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Published: July, 2006 The 2006 National Guard Great Race celebrates the ultimate automotive adventure with a 4,100-mile race of time and endurance from Philadelphia to San Rafael. The race covers 14 states in 14 days, stopping in 46 cities before finishing in San Rafael on July 8. Laying out the course takes a year of […]
By John GoodwinPublished: July, 2006 If your drive to work seems to be taking longer than it did a couple years ago, it’s no illusion. Fueled in part by an expanding regional economy that spurred the creation of some 26,000 jobs in 2005, traffic congestion on Bay Area freeways increased last year at the fastest […]
By John GoodwinPublished: July, 2006 The travel forecast just turned brighter for transbay drivers who want to keep their cash in their pockets — and their foot on the accelerator — by paying bridge tolls electronically with FasTrak®. The Bay Area Toll Authority (BATA), in late June, approved a comprehensive two-year plan to expand and […]
Published: July, 2006 Come to Jack London Square for your 4th of July Celebration. The festivities begin Tue., July 4 at 1PM at the foot of Broadway. The evening ends with glorious fireworks display at night. During the day, enjoy children’s activities, international foods, arts and crafts from Oakland’s own Artisan’s Marketplace and a lot […]
Published: July, 2006 Alameda County Fair, PleasantonThrough July 9 Get down with legendary Boogie Man band, KC and the Sunshine Band, when they perform on July 3. If you don’t have any boogie shoes, play a game and win a prize for your mom, or hang on to your sweetie on a carnival ride. www.alamedacountyfair.com […]
Published: July, 2006 Cool Running Never a dull moment running along the water through The City — with its changing views, winds and terrain. The San Francisco Marathon is touted as Summer’s Coolest Marathon. Full Marathon, 2 Half Marathons, 5K & Progressive Marathon and a 5K Fun Run / Walk. Sun., July 30. Embarcadero & […]
By Kristen BolePublished: July, 2006 The Oakland City Council has given a green light to the controversial Oak to 9th development project on the city’s waterfront just south of Jack London Square. The project, which aims to convert 64 acres of unusable maritime land into a mixed-use waterfront neighborhood, landed the approval after five years […]
By Bill PicturePublished: July, 2006 A red flag went up recently for those keeping an eye on the goings-on at the Hunters Point Shipyard, when Kofi Bonner, president of Lennar’s Northern California urban land division, indicated that the Miami-based developer wished to make changes to the already agreed-upon plan for the first phase of redevelopment. […]
By Kristen BolePublished: July, 2006 Not everyone gets to celebrate 20 successful years in business by having investors cut their funds. But that’s the fate that voters just handed the Vallejo Baylink Ferry system. Solano County voters resoundingly defeated Measure H in the June 6 election, which would have raised the county’s sales tax a […]
By Kimmie Haworth The topsail schooner Californian appeared out of the mist like a ghost from the past. With her square sails and impressive size, it was obvious she was not of this century, and the fact that we had no prior indication of her presence made the experience all the more eerie. No sound […]