By Patrick BurnsonPublished: June, 2011 The State Board of Pilot Commissioners voted to recommend an increase in the rates and surcharges paid to the pilots who guide cargo ships in and out of the San Francisco Bay. This action by the Board will be forwarded to the state Legislature, which must approve the increases before […]
By Paul Duclos Published: September, 2013 By all critical accounts, the young artists of the Merola Opera Program not only acquitted themselves at last month’s grand finale program at the War Memorial Opera House—they distinguished themselves. Surprisingly, many of Merolini chose to depart from the canon, and sing instead rarely performed arias by Monteverdi, Purcell […]
BY MATT LARSON Published: May, 2017 For about five months, Lawrence Groth has been part of Golden Gate Ferry as one of its vessel masters—otherwise known as captains. His favorite part of the job? “Operating fast catamarans with 11,000 horsepower.” Simple as that. He’s worked on tug boats in the San Francisco Bay since […]
