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By Captain RayPublished: March, 2009 Covering 740 acres and rising to a height of almost 800 feet, Angel Island is the second-largest island in San Francisco Bay—only Alameda is larger. This month and next, I’d like to relate the story of Angel Island’s varied history to you. During the last ice age, which ended about […]
By Bill PicturePublished: March, 2009 Last month, the Greenbelt Alliance released a list of some of the 3.5 million acres of undeveloped land that it believes needs to be protected from urban sprawl. That list, which appears in the Alliance’s Great Lands, Great Opportunity report, was the result of a two-year study conducted by the […]
By Bill PicturePublished: March, 2009 Since its creation in 2001, the San Francisco Green Schoolyard Alliance has been advocating for the asphalt playgrounds at the city’s elementary schools to be put to smarter and healthier use. The Alliance’s efforts shifted into high gear in 2006, when money secured through two bond measures allowed the formerly […]
Published: March, 2009 Hero Arts, an international craft stamp manufacturing company, has found a new home inside the recently renovated Historic Cannery Building on Harbour Way in Richmond’s Marina district. For the last 20 years, Hero Arts has been located in Emeryville, but recent zoning changes forced the company out. During his search for a […]
Published: March, 2009 The environmental sector is a growing industry, said Christy Rocca, director of Crissy Field Center. The greening of America will require a newly trained workforce, skilled in green technology, science, and sustainability. Crissy Field Center provides a ladder of learning for youth to find their professional passion and opportunities to develop ‘green’ […]
Published: March, 2009 Take BART to Check Out Some Cool After Dark Art The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) Community Art Program is presenting After Dark, Photos by Tom Paiva, through April 30th at the LunchStop Café at the Joseph P. Bort MetroCenter, located at 101 Eighth Street in Oakland just across from the Lake Merritt BART Station. The show features Paiva’s […]
Published: March, 2009 Current-day schedules for all ferry services are now quickly accessible in a single place. Just click on a terminal to display both the departure and arrival times for that day. In addition, the map contains other views centered around the San Francisco Ferry Building to help travelers plan their trips. The gates […]
Published: February, 2009
By Paul DuclosPublished: February, 2009 When we reported last month that APL would be leaving Oakland for a more affordable home, many readers may have assumed that another seaport city would be the logical alternative. As it turns out, that’s not the case. APL’s parent, Neptune Orient Lines (NOL), announced that it will relocate its […]
By Francis CairoPublished: February, 2009 The dramatic ditching of US Airways Flight 1549 in New York’s Hudson River on January 15 has highlighted the critical role that water transit can play in emergency response situations. The Miracle on the Hudson may not have been so miraculous without the participation of an armada of commercial ferries […]