Published: October, 2006 Blue Angels Soon you’ll begin to hear the roar, look outside and catch a glimpse of the Blue Angels racing in the sky during Fleet Week. The Blue Angels demonstrate their precision piloting in an always-impressive air show right above the Bay. Northern waterfront. Sat. Oct. 7, 2:30-5PM & Sun., Oct. 8, […]
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Bridge Closure Prompts Ferry Operators to Expand Labor Day Weekend Service
Published: September, 2006 OAKLAND, CA — The Alameda-Oakland Ferry and the Vallejo Baylink Ferry will expand their services to help transbay travelers cope with the eastbound closure of the Bay Bridge during the upcoming Labor Day weekend. For more information on the Bay Bridge closure, see page 18. For complete ferry schedules, see pages 36-37. […]
On the Cover
Published: September, 2006 Sonoma/Napa beekeeper guru, Serge Labesque tends to a hive and, as it appears, one of the resident bees keeps watch. Seasonally, it’s prime time for lavender honey. See story on page 22. Photo by Bobby Winston.
Editor’s story
Published: September, 2006 Honey, can you hear that? We’ve got bees, she said. She was never was fond of bees. Like other things with legs that all-of-a-sudden hover in front of eyelashes or buzz by earlobes, they incited in her a knee-jerk reaction. Getting stung hurts. She had been daydreaming when the insect flew by […]
Waterfront Activists Sue to Ground New Alcatraz Ferry
By JB PowellPublished: September, 2006 Hornblower Yachts’ upstream battle to land the lucrative Alcatraz ferry contract just got tougher. Labor groups have already mounted legal challenges against Hornblower’s service agreement with the National Park Service, which is slated to take effect Sept. 25. Now, waterfront activists have jumped into the fray. Citizens to Save the […]
Spare Me Sparing the Air
Editorial By David SchonbrunnPublished: September, 2006 We have met the enemy … and he is us. — Pogo The Bay Area’s Spare the Air / Free Transit program made quite a splash during the recent heat wave. As a result of all the publicity, the public gained an understanding of the connection between auto driving, […]
Let There be a “There” for Oakland
Editorial By bobby winstonPublished: September, 2006 What was the use of my having come from Oakland, it was not natural to have come from there, yes, write about it if I like or anything, if I like, but not there, there is no there there. — Gertrude Stein Well, quite a where is planned for […]
Autum Boat Show Extravaganza Boasts a Boat for Every Need
Published: September, 2006 Yachts, sails and seminars anchors in to Oakland port for a week at the tail end of season, showcasing the California boating market Port of Oakland — Over 100 yachts, power & sail boats will fill the Jack London Marina the week of September 10-18. The 35th annual Northern California Fall Boat […]
Venetian Renaissance
Float on authentic gondolas reviving Old World romance on Lake Merritt By Dan SankeyPublished: September, 2006 Oakland is not necessarily the first place that comes to mind when looking for a romantic escape, yet, since 1999, Lake Merritt has held a hidden glimpse into the Old World romance of gondola cruises. It’s easy to forget […]
What’s Up with Fisherman’s Wharf?
Two long-time restaurateurs talk past, present and future — and why this neighborhood is the Rodney Dangerfield of San Francisco By GraceAnn WaldenPublished: September, 2006 A recent article in the San Francisco Chronicle lauded the attractions of Fisherman’s Wharf. That has to be historic. The media have always given a nod to the history of […]