Published: December, 2001 Cheering up Jack London. Famous writer and adventurer Jack London got his start working as a fisherman off the East Bay and is immortalized with this statue at Oakland’s Jack London Square. The sculptor endowed London with a somewhat doleful expression but we swear he seemed to perk up more than a […]
Author: BAY CROSSINGS STAFF REPORT
Meet Tay Yoshitani
Published: December, 2001 Congratulations upon becoming the new Executive Director of the Port of Oakland. What’s it feel like getting the job running the region’s major seaport, with an airport to boot? Obviously, I’m very excited. It’s a great job. It’s an exciting job. But thank goodness, I’ve been the deputy for three years because […]
Bay Crossings Cuisine
Published: December, 2001 To blazes with journalistic standoffishness: we adore Lapis. Devastatingly gorgeous waterfront views combine with hip to the tip décor for a hallucinogenic blend of old waterfront class (cruise ships tie up just outside floor to ceiling windows, making you feel like you’re in a 30’s movie) and high-tech high living (folk party […]
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Cheering up Jack London. Famous writer and adventurer Jack London got his start working as a fisherman off the East Bay and is immortalized with this statue at Oakland’s Jack London Square. The sculptor endowed London with a somewhat doleful expression but we swear he seemed to perk up more than a little bit when […]
Jack London Square and the Oakland Estuary
By Nancy Salcedo Published: December, 2001 The Bay Area is fortunate to have a wealth of entertainment options at every ferry terminal. And, no one destination has more to do within a stone’s throw than Alameda/Oakland Ferry’s Gateway Alameda and Oakland’s Jack London Square. Next to the Alameda ferry terminal, you can wine taste at […]
Bay Crossings Interview Kimberly Brandon Woman on the Spot
Published: November, 2001 I don’t consider my responsibilities to be a headache. I am very fortunate to have the support of a very talented and diverse group of fellow Commissioners. We have a dedicated Port Director and Port staff along with other dynamic resources that the City & County of San Francisco offers. My role […]
Bay Crossings Journal WATERBIKES
By Bill Coolidge Published: November, 2001 It’s an all out hustle. Jump from the boat, grab four lines, tie one down, Keep the boat from going forward and colliding with the green canoe. Take the engine out of reverse, put it in neutral, pray no gusts slant in and ruin a good docking. But in […]
Bay Crossings Bay Environment
By Teri Shore Published: November, 2001 I spotted the white-crowned sparrows in my Sonoma backyard in early October. I was waiting for them. The little brown birds always arrive about this time to feed in the trees around my house during the winter. The black-and-white head stripes distinguish them from other sparrows. I don’t know […]
On the Waterfront HAPPENINGS AT FISHERMAN’S WHARF
By Alessandro Baccari Published: November, 2001 San Francisco’s Fisherman’s Wharf has a spruced-up, new look thanks to the success of a pilot project to clean and beautify 32 blocks of the Wharf’s commercial area. Over 100 city workers representing the Department of Public Works, the Port of San Francisco, Department of Parking & Traffic, Department […]
Golden Gate Larkspur Ferry Parking Lot Construction
Published: November, 2001 On Monday, October 8, construction began at the Golden Gate Larkspur Ferry Terminal parking lot, adding 210 parking spaces to the existing 1,316 spaces. The parking lot will remain open to the public during construction. However, about 250 parking spaces will be closed during the four-phase construction process, which will last […]