Published: July, 2004 In a ceremony celebrating nearly two decades of collaboration between city and county agencies in Alameda and Oakland, Sunne McPeak, California Secretary for the Business, Transportation and Housing Agency, as well as local and state officials, formally dedicated Ron Cowan Parkway—the new cross-airport parkway extending from Airport Drive at Oakland International to […]
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Belvedere Names Citizens of the Year
BY PRISCILLA TRIPP Published: July, 2004 The Belvedere City Council last week named Anne Kasanin as Citizen of the Year and Wendy Buchen as Citizen Emeritus. They were chosen unanimously by the Citizen of the Year Committee, which consists of past designees, and was chaired this year by Justin Faggioli. Both long-time Belvedere residents, Kasanin […]
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By Mary Swift-Swan Published: July, 2004 Quinn’s Lighthouse Restaurant was first constructed in 1903 as the Oakland Harbor Entrance Lighthouse by the US Lighthouse Service. It cost $19,000 to replace the original 1890 structure, which had been badly damaged by marine borers. The building was first located on the north side of the entrance to […]
Vallejo is Jazzin’ It Up At 11th Annual Jazz Festival
Published: July, 2004 Vallejo is jazzin’ up for the 11th Annual Vallejo Jazz, Art & Wine Festival, one of the Bay Area’s favorite jazz festivals. This year’s festival will showcase world-class jazz, including be-bop, big band, blues, Latin, Dixieland, swing, and “straight ahead.” Headliners include Bobby Hutcherson’s Sextet with Renee Rosness, James Spaulding, Eddie Henderson, […]
Reminder to Bridge Users: Toll Rises to $3 on July 1
Published: July, 2004 On July 1, 2004, a voter-approved $1 toll increase will go into effect on the seven Bay Area toll bridges operated by Caltrans. On the affected bridges—Antioch, Benicia-Martinez, Carquinez, Dumbarton, Richmond-San Rafael, San Francisco-Oakland Bay, and San Mateo-Hayward—the toll will rise to $3 from the current $2 level. However, drivers of cars […]
Snag at Skaggs
By Susan P. Williams Published: July, 2004 Skaggs Island, a former Navy base in eastern Sonoma County that served as a communications center during the Cold War, provoked a tug of war recently between the Navy and the Department of the Interior. The two agencies tried to reach an agreement on terms for transferring the […]
Letters to the Editor
Kudos to Guy Span Published: July, 2004 Dear Editor: I enjoy reading the articles by Guy Span in Bay Crossings. Even though I live in San Francisco and have very little occasion to ride the ferries, I’m very interested in expansion of water transit options. I am a member of a committee that has been […]
Introducing Monique Moyer
Published: July, 2004 Bay Crossings: It’s no secret that the Port of San Francisco is facing pretty big challenges. How did Mayor Newsom talk you into taking this job? MONIQUE MOYER: I don’t think I can reveal that. But it took a lot of back and forth with the Mayor; I’ll admit to that. BC: […]
Introducing Alan Leon
Published: July, 2004 Alan Leon is an artist, muralist, Fulbright scholar, teacher, world traveler, kids’ camp director, and yogi. He has lived in San Francisco and Oakland for the last 14 years. He is presently working on a book about creativity. His basic modus operandi is the love of looking around, interpreting, discovering, and documenting […]
Fun and Games with Depreciation
Published: July, 2004 Could you imagine that public agencies would play games with federal tax dollars, so that there would be less federal income, make transit purchases cost twice as much, and allow the local agency to pocket some of the proceeds? There is a supposedly legal way to do this and here’s how it […]