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BY PATRICK BURNSON Published: December, 2017 During the holiday season, many working waterfront stakeholders are giving generously to the Seaman’s Church Institute, North America’s largest mariner’s service agency. Here in the Bay Area, its ecumenical partner is the Seafarer’s Ministry of the Golden Gate (SMGG). Founded in San Francisco in 1946 as the […]
BY MATT LARSON Published: December, 2017 One of the great perks of ferry transit is the friendly environment that the ferry employees create. Nobody is there to greet you at your car after a long day’s work, nor does anyone say “right this way” when you step into a BART car. But on the […]
BC STAFF REPORT Published: December, 2017 On November 1, the San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) and the City of Richmond broke ground on the Richmond Ferry Terminal. WETA is constructing a ferry terminal at the southern point of the Ford Peninsula in Richmond, adjacent to the Ford Assembly Plant building. […]
BC STAFF REPORT Published: December, 2017 A long-held vision to revitalize Oakland’s decommissioned Army base is nearer to reality. Port of Oakland Commissioners have given initial approval to a landmark deal with CenterPoint Properties for a logistics center at the former base. The tentative agreement caps nearly 15 years of planning for the […]
BY CAPTAIN RAY Published: December, 2017 With Halloween in the rearview mirror, I guess it’s fair to say that the holiday season is upon us. As I write this in early November, we are looking forward to (in chronological order) Thanksgiving on November 23, the start of Hanukkah on December 12, Christmas on December […]
BY BILL PICTURE Published: December, 2017 The Port of Oakland and City of Oakland have invited the port’s neighbors to help shape a new plan for managing truck traffic in the West Oakland area. About 100 West Oakland residents turned out recently for the first of five scheduled community workshops. The various effects […]
BY SEJAL CHOKSI-CHUGH Published: December, 2017 As the shoreline whizzed by and the wind sprayed mist on our faces, I spotted an old building out of the corner of my eye that didn’t look quite right. We were patrolling San Francisco Bay for pollution in the Baykeeper boat, along San Francisco’s eastern shoreline, near […]
Published: December, 2017 This holiday season, the San Francisco Dungeon and American Red Cross are teaming up once again for a “Bloodletting” donation drive. Participants are invited to give blood onsite at the San Francisco Dungeon Friday, December 8 from 12 to 6 p.m. Donors will receive free admission to the underground attraction and […]
BY PAUL DUCLOS Published: December, 2017 William Stout Architectural Books carriers over 20,000 titles in the fields of architecture, art, urban planning, graphic and industrial design, furniture and interior design, and landscape architecture. For over 30 years—20 in its current location—it has been a vital resource for architecture and design books, carrying American […]
Published: December, 2017 December 9 11AM – 1PM – Intro to Sailing – OCSC Sailing, Berkeley, 510-843-4200, www.ocscsailing.com Considering getting into the sport of sailing? Two hours on beautiful San Francisco Bay will help you to determine if you want to make sailing a bigger part of your life. You will join one of […]