By Bill Picture Published: June, 2013 The California city or town that purchased the highest percentage of its energy from renewable sources in the last six months was. . . Corte Madera. That’s right, the Marin County municipality outshone even greener-than-green San Francisco, earning Corte Madera a spot on the EPA’s national top 10 list […]
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Tragedy Strikes America’s Cup Preparations as Olympian Perishes in Accident
BC Staff Report Published: June, 2013 On May 9, Artemis Racing’s Andrew "Bart" Simpson, 36, was killed in an accident in which the team’s AC72 catamaran capsized during practice runs on the Bay. Simpson, who has won two Olympic gold medals for Britain, was one of the 11-man crew aboard when the incident occurred. The […]
BUT THERE’S NOTHING THERE!
By CaptaIn Ray Published: June, 2013 Nautical charts are a sailor’s roadmaps, but are much more detailed because of the requirements of navigation. Roadmaps may distinguish between freeways and dirt roads, but they don’t include information on the depth of the ruts or the height of overpasses. Charts, the result of centuries of experience and […]
San Francisco Bay Trail Beckons Urban Adventurers
By Marjorie Blackwell Published: June, 2013 Nothing exemplifies the adage "the best things in life are free" like the San Francisco Bay Trail, the 330-mile path that offers endless outdoor joy to hikers, joggers, bikers, birders and anyone who loves meandering and discovering sights and scenes along our spectacular Bay shoreline. From historic, natural and […]
Bay Trail Trekker Aims to Circle the Bay in 30 Days
By Brenda Kahn Published: June, 2013 Forget about "Where’s Waldo." The question on many Bay Area residents’ minds in June of 2013 will be "Where’s Kurt?" The Kurt in question is intrepid trekker Kurt Schwabe, who is dedicating the month of June to circumnavigating the San Francisco Bay Trail, a network of shoreline pathways ringing […]
Fracking for Oil Menaces San Francisco Bay
By Deb Self Published: June, 2013 Fracking—the process of injecting water, sand and toxic chemicals underground at high pressure to extract oil or gas—threatens San Francisco Bay. The technique, officially called hydraulic fracturing, is currently being used in hundreds of California gas and oil wells, with no regulation or protection for the environment or public […]
Otterly Exciting
By Mallory Johnson Published: June, 2013 Playful, clever and adorable. These are just a few words that can be used to describe North American river otters. Not to be confused with sea otters, a marine mammal that lives in the sea, river otters are semiaquatic mammals that live in and around, you guessed it, rivers. […]
BottleRock Napa Valley Festival Announces 2014 Return
BC Staff Report Published: June, 2013 Before the inaugural BottleRock Napa Valley festival was over on Sunday, May 12, the organizers were ready to announce dates for the festival’s return in 2014. With food offerings from the valley’s best restaurants, wines from dozens of area vineyards, regional craft beers and a massive music weekend, the […]
Phranklin McKinney
By Matt Larson Published: June, 2013 Because the captains and engineers may not be in plain sight during your daily San Francisco Bay Ferry commute, the Blue & Gold Fleet’s deckhands are the most visible faces of the crew. Lead Deckhand Phranklin McKinney has been with Blue & Gold Fleet for the past 20 years, […]
Department of Commerce Expands Bay Area Free Trade Zone
By Patrick Burnson Published: June, 2013 The U.S. Department of Commerce last month approved the Port of San Francisco’s application to expand its Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) No. 3 service area to include Contra Costa, Marin and Solano Counties, as well as portions of Sonoma and Napa Counties. The previous service area included San […]