By Bill PicturePublished: July, 2008 When it comes to promoting something as un-sexy as solar energy, talk is cheap. Solar experts concede that, despite an acute awareness of the benefits of curbing America’s use of fossil fuels, pamphlets and documentaries just aren’t enough to convince most Americans to go solar. So they have come up […]
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On the Bay
By weekendsherpa.comPublished: July, 2008 Over the Bounding Main Warning: Zipping across San Francisco Bay in a 32-foot Catalina sailboat can be highly addictive. If you’ve never sailed but want to try, take a two-hour Intro to Sailing session with the good folks at OCSC Sailing in Berkeley; they’ve been giving people the chance to learn […]
THE WINDS OF SUMMER
By Captain RayPublished: July, 2008 The Central Bay is bounded on the south by the city front and Treasure Island and on the north by Angel Island and its lee. It extends west to east from the Golden Gate Bridge all the way across to the flats of Berkeley, a distance of eight nautical miles. […]
Perfect Pitch
By weekendsherpa.comPublished: June, 2008 Point Reyes Confidential Rugged headlands, brushy hillsides, piney ridges, and pocket beaches—Point Reyes is a soul-soothing stretch of California coast that’s less than half a gas tank from San Francisco. And when the day-tripping tourists leave, you’ve got it virtually to yourself. Accessible only by a two- to five-mile walk, Point […]
AVAST! Pirates Invade Vallejo
Published: June, 2008 Landlubbers, beware! The Bay Area’s only pirate festival is a guaranteed swashbuckling good time for the entire family – complete with tall ships, live music, famous pirates, sword fighting, ship-to-shore cannon battles, delicious grub and grog, and much, much more. The Northern California Pirate Festival turns Vallejo’s waterfront into Pirate Town, with […]
New Bay Area Ferries Can Be Built Locally
By Wes Starratt, PEPublished: June, 2008 The famous Union Iron Works, which originally built machinery for California’s gold mines and then constructed steam locomotives, eventually turned its attention to shipbuilding and continued operations for almost 100 years. Early on, the Navy became involved in shipbuilding at Mare Island and then at Hunters Point. World War […]
WATERFRONT ACTIVITIES JUNE 2008
Published: June, 2008 Every 6PM – 8PM – Wednesday Night Sail, OCSC Sailing, Berkeley, 510-843-4200, www.ocscsailing.com Wed. Set sail aboard one of our larger yachts skippered by a professional OCSC skipper and enjoy a relaxing sunset out on the Bay. You can soak in the beauty of the evening while not lifting a finger; or pitch in and take […]
APL veteran honored by Bay Area World Trade Center
By Paul DuclosPublished: June, 2008 The 26-year old World Trade Center stimulates Bay Area importing and exporting through political advocacy and international trade missions. It presented its first Bay Trade awards to Smith and six other business and government leaders, including former Oakland Mayor Elihu Harris. Smith, a resident of Danville, represents APL on 11 […]
Numbers Surge for Bike to Work Day 2008, Despite the Heat
By Brenda KahnPublished: June, 2008 Concerned by predictions of high temperatures, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District issued a Spare the Air advisory for May 15, the first of the 2008 smog season. The call to ride public transit and bikes instead of driving no doubt helped to boost participation in Bike to Work […]
ON OUR COVER JUNE 2008
Published: June, 2008