Published: April, 2002 Five years ago, I quit my day job in LA and moved to Southern Oregon to “go for it” as an artist. The first five months were heaven, the next five months were hell, and throughout the next four years of ups and downs, I survived. I opened Heartful Art Gallery […]
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Bay CrossingsBay Journal
Seadog By Bill Coolidge Published: April, 2002 A young man stands on the bluff, a narrow two foot ridge created by last night’s summer storm. His left hand holds his brown billcap. His white t-shirt and yellow bathing suit riffle with the wind as he looks up the beach. I’m watching him from the front […]
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Ferries: The Next Generation By Teri Shore, Bluewater Network Published: April, 2002 The environmental community’s call for cleaner vessels has prompted San Francisco water transit planners to build the world’s first fuel cell ferry. The effort marks the first major step toward creating a new fleet of clean, environmentally friendly ferries for our nation’s waterways. […]
METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION AWARDS MORE THAN A HALF-MILLION DOLLARS TO PROMOTE LIVABLE COMMUNITIES
Published: April, 2002 The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) has approved ten grants totaling more than one half million dollars to community-oriented transportation projects in San Francisco, Fairfield, Martinez, Napa, Oakland, San Jose, San Leandro, San Pablo, and South San Francisco. MTC established the program in 1998 to provide incentives for pedestrian- and transit-oriented developments and […]
San Francisco Ferry Terminal Update
Published: April, 2002 The Jewel of San Francisco’s Waterfront, the elegant new San Francisco Ferry Terminal, is about to shine even brighter. Since January of this year, ferryriders from Alameda and Oakland commuting to San Francisco have landed at the first of many new “floats” set to open on the water side of the Ferry […]
Bay CrossingsReader of the Month
Published: April, 2002 Dorothy Dixon People would be surprised if they knew what about you? That even though I drove for years, I never had a license! If you had a free day, how would you spend it? Going to Paris for lunch. Your proudest moment? When I was working for Roos Atkins, when I […]
Manly Tugboats of San Francisco
By Guy Span Published: April, 2002 Although the era is almost ended, this commentator feels compelled to report on the end of empire – the last days of manly tugboats on San Francisco Bay. As a young pup, when this observer first arrived as a tourist (and all new arrivals here are “tourists”), one couldn’t […]
The Smell of Fear
By David Fear Published: April, 2002 Editor’s Note: This month we welcome David Fear as a regular columnist. Mr. Fear is an up-and-comer in the world of San Francisco letters, swimming steadily upstream with regular appearances in the alternative press and beyond. We’ve asked him to ruminate for us on films, music, modern culture generally […]
HERE’S YOUR CHANCE… VOLUNTEER FOR A UNIVERSAL TRANSIT FARE CARD
Published: April, 2002 More plastic? Yes, but this single card will provide rides on AC Transit, BART, Caltrain, Golden Gate Transit, Muni, and VTA without having to pay each time you board a bus, ferry, or train. Thanks to the efforts of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), the Bay Area will be the first region […]
Get out on the Bay!
By Mary Swift Published: April, 2002 A new season of sailboat racing season starts in April on San Francisco Bay, with a packed schedule full of opportunities. It is possible, be you willing, to race every weeknight and weekend day April through September. Long distance sailing options abound with great ways to use up vacation […]