Published: November, 2011 Every 2:30PM – 4:30PM – Introduction to Sailing Course – OCSC Sailing, Berkeley, 510-843-4200, www.ocscsailing.com Saturday This two-hour skippered charter is designed to provide folks who are considering getting into sailing with a real glimpse of the sport, our club and our people. Cost is $40. November 5 9AM – 12PM & 1PM – […]
Author: BAY CROSSINGS STAFF REPORT
ON OUR COVER NOVEMBER 2011
Published: November, 2011 The opening of the original Bay Bridge on November 12, 1936, in the midst of the Great Depression, was marked with a gala celebration that lasted five days and nights. The bridge was constructed in five phases: first the East Span, followed by the tunnel through Yerba Buena Island, and then the […]
San Francisco Symphony Celebrates Centennial, Performs Verdi Masterpiece
By Paul Duclos Published: November, 2011 You usually need to go to the San Francisco Opera House to hear soprano Sondra Radvanovsky and mezzo-soprano Dolora Zajick hold forth with Verdian passion, but in late October audiences at Davies Symphony Hall had the rare pleasure of hearing these two together in the composer’s rarely performed Requiem. […]
Mayor Approves New S.F. Standards for Bird-Safe Buildings
Published: November, 2011 Last month, San Francisco Mayor Edwin Lee signed into law new standards for bird-safe buildings. The signing followed the unanimous approval of the bill by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in September. The standards, which made national news, will greatly reduce bird deaths and injuries resulting from collisions with buildings in […]
Local Organic Food Purveyor Hopes to Shake Up Waste Disposal
By Bill Picture Published: November, 2011 Last month, organic food entrepreneur Jason Mahon became director of Alameda County’s Source Reduction and Recycling Board, bringing with him the drive and problem-solving savvy needed to put Alameda County head and shoulders above its trashier neighbors. Going by the name StopWaste.org and including a few mayors and city […]
HAPPY 75TH BIRTHDAY, BAY BRIDGE!
Published: November, 2011 Over the past couple of years, Bay Crossings has featured many a dramatic photo of the construction of the daring and iconic new East Span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. This month, we pause from examining the new East Span’s impressive construction progress and look back 75 years to the opening […]
America’s Cup World Series Comes to San Diego
Published: November, 2011 This November, the America’s Cup World Series is making its third spot on the circuit, just down the coast in the city of San Diego. San Diego was the home to three previous America’s Cups in the late eighties and early nineties, and it’s where famed Skipper Dennis Conner brought the Cup […]
Cup Leaders Make Healthy Ocean Commitment
Published: November, 2011 Global leaders in the arena of ocean conservation, oceanographic research, and environmental sustainability gathered in San Francisco on October 17 to celebrate the launch of the America’s Cup Healthy Ocean Project, the global initiative of the 34th America’s Cup to educate the world’s populations about the issues facing our oceans and inspire […]
Such a Simple Pleasure
By Captian Ray Published: November, 2011 Sometimes, sailing is such a simple pleasure. It all just comes together: great weather, great wind, great people and a great boat. Recently, I had one of those days. We started our sail at 1 p.m. from the Berkeley Marina. The weather was perfect. Air temperature was about 68 […]
Who’s at the Helm? Captain Sly Hunter
By Matt Larson Published: November, 2011 As a ferryboat passenger it is easy to enjoy the majestic views of the Bay, a nice cup of coffee from the bar, even a conversation with a fellow rider on the way to your destination. People come and go, but there’s always one constant every time you board […]