Founder Published: November, 2001 I’m very lucky to be in this business for 45 years. I opened the first Caffe Trieste in San Francisco in 1956. I was born in 1920 during the time of Mussolini in Rovigno. After the second war, we lost the land. Rovigno was a beautiful place. My papa was a […]
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Published: November, 2001 Hon. Willie L. Brown, Jr. PROFESSION: Mayor, City and County of San Francisco FERRY COMMUTER: No, but I was an early and important backer of the Water Transit Authority. PEOPLE WOULD BE SURPRISED IF THEY KNEW: I would be surprised if there’s anything left to be surprised about after forty years of […]
Inside Story
Published: November, 2001 This page takes great interest in the new San Francisco Ferry Terminal project, a bedeviled project to be sure, but one that holds out such great promise for ferry commuters and the revitalized waterfront. When all aspects of the ambitious and visionary project are finally complete, it will be a state-of-the-art water […]
Bay Crossings Round-Up
Published: November, 2001 Governor Gray Davis came to Fishermen’s Wharf this month to announce $5 million in redirected funding for promotion and advertising designed to attract locals. The hope is to fill the gap created by folks from further away who are choosing to not travel just now. Eight out of ten visitors to San […]
Where is it?
Published: November, 2001 Skippy’s Peanut Butter, and hydrogenated fats altogether for that matter, originated in what San Francisco Bay waterfront community? Guess correctly to win a dinner for two at San Francisco’s fabulous Lapis Restaurant! Email info@baycrossings.com or call 510-351-3113. Be sure to include complete contact information Did you guess our October Where Is It? […]
The Central Waterfront
By Graceann Walden Published: November, 2001 One of the key words constantly used to describe the Bay Area is "diversity." Of course, mostly we mean the rainbow of races and ethnicities that make up our six county community. But when it comes to dining on the central Wharf in San Francisco, there could be no […]
From Oyster Camps To Biotech To Ferry Hub
By Wes Starratt, Senior Editor, "Bay Crossings" Published: November, 2001 Oyster Point, a small harbor, nestled off Highway 101 between South San Francisco and the Airport is an economic success story, attracting major corporations to its shoreline. Oyster Point is now positioning itself to become a new ferry transit hub for the region to serve […]
Working Waterfront In their own words
Richard Maguire Published: November, 2001 Manager, Stone Boatyard At 38 years old, I’ve lived and worked on boats for 31 years, since I was seven. I’m Australian by birth, Irish by ancestry. My mother and father left Australia to go to England. He wanted to go there to build a boat and sail around the […]
Looking For Answers To Wake And Emission Questions As High-Speed Ferries Solve Traffic Congestion Problems
By, Wes Starratt, PE, Senior Editor Published: November, 2001 Long ago, we learned that for every goal there is a price to be paid and that every achievement creates problems that must be solved. In the case of high-speed catamarans, two of the major problems are shoreline erosion caused by vessel wake and diesel emissions. […]
New Jewel in Central Waterfront Setting
Published: November, 2001 New Jewel in Central Waterfront Setting