Published: August, 2003 On June 25, the first Spare-the-Air Day of 2003, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) allocated over $13.8 million in federal Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) program funds to 12 Bay Area transit agencies to help finance the purchase of nearly 1,700 emission-control retrofit devices that will be installed on diesel buses […]
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Libations
Published: August, 2003 On the 4th of July, we were invited for cocktails in Sausalito before the evening of fireworks began. A lovely bottle of chilled champagne was opened, and we sat sipping and enjoying it in anticipation of the evening festivities. A little later, we heard our host rattling around in his kitchen and […]
New Study Reveals that New York Ferries are More Polluting than Cars, Buses, or Trains
Published: August, 2003 Rapid ferry expansion in New York Harbor is worsening the region’s unhealthy air and threatening public health, and will for years to come if no action is taken. Bluewater Network is calling on New York City and state policymakers to require use of cleaner fuels and technologies before new ferries are put […]
Bay Crossings Journal
Published: August, 2003 In my kayak, I follow the movement of shrimp boats going up the estuary against the current, the sprightly spray bouncing off their white wooden bows. There is another movement; the uplifting of tears circumnavigating my eyelids. For years these unsolicited tears have surfaced, usually when I am alone near or on […]
The Marine Transportation Security Act
Published: August, 2003 Will ferry passengers be faced with long lines at security check points, be required to pass through metal screening machines, need to have an up-to-date passport, be forced to remove their shoes and who knows what else, be asked to pledge allegiance to the commander-in-chief, and, failing all of that, be taken […]
Bay Crossings On the Cover
Published: August, 2003 No need to get down no need to get low In the flow Rastaman that speaketh love is what he preacheth In the flow Politicans fighting to stop I from lighting But in harmony we’ll smoke the tree In the flow, in the flow What they really fighting is INITY Love for […]
Ferry Food Fight
Published: August, 2003 Sometimes no extra commentary is needed whatsoever: consider this exchange. Maria Lombardo, Deputy Director of the San Francisco County Transportation Authority, took the initiative to write the Golden Gate Transit Bus District with her rather unflattering thoughts about ferries. It prompted the read-only-wearing-asbestos-gloves response that follows from Marina V. (and don’t you […]
Inside The Towers
Published: August, 2003 The Towers premium home collection offers luxury waterfront living and resort ambience in one of San Francisco’s more sought-after locations. There are approximately 45 new homes currently available, including 15 on the top level with stunning views. The Towers management has completely transformed the Embarcadero One South apartments into modern luxury homes. […]
I Lunch for a Living
Published: August, 2003 BC: What is the Silicon Valley Manufacturing Group? CG: The Silicon Valley Manufacturing Group is a trade association of [about 180] high-tech, biomedical, and related employers in Silicon Valley who work on issues that impact, not only the economic health of their companies and the region, but also the quality of life […]
A Real San Francisco Fish Story
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 […]