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Published: September, 2003 Sometimes you can be sorry you did not pay so much attention to grade school subjects that explained why particular foods and beverages were developed in geographic locales and became national cuisines of certain areas. It is the old equation of soil, climate, natural resources, and skill. So it makes all the […]

Published: September, 2003 For more than twenty years, the wine industry has convinced people that fine wine has a cork. That mindset must change. Alternate forms of bottle closures must be explored and ultimately accepted. There is a problem with our old friend The Cork. Wine production is being accelerated all over the world in […]

Published: September, 2003 The future of the Port of Oakland became a little more certain on Friday, August 8, when the transfer of land from the former Oakland Army Base to the City of Oakland and Port of Oakland was officially recorded with the Alameda County Recorder’s office. "This culminates years of negotiations and will […]

Published: September, 2003 The San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the lease between the Port of San Francisco and San Francisco Waterfront Partners, LLC, for the historic rehabilitation and development of Piers 1½, 3, and 5, located on the Embarcadero between Washington and Broadway Streets. The $44 million project will include new restaurants, office […]

Published: September, 2003 Since its opening in April of 1960, the World Trade Club of San Francisco has well served its declared purpose and has become known throughout the world as one of the most prestigious organizations of its kind, dedicated to serving the welfare and best interests of the international business community. The Club’s […]

Published: September, 2003 The Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District (District) lost a true treasure when veteran member of the Board of Directors, Robert McDonnell, died of a heart attack on Sunday, August 17, 2003, while visiting Sweden. Since being appointed to the District Board of Directors in June 1982, McDonnell’s enthusiasm for serving […]

Published: September, 2003 For a number of years, I was haunted by a recurring dream. I’d climb to the top of the mast of my sailboat and search the gray clouded sky, seeing only a big pale bird way off, flying alone, away from me, away from land. I wondered then if it was an […]

Published: September, 2003 When built, the first General Manager of BART, Brian Stokes, called it "The swift, virtually noiseless and vibration-free electric train." Stokes also promised BART to the Airport and that every passenger would have a seat. While BART has finally managed to get to the airport some thirty years after promised, the commute […]

Published: September, 2003 If you’re a Bay Area native who’s looking for a pleasant afternoon adventure for yourself or you want to show off for out-of-town guests, a trip between San Francisco and Sausalito just might fit the bill. As Rob Franco, Director of Sausalito’s Chamber of Commerce said, "Come here with an objective in […]

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 on the first level, or the […]