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By Sejal ChoksiPublished: January, 2008 The Bay’s open water habitats, as well as its rocky shorelines and salt marshes, provide critical areas for many species and millions of migratory shorebirds depend on the Bay as a resting spot along the Pacific Flyway. Since the Cosco Busan oil spill, many people have realized the extent to […]
By Bill PicturePublished: January, 2008 [The amendment] is ambitious, but I think it’s consistent with the values of our city, Newsom explained. If we want to meet our goal [of reducing greenhouse gas emissions in San Francisco by twenty percent below 1990 levels by the year 2012], we need to address all of the contributing […]
By Bill PicturePublished: January, 2008 [The amendment] is ambitious, but I think it’s consistent with the values of our city, Newsom explained. If we want to meet our goal [of reducing greenhouse gas emissions in San Francisco by twenty percent below 1990 levels by the year 2012], we need to address all of the contributing […]
By weekendsherpa.comPublished: January, 2008 Hut, Hut, Hike! You don’t have to rough it when you spend the night in the woods. One of the Santa Cruz Mountains’ most comfy overnight escapes isn’t accessed by road, but rather by a moderate 1.5-mile hike through towering redwoods and shaded fern canyons. The Hiker’s Hut is an A-frame […]
Published: January, 2008 January 12 10AM – 2PM – Diesel Clinic, Club Nautique – Sail & Powerboating School, 510-865-4700, www.clubnautique.net This clinic will teach you tips and tricks to simple troubleshooting of your diesel engine. Perfect for those who want to better basic understand how Diesel engines work and what to do to keep them […]
By Paul DuclosPublished: January, 2008 Local shippers, meanwhile, were checking on the condition of their cargo and contacting insurance companies. State and federal law enforcement agencies banded together to determine culpability and the parties that will be brought to justice. But scant attention was paid to the one human factor in this episode: the immediate […]
By Dmitri Belser Published: January, 2008 The Ed Roberts Campus will be an internationally recognized center for people with disabilities at the Ashby BART station in South Berkeley. The seven partner organizations located at the ERC will provide direct services to the disability community throughout the greater Bay Area and be a national center for […]
Published: January, 2008 This issue begins a new series of stories from San Francisco-based travel website WeekendSherpa.com. This month, the feature profiles Half-Tank Getaways, or outdoor adventures that are less than 130 miles round trip from San Francisco. Our cover photo, taken by Brad Day of WeekendSherpa.com, is of Dillon Beach, a hidden treasure north […]
By Joe Curley Published: December, 2007 These are some of the key findings of a recent public opinion survey on transportation planning priorities commissioned by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC). The telephone poll was conducted as part of the outreach effort for Transportation 2035, an update of the long-range regional transportation plan for the San […]
Published: December, 2007 Friends of Five Creeks is an 11-year-old, all-volunteer citizens group working hands-on to protect and restore the watersheds of North Berkeley, Albany, Kensington, south El Cerrito and Richmond. They lead monthly work parties, weekday weed warriors outings, and events for schools, businesses, religious groups and the like. They also work for clean […]