Bay Area leaders show support for funding enhanced transit in region Published: March, 2002 At a recent press conference, State Senator Don Perata (D-Oakland) unveiled his vision for finding a revenue stream that will support all Bay Area transit systems, including the expansion of BART, express and feeder buses, commuter rail and new […]
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Working Waterfront In their own words
Published: March, 2002 Donna Doran, General Manager Angel Island Company (Angel Island Transport and Catered Events) I work for California Parks Company, a privately owned company that concessionaires in state, national and county parks. We have seventeen different operations throughout California – from lake opera tions, Big Basin tent cabins, Angel Island, to a guest […]
On the Cover
Published: March, 2002 Before there was a Pony Express in 1860, Wells Fargo stagecoaches took twenty days to make the trip between St. Joseph, Missouri, furthermost edge of eastern “civilization”, and Sacramento, where ferries completed the journey to San Francisco. But twenty days seemed an eternity to bankers and merchants so three stagecoach men, Senator […]
Delta Kappa Gamma Society International Reaches Out
Published: March, 2002 The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International was founded in 1929 in Austin Texas. It is a professional honorary society consisting of more than 98,000 women educators in fourteen countries. Members include classroom teachers, college and university professors, administrators and supervisors, librarians, counselors, and educational specialists. The Society promotes professional and personal growth […]
New York Report
By Carter Craft and Ethan Yankowitz Edited by John Bollinger Published: March, 2002 Mr. Blackwell would approve NYC Councilman David Yassky, Chair of the new Select Committee on Waterfronts, has unveiled the City’s “Ten Worst Waterfront Wastes”. The Councilman was joined by Committee Members Joseph Addabo and Gail Brewer, as well as MWA […]
Letters tothe Editor
Published: March, 2002 Dear Editor: As a Tourism Representative for the State of New Jersey I just wanted to fill you in on some important facts which are the following. Both football teams, The Giants and The Jets, play all of their home games in Giants Stadium which is located in East Rutherford New Jersey. […]
Happy Poll Results for San Francisco Bay Ferry Plans
Published: March, 2002 You recently completed a comprehensive poll of Bay Area voters about ferries? How does it look? We completed a 1,400-person interview survey among likely v oters in seven Bay Area counties that voted on regional measure 1 back in 1988, in Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara […]
San Francisco Bay Master Mariners Benevolent Association Announces Calendar of Events
Published: March, 2002 Mar. 23, 2002 Spring Potluck Speaker: Alison Healy of Sail San Francisco Pt. San Pablo Yacht Club, Richmond John Tucker, (415) 364-1656 May 17, 2002 Sponsors’ Luncheon, St. Francis YC, San Francisco Sponsorship Chmn.: Bob Cart, (415) 364-1656 May 25, 2002 Master Mariners Regatta, San Francisco Bay Regatta Chmn: Ken Inouye, (650) […]
Checkin’ Out Vallejo’s Flyway Festival
By Nancy Salcedo Published: March, 2002 Combining an opportunity to explore Vallejo’s otherwise off-limits Mare Island with the only birding and migration festival held on the Bay, the annual San Francisco Bay Flyway Festival is “must-do” entertainment for Martin Luther King weekend each year. This year was no exception, the weather was perfect, the birds […]
A Guide to San Francisco Bay Ferries (and what to do when you get there)
Published: March, 2002 A San Francisco Bay ferryboat ride is a sublime experience of the first order. Figuring out which one to take can be a bit daunting because there are many ferry companies and no centralized schedule. But with the tiniest bit of planning it’s possible for anyone, visitors and Bay Area residents alike, […]