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By Michelle Slade Published: July, 2007 A media roundtable hosted by Jeffrey Scott Advertising during the conference focused on the realities, good and bad, of building green and how that applies to commercial and residential building practices. While the amount of applications for green commercial construction in the City is almost overwhelming, the uptake is […]
Published: July, 2007 Top Placing Teams by County Webcor Builders Green Light – Alameda, We Can Do It! – Contra Costa, Redwood Retreads – Napa, Bakers Bike Deux – San Francisco, The Rolling Digmers – San Mateo, Solano Cycle Slugs – Solano, Wheels of Fortune –Sonoma. Bike Commuters of the Year Alameda – Lisa Lestishock: […]
Published: July, 2007 Seeing the Light Replacing tungsten bulbs with compact fluorescent lamps typically makes an immediate cost savings of between 50-80 percent, and CFLs last up to ten times longer. Over its life span, a fluorescent tube will save 640 kWh of electricity compared with the equivalent 100-watt standard bulb. This reduces the production […]
Bay Crossings Staff Report Published: July, 2007 Passengers who ride the Marin daily will be pleased to hear that the ferry had a complete remodel of the passenger seating, interior bulkhead linings, new carpet and vinyl flooring and overhead ceilings, ventilation, lighting, and exterior windows. Also included were new fresh water and sanitary systems, electrical […]
By Scott Alumbaugh Published: July, 2007 No view of the Bay is complete without a sailboat, the graceful curve of its jib, the crisp white sails against the glistening blue water. But it works both ways. Sailing on the Bay or seeing it from a ferry, you can’t help but wonder how nice it must […]
By Dan Sankey Published: July, 2007 In the Headlands (part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area) almost all of the legal biking trails are fire roads (car-wide unpaved roads). What these trails may lack in challenging terrain and technical challenge they make up for with outstanding views of the Bay, the Bridge and the […]
Published: July, 2007 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 the […]
By Ivy Morrison Published: July, 2007 The addition of more FasTrak-only lanes will help ease congestion, since these lanes can handle about three times as many vehicles per hour as cash lanes. But the lane conversions may create additional delays for cash tollpayers — especially during peak travel periods. Cash payers will have fewer lanes […]
By Patrick BurNson Published: July, 2007 U.S. agriculture faces a dire threat, losing domestic and global market share, profit margin and international sales, he said. Simply put, U.S. agriculture can compete with anyone in producing and processing, but domestic transportation barriers are increasingly hindering our efforts to sell competitively in the global marketplace. Shippers attending […]
Published: July, 2007