Author: BAY CROSSINGS STAFF REPORT

By John Goodwin  Published: December, 2002 Bay Area residents will get an early Christmas present when the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) officially activates its 511 phone- and Web-based traveler information system at a Dec. 6 ceremony in Walnut Creek. The new 511 number will join 411 and 911 on the list of easy-to-remember, three-digit phone […]

Lawsuit-Happy David Schonbrunn Forces Bay Area to Reconcile Ideal of Air Quality with Addiction to Cars, Drives MTC Nuts–Court-Ordered $5 per Gallon Tax on Gas?   Published: December, 2002 David Schonbrunn is President and Founder of Transportation Solutions Defense and Education Fund, or TRANSDEF for short. Schonbrunn, 54 years old and formerly a video engineer, […]

Published: December, 2002 For many years, Hercules was organized around one of the world’s largest dynamite manufacturing plants. In the early 1970’s, the Hercules Powder Company plant closed, leaving about 20,000 residents living in the eight square miles of Hercules and lingering remnants of dynamite manufacture. Due to a series of set-backs that drained the […]

Published: December, 2002 You may be among the hundreds of thousands of Bay Area residents who cross over or under San Francisco Bay every day, but how often do you think of going around it? Thanks to a visionary project begun more than a decade ago, walkers and bicyclists can now explore 230 miles of […]

Teaching Willi By Bill Coolidge  Published: December, 2002 Her soft round face, hawk sharp brown eyes stare past the trimmed tan bark sails, past the bow anchor, out into the invisible universe of wind and tide, the temporary sketching of cumulous clouds, a white frontal draped over blue sky, building to the north, blocked by […]

Published: December, 2002 Want to give that special salt a gift with a nautical twist? Check out the Maritime Store at the Hyde Street Pier in San Francisco where you will find everything from classic model yachts to decorative compasses, barometers, and even nautical weathervanes! You will find an extensive selection of maritime books gracing […]

Changed Laws Give Little Guy a Chance By Mary Swift-Swan  Published: December, 2002 San Francisco fishermen have a head start and fighting chance this season to support their businesses and families. This 2002/2003 season is different from recent years. Local fishermen have a two-week lead on big fishing machines from Oregon and Washington. Big boats […]

Scoma's Cioppino By Mary Swift-Swan  Published: December, 2002 Joe and Al Scoma opened Scoma's Restaurant in 1965, supported by a fishing boat and family participation. Scoma's enduring popularity could be from the fabulous location in the heart of Fisherman's Wharf harbor, with a second location near the ferry docks in Sausalito. It could also be […]

Published: December, 2002 Folks want to know: When is ferry service going to come to the North Bay? Port Sonoma, we feel, is a great location for ferry service. When that's going to happen, I really can't tell you. We were allocated over $1 million in the new proposal that's going to the legislature to […]

Cruise Ships and Ferries of Particular Concern By Wes Starratt  Published: December, 2002 The Port of San Francisco has security concerns that are much more varied and complex than almost any other port, encompassing not only a variety of maritime cargo terminals, but much, much more including the dramatically increasing cruise ship activity (that will […]