Published: September, 2003 It’s been just over a year since Bay Crossings last reported on Muni’s F- Line, which uses historical trolleys to take ferry passengers from the Ferry Building along Market St. and also up the Embarcadero to Fisherman’s Wharf. Other cities such as Kenosha, WI have copied the idea and put in their […]
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Hidden Treasures of San Francisco Bay
Published: September, 2003 Above San Francisco, that venerable coffee table book of aerial photographs of San Francisco, has long been ubiquitous in the better living rooms and reception areas of the Bay Area. It’s about to have a sibling: acclaimed Bay nature photographer Dennis Anderson is weeks away from releasing Hidden Treasures of San Francisco […]
Your Tax Pennies at Work:
Published: August, 2003 The San Francisco Bay Area Water Transit Authority (WTA) expects the number of Bay Area ferry riders to triple over the next fifteen years. The WTA’s plan calls for adding seven new ferry routes and expanding the six already successful ferry routes at a total cost of $646 million, including capital and […]
World War II Ship To Sacramento
Published: August, 2003 Step back into history with a cruise on the river aboard the WWII Liberty Ship Jeremiah O’Brien from San Francisco on August 29 or return from Sacramento to SF on Tuesday, September 2. If you cannot take a day to ride the ship, just come to the Port of Sacramento on Saturday, […]
Peanut Butter Jam Celebrates Webster Street
Published: August, 2003 The second annual Peanut Butter Jam Festival is set for Saturday, September 6, 2003, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. Live bands will perform Dixieland jazz, Latin, bluegrass, oldies, pop and rock music all day from two stages. The street will be lined with antique, arts and crafts booths, and the international food […]
What’s Happening at the San Francisco National Maritime Museum
Published: August, 2003 AUGUST 2 Chantey Sing Past, Present and Future of C.A. Thayer AUGUST 3 Hercules Engineering Tour AUGUST 9 Living History: Day in the Life Pet Goats and a Charthouse of Her Own Living History: Set the Topsail Sailors’ Dogwatch AUGUST 10 Just What DO You Do With a Drunken Sailor? Singing Tour […]
Coming Up: Oakland Walking Tours
Published: August, 2003 Saturday, August 2, Modern Downtown Oakland, 10 am – 12 noon Meet at 11th Street and Broadway, in front of the Marriott Hotel NEW! Sunday, August 3, Montclair Village, 1 pm – 3 pm Meet at the corner of Thornhill Drive and Mountain Boulevard, across from the Montclair Women’s Club Building […]
USS Oakland Honored
Published: August, 2003 The Port of Oakland dedicated the USS Oakland Mast at its new home in Middle Harbor Shoreline Park on Thursday, July 17. USS Oakland, a World War II anti-aircraft cruiser was the first, and to this date, the only United States Navy ship to bear the name of the City of Oakland. […]
Bay Crossings Working Waterfront
Published: August, 2003 I own Seafood Suppliers along with my wife Signa. It’s a mom-and-pop deal. We’re referred to as a "first receiver, wholesale-to-wholesale" maritime seafood company. We don’t have trucks that go to restaurants or grocery stores. We sell to the people who do. We offload fish, but that isn’t the only thing that we […]
CUESA Names New Executive Director
Published: August, 2003 Lisa Capozzi has joined CUESA, the Center for Urban Education about Sustainable Agriculture, as the new Executive Director. Capozzi comes to CUESA with a 15-year background as a food service executive, manager, business owner, and trained chef. She is on the board of directors of Women Chefs and Restaurateurs and the California […]