Published: April, 2019 The Savage & Cooke Distillery consists of two large buildings that were an important part of the United States Naval Shipyard on Vallejo’s Mare Island that closed in 1996. The brainchild of Dave Phinney, Savage & Cooke makes remarkable spirits in an unexpected location. Phinney’s vision is poised to help revitalize Mare […]
BY PATRICK BURNSON Published: April, 2019 The Port of Stockton, which is the fourth largest port in California, reports that cargo volume hit an all-time high in 2018. Although up just slightly compared with 2017, overall cargo volume grew for the third straight year and reached a record-setting 4.7 million metric tons. The […]
BY MATT LARSON Published: April, 2019 At the end of May, Golden Gate Ferry Operations Analyst Mary Jbeily will be celebrating her first year working in the maritime industry. Although Jbeily doesn’t work on the ferry boats themselves, her role is still a critical one. As an analyst, she streamlines processes, reduces inefficiencies, and […]
BY DAN ROSENHEIM Published: April, 2019 Tideline Marine Group is once again expanding its role in passenger transportation on the Bay. Only two months after announcing it would add a new 149-passenger craft to its fleet, Tideline is establishing another beachhead in San Francisco—a ferry dock at Pier 52 in Mission Bay, just […]
Published: April, 2019 Ferry Q&A is where you can have your questions about Bay Area ferry service answered by the professionals who speak for the ferry systems on a daily basis. Thomas Hall is the public information and marketing manager for WETA, the agency that runs the San Francisco Bay Ferry service. Priya Clemens […]
Published: April, 2019 RM3 Hearing: A much-anticipated preliminary hearing in the lawsuit over Regional Measure 3 has been scheduled for April 3 in San Francisco Superior Court. The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association lawsuit targets both the state legislature, which approved a bill enabling RM3, and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission’s Bay Area Toll Authority. The […]
BY JOEL WILLIAMS Published: April, 2019 Frequent Bay Crossings readers may already be aware of the controversial Orcem/VMT cement factory and deep-water terminal project that has been proposed for the old Sperry Mill site at the entrance of the Mare Island Strait leading to Vallejo’s waterfront and the Napa River. We have previously covered […]
BY BILL PICTURE Published: April, 2019 The San Francisco Bay Trail turns 30 this year. The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) and a number of trail-side cities are celebrating with a photo exhibition, a new social media campaign and the unveilings of some exciting new sections of trail. The idea for the trail was […]
BY SEJAL CHOKSI-CHUGH Published: April, 2019 Three decades ago, media reports warned that San Francisco Bay was dying. Anti-pollution laws were not being enforced. Polluters were dumping waste into the Bay with no fear of detection. The Bay was being slowly poisoned and there was no relief in sight. No relief, that […]
BY PAUL DUCLOS Published: April, 2019 With the advent of spring and rebirth, we wish to share a number of publications and a literary event that deserve attention. While one could hardly describe Claude Monet as a late bloomer—he was one of those rare painters who had won widespread recognition in youth—his work […]