More Bridge Seismic Work Ahead By Brenda KahnPublished: December, 2009 Bay Area bridges have been in the spotlight this fall with a series of events that have given the region’s residents a heightened awareness of the imperative to complete the process of bringing the spans up to current earthquake standards. Taking center stage was […]
Archive
Extreme Engineering: The Labor Day Weekend Detour Operation
Published: December, 2009 Construction crews moved nearly 7,000 tons of steel at the Bay Bridge construction site on Yerba Buena Island over Labor Day weekend in September 2009. The job called for realigning the path of the old East Span by removing a massive double-deck piece of the bridge, and sliding in the last link […]
Around the bay in DECEMBER 2009
Published: December, 2009 San Francisco Holiday Lights & Sights Boat Parade A holiday tradition since 1994, more than 100 boats adorned with lights and holiday decorations will parade along San Francisco’s waterfront at 6 p.m. on Friday, December 11. The parade route will begin just east of PIER 39 proceeding west past Fisherman’s Wharf, Fort […]
ON OUR COVER Novemer 2009
Published: November, 2009 Airship Ventures is a company that provides the opportunity to take a leisurely trip in a Zeppelin NT over the San Francisco Bay. The only passenger airship operation in the United States, Airship Ventures is based right in the Bay Area at Moffett Field in Mountain View. Their Zeppelin NT, Eureka, is […]
Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) begins South San Francisco Ferry Terminal Construction
Published: November, 2009 Construction on the South San Francisco Ferry Terminal began in October at Oyster Point Marina with an official groundbreaking ceremony, as civic leaders kicked off the start of the $26 million ferry terminal. Ferry service is scheduled to launch in 2011. Congresswoman Jackie Speier, along with South San Francisco Mayor Karyl […]
Port of Oakland Completes Harbor Deepening
By Patrick BurnsonPublished: November, 2009 In mid-September, Port of Oakland officials—joined by Congresswoman Barbara Lee, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the California State Coastal Conservancy—announced and celebrated the substantial completion of the “-50 Foot Project,” which deepened the shipping lanes in Oakland’s harbor to 50 feet. Officials hailed the project as a major […]
WATERFRONT ACTIVITIES November 2009
Published: November, 2009 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 a real glimpse of the sport, our club and our people. Cost $40. November 4 6PM – 8PM – Cruising South America, […]
Asian Art Museum Debuts ‘Emerald Cities’ Exhibit
By Paul DuclosPublished: November, 2009 Now on view at the San Francisco Asian Art Museum is Emerald Cities: Arts of Siam & Burma, 1775-1950, the first exhibition of its kind to use a systematic approach to present artworks from this region and period. The exhibition features more than 140 artworks drawn exclusively from the museum’s […]
Asian Art Museum Debuts ‘Emerald Cities’ Exhibit
By Paul DuclosPublished: November, 2009 Now on view at the San Francisco Asian Art Museum is Emerald Cities: Arts of Siam & Burma, 1775-1950, the first exhibition of its kind to use a systematic approach to present artworks from this region and period. The exhibition features more than 140 artworks drawn exclusively from the museum’s […]
Centenarian Steam Tug Graces Alameda Drydock
Published: November, 2009 The 102-year old steam-powered, ocean-going tug Hercules is now in drydock at Bay Ship & Yacht’s Alameda yard for maintenance and repair work. Earlier this month, she was towed across the Bay from her berth at the Hyde Street Pier of the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, operated by the […]