Dale Dougherty talks Mare Island, massive robots and the maker movement
Locating the faire outside of the tech-centric Peninsula also brought community members to a part of the Bay Area they may not have visited. “So many people in Vallejo said ‘Thank you for doing it here. It means something and it's a positive thing to happen here in Vallejo.’" Dougherty said. "I think that having the Maker Faire here is a good example of how the community isn't just about San Mateo and San Francisco and Silicon Valley.”
Source: dailycal.org