By Mallory Johnson Published: December, 2015 There’s snow in the forecast at Aquarium of the Bay! River otters love to frolic in all kinds of environments, and snow is no exception. These lively animals enjoy playing in the snow and on icy and muddy hills, where they can often be seen sliding and tobogganing, wrestling […]
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Far Out and Far East
By Paul Duclos Published: December, 2015 Many admirers of Lawrence Ferlinghetti (and the author of this column is among them) may not know that before he became identified with the cultural underground, his area of concentration was underwater. As a commanding officer on a U.S. Navy sub-chaser during D-Day, Ferlinghetti became intimately acquainted with the […]
WATERFRONT ACTIVITIES DECEMBER 2015
Published: December, 2015 December 4 2PM – 5PM – Docking Clinics – OCSC Sailing, Berkeley, 510-843-4200, www.ocscsailing.com Build your confidence in any docking situation – upwind, downwind, crosswind, or cross current. Developing skills at leaving or arriving at any dock regardless of the weather conditions, even when there are other boats close at hand, is […]
Around the Bay in December 2015
Published: December, 2015 JLS Tree Lighting Jack London Square is set to light up the Oakland waterfront with its annual tree lighting extravaganza on Friday, December 4 from 5 to 7 p.m. On this special evening, a 55-foot Mount Shasta fir tree will sparkle with 5,000 white lights and 600 colorful ornaments surrounded by Santa’s […]
It Used to Be an Island
By Captain Ray Published: December, 2015 I thought I had finished my series of articles about the islands in San Francisco Bay some time ago. But now I realize that if I can do an article about a place that sometimes is and sometimes is not an island (Mare Island), and about a place that […]
ON OUR COVER November 2015
Published: November, 2015 A fourth year of drought made installation of an emergency barrier on the West False River necessary to preserve Delta water quality and conserve water in upstream reservoirs that otherwise would have been released to help block incoming tides of salty water from San Francisco Bay. Permits issued to DWR for installation […]
Bay Cargo Ports to Benefit From Gov. Brown’s New Freight Policy
By Patrick Burnson Published: November, 2015 The Pacific Coast Council of Custom Brokers and Freight Forwarders Association stages its annual conference, WESCCON, at this time of year to bring shippers up to date on the latest ocean freight trends and practices. It also gives industry experts a chance to speculate on worst case scenarios. John […]
Pat Mooney
By Matt Larson Published: November, 2015 Pat Mooney has been a deckhand for Blue & Gold Fleet out of its Vallejo terminal for more than three years, but his history of life on the water has deep roots: His father was in the Sailors’ Union of the Pacific as far back as the 1930s, Mooney […]
Global Climate Change Is Already Affecting San Francisco Bay
By Sejal Choksi-Chugh Published: November, 2015 This year, record numbers of starving seals and sea lions have washed up on California beaches, including those in the Bay Area. In recent months, hundreds of young common murres—sea birds that look like small penguins—have been discovered dead or dying on beaches in more than a dozen Bay […]
Sharks of Alcatraz
By Mallory Johnson Published: November, 2015 Sharks are an integral species that play an important role in our ecosystems. Even though sharks have been around for over 400 million years, there’s still a lot about these prehistoric animals that remains a mystery. For example, last month, we presciently published a story about white sharks occasionally […]