Published: January, 2010 Mayor Gavin Newsom—along with bicyclists, city leaders, neighborhood groups and business owners—recently welcomed San Francisco’s first new bike lane in more than three years, located at Scott and Oak streets along the city’s popular “Wiggle” bike route. Newsom helped paint the city’s first green-colored “Bike Box,” an advanced stop line that […]
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Protecting the Bay’s Most Sensitive Areas
By Deb Self Published: January, 2010 When I received news of the Dubai Star oil spill in late October, I immediately turned to the Bay’s oil spill contingency plan, the document that governs how federal and state government agencies respond to an oil spill. The plan contains important information about the Bay’s sensitive sites, such […]
WRITTEN ON THE WIND
By Captain Ray Published: January, 2010 Last month, I brought up the topic of the International Regulations for Prevention of Collisions at Sea (the ColRegs). I explained how these Rules govern the interaction between vessels by designating one vessel as “stand-on” (required to hold course and speed) and the other as “give-way” (required to maneuver […]
The Art of Bridges, From the Air
Published: January, 2010 Written by Jo Kagan, Photos by Barrie Rokeach We cross them daily, and mostly take them for granted as utilitarian conveyances that get us from point A to point B. But seen from the air, the Bay Area’s eight toll bridges become works of sculptural art that complement and accent the region’s […]
Conference Hopes to Ignite Biomass Industry
By Bill Picture Published: January, 2010 As the use of biomass for the production of clean energy, cleaner-burning fuels and non-toxic chemicals has grown, so too has California’s role in the biomass industry. The Golden State is such a big player, in fact, that the organizers of the International Biomass Conference & Expo are hosting […]
Oakland Firefighters and the U.S. Coast Guard Make a Wish Come True
Published: January, 2010 In December, a Coast Guard crew from Air Station San Francisco flew Luis Castillo, an 18-year-old living with cancer, around the San Francisco Bay in an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter. The ride was part of a wish that was made through the Oakland Firefighters Random Acts organization, a non-profit group that responds to requests […]
Bay Bridge Project Rings in New Year With Good News
By John Goodwin Published: January, 2010 The coming of the New Year brings a boatload of good news for the Bay Bridge East Span replacement project. The first steel bridge deck sections for the signature self-anchored suspension (SAS) portion of the new bridge have now been loaded aboard a ship in China, with the vessel […]
Around the bay in January
Published: January, 2010 “Dine About Town…Only in San Francisco” Returns The San Francisco Convention & Visitors Bureau’s popular “Dine About Town San Francisco” restaurant promotion provides food and wine enthusiasts with an incentive to experience many of San Francisco’s finest restaurants at a fraction of the price. The promotion takes place over two weeks, from […]
ON OUR COVER DECEMBER 2009
Published: December, 2009 Amtrak’s Locomotive No. 2015, which travels on the Capitol Corridor line, was upgraded with a “Repower” kit manufactured by General Motors’ Electro-Motive Division. An upgraded engine, a completely redesigned cooling system and the latest microprocessor-based locomotive control technology, along with an automatic start/stop system that eliminates unnecessary engine idling, will reduce emissions […]
U.S. EPA Takes Action Against San Francisco “Muni” following 2005 SF Bay Oil Spill
Published: December, 2009 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is taking action against the San Francisco Municipal Transit Authority following federal violations of the Clean Water Act and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. On behalf of the U.S. EPA, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed consent decree in early November with the U.S. District Court […]