Published: July, 2008 But there is another recent Richmond restoration—of a smaller, older building—that deserves mention. The structure, known as the Trainmasters Building, was built in 1903, and is the only known surviving rail yard building from the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad line. The Trainmasters Building originally housed the Santa Fe Reading Room, […]
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Around the bay in July 2008
Published: July, 2008 Golf with a Giant Join your San Francisco Giants, alumni, executives, and other sports celebrities at the Giants Community Fund’s 18th annual Golf Classic on July 21 at the Olympic Club. This is your chance to tee off with the pros while benefiting the Community Fund and lending support to their award-winning […]
ON OUR COVER JUNE 2008
Published: June, 2008
Numbers Surge for Bike to Work Day 2008, Despite the Heat
By Brenda KahnPublished: June, 2008 Concerned by predictions of high temperatures, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District issued a Spare the Air advisory for May 15, the first of the 2008 smog season. The call to ride public transit and bikes instead of driving no doubt helped to boost participation in Bike to Work […]
APL veteran honored by Bay Area World Trade Center
By Paul DuclosPublished: June, 2008 The 26-year old World Trade Center stimulates Bay Area importing and exporting through political advocacy and international trade missions. It presented its first Bay Trade awards to Smith and six other business and government leaders, including former Oakland Mayor Elihu Harris. Smith, a resident of Danville, represents APL on 11 […]
WATERFRONT ACTIVITIES JUNE 2008
Published: June, 2008 Every 6PM – 8PM – Wednesday Night Sail, OCSC Sailing, Berkeley, 510-843-4200, www.ocscsailing.com Wed. 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 […]
New Bay Area Ferries Can Be Built Locally
By Wes Starratt, PEPublished: June, 2008 The famous Union Iron Works, which originally built machinery for California’s gold mines and then constructed steam locomotives, eventually turned its attention to shipbuilding and continued operations for almost 100 years. Early on, the Navy became involved in shipbuilding at Mare Island and then at Hunters Point. World War […]
AVAST! Pirates Invade Vallejo
Published: June, 2008 Landlubbers, beware! The Bay Area’s only pirate festival is a guaranteed swashbuckling good time for the entire family – complete with tall ships, live music, famous pirates, sword fighting, ship-to-shore cannon battles, delicious grub and grog, and much, much more. The Northern California Pirate Festival turns Vallejo’s waterfront into Pirate Town, with […]
Perfect Pitch
By weekendsherpa.comPublished: June, 2008 Point Reyes Confidential Rugged headlands, brushy hillsides, piney ridges, and pocket beaches—Point Reyes is a soul-soothing stretch of California coast that’s less than half a gas tank from San Francisco. And when the day-tripping tourists leave, you’ve got it virtually to yourself. Accessible only by a two- to five-mile walk, Point […]
Companies, Citizens and Governments Try to Break Down Barriers to Solar Energy
By Bill PicturePublished: June, 2008 One of those obstacles, according to Johanna Partin, Renewable Energy Program Manager for the San Francisco Department of the Environment, is misinformation. I get a lot of calls from people who want to know if solar is possible in San Francisco because of the fog, she says. And I tell […]