By Mary Swift-Swan Published: May, 2004 Randy Repass, who started and remains a guiding and driving force in West Marine, placed an ad in the electronic sailing magazine Scuttlebutt and with the popular San Francisco sailing magazine Latitude 38. West Marine has become the largest boating supply retail chain in the country. It started with […]
By Sejal ChoksiPublished: February, 2008 More than 50 decommissioned and deteriorating vessels are anchored in Suisun Bay, leaching toxic paint and heavy metals into the water and sediment of the Bay. Baykeeper, Arc Ecology, and the Natural Resources Defense Council filed a lawsuit last October to force the Maritime Administration, also known as MARAD, to […]
By Matt Larson Published: June, 2016 It can be exciting to be captain of the ship, but Resa Downing’s job may be even more fun. She’s the snack bar attendant on the San Francisco Bay Ferry Vallejo route. She started part time in 2005 and has been working at the position full time for the […]
