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Asian Art Museum Stays on Course

BY PAUL DUCLOS Published: July, 2017   Asian Art Museum Director Jay Xu began his tenure there in 2008. In this exclusive interview, he shares highlights of his remarkable journey.   Bay Crossings: Many of our readers are devoted riders of the ferry. Are there pieces in the permanent collection that speak to this tranquil […]

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Waterfront Fireworks Displays

Published: July, 2017   Fourth of July presents numerous opportunities for watching waterfront fireworks displays from a boat, the shoreline or hillside overlooking the water. These displays are always a unique and special treat for Bay Area residents. The following is a list of waterfront fireworks displays (or those that can be viewed from the […]

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Energy Efficiency Experts to Make Bay Area House Calls This Summer

BY BILL PICTURE Published: July, 2017   Rising Sun Energy Center’s team of eager young eco-advocates will be pounding the Bay Area’s pavement this summer, sharing with interested households some simple and free ways to conserve energy and water.   The Berkeley-based organization’s California Youth Energy Services (CYES) program employs young adults ages 15 to […]

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Energy Efficiency Experts to Make Bay Area House Calls This Summer

BY BILL PICTURE Published: July, 2017   Rising Sun Energy Center’s team of eager young eco-advocates will be pounding the Bay Area’s pavement this summer, sharing with interested households some simple and free ways to conserve energy and water.   The Berkeley-based organization’s California Youth Energy Services (CYES) program employs young adults ages 15 to […]

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RM3 Offers Huge Promise for the Bay’s Ferries

BY JOEL WILLIAMS Published: July, 2017   The Bay Area suffers from some of the worst traffic congestion in the country, overwhelming our freeways and current transit systems. A recent Bay Area Council poll revealed that 83 percent of Bay Area residents believe that our elected officials must treat Bay Area traffic like an emergency […]

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Orcem Four Hijack Vallejo City Council

BY JOEL WILLIAMS Published: July, 2017   Bay Crossings has reported several times in recent months on the efforts of Orcem, an Irish company that plans to manufacture cement and build a deep-water port and shipping terminal (VMT) to import an industrial byproduct called slag (essential to their production process) from Japan to the site […]

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A SAIL IN THE HEARTLAND

BY CAPTAIN RAY Published: July, 2017   In my role as a master instructor trainer for the United States Sailing Association (US Sailing), I have been all over the United States. The association has sent me from Maine to San Diego, from Seattle to San Croix. However, I was surprised when US Sailing asked me […]

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Mystery Shark Deaths in the Bay

BY SEJAL CHOKSI-CHUGH Published: July, 2017   For more than three months, hundreds of dead leopard sharks have been washing up on San Francisco Bay’s shoreline. Shark experts investigating the mysterious deaths have made progress, but they haven’t yet determined the exact cause.   Leopard sharks are small, three to five feet long, and do […]

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Danny Valadez

BY MATT LARSON Published: July, 2017   The ferry, with its direct routes and lack of hassle, is one of the fastest ways to travel throughout the Bay Area. Ferry mechanic Danny Valadez knows a thing or two about going fast. Not only has he worked for Golden Gate Ferry for the past seven years, […]

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Explore the Bay Trail With TV Personality Doug McConnell

BC STAFF REPORT Published: June, 2017   Now you can take along popular local TV host and outdoor enthusiast Doug McConnell when you’re exploring the San Francisco Bay Trail.   The folks behind the Bay Trail are inviting the public to download and enjoy “The Bay Trail on Tour”—a collection of a dozen free smartphone […]