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BC Staff Report Published: July, 2014 East Brother Light Station, Inc., a nonprofit corporation, is seeking applicants for keepers of East Brother Light Station, a small island in San Francisco Bay that is the home of an intact 1874 lighthouse and fog signal. After more than two years of distinguished service, the current […]
By Matt Larson Published: July, 2014 Sam Moore has been a vessel master—in other words, a captain—for Golden Gate Ferry since 1997. Currently you can find him at the helm of his favorite boat, Mendocino, departing from Larkspur to San Francisco as early as 5:45 a.m. He also mans the helm of the San Francisco […]
By Deb Self Published: July, 2014 What happens when the engines of a large ship in San Francisco Bay suddenly lose power? The pilot loses the ability to steer the ship or stop it from drifting. A dramatic rise in such incidents began in 2009, when a California law to help reduce global climate change […]
By John Goodwin Published: July, 2014 Last September’s historic opening of the new Bay Bridge East Span truly was a landmark event, not only marking the culmination of a decades-long effort to deliver seismic safety on the Bay Area’s state-owned bridges, but also setting the scene for a historic disappearing act. Work crews earlier this […]
By Mallory Johnson Published: July, 2014 Extending from the smallest seasonal streams high in the Sierras to the sprawling Delta and Bay, the San Francisco Bay watershed includes more than 65,000 square miles of forests and farmlands, rivers and lakes, cities and towns—over 40 percent of California’s land mass. Throughout the region, wherever you find […]
By Captain Ray Published: July, 2014 Last month I wrote about an overnight trip to the north of the Golden Gate (#1 on the chart). This month, let’s sail south, have an overnight stay in a safe and secure harbor, and come home the next day. Our destination is Pillar Point Harbor, about […]
By Bill Picture Published: July, 2014 In May of 2013, Bay Crossings profiled the San Francisco Department of the Environment’s Environment Now program, which at the time was dispatching job trainees to canvas residential neighborhoods in order to explain best waste-sorting practices to homeowners, with the objective of helping the City reach its goal of […]
Published: July, 2014 Head down to the Oakland waterfront for summertime fun at Jack London Square! The July calendar is packed with a slew of activities for everyone to enjoy including Pedalfest, the July 4th Festival of Family Fun, Jack of All Trades, Waterfront Flicks, Dancing Under the Stars, the East Bay SPCA Pet Adopt-a-thon […]
By Paul Duclos Published: July, 2014 The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco present Modernism from the National Gallery of Art: The Robert and Jane Meyerhoff Collection, an exhibition of 46 paintings and sculptures by many of the leading figures in postwar American art. The de Young is the sole venue for this exhibition, which […]
By Paul Duclos The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco present Modernism from the National Gallery of Art: The Robert and Jane Meyerhoff Collection, an exhibition of 46 paintings and sculptures by many of the leading figures in postwar American art. The de Young is the sole venue for this exhibition, which includes works by […]