BY MATT LARSON Published: February, 2019 Remember that bartender with the pink hair? Or green hair? Or was it blue, or purple? That was probably Ashleigh Cofield, who just celebrated her two-year anniversary tending bar on the ferry at the end of January. This month she’s planning for red hair, in honor of Valentine’s […]
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Your Ferry Questions Answered
Published: February, 2019 Ferry Q&A is where you can have your questions about Bay Area ferry service answered by the professionals who speak for the ferry systems on a daily basis. Thomas Hall is the public information and marketing manager for WETA, the agency that runs the San Francisco Bay Ferry service. Priya Clemens […]
New Ferries Closer to Beginning Service
Published: February, 2019 MV Carina, the fourth and final of WETA’s Hydrus class ferries, arrived in the Bay Area on January 27. Built in Seattle by Vigor and designed by Incat Crowther, Carina is a 400-passenger, 27-knot ferry that will primarily handle runs between Alameda, Oakland and San Francisco. Carina joins sister ferries Hydrus, […]
Tideline Marine Makes a Move
BY DAN ROSENHEIM Published: February, 2019 In a purchase rife with implications for transportation on the Bay, small boat operator Tideline Marine Group has announced the acquisition of a 149-passenger craft—more than three times larger than its current vessels. The new boat, the 75-foot Peregrine, is on its way through the Panama Canal […]
Public Input Sought on Golden Gate Bridge Toll Increases
Published: February, 2019 Beginning in late January, the Golden Gate Bridge District invited members of the public to provide input on possible Golden Gate Bridge toll increases over the next five years at a series of in-person and digital open houses. The public outreach plan for a proposed toll increase was approved at […]
Oakland and Other Golden State Ports Can’t Afford to Relax
Published: February, 2019 All three of California’s biggest ocean cargo gateways staged their annual “State of the Port” addresses last month, telling stakeholders that robust throughput numbers reached historic highs over the past year. The state’s third largest port, the Port of Oakland, got things underway first in early January, noting that it […]
ON OUR COVER
Published: February, 2019 It was a triumphant day in Richmond as Mayor Tom Butt (holding scissors) and several dignitaries celebrated new WETA ferry service that debuted on January 10. The new Richmond Ferry Terminal project included the construction of an accessible gangway with a new ramping system, float and piles, a passenger shelter and the […]
Ashleigh Cofield
BY MATT LARSON Published: February, 2019 Remember that bartender with the pink hair? Or green hair? Or was it blue, or purple? That was probably Ashleigh Cofield, who just celebrated her two-year anniversary tending bar on the ferry at the end of January. This month she’s planning for red hair, in honor of Valentine’s […]
Around the Bay in February
Published: February, 2019 Trivia Tuesdays at Rosenblum It’s as easy as “drink, play, win.” Five rounds of 10 questions on pop culture, music and more, now with free popcorn. Every Tuesday, just buy a drink to play and win. Rosenblum Cellars is located on the waterfront, right in front of the Jack London Square […]
Ferry Journeys to Inspire Reverence for the Arts
BY PAUL DUCLOS Published: February, 2019 Easily accessible for ferry riders is one of the world’s largest and most prestigious exhibitions of antiquarian books, the California International Antiquarian Book Fair, taking place at the Oakland Marriott City Center from Friday, February 8 through Sunday, February 10. Sponsored by the Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association of […]