Published: November, 2001 New Jewel in Central Waterfront Setting
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A Guide to San Francisco Bay Ferries (and what to do when you get there)
Published: October, 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, […]
Bay Crossings Reader of the Month
Published: October, 2001 Steven Smith PROFESSION: Managing Partner, Lapis Restaurant FERRY COMMUTER: Yes, from Sausalito PEOPLE WOULD BE SURPRISED IF THEY KNEW: The places I’ve been that I don’t speak about IF I HAD A FREE DAY, I’D SPEND IT: Going to the seashore. MY PROUDEST MOMENT WAS:.When my son was born HOW I WOULD […]
Regional Director, Inlandboatmen’s Union of the Pacific, Marine Division, ILWU
Published: October, 2001 Member, WTA Board What is the IBU? We’re the largest inland maritime union on the West Coast. We were founded in San Francisco in 1918 as the Ferryboatmen’s Union of California, later renamed the Inlandboatmen’s Union of the Pacific (the IBU). Our Union extends from Alaska to Washington, including Oregon, California and […]
A Picaresque History of the Port of Oakland
Published: October, 2001 A picture of the waterfront of the early 1850’s is a picture of the town itself in its cradle days. Oakland was a typical American small-port village, clustering mainly about lower Broadway, called Main Street in 1854. Two wharves jutted out into what was then the ship channel, with only two and […]
Bay Area To Welcome High-Speed Ferry For Alameda This Month
Published: October, 2001 Scheduled to sail through the Golden Gate on October 17th is the Bay Area’s newest high-speed ferry, the MV Peralta. After crew training and Coast Guard inspections, the vessel is scheduled to be put into service during the first week of November, carrying passengers from terminals on the estuary in Alameda and […]
Bay Crossings Bay Environment
By Teri Shore Bluewater Network Published: October, 2001 Ever wondered what those big container ships that cross the Bay are carrying? I checked the Port of Oakland’s website (www.portofoakland.com) and found that much of it is computer equipment, office machines, auto parts, wood and furniture. Followed by electronics, iron and steel, plastic resins, wine, red […]
On the Waterfront
By Alessandro Baccari Published: October, 2001 Since boyhood, I have been attracted to the charms of Fisherman’s Wharf. It is one of those rare places where history, culture and ethnic pride form a distinctive blend that sets the place apart from other places and gives it a strength and vitality all its own. For over […]
San Francisco Ferry Terminal Project Lurching to the Finish Line
Published: October, 2001 Though thoroughly bedeviled by delays and problems, the first phase of the dramatic new San Francisco Ferry Terminal is set to open any day now in all its glory. Fears of a BART strike had put workers onto a fast track that would have had the new facility ready by the first […]
Bay Crossings Round-up
Published: October, 2001 Italian Festival at Jack London Square Chases the Blues Away