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San Francisco Bay: Sensitive Habitat or Marine Junkyard?
By Sejal Choksi, Baykeeper and Program Director The number of derelict boats is so extreme in the eastern reaches of the Bay that a recent Contra Costa County report indicated that the removal of 300 vessels in the past 20 years has hardly put a dent in the "aquatic junkyards." As more and more vessels […]
APL and Port of San Francisco Celebrate Cargo Milestones
By Paul Duclos APL was a sponsor of the Festival of Sail, a five-day tribute to the age of sailing ships organized by the San Francisco Maritime National Park Association at the end of July. Hundreds of thousands of visitors jammed the city waterfront to inspect a dozen majestic tall ships including the U.S. Coast […]
WATERFRONT ACTIVITIES SEPTEMBER 2008
Every Wed. 6PM – 8PM – Wednesday Night Sail, OCSC Sailing, Berkeley, 510-843-4200, www.ocsc.com Set sail aboard one of our larger yachts skippered by a professional OCSC skipper and enjoy a relaxing sunset out on the Bay. You can soak in the beauty of the evening while not lifting a finger; or pitch in and take the helm. Following […]
New Sailors Help a Great Cause
Participants will take sailing lessons and raise funds in honor of those whose lives have been affected by blood cancers. Fifteen participants will go through the US Sailing Basic Keelboat certification course at Club Nautique; each fundraiser will be responsible for raising a minimum of $3,900 for the Leukemia Lymphoma Society. That’s a minimum total of $58,500! The fundraisers will […]
A Segway Is the Easy Way to See Angel Island
By Joel Williams Marketed as an electric, self-balancing, personal-transportation device, I’ve always wondered what a Segway was like to "drive," although I sympathized with the people who say it’s a lazy way to avoid moving your feet. After recently taking a two-hour tour of Angel Island on one, however, I think they are fantastic. Don’t […]
Marquee Mendocino
By weekendsherpa.com With its small town charms and the natural beauty of redwood forests, blue-green bays, and rocky headlands, Mendocino is an ideal backdrop for your next great escape. Mendo Stroll Downtown Delights: Overlooking the ocean, with white picket fences, tidy gardens, wide sidewalks, and wooden water towers, Mendocino mixes a starched New England […]
Green Conference Brings Environmental Innovation to San Jose
By Bill Picture The event is expected to draw 14,000 people and will feature former Vice President Al Gore as keynote speaker. "I think people are inspired to think green but don’t yet fully grasp the extent of the possibility," says Karen Jackson, program director for the event. While the focus of previous years’ events […]
Trumer Offers Imported Flavor with Local Freshness
By Joel Williams Maybe we should go back a little bit in time to explain. (By a little bit, I mean over 400 years.) The original Trumer Brauerei, located in Salzburg, Austria, was started in 1601 and became known as an exceptional local brewery throughout the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Since the introduction of the Pilsner style […]
Free Medicine Take-Back on National Estuaries Day
The public is invited to bring unwanted household medications for safe disposal to 420 Water Street in Jack London Square on Sunday, September 28th from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. For more than 20 years, the San Francisco Estuary Project and its partners have worked together to protect and restore the San Francisco Bay-Delta Estuary. […]