BY PATRICK BURNSONPublished: March, 2011 In a recent briefing at the San Francisco offices of law firm SNR Denton, Hong-Phong Pho, the U.S. Commerce Department’s commerce desk officer for Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia, said shippers should approach the market with a strategic supply-chain goal. “Companies that seek sharp and clear profit objectives from […]
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S.F. Considers Barges for Waste Transportation
Bay Crossings STAFF REPORTPublished: March, 2011 Proposals to use barges on San Francisco Bay to move regional cargo—thereby getting trucks off the road and reducing greenhouse gas emissions—are not new, but may soon get a boost from an unlikely source: San Francisco’s garbage contracts. For years, Bay Area ports, environmental organizations and planning […]
50 Films, 5 Days, 1 Ocean:
8th San Francisco Ocean Film Festival Sets Sail BY KATI SCHMIDTPublished: March, 2011 Majestic. Powerful. Mysterious. Threatened. Endless numbers of words can be used to describe the world’s vast ocean, its inhabitants and those who study it, play in it and protect it. Taking filmgoers on a five-day journey from San Francisco Bay […]
Bay Area Firm Tackles Festival Trash
By Bill PicturePublished: March, 2011 For most of us, having to choose whether to put trash into the recycling bin or the garbage bin is one of the tedious-but-necessary prices we pay for living in today’s world—a simple chore that minimizes our environmental impact. But for Mary Munat, founder of Green Mary, a firm […]
Pulp Fact, Pulp Fashion and Photo Dreamscapes
By Paul DuclosPublished: March, 2011 The book’s title may sound like fiction, but Gold, Silk, Pioneers & Mail is a work of true scholarship written by Robert J. Chandler, Ph.D. and Stephen J. Potash. Potash’s name may ring a bell from the “Working Waterfront” column on page 8, where he provided an account of […]
GEM ON THE BAY
By Frances BellowsPublished: March, 2011 The Potomac, President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s beautifully restored “floating White House,” is docked at Jack London Square and provides a thrilling mix of history, fun and a local tie-in to Elvis Presley. What’s not to love? As a San Francisco native, I am embarrassed to say that I put […]
Islands of San Francisco Bay
By Sejal ChoksiPublished: March, 2011 Shivery winter weather has been the daily forecast this season, with snowstorms in the East and even the occasional blustery winds and rains around the Bay Area. For many people, cold weather brings to mind warm comforts of hot cocoa, slow-cooked soups, fleece blankets and wishful thoughts of island getaways. […]
Delta Wine Lovers Rejoice
By Jah MackeyPublished: March, 2011 Napa Valley has long claimed dominance over the California wine industry, but the Delta is also an emerging wine lovers’ paradise. Napa vintners should rest easy that their reputations are intact; however, their wines are not without equals. Farming in the Delta has a long and glorious past, […]
Two More Challenges Officially Accepted: France and Australia
Published: June, 2011 Teams from France and Australia officially registered as America’s Cup challengers in January, bringing with them long histories of competitive sailing. Energy Team, the new French challenge headed by famed sailors Bruno and Loïck Peyron, was officially registered as a challenger at the end of January and will benefit from […]
PORT OF OAKLAND $5 MILLION CLOSER TO CLEAN SHORE POWER
Published: March, 2011 The Port of Oakland moved closer to clean shore power with approval last month from the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) of $5 million from the Mobile Source Incentive Fund for the Port of Oakland’s shore power project. Shore power provides grid-based electric power from land to vessels, allowing […]