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BY SEJAL CHOKSI-CHUGH Published: January, 2019   I’m not a fan of my morning alarm disrupting my cozy slumber. But to be on time and prepared for my busy day, I need that wakeup call, no matter how jarring.   I write this with similar mixed feelings. No one likes an alarmist, but this new […]

Published: January, 2019   As part of a regional push to expand its ebike fleet, Ford GoBike is introducing more than 500 new pedal-assist cycles to its bike share network in the East Bay cities of Berkeley, Oakland and Emeryville. A launch event and inaugural ride was be held on Friday, December 14 at the […]

BY PAUL DUCLOS Published: January, 2019   Last month the San Francisco Symphony announced that Esa-Pekka Salonen will become its next music director in September 2020. As the 12th music director in the symphony’s 107-year history, Salonen will succeed Michael Tilson Thomas, who concludes his 25-year tenure in July 2020.   One of the most […]

Published: January, 2019   Ancient Chinese Performance Art In 2006, a group of elite Chinese artists came together to revive traditional culture and share it with the world. They created Shen Yun and brought a slice of majestic culture back from the brink of extinction. Shen Yun combines ancient legends with technological innovations, and historically […]

Published: December, 2018   The San Francisco Ferry Buidling expansion project will add two additional gates as well as a large public plaza and weather-protection canopies. Over the summer, construction crews made significant progress on Gates F and G, with the installation of the portal doors and granite cladding the most noticeable.   Photo Courtesy […]

BY PATRICK BURNSON Published: December, 2018   So far, a potential U.S.-China trade war hasn’t dampened cargo volume growth at California’s third largest ocean cargo gateway. In fact, the Port of Oakland is on track for its third straight year of record container volume in 2018. But for Bay Area logistics managers, the one looming […]

BY JOEL WILLIAMS Published: December, 2018   Ferry Q&A Column Debuts in 2019   Bay Crossings is excited to announce a new column beginning with the January issue that will provide ferry riders a way to get answers to their questions about the commuter ferries that operate in the Bay Area. We will work directly […]

BY MATT LARSON Published: December, 2018   Growing up in Vallejo, Rachel Rodriguez loved taking the ferry, mostly just for excursions. One day she came across an opportunity to work with Blue & Gold Fleet and jumped at the chance. With no maritime background amidst a competitive group of applicants, her expertise with heavy logistics […]

BC STAFF REPORT Published: December, 2018   In November, Golden Gate Zero Emission Marine (GGZEM) announced the beginning of construction and the keel laying ceremony for the Water-Go-Round, a first-of-its-kind hydrogen fuel cell boat. The 70-foot catamaran, under construction at Bay Ship & Yacht in Alameda, will showcase the advantages of hydrogen fuel cells for […]