Published: January, 2002 While perusing your most enjoyable publication, I found a little bit of mis-information in your cover story Checkin’ Out Jack London Square re: The USS HORNET. In your finishing paragraph you state, "AC Transit doesn’t service the Alameda Naval Air Station". But it does. I’ve used it to access the Hornet & […]
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By Graceann Walden Published: January, 2002 In these weird economic times, we’re all looking for affordable entertainment. It can be had by ferry riders for a mere $6. Take your friends, family and visitors on an insider’s tour of three great San Francisco neighborhoods: Chinatown, nob Hill and Fishermen’s Wharf. As a writer specializing in […]
Where is It?
Published: December, 2001 Know where it is? Be the first to let us know at either 510-351-3113 or by email at info@baycrossings.com and you’ll win a dinner for two at San Francisco’s elegant Lapis restaurant! Judging by the countless number of replies we received to last month’s Where Is It we’re making it too […]
A Guide to San Francisco Bay Ferries (and what to do when you get there)
Published: December, 2001 A San Francisco Bay ferryboat ride is a sublime experience of the first order. Figuring out which one to take can be a bit daunting because there are many ferry companies and no centralized schedule. But with the tiniest bit of planning it’s possible for anyone, visitors and Bay Area residents alike, […]
Working Waterfront In their own words
Robert Kidd Published: December, 2001 President, Jack London Aquatic Center The concept of an aquatic center at Oakland’s Estuary Park was first suggested by Cleve Williams, then the director of Oakland’s Office of Parks & Recreation, back in 1993. Our group had proposed the idea of building simple storage for rowing crew shells, on […]
Joining Together to Wish Smooth Sailing for Ferry Run on Soybeans
Published: December, 2001 What do representatives from air quality regulatory agencies; entrepreneurial business; a ferry operation; local, state and federal government; an environmental group; and the Cal mascot "Oski" all have in common? On the afternoon of November 13, they all got together to talk about the first time that a passenger vessel has been […]
Bay CrossingsRound-Up
Peralta Joins the Fleet Published: December, 2001 The name Peralta recalls California in 1820, when the last Spanish governor gave Luis Maria Peralta a 44,800-acre land grant, extending from Albany through Oakland and Alameda all the way to San Leandro, in tribute to Peralta’s 40-year military career. Peralta land on the Oakland/Alameda Estuary became the […]
Jack London Square and the Oakland Estuary
By Nancy Salcedo Published: December, 2001 The Bay Area is fortunate to have a wealth of entertainment options at every ferry terminal. And, no one destination has more to do within a stone’s throw than Alameda/Oakland Ferry’s Gateway Alameda and Oakland’s Jack London Square. Next to the Alameda ferry terminal, you can wine taste at […]
Bay Crossings Cuisine
Published: December, 2001 To blazes with journalistic standoffishness: we adore Lapis. Devastatingly gorgeous waterfront views combine with hip to the tip décor for a hallucinogenic blend of old waterfront class (cruise ships tie up just outside floor to ceiling windows, making you feel like you’re in a 30’s movie) and high-tech high living (folk party […]
Meet Tay Yoshitani
Published: December, 2001 Congratulations upon becoming the new Executive Director of the Port of Oakland. What’s it feel like getting the job running the region’s major seaport, with an airport to boot? Obviously, I’m very excited. It’s a great job. It’s an exciting job. But thank goodness, I’ve been the deputy for three years because […]