First there was one, then three, then five, and now more than 70 harbor seals a week are “hauling-out” on the floating concrete dock built especially for them in Alameda Point Harbor. Located a few hundred yards off WETA’s glistening new Central Bay Maintenance and Operations Facility, inaugurated just last December, the dock represents a […]
Whether you’re looking to charter this winter season, join a boat club or plan your first cruise aboard your own vessel, the new online course “Cruising Boats and Systems” will help you have a safer and more enjoyable cruise. Offered in partnership by America’s Boating Club, the United States Power Squadrons, and the nonprofit BoatUS […]
Bay Planning Coalition (BPC) hosted its annual Resources & Infrastructure Expert Briefing at East Bay Municipal Utility District’s (EBMUD) Oakland headquarters last month. The panel of environmental experts, local policymakers, regulatory agencies and utility company representatives attempted to address the risks posed to Bay Area communities by growing climate-related dangers such as wildfires and heavy […]
The Trump administration has reached a new low in its assault on clean water. Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency is claiming that San Francisco Bay water isn’t water. The agency recently decided that the South Bay salt ponds are land and don’t need Clean Water Act protection. This bizarre decision is dangerous for San Francisco Bay. […]
Waterfront Weekend Returns to Vallejo Vallejo’s annual Waterfront Weekend comes to the city’s beautiful waterfront on Saturday and Sunday, October 5 and 6. The free event is held to celebrate life in Vallejo as well as to show what the city has to offer to out-of-town visitors. Event hours are 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday […]
San Francisco’s Fleet Week has been recognized by the United States Department of Defense as the model for fleet weeks across the country. This October 6 through 14 marks the 38th anniversary of the modern version of Fleet Week in San Francisco, but the origins of this event are much older. San Francisco and Fleet […]
Hovercraft Study Gets OK: WETA directors this month approved a $475,000 contract to Los Angeles-headquartered AECOM to study the feasibility of using hovercraft for ferry service on the Bay. The giant engineering company has several Bay Area offices and employs more than 80,000 people worldwide. The study begins in October and is expected to last […]
On September 26, Tideline Marine Group launched its latest passenger craft, the 75-foot, 149-passenger Peregrine. The new ferry boat is Tideline’s fourth vessel and by far its largest. The Tiburon-based private operator, which has financial backing from investment banker Richard Blum, operates two 45-passenger craft, as well as a smaller 20-passenger catamaran called Kestrel. The […]
Jeff Russell is a new bartender on board the Vallejo ferry heading to San Francisco. When we met him he’d been at the job for about two months, and so far, he’s very happy to be here. “It’s a lot better than my last job,” he said. “I was a delivery driver for a company […]
The Port of Redwood City, a “niche” cargo gateway, recently received a 2019 Homeland Security Port Security Grant. The $1.85 million grant is the largest in northern California and the fourth largest in the nation for a port entity. The grant will fund transportation security infrastructure, training and operations programs that boost port resilience and […]