BY JOEL WILLIAMS Published: October, 2017 Earlier this summer, the Balclutha made a familiar journey from her home at the San Francisco Maritime National Historic Park to Alameda’s Bay Ship & Yacht, right next to the Alameda Main Street Terminal, for regular servicing and a few repairs. The historic ship, built in 1886, is […]
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Hundreds of Volunteers Clean Up the Bay’s Shores
BY BILL PICTURE Published: October, 2017 More than 400 volunteers turned out on September 16 to help collect litter at two Port of Oakland properties. The shoreline sites—the East Creek Slough near Oakland International Airport and Middle Harbor Shoreline Park in the heart of the Oakland Seaport—were among dozens throughout the state that participated […]
Four Bay Area Firms Benefit from EPA Grant Program
BY BILL PICTURE Published: October, 2017 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program awarded a combined total of nearly $500,000 last month to four Bay Area companies that are developing technologies to address environmental issues. Berkeley-based BioInspira is developing an inexpensive, color-based sensor that monitors methane emissions. Mountain […]
Traffic Busting Bill Passes Legislative Hurdle
BC Staff Report Published: October, 2017 A Bold plan to bust Bay Area traffic that has been in development for more than a year appears headed to the ballot in June or November 2018. Last month, the State Legislature approved SB 595 by Sen. Jim Beall authorizing a regional ballot measure—Regional Measure 3 (RM3)—to […]
Dressing the Part
BY PAUL DUCLOS Published: October, 2017 Many Bay Area ferry riders celebrate Halloween every October with great spirit, fanfare and wild costumes. In a salute to a professional master of “dressing the part,” we recently interviewed Tony Gorzycki, the new head of wardrobe at San Francisco Opera. Here, he discusses the difference between […]
A Perfect Landfall
BY CAPTAIN RAY Published: October, 2017 Making landfall is always one of the most anticipated parts of any passage. It could be the music, hula and flower leis that often come at the end of several weeks spent getting to Hawai’i. Or it could mean pulling into warm and sunny Santa Cruz Yacht Harbor […]
WATERFRONT ACTIVITIES October 2017
Published: October, 2017 October 1 2PM – 5PM – Summer of Love on San Francisco Bay, Call of the Sea (415) 331-3214, www.callofthesea.org October 1st marks the culmination of the 50th anniversary of the Summer of Love. Schooner Seaward will join 40-50 other water craft to celebrate on the water and view “The Love Plan […]
Around the Bay in October 2017
Published: October, 2017 Castro Street Fair Head over to the Castro District on Sunday, October 1 to celebrate the 44th anniversary of the Castro Street Fair. This fun festival features mouth-watering gourmet food, live music performers from around the world and plenty of dancing in the streets. Initially founded by the original “Mayor of […]
ON OUR COVER September 2017
Published: September, 2017 WETA’s new Richmond to San Francisco ferry service, which will debut next year, caps over a decade of patient activism on the part of Contra Costa County transportation officials—supported by dogged ferry advocate Tom Butt, currently the mayor of Richmond, who is pictured on our cover. Richmond’s new ferry service brings […]
Port of Oakland Sees Bright Future
BY PATRICK BURNSON Published: September, 2017 Two recent announcements indicate that Bay Area shippers will likely enjoy peace, prosperity and tranquility in the coming years. First, Port of Oakland maritime officials anticipate a five-year run of record cargo volume beginning next year. By 2022, the port expects to handle the equivalent of 2.6 […]