Published: December, 2007 December 1 9AM – 4PM – Beginning Sea Kayaking: Oakland Estuary, California Canoe & Kayak. 800-366-9804, www.calkayak.com Your ticket to the wonderful world of sea kayaking! Enjoy a day on the water learning how to paddle a sea kayak with our expert instructors. Be prepared to get wet! Graduates of this class […]
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How Much Is That Doggie In the Window?
Published: December, 2007 USA Today has described the SF/SPCA Holiday Windows at Macy’s as one of the 10 Great Places to Press Your Nose Against the Glass. This year, Holiday Windows at Macy’s will feature six, five-foot diameter snow globes set within a panorama of San Francisco landmarks. The globes will house the SF/SPCA shelter […]
The Bay Oil Spill: From the People Who Brought Us Hurricane Katrina
By Joel Williams Published: December, 2007 The responses ranged from, It didn’t affect us at all, to We were completely shut down. Some companies shut down voluntarily, while others that were not directly affected noticed that no one showed up, even though the nice weather would normally have meant brisk business. The most poignant response […]
Schwarzenegger Signs Bill Establishing New Water Emergency Transportation Authority
Published: November, 2007 Creates New Transportation Authority, Grants $250 Million to Prepare for Disasters and Build BART on the Bay On October 15, Governor Schwarzenegger signed into law the Bay Area Council-sponsored Senate Bill 976 (Torlakson, D-Antioch). SB 976 creates the Bay Area’s first new transportation authority of the 21st Century, the Bay Area Water […]
New Aggregate Distribution Center Opens at the Port of Richmond
By Joel Williams Published: November, 2007 On October 9th, the first shipment of sand and gravel from Vancouver Island arrived at the newly-constructed aggregate receiving, storage and distribution terminal owned by Eagle Rock Aggregates and located in the Port of Richmond. The Richmond Terminal, which was built with a budget of $27 million, is a […]
ON OUR COVER NOVEMBER 2007
Published: November, 2007 On October 9th, Joel Williams photographed the CSL Acadian bringing the first shipment of sand and gravel from Vancouver Island to the newly-constructed aggregate receiving, storage and distribution terminal owned by Eagle Rock Aggregates and located in the Port of Richmond. The Richmond Terminal, which was built with a budget of $27 […]
Around the bay in November 2007
Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremonies Published: November, 2007 A Green Holiday Season at Jack London Square Jack London Square has a better – and greener – way to light up the holidays at the annual Tree Lighting Ceremony on November 23rd. PG&E has replaced the tree’s 4,500 incandescent lights with energy-efficient LED (light-emitting diode) C-9 […]
Richmond’s Historic Ford Point Building Craneway – This Scenic East Bay Area Event Venue Awaits You!
https://www.baycrossings.com/Richmond_Nov2007.pdf Published: November, 2007 The Ford Point Building’s massive Craneway was open to the public for the first time in over 20 years when it served as a venue during Richmond’s first Home Front Festival By-the-Bay, which took place from September 28th through the 30th. The Craneway, a stunning 40,000 square foot space enclosed […]
JACK LONDON SQUARE November 2007
U.S. Military Veterans to be Honored on the USS HornetPublished: November, 2007 On Veterans Day, Sunday, November 11, American veterans will be honored and will receive free admission and tours during a special Veterans Day ceremony at the USS Hornet Museum aircraft carrier at the former naval air station in Alameda. The event is open […]
Six Bay Area Breweries Win Big at Largest U.S. Beer Festival
By Joel Williams Published: November, 2007 The Great American Beer Festival (GABF) is one of the world’s largest and most prestigious beer competitions; it’s certainly the most important one in the United States. Over 100 professional beer judges evaluate more than 2,800 beers entered by almost 500 different domestic breweries. This October marked the 26th […]