Published: May, 2003 As we live in an age of instant access to nearly everything, it is almost unbelievable that since the discovery of chocolate in Mexico in 1519 by Cortez more than 200 years would pass before the first chocolate processing factory would be in operation in England. You can begin to feel good […]
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SAN FRANCISCO BAY
Published: May, 2003 May 16, 2003 Sponsors Lunch – St. Francis Yacht Club San Francisco Bob Cart, (510) 549-2200 May 24, 2003 Master Mariners Regatta & Awards Party Encinal Yacht Club, Alameda Jeff Stokes, (925) 935-7096 June 28, 2003 MMBA Annual Meeting June 29, 2003 Wooden Boat Show Corinthian Yacht Club, Tiburon Craig Swayne & […]
New Ferry Building Sunday Garden Market Opening May 4th
Published: May, 2003 On Sunday, May 4th, the Ferry Plaza Farmers’ Market will open a Sunday Garden Market, offering an assortment of plants and gardening supplies for the Bay Area urban gardener. The Sunday Garden Market will feature 15-20 small, local nurseries that practice sustainable horticulture, and will sell everything for the gardening enthusiast–indoor plants, […]
For Whom the Bridge Tolls
Published: May, 2003 On Thursday, April 17, Senator Don Perata invited press and regional transit advocates to join him in announcing the details of a comprehensive regional Bay Area traffic relief plan, Senate Bill (SB) 916. This bill, which proposes a dollar toll increase on state-owned bridges to fund regional transit projects, is scheduled to […]
Year of the Salmon!
Published: May, 2003 "This is a great season, a fantastic season to be fishing by the Farallone Islands! The counts of salmon returning up the rivers have topped 800,000. Attracted by notable ocean upwellings, plus all the rain washing excellent salmon food to sea has contributed to an increased salmon run for 2003 in our […]
On the Oakland Waterfront, Seafarers Club Breaks New Ground
Published: May, 2003 Clergy who serve seafarers on ships docked in San Francisco Bay recently celebrated a major expansion to their office and hospitality center, which is located adjacent to the Seventh Street Marine Terminal in the heart of the Port of Oakland. Known as the Seafarers Club, the facility is operated by the Episcopal […]
Judge Orders Carnival Cruise Line to Stop Illegal Dumping
Published: May, 2003 In settlement of a lawsuit against cruise lines by environmental groups, Carnival Cruise Lines admitted to illegally dumping ballast water into California ports and was ordered by a judge to stop unlawful practices that threaten to spread aquatic invasive species to coastal waters. The lawsuit, filed in April 2002 in Los Angeles […]
THE IRAQ WAR READER
Published: May, 2003 Three weeks into the war, Saddam Hussein’s control over Iraq has crumbled. The question now is: Was that the easy part? America now has responsibility to keep order in Iraq, put a new government in place, and get the economy and oil fields running again. Long-repressed people, including the country’s Shiite majority […]
What the AC Transit Bus Driver Knows
Published: May, 2003 Carry things in our arms or back-packed in a canvas lump, lunches we will eat later at work, newspapers, CDs, a thermos, survival packs swung over a shoulder as we climb the stairs to our favorite seat hoping it’s empty, the one nearest the door, in the back, or on the Bay […]
East Bay French-American School To Host Annual
Published: May, 2003 On Sunday, June 1, from 11:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m., the East Bay French-American School (Ecole Bilingue de Berkeley) will host its sixth annual "La Place du Marché." The school’s lower campus, located at 1009 Heinz Avenue and 9th Street in Berkeley, will be transformed into an authentic French marketplace, complete with […]