included nuclear power and test reactors, water desalination, landfills and waste-to-energy plants. He also worked on nuclear waste repository projects and a number of hazardous waste superfund sites. While working full time, he attended law school at night, earned a J.D. from U.S.F. and was admitted to the State Bar.



Following retirement, George decided to apply his experience to the cleanup of hazardous wastes at the former Alameda Air Station. He joined the restoration Advisory Board (RAB) in 2001. The RAB meets to review the status of on-going cleanup of contaminated sites at Alameda Point. George served three years as Community Co-Chair and four years as deputy Co-Chair of the RAB. The RAB has been instrumental in bringing community concerns to the attention of regulars, which has resulted in achieving an enhanced degree of cleanup at the base.



George has lived in Alameda since 1981. His other volunteer activities include five years as a Director and two years as Treasurer of Girls Inc. of the Island City. He also has served on the Board of Directors and as V.P. of Alameda Navy League Council. He served as Chair of the City’s Housing and Building Code Hearing and Appeals Bored. George was a co-founder and served three years as President of the Chuck Corica Seniors Golf Club. In 2012, George was active in the successful efforts to save the Mif Albright par-3 golf course from residual development and worked to pass Measure D to protect Alameda parks.



He has been painting watercolors for the past fifteen years. Primarily he depicts California’s rolling hills, oak trees and rivers. In 2012, George showed twenty-seven of his paintings in a solo exhibit at the Alameda Free Library. He also has participated in Alameda Alliance for the Arts shows at the Alameda Museum.

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