Published: November, 2013 A gift of $25 million from the S. D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation to the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy will lead the way for park enhancements at the very heart of the Presidio. This milestone gift was the largest cash gift ever contributed to a national park and came in conjunction with […]
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“Good” Grade Proves Elusive for Area’s Roads
Published: November, 2013 The pavement on the Bay Area’s nearly 43,000 lane-miles of local streets and roads remains in "fair" condition, with the typical stretch of asphalt showing serious wear and likely to require rehabilitation soon. Data released last month by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) puts the region’s 2012 pavement condition index (PCI) score […]
Winter Tips for Boat Storage
Published: November, 2013 Are you putting your boat away for winter soon? The Boat Owners Association of the United States (BoatUS) reminds recreational boat owners to take special precautions with E-10 gas and to review their insurance policies before they put their boat to bed for a long winter’s nap. Otherwise, they may be in for trouble […]
Making Progress Toward a Sewage-Free San Francisco Bay
By Deb Self Published: November, 2013 Will millions of gallons of raw and undertreated sewage get spilled into San Francisco Bay this rainy season? Baykeeper will monitor reports of spills and get that information out to the public in our interactive online map at www.baykeeper.org. Rainy-season sewage spills and overflows have contaminated the Bay for […]
Bay Ship & Yacht Repurposes Top-Secret CIA Project to Go Green
By Bill Picture Published: November, 2013 Keen to make its Alameda-based operation more environmentally friendly, Bay Ship & Yacht Company has recycled and repurposed a submersible floating dry dock built by the Navy in the 1970s. HMB-1, as it was dubbed by its designers, features a retractable roof that not only allows Bay Ship & […]
Rob Bonta Channels Adlai Stevenson
Published: November, 2013 California State Assemblyman Bonta arrived to talk ferries with Bay Crossings behind the wheel of his own car. A very used car. Bonta’s car key was broken in two and he wrangled the severed parts into the ignition to—somehow—get the car to start. Two well-worn child car seats in the back testified […]
Introducing the Alameda Ferry Forum
BC Staff Report Published: November, 2013 Bay Crossings this month debuts a recurring section focusing on important concerns regarding commuter ferry service for Alameda. The City of Alameda’s two ferry services, operating from Gateway Alameda and Harbor Bay, are standout successes by every significant measure—ridership levels, community support and importance to the local economy. Alameda’s […]
Senior Deckhand Winter Ladue
By Matt Larson Published: November, 2013 If you live or work in Alameda, chances are you’ll recognize Winter Ladue, senior deckhand for Blue & Gold Fleet. Over the past seven years she’s worked all of Blue & Gold’s ferry runs, but her favorite is her hometown trek on the Alameda/Oakland ferry. "I was born and […]
Brown Signs Bill to Support Waterfront Arena
Published: November, 2013 In September, San Francisco Mayor Edwin Lee issued a statement upon Governor Jerry Brown’s signing of a bill clearing a path to build a privately-financed, multi-purpose recreational facility on Piers 30-32 in time for the 2017-2018 NBA basketball season. The legislation, Assembly Bill 1273, will make the arena more likely to be […]
Port of Oakland Wants to Put Trucking Concerns to Rest
By Patrick Burnson Published: November, 2013 While some of the collateral damage done by BART union picketers at the Port of Oakland last month was not anticipated, port management is mindful of wildcat actions slowing commerce at its gateways. "We have seen a handful of labor activists threaten random demonstrations to keep trucks from reaching […]