The Brothers (San Francisco Bay)
The Brothers are a pair of small islands, East Brother and West Brother, located in the San Rafael Bay embayment of San Pablo Bay, these roughly west of Point San Pablo in Contra Costa County, California.History
The 19th century Mexican Diseño del Rancho de San Pablo,, names East Brother Island as Isla de Pajaros or "Bird Island."
The Brothers, along with The Sisters on the opposite side of San Pablo Strait, were originally reserved for military purposes by order of President Andrew Johnson in 1867. After many a court battle, the plans were scrapped.
East Brother Island is home to the East Brother Island Light, a light house and a Victorian house that are a present-day bed and breakfast.
