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BY MATT LARSON Published: January, 2019 Over the years this column has touched on many aspects of the maritime industry here in the San Francisco Bay Area, providing answers to questions you might not have known you had. Life on the water is fascinating and complex, as we’ve learned from many profiles of people […]
BY DAN ROSENHEIM Published: January, 2019 The first of three $1 toll hikes on the Bay Bridge and six other state-owned Bay Area bridges will take effect as scheduled January 1, but no money will be flowing to regional transit agencies any time soon. Meeting in mid-December, the Bay Area Toll Authority voted […]
BY PATRICK BURNSON Published: January, 2019 While California’s two megaports in San Pedro Bay have reported record inbound container throughput this fall, the state’s third largest ocean cargo gateway has been no slouch, either. Indeed, the Port of Oakland had its busiest November ever for imports in 2018, shattering an 11-year-old record. Dockside […]
Published: January, 2019 The San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority officially commenced operations last month at the new Ron Cowan Central Bay Maintenance and Operations Facility in Alameda. The facility is named after Cowan, an Alameda businessman and lifelong champion for expanded ferry service in the Bay Area. Photo by Joel […]
Published: January, 2019 Ancient Chinese Performance Art In 2006, a group of elite Chinese artists came together to revive traditional culture and share it with the world. They created Shen Yun and brought a slice of majestic culture back from the brink of extinction. Shen Yun combines ancient legends with technological innovations, and historically […]
Published: December, 2018 Doggies in the Window Take a peek! Your new best buddy might be staring out at you from the Macy’s windows. Bring your friends and family to visit the San Francisco SPCA Holiday Windows at Macy’s Union Square through January 1. The colorful, artfully designed windows are filled with adorable, adoptable […]
Published: December, 2018 December 2 11AM – 1PM – Intro to Sailing – OCSC Sailing, Berkeley, 510-843-4200, www.ocscsailing.com Considering getting into the sport of sailing? Two hours on beautiful San Francisco Bay will help you to determine if you want to make sailing a bigger part of your life. You will join one […]
BY PAUL DUCLOS Published: December, 2018 For thousands of children each year, the holiday season would not be complete without a visit to the famed Fairmont San Francisco Hotel, which creates a magical gingerbread house in the lobby for Santa to greet his guests. But there’s also a decidedly different attraction in the […]
BY CAPTAIN RAY Published: December, 2018 With Halloween in the rearview mirror, I guess it’s fair to say that the holiday season is upon us. As I write this in early November, we are looking forward to (in chronological order) Thanksgiving on November 22, the start of Hanukkah on December 2, Christmas on December […]
BY SEJAL CHOKSI-CHUGH Published: December, 2018 A multinational corporation is mining sand from the bottom of San Francisco Bay and selling it for a profit. But the Bay’s sand belongs to you and me. And taking sand out of the Bay harms Dungeness crab, San Francisco’s Ocean Beach and other Bay Area beaches and […]