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Published: January, 2006 The Nguyen Residence – Los Gatos, CA Contemportary living spaces located close to or on the waterfront are gaining in popularity: loft-living and hi-rising real estate in neighborhoods on the edge of the Bay are a bourgeoning reality. Since our environment affects our quality of life, we begin our focus on Waterfront […]
Hotel Gaia: built to blend with nature By Dan SankeyPublished: January, 2006 On a visit to Napa County, you will soon be able to consider another color besides red or white. Green building is a trend ripening in the form of an eco-resort called the Gaia Napa Hotel. South San Francisco hotel developer Wen Chang […]
By Myrna Hayes, Flyaway festival Co-founder and CoordinatorPublished: January, 2006 The San Francisco Bay Flyway Festival, headquartered on Mare Island in Vallejo, is the Bay Area’s only 3-day celebration of the annual migration of waterfowl and shorebirds along the Pacific Flyway. In its tenth year, the Festival has attracted a loyal regional following. Participants are […]
An atypical underwater excursion for Bay Area scuba enthusiasts By Scott Hargis Published: December, 2005 It’s 8 o’clock in the morning when dive instructor Ted Heublein gathers his group of scuba enthusiasts for a rundown of the day’s diving activities. They plan three dives for the day, and expect to reach depths of up to […]
Published: December, 2005 Port of Oakland and Port of Sacramento: A World-Class Partnership? The nation’s fourth-busiest container port, the Port of Oakland, wants to run the Port of Sacramento as an inland branch to help handle growing Asian cargo. Talks between the two ports could lead to container-carrying barges between San Francisco Bay and Sacramento. […]
Published: December, 2005 The rap on Oakland’s Jack London Square is that it has all the charm of an East European government building and the luck of someone who buys a pumpkin farm only to find Halloween cancelled. The keystone of Jack London Square at the foot of Broadway was a woefully misguided development program […]
By Jim Kern Published: December, 2005 For most of its history, the City of Vallejo has been closely associated with the United States Navy. The presence of the bustling Mare Island Naval Shipyard molded Vallejo’s identity as a "Navy Town." When Mare Island closed ten years ago, Vallejo embarked on an exciting new path to […]
By Ed and Pam McGrath Published: December, 2005 We blink and the sights and sounds of the holidays are upon us once again. Holiday festivities are in full swing. The sites and sounds and smells are deliciously familiar. Folks gather together with loved ones. Good food abounds. We deck the halls. We deck the […]
Published: December, 2005 from U.S. Department of the Interior October 24, 2005 To Whom It May Concern: The National Park Service at San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park is seeking comments regarding a proposed project involving rehabilitation of the amphitheater within the Aquatic Park National Historic Landmark District. This project would entail […]
By Mary E. Shacklett Published: December, 2005 Computers, the Internet and advanced communications have enabled hundreds of thousands of people across the nation to telecommute. These individuals find that they can work at home and also be more available to their families. Who are these telecommuters, and what does it take to be successful at […]