Published: March, 2007 The decision to suspend a search is never an easy one and our hearts and thoughts are with Dr. Gray’s family and friends during this time. Although this search is suspended, if new information arises, it will be investigated, said Captain David Swatland, the deputy commander of Coast Guard Sector San Francisco. Anyone with […]
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The Future of Traffic Congestion at Your Fingertips
By John GoodwinPublished: March, 2007 Dubbed Predict-a-TripSM,the new feature builds on the popular 511 Driving TimesSM service by using historical information on freeway traffic speeds and driving times to provide point-to-point forecasts for about 90 percent of the BayArea freeway network. Predict-a-TripSM is available free of charge on the 511 Traffic page at 511.org, but […]
New Bay Bridge East Span:
Published: March, 2007 An enormous component of the new East Span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge — equivalent in size to a basketball court — recently crossed through the Panama Canal en route to its final destination in the San Francisco Bay. Fabricated in Corpus Christi, Texas, by Kiewit Offshore Services, the steel footing […]
Around the Bay in March 2007
SpringPublished: March, 2007 Spring Training Training season has begun for professional baseball. Oakland & San Francisco go to bat against each other on Mar. 11, 13, 30, 31. See full schedules online: https://sanfrancisco.giants.mlb.com https://oakland.athletics.mlb.com Save the Daylight! Spring forward to the clock and set it one hour ahead. Lose an hour you might have spent […]
The return of the Crossword
Published: February, 2007 Crossword by Graham Claytor
ON OUR COVER February 2007
Published: February, 2007 This high-tech modular craft was built to be impeccably manueverable, safe, efficient and to run on water with zero impact. What is it?
WAM-V!
By Scott Hargis & Michelle ModayPublished: February, 2007 When getting a first glimpse of the 100-foot long arachnid-shaped, giant thing skimming over the surface of the waters of the Bay, the first question that comes to mind might be: Is it Hollywood? But the WAM-V (Wave Adaptive Modular Vessel), dubbed Proteus by inventor Dr. Ugo […]
Deal in the Works to Bring Mammoth Cruise Ships into the Bay
By JB PowellPublished: February, 2007 When the Queen Mary 2 steams into Pier 27 on Feb. 4, she will truly lord over the Embarcadero. At 1,132 feet long and over 200 feet high, the Cunard Lines’ flagship will be the biggest passenger liner ever to docked in San Francisco. But officials at the Port of […]
Bay Crossings Staff Report
Published: February, 2007 South SF Ferry Terminal A breakwater is, essentially, a stone reef that pokes above bay level in order to calm waters exposed to a long fetch. Eliminating the breakwater results in a $1.2 million cost savings, but could expose the new dock to weather hazards. The Alameda Harbor Bay Ferry installed a […]
Avoid PC Repairs, Know Your Software
By Mary E. ShacklettPublished: February, 2007 PC Problems Hardware problems once headed the list when it came to computer repairs, but today, software issues have taken center stage, especially in the areas of computer security and spyware. The ratio of software to hardware repairs is now about eight to one, according to one big-box store […]