Published: May, 2009 Save The Bay has launched a major new campaign, called “The Bay vs. the Bag,” with the goal of significantly reducing pervasive plastic bag pollution in Bay Area waterways. With this campaign, the venerated organization plans to help San Jose and other Bay Area cities create and pass legislation that will […]
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Weta’s Newest Ferry Pisces Adds Pizzazz To Regional Ferry Service
Published: May, 2009 With the arrival of Pisces in April, 2009, WETA can boast completion of two 149-passenger vessels that are the first of their kind in the nation. Like Gemini, the exhaust from the Pisces is 85 percent cleaner than EPA emission standards for Tier II (2007) marine engines and is ten times cleaner […]
Around the bay in May 2009
Published: May, 2009 Bicyclists Ride Free On Regularly Scheduled Larkspur Ferry Trips With the recent completion of the reconfigured Larkspur Ferry Terminal parking lot, to acknowledge the addition of new customer amenities for bicyclists added during the project, Golden Gate Larkspur Ferry is offering free ferry rides for bicyclists on weekends in May 2009, including […]
ON OUR COVER APRIL 2009
Published: April, 2009
Port of Oakland Gets Its Own Stimulus Package
By Paul DuclosPublished: April, 2009 Two new developments promise to give the Port of Oakland competitive cargo advantages in the future. Late last month, the Oakland Board of Port Commissioners approved a precedent-setting long-term agreement that is the first of its kind for U.S. marine terminal concession agreements. As a consequence, Ports America Outer Harbor […]
WATERFRONT ACTIVITIES APRIL 2009
Published: April, 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 with a real glimpse of the sport, our club and our people. Cost is $30. April 2 7PM – 9PM, Island of the […]
Local Power Plants Harm Bay Wildlife
By Sejal Choksi, Baykeeper and Program DirectorPublished: April, 2009 In the wake of increasingly alarming climate-change data and a growing movement to reduce our nation’s dependence on fossil fuels, energy issues have risen to the top of the national environmental agenda. The Obama administration has pledged to craft a sustainable national energy policy that promotes […]
A BRIEF HISTORY OF ANGEL ISLAND PART 2
By Captain RayPublished: April, 2009 Last month, we looked at the pre-history and early history of Angel Island. This month, I’ll bring it up to the 21st century. Starting in 1910, China Cove, at the northeast corner of the island, was used as an Immigration Station. Because of a weak economy in the 1870s, Asians, […]
Opening Day on the Bay 2009
Published: April, 2009 Pacific Inter Club Yacht Association hails the start of the Yachting season on Sunday April 26th with Opening Day on the Bay. The day is starts with a Blessing of the Fleet hosted by Corinthian YC in Tiburon. All boats then are to rendezvous in the parade staging area just north of […]
Port of Oakland Accelerates Consideration of Clean-Air Plan
By Bill PicturePublished: April, 2009 Last month, the Oakland Port Commission moved the voting date for the Comprehensive Truck Management Plan (CTMP), an effort intended to reduce air pollution caused by the hundreds of diesel trucks that carry goods to and from the Port of Oakland each day, from August to May. The Maritime Committee […]