Published: February, 2014 For 150 years, the Port of San Francisco has welcomed the world to its waterfront. Now, local residents and businesses can be part of that effort through a new and unique program that allows citizens to welcome the world to the City’s newest public park and Waterfront Walk at Pier 27 adjacent […]
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STRAW Program Teaches Kids While Restoring Area Wetlands
Published: February, 2014 With the 2013-2014 restoration season underway, Point Blue Conservation Science marks over two decades of engaging Bay Area youth in hands-on habitat restoration through the STRAW (Students and Teachers Restoring a Watershed) Program. This year will see over 50 restoration projects take place in North Bay counties. Point Blue’s STRAW Program brings together […]
WATERFRONT ACTIVITIES
Published: February, 2014 February 1 6PM – 10PM – Night Sailing Course – OCSC Sailing, Berkeley, 510-843-4200, www.ocscsailing.com Learn to safely and confidently sail after the sun goes down. Now that days are shorter and sunset comes early, why not extend your sailing into the night? Our four hour night sailing course covers all of the skills needed […]
Around the Bay in February 2014
The Bridge Builders Published: February, 2014 MTC has teamed up with the San Francisco Arts Commission Galleries to present The Bridge Builders, an exhibition by Joseph A. Blum featuring more than 80 color photographs that give viewers an all-access look at the making of the new East Span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. Blum […]
ON OUR COVER JANUARY 2014
Published: January, 2014 The new Sea Lion Center on PIER 39, operated by Aquarium of the Bay, offers a space for guests to learn all about the sea lions that inhabit the docks at the end of the pier. Located just above the docks, overlooking the sea lions, the new center is a place for […]
Local Rail in the Spotlight
By Patrick Burnson Published: January, 2014 The working waterfront and its cargo operations played a significant role in hosting last year’s amazing America’s Cup, but one aspect of the supply chain may have gone unnoticed: our dockside rail operations. The San Francisco Bay Railroad is a Class 3 shortline railroad that serves the City of […]
Deckhand George Shelhorn
By Matt Larson Published: January, 2014 For any commuters on the Vallejo ferry to and from the City, you may recognize George Shelhorn. A Vallejoan himself, Shelhorn has been a deckhand with Blue & Gold Fleet since 1997 and has been working the Vallejo route for about five years. When it comes to experience, Shelhorn […]
America’s Cup Had Big Economic Impact
Published: January, 2014 The preliminary economic impact report on the 34th America’s Cup is in and the numbers are substantial. The independently commissioned report shows an economic impact to the city of $550 million dollars and over 3,800 jobs created. America’s Cup events ran from July through September this summer with racing on San Francisco […]
S.F. Proposes Sites for America’s Cup 2017
Published: January, 2014 The America’s Cup Event Authority has received a letter from San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee, proposing venue sites within the City that would be used to host the next America’s Cup in 2017. The letter reads, in part: "The 34th America’s Cup generated hundreds of millions of dollars in economic activity for […]
Introducing the New Sea Lion Center on PIER 39
BC Staff Report Published: January, 2014 One of San Francisco’s most popular attractions just got bigger! New on PIER 39 is the Sea Lion Center, a nature center dedicated to educating visitors about San Francisco’s world-famous sea lions. The Sea Lion Center, operated and managed by Aquarium of the Bay (also on PIER 39), offers […]