By Zannah Noe Published: February, 2005 Topher Delaney is a tour de force unto herself. A world-renowned landscape architect and conceptual artist, she has made a trade in putting serenity in space. She’s a spry woman, who looks every bit the avant guard artist, especially with her choppy, short hair. Known for her landscaped sanctuary […]
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Mare Island Welcome Center is Now Open in Historic Mansion
Published: February, 2005 The Mare Island Welcome Center recently opened for information and preview home sales. Homes in two new neighborhoods by Lennar Communities are now selling, and two other neighborhoods will be available later this year. Interested home buyers are invited to visit from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. daily at Quarters O, located […]
New Ship Sails to Sausalito–Opportunities for All!
Published: February, 2005 Have you ever sat on the edge of the Bay, watching the ships going by, and dreamed of working on one? Well, here’s the answer to your dream. The Seamen’s Training Center, in conjunction with the Sausalito Bay Model Association, presents an exciting new array of overnight mariner ship experiences. The combination […]
Letter tothe Editor
Published: February, 2005 Since you’re apparently reluctant to check a few facts, let the facts come to you: 1. Both the ACE and the Capitol Corridor trains have nearly exhausted the track capacity available to them. This problem will only get worse. That fact was lost on the Grand Jury, too. 2. Construction on the […]
Dispatch from Dogpatch
Published: February, 2005 Thinking about my patch of waterfront, in light of the disastrous Tsunami in Indonesia, gave me pause as a San Franciscan who lives on a peninsula. The communities that cloister around the inlets, bays, and deltas are vulnerable to the powers of the sea. I now look at these communities with a […]
Breakfast by the Bay Ferry Building’s Breakfast Opportunities
By Paul Redman Published: February, 2005 Reporting for duty, ground zero, gourmet food heaven in San Francisco. Foggy outside, early morning hours, and many commuters going to work. At the Ferry Building, a breakfast trade is booming, or trying to. My chronicle of this momentous event spans a work week, delving into different tastes, and […]
Flyway Festival
Published: February, 2005 9th Annual San Francisco Bay Flyway Festival Migration Celebration Featuring “Falcon’s Court” Birds of Prey Show The 9th Annual San Francisco Bay Flyway Festival takes place Friday through Sunday, January 21-23, 2005, on Mare Island in Vallejo. The San Francisco Bay Flyway Festival celebrates the annual migration along the Pacific Flyway of […]
Frequent Ferry Rider Awards
Published: February, 2005 You, the ferry commuter, are already the envy of all your friends because your commute is not only traffic and hassle-free, but you can eat, drink, read the newspaper or a book, make friends, or just space out watching the beauty of the Bay pass by. As if that weren’t enough, […]
Richmond Comes On
Published: February, 2005 Richmond has traditionally been a water-oriented, railroad community with a big oil refinery. Its first maritime facility, Ellis Landing, was established in 1860 at the foot of what is now Harbour Way. That is the same location as the terminal for the Richmond ferry that operated for a short period after […]
Bay Bridge Follies
Published: February, 2005 Surely, matters could not possibly be screwier than they are just now in the matter of the Bay Bridge rehab. While the bridge totters in urgent need of rehabilitation, our “leaders” wallow in he-said, she-said, telling us, “Who, me worry?” and “It is not my job.” Who’s supposedly in charge […]