By Captain RayPublished: October, 2010 At the beginning of the 20th century, the Santa Fe Railroad (“SFRR”) began ferry service between Point Richmond and San Francisco. An area of shallow water between Angel Island and the eastern shore of the Bay, known as Southampton Shoal, posed a hazard to these ferries because they passed […]
By Mary Swift-Swan Published: July, 2004 Welcome back Chef Trish! After a Herculean and absorbing effort opening a restaurant in Cupertino, Chef Trish Traceyhas returned to San Francisco. Chef Trish was lured back to the City to join the trendy and fun ThirstyBear Brewery and Restaurant, where she has created a new version of her […]
By Paul Duclos Published: October, 2016 When San Francisco had a thriving commercial seaport in the 1950’s, the longshoreman philosopher Eric Hoffer made his literary debut with The True Believer. In this brilliant work, the self-educated dockworker analyzed and attempted to explain the motives of the various types of personalities giving rise to mass movements; […]
