Author: BAY CROSSINGS STAFF REPORT

Published: January, 2006 To help boaters have even better boating experiences in 2006, the BoatU.S. Foundation for Boating Safety and Clean Water suggests these resolutions that will make your boating safer, cleaner, and more rewarding for everyone aboard:1. Don’t let your loved ones be at the whim of spotty cell phone coverage — buy them […]

By Ed & Pam McGrathPublished: January, 2006 He was just a tot the first time he laid eyes on her. She was on display at the Hyde Street Pier. As always, there was much to see and do at the pier. But, he spent an inordinate amount of time assessing this little boat; taking in […]

Published: January, 2006 In 1965, Governor Pat Brown signed the McAteer-Petris Act to create the Bay Conservation and Development Commission. The bill creating BCDC was passed after a massive grassroots effort, led by Save The Bay (then Save San Francisco Bay Association), which mobilized citizens to write letters, attend hearings and journey by the busload […]

By Wes Starratt, Senior Editor Published: January, 2006 The contract awarded to Hornblower Yachts, Inc. last September by the National Park Service to provide ferry service from the City of San Francisco to Alcatraz Island has been contested by Blue and Gold Fleet LP in the US Court of Federal Claims. Blue and Gold, which […]

By Scott hargisPublished: January, 2006 Five…four…three… two… one… and with the sound of the horn, the five kilometer race in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park begins. On the outside, the group of cavemen make their move, edging past the four dogs riding a cardboard bus. Just ahead, the Mad Scientist jockeys for position with the […]

By Patrick BurnsonPublished: January, 2006 After the Ruins, 1906 and 2006: Rephotographing the San Francisco Earthquake and Fire University of California Press $49.45 Coinciding with the centennial of San Francisco’s great earthquake and fire, comes a haunting tome almost too heavy for most coffee tables.Arizona-based photographer Mark Klett, who has been photographing the American West […]

By Mary E. ShacklettPublished: January, 2006 Voice over Internet Protocol technology (VoIP) usage has soared in 2005, with rapid consumer adoption through purveyors like Vonage and growing business adoption as well. The reasons are easy to understand: • VoIP is cheaper than traditional phone service, especially when it comes to long distance; • VoIP uses […]

By Dianne Boate and Robert MeyerPublished: January, 2006 For a long time, Cabernet Sauvignon was King as far as red wine drinking Americans were concerned, and Pinot Noir was Queen. Along came the Prince, a smooth, soft, drinking wine, Merlot, which was formerly a blending wine with Cabernet. Folks were attracted to it because of […]

From the World’s Fair to a Navy Base to a San Francisco Redevelopment Project By Wes Starratt PE, Senior Editor Published: January, 2006 Treasure Island is a man-made island built on the shoals that lie on the north side of Yerba Buena Island in San Francisco Bay. Before it was built, the sandy shoals nearest […]

By Joseph ErnishPublished: January, 2006 Isurrender to it, allow it to encompass me completely. That is, when I’m in or on the water. I confess — I have never lived more than a few feet or miles from an ocean or bay, Atlantic and Pacific. I’m not the mountain type, nor am I enamored by […]