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By Jah MackeyPublished: January, 2011 President Obama’s stimulus plan has trickled upriver to West Sacramento and made a huge splash in favor of green technology. We often hear about billions of dollars allocated by the federal government and spent on projects we never see or jobs that never come our way, but this time the […]
Published: January, 2011 The Transbay Joint Powers Authority’s (TJPA) demolition contractor Evans Brothers, Inc. dropped the historic first wrecking ball on the front facade of the old Transbay Terminal building, marking the project’s progress as it works towards removing the old bus terminal and ramps to make way for the new, multi-modal Transbay Transit […]
Published: January, 2011 The good news is that toxics managed, treated or released into the environment from facilities operating in California decreased 14 percent in 2009 when compared to 2008, according to the latest data available from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The bad news is that three of the top ten polluters in […]
Published: January, 2011 Dine About Town…Only in San Francisco Returns The 10th annual Dine About Town San Francisco returns from January 15 to 31. Diners may select from more than 100 Bay Area restaurants, each offering prix fixe lunches for $17.95 and/or dinners for $34.95, exclusive of tax and gratuity. A la carte menus will […]
Published: December, 2010
By Patrick BurnsonPublished: December, 2010 As one of his final acts in office, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a new law to provide more transparency in the global supply chain for California consumers. According to San Francisco-based Business for Social Responsibility (BSR), the law requires retailers and manufacturers to publicly disclose on their websites […]
Published: December, 2010 The mega-yacht Blue Moon recently completed its two-year maintenance dry-docking at Bay Ship & Yacht’s shipyard in Alameda. The captain of the Blue Moon choose Bay Ship for its extensive experience in servicing and maintaining mega-yachts, as well as its complete dry-docking facilities that include the West Coast’s only 1,200-ton Syncrolift […]
Published: December, 2010 Every Saturday 12PM – 2PM or 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. December 4 9AM – 5PM First Aid/CPR […]
By Captain RayPublished: December, 2010 It was a dark and stormy morning, but we stuck to our plan. Because of restricted access, we had organized our trip several weeks in advance and a little rain wasn’t going to interfere. However, about midnight the night before, we began to have more than a little rain. […]
By John GoodwinPublished: December, 2010 The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) is taking a page from Ralph Waldo Emerson, who famously said, “All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make, the better.” This fall MTC awarded $33 million in grants to test more than a dozen strategies for reducing greenhouse gas emissions around […]