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Published: October, 2007 Watch Angels from a Tall Ship Join the Golden Gate Tall Ships Society during Fleet Week to see the Navy precision flying team, the Blue Angels, from the decks of the reproduction turn-of-the century Scow Schooner, Gas Light. The cruise includes box lunch and beverages (wine and soft drinks) as well as […]
Published: September, 2007
By Ivy Morrison & John Goodwin Published: September, 2007 FasTrak® enrollment has surged by nearly 100,000 accounts in the last year to more than 670,000 regionwide. Nearly half of all vehicles crossing the Bay Area’s state toll bridges during peak hours now use FasTrak® to pay tolls electronically, up from an average of 40 percent […]
Published: September, 2007 It was initially thought that the damaged guide pile could be fixed within a few days. However, during repairs, it was discovered that the damage was more significant than thought. The existing 140-foot long, 4-foot diameter steel piling was broken below the mud line during the collision, necessitating the removal of the […]
Published: September, 2007 Every Wed. 6PM – 8PM – Wednesday Night Sail, OCSC Sailing, Berkeley, 510-843-4200, www.ocscsailing.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. […]
By Joel Williams Published: September, 2007 In the end, the scene turned out to be quite fragile and imploded upon itself as quickly as it started. But for one brief moment in the summer of 1967, many found something special and extraordinary that has never been reproduced since. Mayor Newsom recently issued a proclamation declaring […]
By Scott Hargis Published: September, 2007 Invented right here in California (where else?) in the sixties, windsurfing came into its own as a recognized sport in the seventies, then ballooned in popularity in the eighties and nineties as technology made lighter, more easily controlled boards available at lower prices. Today’s competitive windsurfing rigs feature carbon-fiber […]
By Bill Picture Published: September, 2007 The proposed deal, which is currently awaiting approval by Congress and is expected to take effect in October, has raised some serious concerns among environmentalists in the Bay Area, including Friends of the Earth (FOTE); this is the same advocacy group that, one year earlier, had supported Hornblower’s bid […]
By Joel Williams Published: September, 2007 Widely recognized as one of the most important sailing events on the West Coast, world-caliber sailors from across the country converge upon the Bay Area to compete in this prestigious grand-prix sailing event. Founded in 1927, the St. Francis Yacht Club is steeped in over 75 years of Yachting […]
By Scott Alumbaugh Published: September, 2007 Throughout the summer and into fall, you can just about set your clock by the winds in the central San Francisco Bay. They will be calm in the morning, the glassy shallow flats reflecting a cool gray sky. By 9 a.m. or so, there will be a stirring of […]