By Paul DuclosPublished: December, 2009 Diana Damrau, the effervescent coloratura soprano who made her San Francisco Opera debut in the title role of The Daughter of the Regiment this season, met with Paul Duclos for a brief interview shortly before her final performance. Duclos: What do you find as the most challenging aspect of playing […]
Published: October, 2002 The 2002 Pan Pacific conference is an international meeting of key figures in international trade from around the world, many of whom have never presented before in the Western Hemisphere. The event occurs every two years. This year the Port of Oakland has the honor of hosting the prestigious conference at the […]
By Deb Self Published: September, 2014 The proposed 35-mile tunnels to carry fresh water from the northern end of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta to pumps on the southern end would harm San Francisco Bay. This $25 billion project would also devastate the Delta ecosystem and wipe out California’s salmon fishery. Two major rivers, the Sacramento […]
