Published: February, 2015 February 14 7:30PM – 10PM – Valentine’s Day Bay Lights Sail – SF Bay Adventures, 415-331-0444, www.sfbayadventures.com Come aboard the schooner Freda B this Valentine’s Day for our most romantic sail. The Bay Lights Sail from 8-10pm is a perfect way to extend date night. After you take your […]
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How You Can Help Stop Rainy Season Pollution in the Bay
By Deb Self Published: February, 2015 Major storms that have arrived in the Bay Area during the drought carried a huge load of trash into San Francisco Bay. The trash is a visible sign of lots of additional pollution. When rain falls on roads, parking lots, roofs and other impermeable surfaces, it picks up pollutants […]
Around the Bay in February 2015
Published: February, 2015 Chateau La Paws Release Party On Saturday, February 7 from 2 to 5 p.m., Rosenblum Cellars in Jack London Square is excited to announce the release of their Chateau La Paws wines supporting no-kill shelters throughout the United States. Stop by Rosenblum Cellars and enjoy a glass of wine, small bites and photos with your furry […]
ON OUR COVER January 2015
Published: January, 2015 In 1989, no one was out on San Francisco Bay looking for pollution. Alarmed by the Bay’s slow poisoning from thousands of sources, a visionary group of volunteer board members founded San Francisco Baykeeper. The new organization soon became known for reining in polluters and preventing pollution—and has gone on to […]
Port of Oakland Cranes Symbolize a City on the Rise
By Patrick Burnson Published: January, 2015 Things are looking up in Oakland—all the way up to the top of the port’s 36 container shipping cranes. Port of Oakland cranes, some of them 240 feet tall, have become symbols of a city on the rise. “I think there’s a great sense of pride in Oakland,” said […]
Captain Dan Glasner
By Matt Larson Published: January, 2015 Dan Glasner, a Golden Gate Ferry captain, has been steering a variety of vessels for nearly 30 years. He’s only in his third year with Golden Gate Ferry, but his experience spans much farther than that—from manning the helm on numerous charter boats in the Bay to delivering vessels […]
The Drought: It’s Not Over Yet
Published: January, 2015 Google defines a drought as “a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall; a shortage of water resulting from this.” California is going on four years since its latest drought began. It got so bad that in January 2013, Governor Brown officially declared us to be in a state of emergency and asked […]
Bay Lights Are Here to Stay
By Joel Williams Published: January, 2015 The Bay Lights, the light sculpture that floats across the West Span of the Bay Bridge at night, has been dazzling residents and visitors of the Bay Area since the unveiling of the installation in March 2013. Over 50 million people have seen the captivating work of art, which […]
Baykeeper: Looking Forward After 25 Years of Protecting the Bay
BC Staff Report Published: January, 2015 In 1989, no one was out on San Francisco Bay looking for pollution, and polluters were free to dump waste into the Bay. Alarmed by the Bay’s slow poisoning from thousands of sources, research scientist Dr. Michael Herz and a visionary group of volunteer board members founded San […]
Bay Area Firm Takes Top Honors in Green Architecture Contest
By Bill Picture Published: January, 2015 Oakland-based architectural firm 3r studio received top honors last month at a Bay Area news conference announcing the winners of the fourth annual Architecture at Zero design competition. Every year, as part of the competition, established architects and architects-to-be are invited to take a real-life piece of real estate […]