Published: October, 2004 SAN FRANCISCO BAY Master Mariners Benevolent Association (415) 364-1656, mastermariners@yahoo.com www.mastermariners.org Oct 2-3, 2004 Offshore Cruis e, Oyster BBQ at Drake’s Bay – Bob Rogers & Gene Buck. Oct 23-24, 2004 Jessica Cup at the St. Francis Yacht Club, www.stfyc.org – Terry Klaus Privateer Lynx is open for viewing till October 3rd […]
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San Francisco Welcomes the US Navy
Published: October, 2004 The 24th annual Fleet Week events kick off with a welcome for both the US and Canadian Navies. On Friday, October 8th, you can take a narrated Bay tour on the vintage WWII steam freighter, the SS Jeremiah O’Brien. A fireworks display presented by Hornblower Cruises continues the festivities on Friday night […]
Barrel of Fun
Published: October, 2004 Phyllis and Barry Rogers purchased the Chalk Hill winery Chateau Felice in 1997. A new wine from Chateau Felice being released is “Tall Woman Likes Red.” This big bold beautiful red wine was an inspiration from Phyllis, who took a picture of a her shadow in a cleared field that made her […]
Bay CrossingsBay Round Up
Published: October, 2004 Alameda Cuts Service Alameda Oakland Ferry is dropping its seasonal morning run, the 7:40 am from Oakland and 7:50 am from Alameda to San Francisco effective Friday, October 1st, 2004. This service is expected to be restored next spring and this cancellation is an annual event. Vallejo Responds To Increased MUNI Costs […]
Port of San Francisco First West Coast Seaport to Install Radiation Portal Monitors
Published: October, 2004 “The Port has worked diligently with the Department of Homeland Security to improve the security of our Port,” said Monique Moyer, Executive Director of the Port of San Francisco. “As an urban port with a wide array of industries and activities makes this effort an incredible challenge, but knowing that these devices […]
Fall into Jack’s New Tapas
By Mary Swift-Swan Published: October, 2004 With the air turning crisp and the leaves beginning to fall, Chef Fabrice Foinels and Director of Food and Beverage Operations, Abbas Mahallati, welcome their Jack London Square neighbors and ferry riders to the new season with an array of new North Western Mediterranean Mezza and Tapas choices. The […]
Bay Area Tollpayers Race Clock To Take Advantage of FasTrakTM Discount
Published: October, 2004 “It’s always a good time to save money,” said Rod McMillan, manager of Bridge and Highway Operations for the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) and the Bay Area Toll Authority (BATA), noting that it’s never too late for drivers to enroll in the FasTrakTM program. “And the sooner you sign up, the more […]
Bay CrossingsCuisine Telling Tiburon’s Tempting Secrets
By Mary Swift-Swan Published: October, 2004 Aqua Pazza means Crazy Water. If not on the menu, just ask for this great seafood dish at Carrera’s Vecchia Cucina in Tiburon. One could say Fresh Fish in Crazy Water but, ‘Acqua Pazza’ sounds so Italian, you know it is going to be good. The sauce has many […]
SF Taste of Greece Festival All About Choices
By Paul Redman Published: October, 2004 It’s no secret. After the 2004 Summer Olympics were held in Athens, the world rediscovered Greece as one of the cradles of modern culture. One Greek influence that is less prevalent today, though, is cooking. For most of us, to eat something Greek means to break our usual dining […]
Sprawl Is All Around
By Guy Span Published: October, 2004 We call it “Urban Sprawl” and bemoan the little towns, fields and woodlands around our big cities getting gobbled up for townhouse developments, some as far as 80 miles from the urban centers. The automobile (increasingly, the politically incorrect SUV) is indeed the engine that drives this cancer-like growth […]