Published: July, 2011 Ghostly Cruise Take a cruise on Sunday July 24 aboard the historic Liberty Ship S.S. Jeremiah O’Brien from San Francisco to Suisun Bay’s Ghost Fleet, a collection of US Navy and merchant reserve ships created following World War II. In 2010 plans were announced to remove the Ghost Fleet in stages. The […]
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Angel Island: The Bay’s Forgotten Jewel
Published: July, 2011 Offering spectacular views of the San Francisco skyline, the Marin Headlands and Mount Tamalpais, Angel Island is the largest island in San Francisco Bay. Local residents usually know where Angel Island is located—one mile south of the Tiburon Peninsula—but, surprisingly, most have never visited. Maybe that’s because the visitor’s center, in Ayala […]
WATERFRONT ACTIVITIES JULY 2011
Published: July, 2011 Every Saturday 9:30AM – 11:30AM, 12:30PM – 2:30PM & 2:30PM – 4:30PM – Introduction to Sailing Course – OCSC Sailing, Berkeley, 510-843-4200, www.ocscsailing.com 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. Every Wednesday 6PM – 8PM – […]
Prodigal Son and Picasso
By Paul Duclos Published: July, 2011 Prodigal son and former San Francisco Opera music director Donald Runnicles, one of the world’s leading interpreters of Wagner, returned to conduct an incredible international cast and the renowned San Francisco Opera Orchestra and Chorus last month. As one of the fortunate few to witness the entire Ring Cycle—the […]
Waterfront Films Return to Jack London Square This Summer
Published: July, 2011 Back by popular demand, Jack London Square’s Waterfront Flicks will begin on Thursday, July 7 and run through September. Every other Thursday, food-themed movies—including Julie and Julia, Ratatouille, No Reservations and others—will be projected on a giant inflatable screen at this unique venue at sundown. Arrive early to find a prime spot […]
Congress Considers Exempting Pesticides from Clean Water Act
Deb Self Published: June, 2011 Much of Baykeeper’s work focuses on strengthening or maintaining clean water laws and regulations related to toxic pollutants and other contaminants capable of compromising the health of San Francisco Bay. We do this work by engaging in policy and regulatory processes, as well as conducting outreach, research and education. When […]
Increasing Water Quality and Quality of Life, One Block at a Time
By Bill PicturePublished: June, 2011 The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) committed nearly $500,000 of a $20 million grant awarded for San Francisco Bay water quality improvement to a project that will transform an ordinary block in San Francisco’s often-overlooked Bayview neighborhood into one of the City’s most sustainable and resident-friendly stretches. Construction crews […]
80 New Electric-Vehicle Charging Stations Coming to S.F.
By Bill PicturePublished: June, 2011 The City of San Francisco is once again putting its money where its ever-greener mouth is. San Francisco has set some of the country’s most aggressive carbon emission reduction goals for itself, committing to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 20 percent below 1990 levels by next year. To help meet […]
Watching It Grow
BY CAPTIAN RAYPublished: June, 2011 For years now, I’ve had a front-row seat to one of the great construction projects of my lifetime: I have been able to watch close-up the construction of the new eastern span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. As a sailing instructor, I have the opportunity to sail to Clipper […]
America’s Cup to Revolutionize Live Sports Coverage
Published: June, 2011 Not widely considered an extreme sport, sailing is about to gain a whole new audience as the new America’s Cup reveals just how heart-pounding the sport can be. Connecting viewers to the racing in a way that has not been previously possible, the America’s Cup will transform the way people see the […]