By W. Graham Claytor Published: June, 2005 Oakland, in 1851, was described as an “evil-smelling strip of muddy tidelands on one side and a flotsam-filled creek on the other.” A few scattered shacks inhabited by squatters on Don Luis Maria Peralata’s vast land grant and cattle ranch were beneath his notice, dismissed as mere gringos. […]
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HANDS OFF HARBOR BAY FERRY! By Bobby Winston
Published: June, 2005 Harbor Bay Ferry riders have been on an emotional roller coaster, hearing their beloved ferry doesn’t meet supposedly sacrosanct “fare box recovery” rates and is in danger of cancellation. Worry not, folks. The Harbor Bay ferry is doing dandy and is there is precisely a zero chance of it being cancelled. The […]
KFOG KABOOM! Fireworks Display San Francisco Bay
Published: May, 2005 Come join the Golden Gate Tall Ship Society for a romantic evening aboard the scow schooner Gaslight to view the spectacular KFOG Kaboom! Fireworks display. The KFOG Kaboom! Fireworks display is an annual San Francisco favorite event put on by radio station KGOG (104.5). The weather always cooperates and the desserts are […]
Master Mariners Benevolent Association Upcoming Events
Published: May, 2005 May 20th Sponsors Lunch St. Francis YC May 28th Annual Regatta Encinal YC June 25th Annual Meeting Corinthian YC June 26th Wooden Boat Show Tiburon July TBD River Rat Cruise Delta For more information call (415)364-1656 email mastermariners@yahoo.com or visit www.mastermariners.org
Book Passage: Events, Classes and Activities
Published: May, 2005 Adam Fawer Sat., May 7, 2:00 pm Adam Fawer talks about his novel Improbable ($24.95). A compulsive gambler plagued by crippling epileptic seizures, David Caine is able to calculate the odds of any hand in the blink of an eye. Caine wins more than he loses, until the night he makes a […]
By Cycle – Conscious Transportation
Published: May, 2005 The Bay Area has a higher-conscious heart that beats to the rhythm of hand drums, that sings while recycling and pumps out innovative eco-friendly ideas on a regular basis. And many Bay Area denizens are firm advocates of alternative methods of getting around town —without doing the standard, expensive, wasteful, single-car, single-driver […]
Day and Night Bay Cruising for Marine Lovers
Published: May, 2005 Ah, sailing on the ocean. There’s something so very peaceful and calming in having the wind in your hair, the sun beating down upon you and the ocean spraying up in your face as you soar across the water in your vessel. Water moves us, both literally and figuratively. Escaping the maze […]
BAY CROSSINGS CROSSWORD
SF Bay Area Local Possessive Fun By Frances H. Claytor Published: May, 2005 DOWN 1. Speakers’ Name 2. Picnic Pests 3. Belongs to a Famous Duke 4. Press 5. Pocks 6. Mauna _____ 7. Forgetful One 8. ____ Nigi Beach, Phillipine Island Resort 9. “But my ______, Think of the Fawn You Will Have…” […]
WTA NEWS
Published: May, 2005 Giants fans love the ride and the walk along the Embarcadero If you didn’t take the ferry from Larkspur to SBC Park on the Giants’ opening day, April 5, you missed out big time. It was an exquisite mornings—65 degrees, not a cloud in the sky, gentle breeze, smooth sparkling water. While […]
BAY CROSSINGS HOROSCOPE
By Lilith Published: May, 2005 Aries – Cardinal Fire – You are filled with initiative action, life, and creative power. An instigator of the first order, you’re a fire starter who’s constantly causing sparks to go flying. You do best in roles of leadership, so you tend to have problems with authority, especially when told […]