BC STAFF REPORT Published: February, 2018 Ferry ridership is at an all-time high. Gate E at the San Francisco Ferry Terminal accommodates four ferry routes (Alameda, Oakland, Harbor Bay and South San Francisco), serving more than 10,000 passengers daily. More than two million people travel by San Francisco Bay Ferry annually. […]
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A Vote for Regional Measure 3 in June Will Bring Congestion Relief
BY JOEL WILLIAMS Published: February, 2018 Traffic in the Bay Area is worse than ever! In a recent public opinion poll, 85 percent of those asked said that traffic was worse in 2017 than in 2016. Traffic congestion has hit record numbers four years in a row and grown 80 percent since 2010. We […]
Design Competition Seeks Climate Solutions for Bay
BY BILL PICTURE Published: February, 2018 Six months ago, local leaders concerned about the impact of climate change on the Bay Area’s waterfront communities kicked off the Resilient by Design Bay Area Challenge and asked architects, engineers and designers to come up with innovative ideas for mitigating the effects of global warming […]
SF Beer Week Celebrates Ten Years
BC STAFF REPORT Published: February, 2018 San Francisco Beer Week returns February 9 to 18 for the 10th installment of this ground-breaking celebration of craft beer, food and community all across the region. SF Beer Week’s geographical range includes the greater San Francisco Bay Area as well as Monterey Bay, north to Sonoma County, […]
Valentine’s Day Suggestions
BY PAUL DUCLOS Published: February, 2018 Anti-romantics may find solace, enlightenment and entertainment at major events staged in San Francisco this month. Beginning on February 10, the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco invite ferry riders to journey into the world of 18th-century Europe through the eyes of one of its most colorful […]
WATERFRONT ACTIVITIES
Published: February, 2018 February 10 6:30PM – 9PM – Tanzania Planning Party – OCSC Sailing, Berkeley, 510-843-4200, www.ocscsailing.com Travel to Tanzania during the annual birthing season and the wildebeest migration on the Serengeti Plains for a once in a lifetime experience. We will enjoy fabulous wildlife viewing, authentic cultural interactions (including walks with locals […]
Around the Bay in February 2018
Published: February, 2018 Make Your Dog Best in Show Enjoy an afternoon like no other at Contra Costa Humane Society’s Best in Show 2018 on February 11 from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Concord Hilton, 1970 Diamond Blvd. Celebrate Valentine’s Day a few days early this year with special Valentine’s Day prizes, surprises […]
ON OUR COVER January 2018
Published: January, 2018 On December 14, the State of California’s Bureau of Cannabis Control began issuing the first group of commercial cannabis licenses for retailers effective January 1, 2018. Under the new rules set by the California Bureau of Cannabis Control, cannabis products will be tracked from seed to sale and be subject to […]
Port of Oakland Posts Yearly Increase in Cargo
BY PATRICK BURNSON Published: January, 2018 Port of Oakland containerized import volume for 2017 is outpacing 2016 totals despite a decline last month. The port reported that imports were up 3.8 percent through the first 11 months of this year. Gains came mostly from the summer-autumn peak season when retailers replenished holiday inventories, […]
Christian San Miguel
BY MATT LARSON Published: January, 2018 If you’re boarding the ferry in Vallejo on any given afternoon, chances are you’re a passenger aboard a boat captained by Christian San Miguel. He started with Blue & Gold Fleet in 1989 as a deckhand, but he had greater aspirations. He soon went into the engineering department, […]