BC Staff Report Published: November, 2014 Baykeeper recently won a critical victory in its campaign to keep toxic industrial runoff out of San Francisco Bay by securing an agreement from the Levin-Richmond Terminal Corporation to protect the Bay from dangerous contaminated runoff. Levin-Richmond is a large shipping terminal that handles hundreds of […]
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Taking the Helm at Golden Gate Ferry
By Matt Larson Published: November, 2014 Colin McDermott has been at the helm of many boats in his career, but now he’s at the helm of the Ferry Division of the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District. He has been director of operations there for the last two years, and before that, he was […]
What Does It Take?
By Captain Ray Published: November, 2014 During the past two months in my role as an instructor trainer for US Sailing, I’ve conducted two instructor evaluation courses. I thought it might be interesting for me to explain just what potential instructors go through in order to teach sailing for the US Sailing Association. There is […]
Are You Ready for This Jelly?
By Mallory Johnson Published: November, 2014 Graceful, stunning, and mysteriously alluring—these are just some of the qualities that make the Pacific sea nettle a favorite among Aquarium of the Bay visitors. One look at them and it’s hard not to get lost in the hypnotic lure of these mesmerizing creatures. Simply going with the flow […]
Major Operation Removes Dilapidated Drydock From Port of San Francisco
BC Staff Report Published: November, 2014 In October, the heavy lift vessel Tern arrived in San Francisco and picked up the Port of San Francisco’s Drydock #1 for towing to a green-certified ship recycling facility near Shanghai, China. The drydock’s departure represented the last phase of 15 years of efforts to find a final resting […]
Tough on Dirt But Easy on the Earth
By Bill Picture Published: November, 2014 Five cleaning companies were recently recognized for completing San Francisco’s Custodial Green Cleaning pilot program, the first program of its kind in the nation. As part of this program, the five companies—Metro Maintenance, CMSC Janitorial / Maintenance Services, Aim to Please Janitorial Service, Japan Janitorial Service and Signature Home […]
Pelicans of San Francisco Bay
By Deb Self Published: November, 2014 Soaring and gliding gracefully over the water, pelicans are a familiar sight around San Francisco Bay. Two types of pelicans, the California brown pelican and the American white pelican, live here. They arrive and depart at different times of year, but both are here now. California brown pelicans (Pelecanus […]
The Power of Type
By Paul Duclos Published: November, 2014 A typography broadside written by Beatrice Warde about the power of type has gone viral of late. But that’s not where we spotted it. Serendipity led to its discovery on the Sutter Street storefront of Argonaut Book Shop, which has been reduced in floor space due to escalating rents in […]
WATERFRONT ACTIVITIES November 2014
Published: November, 2014 November 1 6PM – 10PM – Night Sailing – OCSC Sailing, Berkeley, 510-843-4200, www.ocscsailing.com Learn to enjoy San Francisco Bay under moonlight! This course is designed to teach you the navigational skills necessary to safely sail our local waters at night. If you’re a non-experienced sailor, this is also a great opportunity to see what night sailing is all […]
Awards Ceremony Honors Contributions to Bay Area Transportation
By Georgia Lambert Published: November, 2014 People and projects involved with the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge swept up four trophies at the “Excellence in Motion” transportation awards ceremony in Oakland on October 22. In all, 17 unique trophies featuring an actual ball bearing with moving parts were presented by members of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission […]