Published: December, 2006 AC Transit along with Golden Gate Transit and Golden Gate Ferry have begun recruiting several hundred riders to troubleshoot the new high-tech fare payment system. This pre-launch initiative will help ensure trouble-free operation when AC Transit, Golden Gate Transit and Golden Gate Ferry begin full-scale promotion of the TransLink system in 2007. […]
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Destination of the Month: Angel Island State Park
Published: December, 2006 In years past, there has been no weekday ferry service from Tiburon to Angel Island except for special charters. The Angel Island-Tiburon Ferry Company pilot program will provide more access to Angel Island State Park. Bikes can be brought on the ferry and used on the main roads. Pets are not allowed […]
ON OUR COVER
Published: November, 2006 Photo by Scott Hargis https://www.baycrossings.com/dispnews.asp?id=1671
Port Oakland Ranked Fourth Tier
By Guy SpanPublished: November, 2006 There are four levels (tiers) of ports rated by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), from Tier 1 ports carrying the greatest risk (and earning the most DHS dollars) to low-risk Tier 4 ports like Albany, NY or Mount Vernon, IN. So what Tier do you suppose DHS has applied […]
Clean Tech Competitors Rewarded at City Hall
By Bill PicturePublished: November, 2006 A standing-room only crowd filled the North Light Court of San Francisco’s City Hall on Sept. 26 to honor the winners of the first annual California Clean Tech Open. The competition, the brainchild of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Club of Northern California, is intended to encourage innovation in environmentally […]
Welcome to Green Hotel California
By Bill PicturePublished: November, 2006 The Orchard Garden Hotel in San Francisco and the Gaia Napa Valley Hotel in American Canyon have been racing to be the first hotel in the state to meet the U.S. Green Building Council’s requirements for LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) certification. After months of speculation as to […]
Cruise Yacht to Ship, Like a President or Astronaut
Published: November, 2006 Passengers will embark on the Potomac, the 71 year-old classic yacht known as President Roosevelt’s Floating White House, to experience a two-and-a-half hour tour of the USS Hornet. The USS Hornet is a much decorated and honored carrier that served in numerous U.S. Naval battles. It was also the recovery ship for the Lunar […]
Dockside Dwelling: Living Ship to Shore
By Denise DohognePublished: November, 2006 Buy low, sell high. Location, location, location. This is the name of the real estate game. Everything in life’s a gamble and there’s no guarantee, but California real estate has always been the one sound investment. In fact, with the current historically low mortgage rates and lower home prices around […]
Around the Bay
Published: November, 2006 1 – 5 Under the Big Top Be mesmerized by the Universoul Circus acts with soul – a circus of hip-hop musicals, vaudeville and animal acts. See trapeze artists, stilt walkers, acrobats and Ameera Diamond Elephant Trainer. Find the blue and gold circus tent just across from the Oakland Coliseum, at 5601 […]
Thaddeus’ Ruminations
Published: November, 2006 A beet in the field does not look like a beet at all. Just the very top of the root shows, which makes judging the size difficult. And then, there are the leaves that stretch out from the root, which, like battle flags, show the signs of their fight. The population of […]