Published: December, 2011 The San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board (Regional Water Board), State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency have launched a first-in-the-nation enforcement effort to eliminate the discharge of pre-production plastic into the waters of California. The collaborative enforcement effort is being done under the […]
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U.S. Team Gets Double Win in San Diego
Published: December, 2011 The third stop of America’s Cup World Series landed in San Diego Bay November 12-20, the first American stop in the series. The racing promised to be close and it delivered, with ORACLE Racing Spithill securing the event’s first-ever double win. The opening day of the San Diego match racing championship featured […]
Earth-Friendly Redevelopment in Mission Bay
By Bill Picture Published: December, 2011 In November, the team responsible for the rebirth of San Francisco’s Mission Bay area unveiled two new pieces of the ongoing project—one finished and one nearly completed—that will further help connect a long-neglected part of San Francisco to both the waterfront and the rest of the City. The San […]
The USS Potomac
By Captian Ray Published: December, 2011 In June of this year, I wrote about the USS Jeremiah O’Brien. She’s a fully functional liberty ship—now berthed at Pier 45 in San Francisco—that was at Normandy on D-Day. But San Francisco Bay has several other historic ships accessible to the public. This month I’d like to tell […]
Captain Jason Covell
By Matt Larson Published: December, 2011 The ferry to and from San Francisco is one of the most reliable methods of transportation in the Bay Area. You know when it arrives and when it departs. You know where it’s going and how long it’ll take to get there. But sometimes, it’s easy to overlook the […]
Holiday Lights and Fireworks to Brighten Bay Area Waterfronts
Published: December, 2011 Three different waterfront holiday events—in Sausalito, Oakland and San Francisco—will bring seasonal cheer to the Bay Area throughout December. The Sausalito-on-the-Waterfront Foundation and the Sausalito Yacht Club will present the 24th Annual Sausalito Lighted Boat Parade and Fireworks on Saturday, December 10 at 6 p.m. Spectators can get a great view from […]
Holiday Kitchen Tips for Preventing Bay Pollution
By Deb Self Published: December, 2011 Ah, the holidays. Gathering with friends and family—turkey, roasts, gravy, buttery homemade desserts, sewage . . . . Sewage? Yes, unfortunately. For San Francisco Bay, the holiday season comes with a surge of pollution from sewage. A major reason is the cooking and cleanup of rich holiday meals. […]
2: San Francisco Slashes Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Exceeding International and State Goals
Published: November, 2011 Mayor Edwin Lee recently announced that San Francisco greenhouse gas emissions are nearly 12 percent below 1990 levels and have exceeded emission reduction goals set by both the United Nations and the State of California even as the population has grown. "I thank former Mayor Gavin Newsom for beginning our City’s […]
Conservation Groups Win New Protections for California’s Sea Turtles
By Teri Shore Published: November, 2011 Just outside the Golden Gate, critically endangered Pacific leatherback sea turtles are now gorging themselves on jellyfish. These mysterious ocean dwellers swim 6,000 miles across the Pacific from distant nesting beaches in Indonesia to feed here during summer and fall. More than 20 sightings have been recorded by sailors […]
Moose Delivers Oakland Patrol Boat
Published: November, 2011 Moose Boats, a designer and builder of unique aluminum boats based in Petaluma, has delivered a Moose M2-37 security and patrol vessel to the Oakland Police Department to provide expanded patrol duties at the Port of Oakland in addition to shallow draft response for Oakland’s waterfront. The procurement by the City of […]