By Bill Picture 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 them, ‘It’s […]
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(THE NOT YET) SIR FRANCIS DRAKE
By Captain RayPublished: June, 2008 Drake’s Golden Hind was the first English ship into the Pacific Ocean, and the Spanish were not prepared for his arrival. After entering the Pacific through the Straits of Magellan near the southern tip of South America, he pillaged and plundered his way north. Within six months, he was off […]
Free Festival Opens Sailing to Everyone on the Longest Day of Year
By Paul V. OlivaPublished: June, 2008 Soon, they’ll have their chance. Planned for June 21 is the Bay’s grandest celebration of sailing yet: the eighth annual Summer Sailstice. Think of the fun when the Bay’s 25,000-plus sailors assemble to celebrate the joy and exhilaration of eco-friendly, wind-powered watersports. Sailstice is the brainchild of John Arndt, […]
California Craft Beers Dominate the World Stage
By Joel WilliamsPublished: June, 2008 This year there were 2,864 entries from 644 breweries in 58 different countries and 45 U.S. states. Brewers from five continents and 21 countries from Bolivia to Japan earned awards from an elite international panel of 129 beer judges. The judges were chosen from the ranks of professional brewers and […]
JACK LONDON SQUARE
Published: June, 2008 Reel Paddling Film Festival Comes to Jack London Aquatic Center The event is part of a world tour presenting the world’s best whitewater, sea kayaking and canoeing action and lifestyle films of the year on screens in 75 cities across Canada, United States, and around the world. Audiences can expect to see […]
National Liberty Ship Memorial S.S. Jeremiah O’Brien Celebrates 65th Anniversary and Implements Marketing Plan to Raise Repair Funds
Published: June, 2008 The S.S. Jeremiah O’Brien is a unique and historically accurate marvel of World War II maritime engineering that needs to be preserved for future generations to come, states retired Rear Admiral Thomas J. Patterson, who developed the National liberty Ship Memorial in the 1970s and spearheaded her restoration. Fully restored down to […]
California’s Salmon On the Brink of Extinction
By Sejal Choksi, Baykeeper and Program DirectorPublished: June, 2008 In fact, the Bay Area’s local fishing economy is part of the $200 million Pacific commercial and recreational industry that depends heavily on Chinook salmon. The collapse in population of this iconic California fish, known to many as king salmon, is a troubling development for all […]
Around the bay in June 2008
Published: June, 2008 NASCAR Roars into Sonoma Juan Pablo Montoya claimed his first Cup series win on the 10-turn, 1.99-mile road course in 2007. The weekend will also feature the top racing stars of tomorrow in the NASCAR Camping World Series West, as well as an extensive vendor midway and other entertainment. For more information, […]
ON OUR COVER
Published: May, 2008 The seven-member board voted unanimously to adopt and implement a Maritime Air Quality Policy Statement and Early Actions to reduce air pollutant emissions and related health risk. Ship and commercial watercraft engines pump more than 1.2 tons of fine particulate matter into Bay Area air every day, according to the Bay Area […]
Help Shape the Future of Bay Area Transportation
By Ursula VoglerPublished: May, 2008 With a title of Change in Motion, the plan, which looks 25 years into the future, signals MTC’s commitment to promoting sustainability and mobility in the face of continued growth and global warming impacts. Attend one of the public workshops held in May around the region, and help the agency […]