The Pony Express Flies Again Internet Economy Spurs Speedy Freight Service for Rural Communities Published: March, 2002 Before there was a Pony Express in 1860, Wells Fargo stagecoaches took twenty days to make the trip between St. Joseph, Missouri, furthermost edge of eastern “civilization”, and Sacramento, where ferries completed the journey to San Francisco. […]
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Carter Craft Published: March, 2002 New York Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance People would be surprised if they knew what about Carter Craft? What I’d like to say: that I went to 80+ Grateful Dead concerts and didn’t lose my mind (completely) What I should say: that I was an Eagle Scout If you had […]
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Published: March, 2002 The controversy about whether to transform sleepy Port Sonoma Marina into a North Bay transit hub anchored by ferry service or protect it for wildlife grew more tangled after Bluewater Network learned of recent unlawful dredging at the site. Officials were told by marina operators caught in the act of unlawfully dredging […]
Alameda Oakland Ferry to Cut Service
By Guy Span Published: March, 2002 In a lightly attended meeting, the Alameda City Council voted three to two to approve service cuts and additional funding to prop up the Alameda Oakland ferry service. Three ferry riders spoke against the cuts and the Mayor, Ralph Appezzato, directed city staff to explore a plan offered […]
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Squawking At Dawn Published: March, 2002 Editor’s note: this is the final of a two-part series. I’m curious about the migrations that are now occuring along Taylor’s Creek and Shackleford Banks. First the skimmers started flying back and forth, curving, arching up and over, hundreds of them, day after day. Then they left. Now the […]
Alcatraz Darkly
Unconventional Alcatraz:by Day and by Night By Jim Mallory Published: March, 2002 You are entitled to food, clothing, shelter, and medical attention. Anything else you get is a privilege.” That was just one of the rules prisoners lived by if they were sent to Alcatraz in 1934. Today visitors who take the “Alcatraz After Dark” […]
Checkin’ Out Vallejo’s Flyway Festival
By Nancy Salcedo Published: March, 2002 Combining an opportunity to explore Vallejo’s otherwise off-limits Mare Island with the only birding and migration festival held on the Bay, the annual San Francisco Bay Flyway Festival is “must-do” entertainment for Martin Luther King weekend each year. This year was no exception, the weather was perfect, the birds […]
Happy Poll Results for San Francisco Bay Ferry Plans
Published: March, 2002 You recently completed a comprehensive poll of Bay Area voters about ferries? How does it look? We completed a 1,400-person interview survey among likely v oters in seven Bay Area counties that voted on regional measure 1 back in 1988, in Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara […]
New York Report
By Carter Craft and Ethan Yankowitz Edited by John Bollinger Published: March, 2002 Mr. Blackwell would approve NYC Councilman David Yassky, Chair of the new Select Committee on Waterfronts, has unveiled the City’s “Ten Worst Waterfront Wastes”. The Councilman was joined by Committee Members Joseph Addabo and Gail Brewer, as well as MWA […]
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Published: March, 2002 Before there was a Pony Express in 1860, Wells Fargo stagecoaches took twenty days to make the trip between St. Joseph, Missouri, furthermost edge of eastern “civilization”, and Sacramento, where ferries completed the journey to San Francisco. But twenty days seemed an eternity to bankers and merchants so three stagecoach men, Senator […]