Published: June, 2004 It’s a tremendous honor that our marketing campaign received the 2004 ‘Change Master’ award,” said Samee Roberts, the City of Oakland’s Marketing Manager. “We wanted to communicate all of Oakland’s strengths to our target audience and the campaign broke through the audience’s perceived image of Oakland.” The eye-opening campaign, which included print, […]
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San Francisco Port Welcomes Monique Moyer as new Port Executive Director
Published: June, 2004 As Executive Director, Ms. Moyer manages five Port divisions including Maritime; Real Estate; Planning & Development; Engineering & Maintenance; and Finance & Administrative Services. In addition, under the Executive Office, the Communications Department, Government Affairs Department, Environmental Health & Safety and the Port’s General Counsel each report directly to Ms. Moyer. “We […]
Celebrate the 4th of July in Style!
Published: June, 2004 Revelers seeking a unique celebration this Fourth of July are invited to climb aboard San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park’s historic sailing vessel Balclutha, or ferryboat Eurek, and watch the fireworks from the best seats by the Bay. Situated right in the heart of this year’s public celebration, the Balclutha and Eureka […]
Commuter Check Direct Program Begins
Published: June, 2004 Commuter Check Services Corp. (CCSC) of Englewood, New Jersey, and Commuter Benefits Management, Inc. of Oakland, California announce a new enhancement to the popular Commuter Check program. The new program, Commuter Check Direct, enables Commuter Check vouchers to be ordered online and delivered to employee homes. In many U.S. cities, Commuter Check […]
New Tiburon Restaurant Brings a Touch of Sicily
Published: June, 2004 Ricardo Carrera just opened Carrera Vecchia Cucina located at 114 Main Street, lower Ark Row in Tiburon. The Sicilian style is an authentic one. Ricardo’s parents were born in Sicily. Ricardo was born in New York but has worked in family restaurants since he was 8 years old, becoming a chef at […]
Get Up Close and Personal with Bay Lighthouse Treasures
Published: June, 2004 On Sundays, a rare and elegant tour of Bay Area lighthouses can be had by the brave of heart. This is a true maritime history tour that allows you to photograph these historic lighthouses from a water-side view on board the motor yacht, The Five Star Yacht. This US Coast Guard approved […]
Libations
By Dianne Boate and Robert Meyer Published: June, 2004 Leaving from San Francisco on a winery January day, we stepped out of the plane in Capetown, 35 hours later, into brilliant South African summer sunshine. This trip was not just a holiday. We were there to explore as much of the wine country as could […]
Graduation Pranks to Miss
Published: June, 2004 The school year draws to a close. It seems that graduation from all grades of school have their enduring rites marking change. TP snow wound artfully through the front yard trees and bushes may go on forever. It is plastered all over the home of cute boy by a group of girls […]
Port Truckers: Sticking it to the Little Guy
Published: June, 2004 According to local truckers, the Port of Oakland trucker’s strike was brought on by the independent truckers getting squeezed by rising fuel prices and stable haulage rates. In many ways, the independent truckers and small companies are much like migrant workers. The large steamship lines lease their own terminal facilities and use […]
Bridge Building Blow Out
By Guy Span Published: June, 2004 The cost of the new Martinez Bridge has swollen to over $1 billion dollars, due to fish mitigation, weak sub-structure rock, and building material cost increases. This raised the estimates from a 2001 view, which priced the bridge at $652 million. To pay for the increased costs, its looks […]