By Bill Picture Published: November, 2011 Last month, organic food entrepreneur Jason Mahon became director of Alameda County’s Source Reduction and Recycling Board, bringing with him the drive and problem-solving savvy needed to put Alameda County head and shoulders above its trashier neighbors. Going by the name StopWaste.org and including a few mayors and city […]
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Mayor Approves New S.F. Standards for Bird-Safe Buildings
Published: November, 2011 Last month, San Francisco Mayor Edwin Lee signed into law new standards for bird-safe buildings. The signing followed the unanimous approval of the bill by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in September. The standards, which made national news, will greatly reduce bird deaths and injuries resulting from collisions with buildings in […]
San Francisco Symphony Celebrates Centennial, Performs Verdi Masterpiece
By Paul Duclos Published: November, 2011 You usually need to go to the San Francisco Opera House to hear soprano Sondra Radvanovsky and mezzo-soprano Dolora Zajick hold forth with Verdian passion, but in late October audiences at Davies Symphony Hall had the rare pleasure of hearing these two together in the composer’s rarely performed Requiem. […]
WATERFRONT ACTIVITIES NOVEMBER 2011
Published: November, 2011 Every 2:30PM – 4:30PM – Introduction to Sailing Course – OCSC Sailing, Berkeley, 510-843-4200, www.ocscsailing.com Saturday This two-hour skippered charter is designed to provide folks who are considering getting into sailing with a real glimpse of the sport, our club and our people. Cost is $40. November 5 9AM – 12PM & 1PM – […]
Conservation Groups Win New Protections for California’s Sea Turtles
By Teri Shore Published: November, 2011 Just outside the Golden Gate, critically endangered Pacific leatherback sea turtles are now gorging themselves on jellyfish. These mysterious ocean dwellers swim 6,000 miles across the Pacific from distant nesting beaches in Indonesia to feed here during summer and fall. More than 20 sightings have been recorded by sailors […]
Around the bay in November 2011
Published: November, 2011 Discovery Museum Goes Out On A Limb Bay Area Discovery Museum, at the foot of the Golden Gate Bridge in Sausalito, is hosting "Out on a Limb", adventures with nature and art. This enchanting new exhibit promotes nature-play through a sculptural, interactive design that incorporates nostalgic settings, such as a tree house […]
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ON OUR COVER October 2011
Published: October, 2011 This year marks the 30th Anniversary of San Francisco Fleet Week and from October 5 to 11, San Francisco will open its arms and piers to what promises to be the most extensive Fleet Week ever. With more ships, more sailors, more Marines, more Coasties, more free family friendly events than ever […]
Clipper® Card Hits New Highs and Spreads Its Sails
By Brenda Kahn Published: October, 2011 Buoyed by a surge in back-to-school ridership on Bay Area public transit systems, the Clipper® card for the first time recently hit and surpassed the milestone of a half-million average daily boardings. There were nearly 560,000 average daily boardings using the Clipper card on the region’s seven participating transit […]
Clean Water Legislative Update
By Deb Self Published: October, 2011 Three good bills to protect San Francisco Bay and California children made it out of the California Legislature this session and now await Governor Brown’s signature. AB1112, which Baykeeper sponsored to protect the Bay from future oil spills, needs a final push from you. Two others, AB 376 (to […]