By Patrick BurnsonPublished: January, 2006 After the Ruins, 1906 and 2006: Rephotographing the San Francisco Earthquake and Fire University of California Press $49.45 Coinciding with the centennial of San Francisco’s great earthquake and fire, comes a haunting tome almost too heavy for most coffee tables.Arizona-based photographer Mark Klett, who has been photographing the American West […]
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Runners hoof it to the Far Side of the finish line
By Scott hargisPublished: January, 2006 Five…four…three… two… one… and with the sound of the horn, the five kilometer race in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park begins. On the outside, the group of cavemen make their move, edging past the four dogs riding a cardboard bus. Just ahead, the Mad Scientist jockeys for position with the […]
Telecommuting Helps Balance Work, Family
By Mary E. Shacklett Published: December, 2005 Computers, the Internet and advanced communications have enabled hundreds of thousands of people across the nation to telecommute. These individuals find that they can work at home and also be more available to their families. Who are these telecommuters, and what does it take to be successful at […]
LETTER to the EDITOR
Published: December, 2005 from U.S. Department of the Interior October 24, 2005 To Whom It May Concern: The National Park Service at San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park is seeking comments regarding a proposed project involving rehabilitation of the amphitheater within the Aquatic Park National Historic Landmark District. This project would entail […]
From the Helm of a Yacht: Deck the Rails
By Ed and Pam McGrath Published: December, 2005 We blink and the sights and sounds of the holidays are upon us once again. Holiday festivities are in full swing. The sites and sounds and smells are deliciously familiar. Folks gather together with loved ones. Good food abounds. We deck the halls. We deck the […]
Vibrant Vallejo
By Jim Kern Published: December, 2005 For most of its history, the City of Vallejo has been closely associated with the United States Navy. The presence of the bustling Mare Island Naval Shipyard molded Vallejo’s identity as a "Navy Town." When Mare Island closed ten years ago, Vallejo embarked on an exciting new path to […]
Jack London Square Rising
Published: December, 2005 The rap on Oakland’s Jack London Square is that it has all the charm of an East European government building and the luck of someone who buys a pumpkin farm only to find Halloween cancelled. The keystone of Jack London Square at the foot of Broadway was a woefully misguided development program […]
Port of Oakland and Port of Sacramento: A World-Class Partnership?
Published: December, 2005 Port of Oakland and Port of Sacramento: A World-Class Partnership? The nation’s fourth-busiest container port, the Port of Oakland, wants to run the Port of Sacramento as an inland branch to help handle growing Asian cargo. Talks between the two ports could lead to container-carrying barges between San Francisco Bay and Sacramento. […]
Diving Above Sea Level
An atypical underwater excursion for Bay Area scuba enthusiasts By Scott Hargis Published: December, 2005 It’s 8 o’clock in the morning when dive instructor Ted Heublein gathers his group of scuba enthusiasts for a rundown of the day’s diving activities. They plan three dives for the day, and expect to reach depths of up to […]
Celebrating Grapes
By Dianne Boate and Robert Meyer Published: December, 2005 It’s not often that everybody is happy with what is going on, but those in the California wine industry are popping all their buttons right now, with the spreading news of the high quality and high yield of the winegrape harvest this season. High yield does […]