Published: October, 2003 The Bay Planning Coalition presents the 17th Annual San Francisco Bay Decisionmakers Conference, 20/20 Visioneering the Future, on Thursday, November 13, 2003 at the Marriott City Center in Oakland. The condition of the Bay and the quality of life for citizens in the region is affected by dynamic interactions and flux among […]
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Mobility Milestone: 511 Phone Service Logs Millionth Call
Published: October, 2003 Mikal Mekki calls 511 every morning, sometimes more, to check on Bay Area traffic conditions. So the odds were good that the millionth call to the region’s popular, toll-free travel information service would come from his cell phone. Sure enough, when the meter clicked past the million-call mark this past Tuesday morning, […]
Region Launches "Rideshare Thursdays" Campaign to Increase Commuting
Published: October, 2003 The Regional Rideshare Program and its partners will launch a new campaign called "Rideshare Thursdays" in October to encourage greater use of carpools, vanpools, bicycles and transit when commuting, rather than driving alone to work. "When individuals leave their cars at home or share the ride, they can save money and time […]
October Events at San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
Published: October, 2003 OCTOBER 3 Modelers Workshop 4 Chantey Sing Pet Goats and a Charthouse of Her Own Modelers Workshop 5 Just What DO You Do With A Drunken Sailor? … History Through Song Of Whales and Men: West Coast Whaling 1850-1950 11 Fleet Week Viewing Party San Francisco maritime National Park Association hosts beer, […]
Libations
Published: October, 2003 Portugal, 17th century: A winemaker is in despair because he has had a poor harvest of grapes and his wife is yelling at him because the children need shoes. How are they going to live with so little to sell? He helps himself to a swig of brandy to calm his nerves. […]
Bay Crossings Docks at Ferry Building
Published: October, 2003 Call it your home-based business that makes good. What started out of the house of entrepreneur Bobby Winston — and then moved aboard the good sailboat Belle Chere — has now morphed into Bay Crossings’ Ferry Tickets Shop. Now one of the many new businesses at San Francisco’s Ferry Building, the store […]
Bay Crossings Cuisine
Published: October, 2003 The Mighty Quinn was actually a writer. Born in 1857 in England, Richard Turner Quinn turned out to be disappointment to his aristocratic father, who wanted him to become a soldier. After a brief writing career in England, he fled the country for rampant plagiarism. When he told the immigration officials […]
Point Molate: Waterfront Dream or Terrorist Nightmare?
By Susan Williams Published: October, 2003 Many in the City of Richmond have dreams for Point Molate—a secluded, mostly undeveloped, 290-acre strip of waterfront nestled in Richmond’s Potrero Hills north of the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge. It offers spectacular views of the San Francisco and San Pablo Bays, the Marin hills, and the bridge from its […]
Golden Gate Transit Trys A Positive Spin
Published: October, 2003 The cost of fuel is rising. OPEC is again looking to reduce production to keep the prices up and climbing. People hunt for stations or marine fueling sites that have fuel of any kind under $2 a gallon. Trucking companies can go out of business with a 25-cent hike in fuel cost. […]
Passage for More Ferries Clears California Legislature
Published: October, 2003 If Neil Armstrong were asked to speak about the California Legislature’s recent passage of Senate Bill (SB) 916 (D-Perata, Oakland), he might say that it will create one small wave for ferries, one tsunami of funding for Bay Area commuters. If signed by the governor, this bill will allow voters in seven […]