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To that question posed by Ecclesiastes three thousand years ago — Who can fathom the depths of the abyss? — only two men have the right to answer: Captain Nemo and I. — from Jules Verne’s novel, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. By Dan SankeyPublished: October, 2006 In the 136 years since Verne wrote his […]
Published: October, 2006 Bradley is an internationally renowned underwater, wildlife and nature photographer who has had his work published by: National Geographic Television, Nature’s Best Magazine, the Aquarium of the Pacific, Friends of the Sea Otter, the Monterey Bay Aquarium, Boy’s Life Magazine and Fine Living Network. Bradley has dedicated his time to create compelling […]
The escapist, the businessman and the outlaw By GraceAnn WaldenPublished: October, 2006 I’ve always enjoyed the street performers at Fisherman’s Wharf. But the one I remember more than any other is the Automatic Human Jukebox. Grimes Poznikov was a bright musician-street performer, who made the best use ever of a cardboard refrigerator box. I remember […]
By John GoodwinPublished: October, 2006 We’re responding directly to demand from motorists who don’t use the toll bridges as part of their everyday commute, said Rod McMillan, director of Bridge Oversight and Operations for BATA. We’ve heard from drivers all over Northern California, and they’ve consistently told us they’re interested in FasTrak but they’re reluctant […]
By John GoodwinPublished: October, 2006 The involved agencies gathered in late September at Treasure Island to announce the approach of the project’s completion. The featured speaker was San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newson, who reported that San Francisco Muni has retrofitted all 424 of its targeted diesel buses. Newsom framed the Bay Area’s Clean Diesel Bus […]
Published: October, 2006 Five Bay Area transit systems — Muni, AC Transit, County Connection, SamTrans and the Livermore-Amador Valley Transit Authority (WHEELS) — collaborated this spring to launch the service. Now riders can travel 24 hours a day by bus throughout San Francisco, Oakland and Berkeley, and as far north as Richmond, as far east […]
Published: October, 2006 San Francisco House of Toxic Horrors Crissy Field Center’s first annual haunted house. Adults and youth (9 years and up) are invited to come and encounter sludgy, smoggy ghosts and goblins in a crazy, cool maze of enviro-horror. Hosted by interns of the Inspiring Young Emerging Leaders program. Crissy Field, 603 Mason […]
By Scott HargisPublished: October, 2006 Hooper, an athletic, graying man with a mock seriousness about him, explains the details of the swim about to take place, frequently referencing the map. The map’s focal point is the stretch of shoreline from the Bay Bridge to the Golden Gate, and includes Alcatraz, Angel Island, and Southern Marin […]
Published: October, 2006 Oct. 1 9:30AM – 5PM – Tule Elk Trip in Tomales Bay, Sea Trek Kayaking Center, 415-488-1000, www.seatrekkayak.com Join Sea Trek’s Michael Morgan and gain an intimate glimpse into the world of the Tule Elk. Michael’s 2000+ hours living, breathing and studying the elk will educate and entertain you on this guided […]
Performance Windsails Return to Bay Roots By Jane MorsonPublished: October, 2006 In 1982, Bill Hansen, a UC Berkeley research physicist, pilot and dedicated sailboat-racing champion, embraced the sport as an escape from the rigors of yacht sailing. Hansen’s interest was sails and rigs and, with a lifelong technical knowledge of aerodynamics, he challenged the conventional […]