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Published: March, 2011 Dancing in the Streets On March 18, dancers worldwide will come together simultaneously in dance to create a global public art performance. In its seventh year, this worldwide public art event will take place at noon pacific daylight time (PDT), 3 p.m. EDT, and 8 p.m. in Paris and Rome. Since 2005, […]
Published: February, 2011
By Wes Starratt, PEPublished: February, 2011 After serving as a member of the Board of Directors of the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway & Transportation District for the past seven years, San Francisco’s Janet Reilly has been elected president of the board, which is responsible not only for the bridge, but also for the buses […]
BY PATRICK BURNSONPublished: February, 2011 California’s exporters racked up another impressive performance just before last year’s holiday season, even while failing to keep pace with growth in the overall U.S. export trade. The $12.49 billion in goods California businesses shipped abroad in November exceeded the $10.95 billion sent to foreign markets in November […]
Published: February, 2011 Every Saturday 2:30PM – 4:30PM – Introduction to Sailing Course – OCSC Sailing, Berkeley, 510-843-4200, www.ocscsailing.com 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. February 3 7PM – 10PM – Sail Trim Seminar – OCSC Sailing, […]
By Captain RayPublished: February, 2011 The Berkeley Pier, jutting out into the Bay in various states of disrepair, is a remnant of bygone age—an artifact left over from another time. Built in the 1920s, abandoned in the 1930s, and left to deteriorate in the 1960s, it has become an historical relic. As the automobile […]
By Deb SelfPublished: February, 2011 Last year at this time, I wrote about Baykeeper’s first-time participation in the Audubon Society’s Christmas Bird Count and my experience as a novice birder on the Bay. This December, the Baykeeper boat was out on the Bay once again to assist with the 111th Christmas Bird Count, joining […]
By Kati SchmidtPublished: February, 2011 In the love-infused month of February, one of the animals most devoted to not just sex in the sea but true and everlasting love—or at least a lifetime companionship—is the wolf eel, Anarrhichthys ocellatus. While many aquatic animals never even interact with their mates, but instead release gametes, or eggs […]
By Bill PicturePublished: February, 2011 According to U.S. Census Bureau statistics, more than 40 million Americans move each year. Multiply that number by the number of cardboard boxes that each of those 40 million people will use to pack and transport their belongings, and the potential negative impact on the environment is astonishing. But an […]
America’s Cup Coming to San Francisco Published: February, 2011 In one of his last acts as mayor of San Francisco, Gavin Newsom announced with a flourish (“This is big!”) that the City will be home to the 2013 America’s Cup finals. This will be the first time the America’s Cup has been hosted in […]