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Published: May, 2012 In early April, Mayor Edwin M. Lee, the San Francisco Giants and the Port of San Francisco unveiled a revised proposal for the Mission Rock development project, located at Seawall Lot 337 and Pier 48 south of AT&T Park and across the China Basin Channel. Mission Rock will feature eight acres of […]
By Patrick Burnson Published: May, 2012 The Foreign Trade Zones Board of the U.S. Commerce Department has approved the Port of San Francisco’s application for Valero Refining Company to establish a foreign trade zone (FTZ) subzone at its Benicia refinery. U.S. Customs and Border Protection followed this action by approving activation of the site, which […]
By Matt Larson Published: May, 2012 Captain Dushan Crawford started working for Blue & Gold Fleet in 1994, straight out of high school. "I worked my way up," he said. "I started out as a photographer, then a ticket seller, became a deckhand, and in 2002 I officially got my captain’s license." He’ll be celebrating […]
By Deb Self Published: May, 2012 Are gray whales coming into San Francisco Bay more often? Baykeeper is helping to find out, and you can help, too. We’re assisting the Oceanic Society with a new study to find out how many gray whales are coming to the Bay and what dangers they face. The public […]
By CaptaIn Ray Published: May, 2012 There is a story told of Albert Einstein entering a classroom at Princeton and drawing a small circle on the board. He said to the class, "This circle represents the totality of what I know." He then drew a slightly larger circle and said, "This circle represents the totality […]
By Bill Picture Published: May, 2012 The opening last month of the Inn at the Presidio means visitors to San Francisco no longer must leave the City to experience an overnight stay in Northern California’s great outdoors. The former Building 42, a historic structure that once housed unmarried officers stationed at the Presidio, a […]
Published: May, 2012 On May 27, the Golden Gate Bridge will celebrate its 75th anniversary. The iconic structure—bathed in international orange—is a worldwide landmark that millions have admired over the years. As the Bay Area prepares to honor the bridge’s history, Bay Crossings would like to take a moment to reflect on how bridging the […]
Published: May, 2012 Chris Draper led his Luna Rossa crew to a thrilling win in the final fleet race in Naples, Italy, collecting 50 points for his efforts to vault up the leaderboard and win the AC World Series Naples Fleet Racing Championship. The victory kicked off celebrations among the tens of thousands of Italian […]
Published: May, 2012 RACLE Racing will stage its 2013 training program at Northport, New Zealand’s newest port facility located at Marsden Point, Northland. Northport is a deep-water commercial port situated at the entrance to Whangarei Harbour, making it the northernmost multi-purpose port in New Zealand. The nearby city of Whangarei is among the 12 largest […]
Published: May, 2012 In late April, We Players began a unique artistic residency at Angel Island State Park—the first artistic residency at any California state park—with a visual art exhibition at the park’s Visitor Center. The main event of the residency, the company’s island-wide performance of The Odyssey, will run from May 12 to July […]