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Published: August, 2001 I oversee all operations of the hotel and the restaurant and right now, of our soon to be completed expansion. Casa Madrona’s got a very colorful past. It’s been a hotel since the early 1900’s. Originally, the nine rooms up in the Victorian house was the extent of the hotel. It was […]

Published: August, 2001 Work began on the first phase of the San Francisco Ferry Terminal Project in February 2000. This phase is still ongoing and involves constructing new and improved ferry terminal facilities and public access promenades on the north and south areas surrounding the historic Ferry Building. As part of the overall project, new […]

By Rob Franco  Published: August, 2001 Sausalito is "world class" for many reasons! Its views, ambience, architecture, hotels, restaurants, its many unique points of interest and the fact that people from all over the world flock here each year to enjoy its world class beauty, all make Sausalito a world class city. I could go […]

Published: August, 2001 The opportunity to make a difference. Having been a commuter in the area I realize the need for many transit options to assist in relieving highway congestion. Being given the task to directly work one solution by designing economically feasible, technically superior and environmentally friendly ferryboats is the chance of a lifetime. […]

Published: August, 2001 Kristel Frank (and Toren) PROFESSION: PG&E, currently Warehouse Operations Manager; previously, Government and Public Relations Manager FERRY COMPUTER: Yes: Larkspur and Richmond PEOPLE WOULD BE SURPRISED IF THEY KNEW: I had climbed Kilimanjaro, one of the twenty highest mountains in the world! IF I HAD A FREE DAY, I’D SPEND IT: Windsurfing […]

By Wes Starratt, P.E.  Published: August, 2001 Speed has been the essential element in getting commuters out of their automobiles and into the ferry. It has certainly been successful, as we have seen, with the ridership of Bay Area ferries growing to match the capacity of the existing vessels to carry passengers, and with feeder […]

Published: August, 2001 Our serialization of the priceless 1930’s Works Project Administration history of the Port Oakland continues. In returning the ordinance to the council without his approval, Carpentier let it be known that his veto was not of the perfunctory sort. Hostility does not exactly cover his attitude. His motions passed through all the […]

Published: August, 2001 M.V. Mendocino Joins Golden Gate Fleet Golden Gate Ferry made it official Friday, July 20 in Fort Bragg. With the christening of the M.V. Mendocino there’s a new member of the family. Golden Gate Ferry names its vessels after the counties that make up its governing board; smart politics and a good […]

Published: August, 2001 Before there were bridges to cross San Francisco Bay and the Delta waterways and highways to carry vehicles from the East Bay westward, ferries were the preferred method of transportation. Today, as longer commute hours offer up pictures in slow motion of freeways and highways clogged with cars, a water-borne transportation system […]

By Larry Clinton  Published: August, 2001 In the beginning, there were the arks – the first liveaboard community on San Francisco Bay. As early as 1890, San Franciscans began mooring small vessels in Belvedere Cove, some as weekend residences, others as duck hunting cabins. Designs ranged from rafts to elegantly upholstered retreats. One measured 62 […]