Published: August, 2003 Rapid ferry expansion in New York Harbor is worsening the region’s unhealthy air and threatening public health, and will for years to come if no action is taken. Bluewater Network is calling on New York City and state policymakers to require use of cleaner fuels and technologies before new ferries are put […]
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Libations
Published: August, 2003 On the 4th of July, we were invited for cocktails in Sausalito before the evening of fireworks began. A lovely bottle of chilled champagne was opened, and we sat sipping and enjoying it in anticipation of the evening festivities. A little later, we heard our host rattling around in his kitchen and […]
MTC Allocation Turns Diesel Buses into Vehicle for Air Quality
Published: August, 2003 On June 25, the first Spare-the-Air Day of 2003, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) allocated over $13.8 million in federal Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) program funds to 12 Bay Area transit agencies to help finance the purchase of nearly 1,700 emission-control retrofit devices that will be installed on diesel buses […]
CUESA Names New Executive Director
Published: August, 2003 Lisa Capozzi has joined CUESA, the Center for Urban Education about Sustainable Agriculture, as the new Executive Director. Capozzi comes to CUESA with a 15-year background as a food service executive, manager, business owner, and trained chef. She is on the board of directors of Women Chefs and Restaurateurs and the California […]
Bay Crossings Working Waterfront
Published: August, 2003 I own Seafood Suppliers along with my wife Signa. It’s a mom-and-pop deal. We’re referred to as a "first receiver, wholesale-to-wholesale" maritime seafood company. We don’t have trucks that go to restaurants or grocery stores. We sell to the people who do. We offload fish, but that isn’t the only thing that we […]
USS Oakland Honored
Published: August, 2003 The Port of Oakland dedicated the USS Oakland Mast at its new home in Middle Harbor Shoreline Park on Thursday, July 17. USS Oakland, a World War II anti-aircraft cruiser was the first, and to this date, the only United States Navy ship to bear the name of the City of Oakland. […]
Coming Up: Oakland Walking Tours
Published: August, 2003 Saturday, August 2, Modern Downtown Oakland, 10 am – 12 noon Meet at 11th Street and Broadway, in front of the Marriott Hotel NEW! Sunday, August 3, Montclair Village, 1 pm – 3 pm Meet at the corner of Thornhill Drive and Mountain Boulevard, across from the Montclair Women’s Club Building […]
What’s Happening at the San Francisco National Maritime Museum
Published: August, 2003 AUGUST 2 Chantey Sing Past, Present and Future of C.A. Thayer AUGUST 3 Hercules Engineering Tour AUGUST 9 Living History: Day in the Life Pet Goats and a Charthouse of Her Own Living History: Set the Topsail Sailors’ Dogwatch AUGUST 10 Just What DO You Do With a Drunken Sailor? Singing Tour […]
Peanut Butter Jam Celebrates Webster Street
Published: August, 2003 The second annual Peanut Butter Jam Festival is set for Saturday, September 6, 2003, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. Live bands will perform Dixieland jazz, Latin, bluegrass, oldies, pop and rock music all day from two stages. The street will be lined with antique, arts and crafts booths, and the international food […]
A Real San Francisco Fish Story
Published: August, 2003 I own Seafood Suppliers along with my wife Signa. It’s a mom-and-pop deal. We’re referred to as a "first receiver, wholesale-to-wholesale" maritime seafood company. We don’t have trucks that go to restaurants or grocery stores. We sell to the people who do. We offload fish, but that isn’t the only thing that […]