Published: July, 2001 Incredible as it seems, the town had been incorporated, the city council duly elected and the waterfront appropriated by Carpentier before most of the residents were aware that Oakland existed. The village had always been called Contra Costa. To be sure, the name was merely a Spanish term meaning "the opposite shore," […]
Published: November, 2002 Beginning Wednesday night, October 23, 2002, contractors will start installing the 4 foot, 6 inch high safety railing between the roadway and sidewalks. A 150-foot section of railing will be installed on the southwest side for final testing prior to the installation of the remainder of the railing. Installation will commence along […]
By Scott Alumbaugh Published: April, 2007 The last Sunday in April, each year, is Opening Day on the Bay, the official opening day of the Northern Californian sailing season. There is a parade of more than 150 boats, decorated and adorned, heading across San Francisco Bay in parade formation behind the fireboat Phoenix with its […]
