Published: September, 2003 On Sunday, November 2, 2003, the Golden Gate Transit (GGT) bus system will be restructured resulting in a 30% reduction of service. To prepare customers for this significant change, GGT will host customized trip planning sessions to assist customers in finding the best way to travel on GGT. Informational materials for each […]
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September 2003 Wine & Food Events
Published: September, 2003 LIVERMORE VALLEY WINE FESTIVAL Celebrate the Annual Harvest of the Grapes in Livermore, the quiet wine country! Ramble around 24 wineries. Sample many scrumptious foods and wines. Enjoy free live music, displays of local crafts. A two-day ticket is good for wine tasting, a logo wineglass, and shuttle transportation between wineries.Hours are […]
Bay Crossings On the Cover
By McCabe Coolidge Published: September, 2003 wild horses paw the surface freshwater rises floats on top salt water sinks, gravity’s favor lapped first by the stallion then the harem scatters and converges passing cedars and live oaks the male stops, females curve around him, snorting my heart savors these salt tears mystery to me […]
San Francisco Marine Exchange
Published: September, 2003 From the Gold Rush Days to the age of containerized cargo From a time when sailing ships were the major link with the outside world. From communication by semaphore signs, to the telephone, and into the electronic age. From a single exchange to a family of marine exchanges on both coasts…That’s […]
NCMA Fall Boat Show
Published: September, 2003 The 32nd annual Northern California FALL Boat Show runs September 13-21, and includes over 100 yachts in the water and over 200 trailer boats on land. This year’s highlights include one of California’s best fishing guides, Craig Hanson, and his weekend seminars on where and how to get the best and […]
America’s Cup Match Race in San Francisco Bay
Published: September, 2003 John Sweeney and Tina Kinejan, alongwith Nick Tomson, brought together a stunning regatta series of America’s Cup racing on San Francisco Bay in June and July. In its second annual event, these organizers of the "Challenge Series" received an excellent international response from grand prix racing superstars with a well-planned format […]
Port of Call: Dubrovnik, Croatia (the former Yugoslavia)
Published: September, 2003 Let’s play a waterfront game called Good Idea/Bad Idea. The concept is simple; a situation is presented and you, the reader, get to make the call. In certain situations, this not-so-portentous port-obsessed author will help with a questioning hint. For example, the managers of the Port of San Francisco might say, […]
Transportation 2030: MTC Wants Your Good Ideas
By Brenda Kahn Published: September, 2003 It doesn’t have the pizzazz of TV’s "Star Search," but the Project Search sponsored by the Bay Area’s Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) nonetheless is worth tuning in to. As part of the public participation process for its Transportation 2030 Plan, MTC is inviting residents to submit creative ideas […]
Real Men Can Drink Rose!!!
Published: September, 2003 As Fall approaches, along withthe Bay Area’s warmest time of the year, a Mediterranean outdoor lifestyle flourishes as does the California penchant for light and refreshing food and drink. For those fond of wine, it is the prime time to enjoy the pleasures of quality Roses. Long disdained by wine snobs as […]
Bay Crossings Cuisine
By Bodo Eichler & Mary Swift-Swan Published: September, 2003 Quinn’s Lighthouse Restaurant is a certified lighthouse set in a quaint Victorian village at 51 Embarcadero Cove, just off the 16th Street exit, a few miles east of Jack London Square in Oakland. Patrons can enjoy the quiet pleasant dining room fully surrounded by a marina […]