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By Paul Duclos Published: August, 2012 With the San Francisco Jazz Festival fully underway, aficionados will not want to miss Esperanza Spalding and the Radio Music Society at the Paramount Theater in Oakland this month. A bandstand-levitating bassist, enchanting singer, savvy composer and charismatic bandleader, Spalding is truly a jazz star for the 21st century. […]
Published: August, 2012 On July 18, San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee joined the Port of San Francisco, Department of Public Works, Turner Construction and the maritime community in celebrating the "topping out" of the Pier 27 Cruise Terminal project. The traditional topping out ceremony signifies the halfway mark of a construction project, and is demonstrated […]
By Marianne Armand Those of us who spend lots of time on the water tend to romanticize far-flung sailing destinations. But we should never forget that some of the best destinations are right under our noses. With a pack of 15 boats of charterers, members and friends of Club Nautique, I recently headed up the […]
Published: July, 2012 The 12-story tall wingsail and hull crossbeams for the first of ORACLE TEAM USA’s two AC72 yachts aimed at the 2013 America’s Cup in San Francisco were delivered to the team last month. The components arrived in Oakland from New Zealand on the Cap Vilano by shipping partner Hamburg Sud before being […]
By Bill Picture Published: July, 2012 It seems just about every building construction project in San Francisco is vying to be the City’s greenest, but designers and builders have some work to do if they want to beat the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission’s (SFPUC) new digs on Golden Gate Avenue. The 13-story building, which […]
By CaptaIn Ray Published: July, 2012 In last July’s column, I talked about the SS Jeremiah O’Brien. She’s a fully restored World War II Liberty ship berthed at Pier 45 in San Francisco. Liberty ships were designed at the beginning of World War II to serve as the tractor trailers of the sea. As the […]
By Deb Self Published: July, 2012 With San Francisco Bay’s summer recreation season in full swing, let’s hear from those who love to play on and in the Bay. Ben Patton, kiteboarder: "Kiteboarding has a kind of freedom to it. It’s like sailing, but even closer to the water. When I’m out on the […]
By Matt Larson Published: July, 2012 Captain Tom Harlan is at the helm this month. You can find him on the early morning Tiburon Ferry service, Monday through Friday. How early you ask? About 4:30 a.m. "You have to be a morning person to be on this run," he said. "It’s a requirement." Harlan said […]
By Patrick Burnson Published: July, 2012 Rodolfo R. Sabonge, vice president of market research and analysis with the Panama Canal Authority (ACP), told Bay Area shippers that a wider Panama Canal will pose no threat to the Port of Oakland. In fact, he said, it may bring even more business here. "The Port of Oakland […]
Published: July, 2012 On June 15, San Francisco Bay Ferry nearly quadrupled its usual weekday ridership between San Francisco and the East Bay as it accommodated commuters affected by an unexpected BART shutdown. Ridership was 9,531—compared to approximately 2,500 passengers carried during a typical weekday—and departures were increased from the usual 25 round-trips to a […]