Published: March, 2003 Situated right on the Amtrak line, the waterfront town of Martinez is just 32 miles northeast of San Francisco and about 50 miles from Sacramento. Martinez covers 12.47 square miles, with a population of approximately 37,000. Step off the train in Martinez and walk into a world removed from the hustle and […]
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Steam Holds on Against Diesel
Published: March, 2003 Most people believe the age of steam reached its twilight years back in the 1950s, when the railroads moved to diesel locomotives. That would mean that steam power would have virtually no application in this modern century. Certainly for the Roger Rabbit characters running the Diesel Technology Forum, steam is indeed dead. […]
MTC Updates Master Plan for Bay Area’s Network of Carpool Lanes
Published: March, 2003 To help ensure that high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes on Bay Area freeways and expressways achieve their dual goal of relieving congestion and reducing emissions, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) has released its Draft 2002 High-Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Lane Master Plan Update for public review and comment. The full Commission was scheduled to […]
Vive la France! Springtime in Paris
Published: March, 2003 Do you know what's been around the Bay Area longer than the Golden Gate Bridge, Fisherman's Wharf, and Coit Tower? The answer is world-famous Colombo and Parisian sourdough French breads, both baked fresh daily in San Francisco and Oakland since the mid-1800s. In order to draw attention to the "French" connection, Colombo […]
Tables by the Bay
By Johnny Gollin Published: March, 2003 Tony Cowan’s passion for woodworking inspired him to make his first table more than 35 years ago, while he was a philosophy student at Harvard. Through the years, the passion has only gotten more intense and now he will tell you that it has become an obsession. His Cottage […]
Bay CrossingsWorking Waterfront
Peter Dailey Published: March, 2003 Maritime Director, Port of San Francisco The Port of San Francisco offers as wide an array of maritime uses as any port on the West Coast. There are seven ports in Northern California, and each port has an important role to play in the area’s maritime industry. Oakland is the […]
Flight of Fantasy
By Ann Cooke Published: March, 2003 Imagine flying above the San Francisco waterfront in a winged vehicle smaller than a compact car. On a beautiful Tuesday morning I did just that with Bodhi Kroll, owner and operator of the San Francisco Hang Gliding Center as my guide. After less than five minutes of instruction, we […]
Bay CrossingsJournal The Fingerlings of Hope
By Bill Coolidge Published: March, 2003 The sun is engulfed by the sweaty green water oaks. The motion is from west to east, east to west. Liquids mingle forthright, steady but not willful. Each carrying a unique destiny; one purifying and cleansing, washing along the riverbank, gathering then holding. And on great rain days, clenching. […]
Bay CrossingsPoetry
For a Moment, Terrorism By Bill Coolidge Published: March, 2003 a black and white blotched, high-sided old fishing boat begins to circle my sailboat, two guys, blue shirts, standing hatchet faced, rifles in hand, peer at me waves bounce me around. Underneath my jib I spot a long gray hulk tied to port. "oh, […]
Springtime in Paris Sweepstakes Offered to Bay Area Residents
Published: March, 2003 Do you know what's been around the Bay Area longer than the Golden Gate Bridge, Fisherman's Wharf, and Coit Tower? The answer is world-famous Colombo and Parisian sourdough French breads, both baked fresh daily in San Francisco and Oakland since the mid-1800s. In order to draw attention to the "French" connection, Colombo […]