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By John GoodwinPublished: November, 2006 The region’s average pavement condition index (PCI) score last year rose two points to 64 out of a maximum possible 100. The Bay Area’s nine counties and 101 cities registered an average PCI score of 66 points in 2001, with the numbers dropping to 65 in 2002, 63 in 2003 […]
By Guy SpanPublished: November, 2006 There are four levels (tiers) of ports rated by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), from Tier 1 ports carrying the greatest risk (and earning the most DHS dollars) to low-risk Tier 4 ports like Albany, NY or Mount Vernon, IN. So what Tier do you suppose DHS has applied […]
By Mary E. ShacklettPublished: November, 2006 Major television networks are already involved in participatory venues that give viewers the opportunity to ask questions and answer polls during key sporting events, and new broadband and wireless technologies will pave the way for viewers of major racing events, like the Indianapolis 500, to experience the race as […]
Published: November, 2006 Photo by Scott Hargis https://www.baycrossings.com/dispnews.asp?id=1671
Published: November, 2006 • Oct. 13 — The U.S. Coast Guard conducted a medical airlift from a 544 foot cargo vessel requesting assistance for a crewmember experiencing medical complications. The vessel was approximately 50 miles west of Point Reyes. The patient was hoisted onboard the HH-65 and transported to Stanford Medical Center for further evaluation. […]
Matchmaking takes practice, brings gratitude By Ed & Pam McGrathPublished: November, 2006 We are thankful to live here and for being able to do what we do every day. Since we opened the doors of McGrath Yachts, it has been an all encompassing lifestyle — an eat-breathe-and-sleep kind; and, we love it! Being yacht brokers […]
By Kimmie HaworthPublished: November, 2006 Thankfully, here in the Bay Area, our boating season is 365 days a year. Some of our best boating is in the fall and winter, at least for those of us with power boats. Stalwart sailors usually prefer the spring and summer when the prevailing northwest wind blows through the […]
Published: November, 2006 Join us for an exploration by sea kayak of Bair Island and Corkscrew Slough! Launching from the boat ramp in Redwood City, we cruise through a paddler’s paradise of intimate waterways and tidal marshes within the San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge. This is a fun day of easy cruising in a […]
By Jane MorsonPublished: November, 2006 While most manufacturers of sails spend R & D time on the luff sleeve, battens and twist patterns of a sail, a bunch of friends, who are part of Hansen Sails, felt it was time to evolve. Over the last few months the group has tried adjustable leech ideas, including […]
By Dianne Boate & Robert MeyerPublished: November, 2006 Russia On our trips to Russia, ice seemed to be in short supply, and our champagne was invariably served at room temperature. This was a little hard to get used to, but we solved the problem by having vodka first. Far East Once, on a trip to […]