Published: November, 2004 The new program partners uniformed law enforcement personnel with Coast Guard Sea Marshals to increase law enforcement presence on the San Francisco Bay ferry systems. The program enables both on- and off-duty law enforcement officers to ride Golden Gate ferries and Blue and Gold Fleet ferries to aid in maintaining a constant […]
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BCDC Socks It to Violator
Published: November, 2004 Hanson Aggregates Mid-Pacific, Inc. paid $373,000 to BCDC (the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission)–the California state agency responsible for protecting the San Francisco Bay and providing public access to the Bay shoreline–to settle alleged violations by Hanson of the California law administered by BCDC. The amount is the largest paid […]
California History On-Line
Published: November, 2004 The Anne T. Kent California Room, as part of the Marin Civic Center Free Library, was created in the Fall of 2001 from a collection kept in the San Rafael courthouse basement. The California Room is named after Anne T. Kent, for her many contributions beginning in the 1920s. Anne was instrumental […]
Marin Group Sierra Club Events
Published: November, 2004 November 4, Thursday. The Lakes. An easy hike around Bon Tempe and Lagunitas lakes. Carpools from Fairfax Parkade at 9:30am. Back by 1pm. Rain cancels. Park Fee. $5/car. Gas $1. Richard Watson. 415/461-9255 November 7, Sunday. Limantour Beach (really!) and Muddy Hollow. With lunch on the beach. Recent rain alters route. Bring […]
How to Get Good Mileage in a Hybrid? (Drive it slowly)
Published: November, 2004 Everyone knows about hybrids in these days of $2.60 per gallon gasoline. These not-so-thirsty smaller cars can get around 45 to 50 miles to the gallon and, under Governor Schwarzenegger, may be allowed with single-passenger occupancy in the HOV lanes, assuming California receives Federal approval. Virginia already allows this and sales of […]
Water Transit Authority Gets Only Bay Area EPA Grant for Clean Diesel Project
By Wes Starratt, Senior Editor Published: November, 2004 The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has provided a $71,000 grant to the San Francisco Bay Area Water Transit Authority (WTA) to test PuriNOx, a water-emulsified diesel fuel produced by Lubrizol Corporation. The tests will be conducted on two ferries operated by Blue & Gold Fleet for […]
511 Driving TimesSM Expands Coverage Area, Adds S.F., Peninsula, North Bay Routes
Published: November, 2004 The expanded 511 Driving TimesSM coverage, available free of charge on the phone at 511 or on the Web at www.511.org, is expected to bolster travelers’ already high satisfaction with the Bay Area’s 511 service. A recent survey of callers shows that overall satisfaction with the 511 system rose to 92 percent […]
Fleet Week Raises More Questions Than Answers
Published: November, 2004 This was our first Fleet Week without the Blue Angels (not counting 2001, where the entire event was cancelled). Attendance was lighter than last year, and Edward Leonard, volunteer head of San Francisco Fleet Week Committee, Inc. attributed that drop to the missing angels. But the Air Show Network (the for-profit contractor) […]
Passengers Test-ride Water Transit Authority (WTA)’s
Published: November, 2004 Organized by the WTA, a series of free Saturday morning ferry rides were offered throughout the month of October, carrying passengers from each of the proposed San Mateo and Contra Costa County destinations for a few hours of shopping, sampling goodies, and sightseeing at the Farmers’ Market and gourmet specialty shops at […]
Libations A Warming Trend
By Dianne Boate and Robert Meyer Published: November, 2004 As Autumn makes its solemn journey toward winter, warmth of home, hearth, and heart becomes a little more important. A small treasure chest of good recipes to serve yourself or to offer holiday guests can eliminate entertaining anxiety and give you much more time to consider […]