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By Paul Duclos Published: December, 2013 Mississippi riverboats and Bay Area ferries have a long and cherished relationship, and the cities of New Orleans and San Francisco have become sisters due to shared cultural tastes in musical celebration. On Sunday, December 15, Davies Symphony Hall will host the New Orleans Preservation Hall Jazz Band for […]
By CaptaIn Ray Published: December, 2013 Winter is coming! I can feel it in the air. For San Francisco Bay sailors, Mother Nature provides a number of indicators. Some are very clear and obvious while others are more subtle, but all point to the fact that the seasonal cycle continues, and winter is in the […]
Published: December, 2013 December 7-8 9AM – 5PM – Crew Course – OCSC Sailing, Berkeley, 510-843-4200, www.ocscsailing.com One of the great pleasures in sailing comes from the ability to participate. With the techniques you learn in this course you will instantly be helpful to any skipper. Crew with understanding and confidence! Cost: OCSC Members $408.75, Non-Members $545.00 […]
ICE SKATING Published: December, 2013 Safeway Holiday Ice Rink The rink will be open from 10 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. daily in Union Square through January 20. New this year, the rink will host "Icebreaker: San Francisco Singles Night" on Thursday, December 5 from 8 to 9:30 p.m.; "Drag Queens on Ice: Bigger! Better! Bawdier!" on […]
Holiday Lights Published: November, 2013 PIER 39 PIER 39 invites you to join some special friends from Disneyland at the annual PIER 39 Tree Lighting Celebration on Saturday, November 23 and Sunday, November 24 from noon to 6:30 p.m. Experience the magic, sing songs, give hugs to Disneyland friends and welcome the holiday season with two […]
Published: November, 2013 Alameda’s Bay Ship & Yacht Company has recycled and repurposed a top-secret submersible floating dry dock built by the Navy in the 1970s. HMB-1, as it was dubbed by its designers, features a retractable roof that not only allows Bay Ship & Yacht Company to do its work in less-than-ideal weather conditions, […]
By Patrick Burnson Published: November, 2013 While some of the collateral damage done by BART union picketers at the Port of Oakland last month was not anticipated, port management is mindful of wildcat actions slowing commerce at its gateways. "We have seen a handful of labor activists threaten random demonstrations to keep trucks from reaching […]
Published: November, 2013 In September, San Francisco Mayor Edwin Lee issued a statement upon Governor Jerry Brown’s signing of a bill clearing a path to build a privately-financed, multi-purpose recreational facility on Piers 30-32 in time for the 2017-2018 NBA basketball season. The legislation, Assembly Bill 1273, will make the arena more likely to be […]
By Matt Larson Published: November, 2013 If you live or work in Alameda, chances are you’ll recognize Winter Ladue, senior deckhand for Blue & Gold Fleet. Over the past seven years she’s worked all of Blue & Gold’s ferry runs, but her favorite is her hometown trek on the Alameda/Oakland ferry. "I was born and […]