Published: August, 2012 San Rafael Food & Wine Festival The Sixth Annual San Rafael Food & Wine Festival will take place on Saturday, August 11 from 1 – 5 p.m. on the 11-acre grounds of the historic 1888 Queen Anne Victorian Falkirk Cultural Center. The historic 17-room Falkirk Cultural Center—with its rolling lawns and views of Mt. Tamalpias—provides the […]
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A Fabulous Vacation Not Far From Home
By Marianne Armand Those of us who spend lots of time on the water tend to romanticize far-flung sailing destinations. But we should never forget that some of the best destinations are right under our noses. With a pack of 15 boats of charterers, members and friends of Club Nautique, I recently headed up the […]
ON OUR COVER July 2012
Published: July, 2012 With a pack of 15 boats of charterers, members and friends of Club Nautique, sailor Marianne Armand recently headed up the picturesque Petaluma River to spend a magical weekend in the downtown Petaluma turning basin. Check out pages 12 and 13 for her account of the roaring good time she spent sailing […]
Growing Express Lane Network Delivers Congestion Insurance for Bay Area Travelers
By John Goodwin Published: July, 2012 Marking the biggest advance in Bay Area freeway operations since the launch of the FasTrak electronic tolling system, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) is now moving to add 290 miles of Express Lanes to the region’s freeways in the coming years. The new Express Lanes will be established primarily […]
San Francisco Bay Ferry Accommodates Commuters Affected by Emergency BART Shutdown
Published: July, 2012 On June 15, San Francisco Bay Ferry nearly quadrupled its usual weekday ridership between San Francisco and the East Bay as it accommodated commuters affected by an unexpected BART shutdown. Ridership was 9,531—compared to approximately 2,500 passengers carried during a typical weekday—and departures were increased from the usual 25 round-trips to a […]
Exporters Get Some Good News
By Patrick Burnson Published: July, 2012 Rodolfo R. Sabonge, vice president of market research and analysis with the Panama Canal Authority (ACP), told Bay Area shippers that a wider Panama Canal will pose no threat to the Port of Oakland. In fact, he said, it may bring even more business here. "The Port of Oakland […]
Captain Tom Harlan
By Matt Larson Published: July, 2012 Captain Tom Harlan is at the helm this month. You can find him on the early morning Tiburon Ferry service, Monday through Friday. How early you ask? About 4:30 a.m. "You have to be a morning person to be on this run," he said. "It’s a requirement." Harlan said […]
Summertime Play on the Bay
By Deb Self Published: July, 2012 With San Francisco Bay’s summer recreation season in full swing, let’s hear from those who love to play on and in the Bay. Ben Patton, kiteboarder: "Kiteboarding has a kind of freedom to it. It’s like sailing, but even closer to the water. When I’m out on the […]
THE SS RED OAK VICTORY
By CaptaIn Ray Published: July, 2012 In last July’s column, I talked about the SS Jeremiah O’Brien. She’s a fully restored World War II Liberty ship berthed at Pier 45 in San Francisco. Liberty ships were designed at the beginning of World War II to serve as the tractor trailers of the sea. As the […]
SFPUC’s New HQ Sets Standard for Green Buildings
By Bill Picture Published: July, 2012 It seems just about every building construction project in San Francisco is vying to be the City’s greenest, but designers and builders have some work to do if they want to beat the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission’s (SFPUC) new digs on Golden Gate Avenue. The 13-story building, which […]