Published: March, 2001 Camels in the North Bay? The Bocce capital of the United States? Nostalgia aside, a day trip to Benicia or Martinez via the Vallejo Ferry and bus or rail links will offer a whole new world of unique experiences not found anywhere else. Believe it or not, the U.S. Army imported camels […]
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Bay Crossings Bay Environment
By Teri Shore Bluewater Network Published: March, 2001 I started riding the ferry again after joining Bluewater Network. I usually board at Jack London Square to make the short leisurely cruise to San Francisco, but today I rode from Larkspur. It all depends whether I’m coming from home in the North Bay or from my […]
Working Waterfront
Bill Butler Published: March, 2001 I’m Vice President and General Manager of Hansen Aggregates’ Mid-Pacific Region. I’m originally from Southwest Colorado, near Durango. I went to school at the Colorado School of Mines and went to work with Hanson right out of school We’re a construction material supplier, supplying sand and gravel, crushed stone throughout […]
Bay Crossings Riders of the Tides
By Christine Cordi Published: March, 2001 I don’t know about the rest of you waterlogged commuters, but sometimes I like to play a little game. Especially during the unending grayness of winter. Those days make you wonder if we will ever see spring or if we are condemned to continue on in the cold, wet, […]
Bay Crossings InterviewChuck Foster Speaks His Mind
Published: March, 2001 That suggestion has surfaced on many occasions, not only in the Bay Area, but also around the country. There’s been resistance, and I think a lot of it is because airports are community assets, and communities have pride in their assets. So I think it will be an uphill battle to ever […]
Russian Imperial Treasures on Exhibit at the Presidio
Published: March, 2001 Thee Officers’ Club Exhibition Hall on the Presidio is the site of a unique collection of Russian art objects and artifacts in the Unseen Treasures: Imperial Russia and the New World exhibit opening March 18 through June 15. The exhibit commemorates the 200th anniversary of the Russian-American Company that funded Russian expansion […]
On our Cover
By Dr. Robert Dane Published: March, 2001 Before all this started, I was practicing as a country doctor about three hours south of Sydney on the coast in a town called Ulladulla, which in aboriginal means safe harbor. It boasts a very big fishing industry and a very safe port. It’s the place where a […]
HEARTBREAK ON THE RISE
By Bill Coolidge Published: March, 2001 "Can I have some of these?" He was tall and lanky, about 6’3" and even though there was a cool breeze from the east blowing in, with the temperature at 60 degrees he had on bermuda shorts, birkenstocks, no socks. His hand stretched out to the box of dog […]
The Ferry Building GuyChris Meany, Overseer of Ferry Building Renovation Was it a nightmare getting a permit to renovate the Ferry Building?
Published: March, 2001 Chris Meany, Overseer of Ferry Building Renovation Was it a nightmare getting a permit to renovate the Ferry Building? No, but it was a very involved process because of the number of governmental agencies with jurisdiction – Port, BCDC, State Lands, National Park Service and others. The process began with an […]
San Francisco Bay Restored? The History, Beauty and Opportunity of the Salt Flats
By Steve Werblow Published: March, 2001 Ferry riders enjoy a front-row seat to the San Francisco Bay’s remarkable pageant of wildlife and beautiful scenes. And just a few miles south of the ferry routes, Bay Area residents have an up-close view of the most exciting wetlands habitat restoration opportunity since settlers started filling in the […]