Every Saturday 9:30AM – 11:30AM, 12PM – 2PM & 2:30PM – 4:30PM – Intro to Sailing Course, OCSC Sailing, Berkeley, 510-843-4200, www.ocscsailing.comThis two-hour skippered charter is designed to provide folks who are considering getting into sailing a real glimpse of the sport, our club and our people. Cost $40. Every Wednesday 6PM – 8PM – Wednesday Night Sail, OCSC Sailing, Berkeley, 510-843-4200, www.ocscsailing.comThis two-hour skippered […]
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Every Saturday 9:30AM – 11:30AM, 12PM – 2PM & 2:30PM – 4:30PM – Intro to Sailing Course, OCSC Sailing, Berkeley, 510-843-4200, www.ocscsailing.comThis two-hour skippered charter is designed to provide folks who are considering getting into sailing a real glimpse of the sport, our club and our people. Cost $40. Every Wednesday 6PM – 8PM – Wednesday Night Sail, OCSC Sailing, Berkeley, 510-843-4200, www.ocscsailing.comThis two-hour skippered […]
WATERFRONT ACTIVITIES
Published: May, 2010 Every Saturday 9:30AM – 11:30AM, 12PM – 2PM & 2:30PM – 4:30PM – Intro to Sailing Course, OCSC Sailing, Berkeley, 510-843-4200, www.ocscsailing.comThis two-hour skippered charter is designed to provide folks who are considering getting into sailing a real glimpse of the sport, our club and our people. Cost $40. Every Wednesday 6PM – 8PM – Wednesday Night Sail, OCSC Sailing, Berkeley, 510-843-4200, www.ocscsailing.comThis […]
May Brings Classical Music Feast
By Paul Duclos Published: May, 2010 May is the month most celebrated by dance, and Bay Crossings readers—particularly classical music fans—have three major events to consider in this regard. The San Francisco Ballet, the oldest professional ballet company in America, will be concluding its 2010 season with Prokofiev’s Romeo & Juliet during the first […]
Preventing an Underwater Future
Published: May, 2010 Bay Crossings was invited to attend the 23rd annual San Francisco Bay Decisionmakers Conference, “Climate 3.0 – Policies and Decisions for a Changing Landscape,” that took place last month in Oakland. An in-depth article by Bill Picture on the critical issues covered at the conference appears on the following two pages. As […]
Conference Confronts Impact of Sea-Level Change
By Bill Picture Published: May, 2010 The 23rd Annual Bay Area Decisionmakers Conference brought together experts, advocacy groups, business leaders, and representatives from a number of state regulatory agencies to discuss California’s preparations for the 16-inch increase in sea levels expected by 2050 due to climate change. The one-day event, held last month in Oakland, […]
Region Celebrates Earth Day With Launch of “One Bay Area” Collaborative Effort
By Brenda Kahn Published: May, 2010 For Bay Area officials grappling with how to implement stringent new state climate change legislation, the process became somewhat clearer and simpler on April 22, 2010, the 40th anniversary of Earth Day. At a Summit deliberately convened on that historic day, a consortium of regional agencies unveiled a new […]
Climate Change’s Threat to Bay Wetlands
By Deb Self Published: May, 2010 Wetlands are among the most important ecosystems on Earth and provide a number of valuable functions that may be compromised due to climate change and the associated sea level rise. Not only are they highly productive, providing habitat for many specialized plants and animals, but wetlands also control the […]
Market Street Gets Updated Bike Lane
Published: May, 2010 Responding to the growing interest in bicycle transportation, last month the City began installing its first physically separated bike lane on Market Street, the busiest corridor in San Francisco for two-wheeled transportation. White, soft-hit posts were added to the existing bike lane on Market Street between Octavia Boulevard and Eighth Street, […]
RECYCLED LIGHTHOUSES – PART II
By Captain Ray Published: May, 2010 The Gold Rush and the tremendous agricultural potential of California’s great Central Valley provided a great deal of the impetus for the development of seaports in what came to be known as the Inland Empire. Sacramento, Stockton and other cities became jumping-off places for the gold fields and shipping […]