Published: September, 2002 A Peanut Butter & Jam Festival hosted by the West Alameda Business Association (WABA) is scheduled for Saturday, September 7th, on Webster Street in Alameda. The festival will take place between 12 p.m. and 5 p.m. on a closed, four-block strip of Webster Street between Central Avenue and Lincoln Avenue. The event […]
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Sunset Bay Cruise With Save the Bay
Autumn Equinox Sunset and Full Moon Cruise Published: September, 2002 Come join Save the Bay’s special Autumn Equinox/Full Moon Bay Cruise on Saturday, September 21st, on an historic Red and White ferry. Enjoy salty air and endlessly staggering views, snacks, and information about the Bay from the folks at Save the Bay. Don’t forget your […]
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New York Ferry Fleet Expansion Causing Waves Published: September, 2002 A year after the September 11 attacks, many New York ferry operators are still running essentially an emergency service. A fleet of new, used, and borrowed vessels have been deployed rapidly to carry commuters across the New York Harbor while subway lines are repaired. […]
Lunch for the Office Bunch Aboard Golden Gate Sausalito Ferry
Published: September, 2002 The Bay Area’s most popular summer lunchtime tradition is back! Treat yourself to a lunchtime vacation aboard the Golden Gate Sausalito Ferry’s 18th annual Lunch for the Office Bunch! Snack from the onboard bar or bring your lunch, sit back with your friends and enjoy live onboard concerts on the short trip […]
Good Intentions Headed Where?
Is the Artship riding the crest of the wave of Oakland’s artistic future, or could this ambitious project be little more than a water-colored daydream? By David Fear Published: September, 2002 If you drive down Interstate 880 heading east alongside Oakland’s waterfront district, you might not notice the large seafaring vessel silently biding its time […]
Dial Up “E”…for Education
By David Fear Published: September, 2002 For years now, you’ve been wanting to sally forth once more into the fray of higher education, but with a family to feed, a boss to keep off your back, and physics’ damned finite-amount-of-time-and-space-continuum rule, how can you find the time and energy to do it? Or, maybe you’re […]
Port of San Francisco Names Kenneth E. Winters as Director of Real Estate
Published: September, 2002 The Port of San Francisco today announced that Kenneth E. Winters has been named as the Port’s new Director of Real Estate, effective immediately. Winters is responsible for directing, promoting, and managing the Port’s real estate portfolio along the 7.5 miles of San Francisco’s waterfront that extends from Fisherman’s Wharf to Bayview/Hunter’s […]
More Boats, Convenient Connections and Environmentally Friendly Ferries!
Published: September, 2002 After two years of technical study and public outreach, the Water Transit Authority (WTA) announced completion of its draft ten-year plan (Implementation and Operations Plan) and Draft Environmental Impact Report for ferry expansion in San Francisco Bay. The agency plans to hold eleven hearings to invite public comment on these documents. (See […]
The South-End Rowing Club’s 7th Annual Alcatraz Invitational Swim
Published: September, 2002 * 500 swimmers will board the California Spirit at Pier 9 on the Embarcadero between Folsom and Harrison St. at 7:30 a.m. The athletes are then taken to the east end of Alcatraz Island where the swim begins at approximately 7:45 a.m. and ends at our clubhouse at the foot of […]
Ferries Forever and Everywhere
Published: September, 2002 Three years ago this January, on a blustery morning on the San Francisco Ferry Building docks, Inlandboatmen Union (IBU) deckhands, led by their indomitable Regional Director Marina Secchitano, joined me to hand out the first copies of Bay Crossings to groggy ferryriders arriving on the first boat. The idea behind Bay Crossings […]