BY PAUL DUCLOS Published: November, 2018 November ushers in the holiday season, with its complex set of demands and commitments. For some of the most desperate among us, it’s enough to make you jump. The holiday surge in suicides from our most iconic bridge is a testament to this, but even ferries have served […]
By Bill PicturePublished: August, 2010 For the administration, faculty and student body at San Francisco State University (SFSU), sustainability isn’t some far-off goal. It has already become a way of life. In 2007, when university president Robert A. Corrigan signed the American College & University Presidents’ Climate Commitment (ACUPCC), thereby pledging to make institutional […]
By Guy Span, S.D. Published: November, 2003 In 1999, Nichols Brothers Boatyard built a new Incat design, Jet Cat Express for Catalina Island service (this should not be confused with the Jet Cat Express that operated for Vallejo). Shortly after entering service, mysterious hull cracking and pitting developed. Nichols replaced a shaft bearing, believing that […]
