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Published: March, 2015 Tall Ships Battle in the Bay Replicas of the historical tall ships Lady Washington and Hawaiian Chieftain return to the Bay Area for a series of public adventure sails, battle recreation sails and dockside tours. There are many options available to visit or sail on these majestic vessels in Oakland, San Francisco […]
Published: February, 2015 In a recent study, Berkeley scientists found drastic reductions in diesel emissions measured at the Port of Oakland. To conduct the study, scientists took samples of the air along a busy truck corridor at the port over a five-year period, from 2009 to 2013. “We measured reductions of nitrogen oxides and black […]
By Patrick Burnson Published: February, 2015 The Port of Oakland plans to spend $570 million on capital improvements over the next five years. It made efforts last month to ensure that small, local firms continue to share in that work. At a half-day seminar, the port educated 155 contractors from nearby communities on bidding for […]
By Chris Rochette Published: February, 2015 Alameda’s Bay Ship & Yacht has embarked on an ambitious program to improve its training procedures by partnering with the College of Alameda. The program, modeled after a similar effort undertaken by a Seattle shipyard, provides both employees and students with substantial hands-on benefits. Last year, Bay Ship & […]
By Matt Larson Published: February, 2015 Based at Golden Gate Ferry’s Larkspur terminal, Cynthia Amadea is the ferry line’s operations supervisor. She started with Golden Gate Ferry in 1985 as ticket agent and has been in her current position since 1994. After nearly 30 years with the company, she still enjoys the job and is […]
By Mallory Johnson Published: February, 2015 Giant Pacific octopuses are amazing animals. They’ve got skills and abilities that could make anyone jealous. Read on to learn eight facts about the giant Pacific octopus that just might leave you wishing you had a few more of these amazing attributes. Flexibility: No stretching needed here. Giant Pacific […]
By Bill Picture Published: February, 2015 Lost among the flurry of year-end wrap-ups and 2015 prediction pieces that dominated the news in December was an announcement by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory scientists that “drastic reductions” in diesel emissions had been measured at the Port of Oakland. The drop was big enough, in fact, to prompt […]
Published: February, 2015 The USS Hornet Foundation Board of Trustees is launching its first annual campaign for the historic aircraft carrier’s Hornet Heritage Fund. The Hornet Heritage Fund is designed to receive financial gifts and donations in order to support the museum’s operations, restoration efforts, exhibitions, and acclaimed science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) […]
By John Goodwin Published: February, 2015 Last month, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) released its first comprehensive report on Bay Area freeway congestion since 2009, providing another concrete measure of the region’s recovery from the Great Recession. The report shows that freeway traffic is at its highest level in 15 years, making the Bay Area’s […]
By Paul Duclos Published: February, 2015 The Arion Press—named after the legendary Greek poet who was saved from the sea by a dolphin—remains a small operation, employing a dozen people as printers, bookbinders, editors and in other publishing roles. But it has outsize influence in the publishing world due to its unique, hand-crafted books. The […]