By Wes Starratt, PEPublished: November, 2008 Meanwhile, Sacramento lawmakers had an even broader vision—a ferry system to increase regional mobility and also provide emergency transportation in the event of a disaster. The result was Senate Bill 976, which, effective January 1, 2008, transformed the WTA into a new agency, the San Francisco Bay Area Water […]
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Around the bay in November 2008
Published: November, 2008 Ice, Ice Baby While San Francisco rarely sees snow, there are plenty of opportunities to experience a cool holiday tradition at four ice skating rinks in the city: Holiday Ice Rink at Embarcadero Center presented by Wachovia: Nov. 12 – Jan. 4 Ice skating returns to Justin Herman Plaza with the Holiday […]
ON OUR COVER OCTOBER 2008
Published: October, 2008
The Increasing Threats to Bay Birds
By Sejal Choksi, Baykeeper and Program DirectorPublished: October, 2008 The San Francisco Bay is an important staging area along the Pacific Flyway, a migratory route used by more than 250 species of birds. These birds use the Bay to feed and regain strength during their migrations, which can span from Alaska to Argentina. The work […]
Biodiesel Facility Proposed for Pier 92
By Paul DuclosPublished: October, 2008 The facility, which could produce between 7.5 million to 10 million gallons annually, would allow for the nation’s first local processing of recycled fats, greases and tallow to biodiesel in an urban setting. The fuel will be used by vehicles. Darling International has operated a rendering facility on port property […]
WATERFRONT ACTIVITIES OCTOBER 2008
Published: October, 2008 October 5 9AM – 5PM – Leukemia Cup Regatta, Club Nautique, Sailing School, 800-559-CLUB, www.clubnautique.net Climb on board a beautiful sailboat and participate in a regatta to raise funds for The Leukemia Lymphoma Society. You get the satisfaction of knowing that you’ve donated to a great cause plus you get to experience […]
Recent Legal Action Shows L.A. Port Program Model is the Way to Clean Air in Oakland
Published: October, 2008 The news hits as the Port of Oakland and its commissioners prepare for a key economic analysis to guide their clean-up goals to stabilize the workforce, improve security and reduce deadly public-health impacts stemming from the broken port trucking industry. A U.S. District Court judge dismissed the nation’s largest trucking lobby’s motion […]
Port of San Francisco Welcomes First Mega-Cruise Ship to Newly Expanded Drydock at Pier 70
Published: October, 2008 The Port, Princess Cruises, and the shipyard operator – BAE Systems San Francisco – last year agreed to undertake a major enhancement of the Port’s drydock, making it the only commercial facility on the U.S. West Coast able to accommodate post-Panamax ships, that is, ships too large to transit the Panama Canal. […]
Greening Angel Island State Park
By BC StaffPublished: October, 2008 As part of this commitment, and given the increasing threats of global warming and fossil fuel dependence, the park is embarking on its own mission to reduce its environmental footprint. The park hopes that these steps reduce both its operating costs and carbon emissions, while at the same time providing […]
Napa Valley High
By weekendsherpa.comPublished: October, 2008 Table with a View For a little hike with big views, pack the wine and cheese and head for Table Rock Trail in northern Napa’s Robert Louis Stevenson State Park. The shaded trail rises moderately for 1 mile before reaching an overlook with pop-up-book vistas of green hills and vineyard-latticed valleys, […]