BY JOEL WILLIAMS Published: July, 2019 The City of Vallejo announced in late May that Vallejo Marine Terminal (VMT) has elected to withdraw its appeal of the planning commission’s 2017 denial of the VMT-Orcem cement plant, effectively killing the project. This announcement marked the end of a lengthy battle over the proposed facility, […]
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At the SF Asian Art Museum: Tattoos and Taboos
BY PAUL DUCLOS Published: July, 2019 A cursory look at fellow ferry passengers on any given day will reveal that scores of them are rather elaborately “inked” in some fashion or another. What was once the domain of sailors, longshoremen and old sea dogs has become so common that social scientists estimate nearly 50 […]
Around the Bay in July
Published: July, 2019 4th of July Waterfront Activities & Fireworks Viewing Watching a waterfront fireworks display from a boat, the shoreline or hillside overlooking the water is always a unique and special treat for Bay Area residents. The following is a list of waterfront fireworks displays (or those that can be viewed from […]
ON OUR COVER
Published: June, 2019 John Arndt, publisher of local sailing magazine Latitude 38, created Summer Sailstice in 2001. It has developed into an annual, global sailing celebration that unites sailors worldwide to celebrate and share their passion for sailing. There are many Sailstice events planned around the Bay Area to help ignite the public’s passion for […]
Maritime Cargo Stakeholders Come Together to Oppose Oakland A’s Waterfront Stadium
BY PATRICK BURNSON Published: June, 2019 A rare alliance in the ocean cargo industry—including shippers, terminals operators, dockside labor and port authorities—has taken form recently in response to perceived threats to operations posed by a proposed 35,000-seat waterfront baseball stadium at the Port of Oakland’s Howard Terminal. The Oakland Athletics will soon be the […]
Rich Garnett
BY MATT LARSON Published: June, 2019 We met Rich Garnett aboard an SF Bay Ferry working for Blue & Gold Fleet on the Vallejo-San Francisco run. He’s soon to celebrate two years with Blue & Gold, approaching three years in the field. He didn’t necessarily expect to be working the Bay’s waterways, but a […]
Berkeley Ferry: Project Launched, But a Long Voyage Remains
BY DAN ROSENHEIM Published: June, 2019 WETA’s board gave the go-ahead last month to study construction of a ferry dock in Berkeley. The board’s action is an important move toward establishing long-awaited passenger service between San Francisco and the East Bay city. But even if everything proceeds smoothly, it will be five years […]
RM3 Funds Still In Limbo
Published: June, 2019 The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association has decided to file a notice of appeal in its lawsuit against Regional Measure 3. The decision represents an abrupt about-face for the group, which just a week before filing said it had decided not to fight an April court ruling that dismissed its lawsuit. […]
Ferry Questions Answered
Published: June, 2019 Ferry Q&A is where you can have your questions about Bay Area ferry service answered by the professionals who speak for the ferry systems. Thomas Hall is the public information and marketing manager for WETA, the agency that runs the S.F. Bay Ferry service. Priya Clemens is his counterpart at Golden […]
Summer Sailstice Returns to Celebrate the Wide World of Sailing
BC STAFF Published: June, 2019 Despite an extremely active Bay Area sailing scene, thousands of local boats remain tied to their docks day after day, week after week, and sometimes for years on end. Often the people and skills to use them are in short supply. Boats need people, and despite the myth […]