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Published: May, 2017 How Weird Street Faire The 18th annual How Weird Street Faire will take place on Sunday, May 7 from noon to 8 p.m. in downtown San Francisco. The event is centered at Howard and 2nd Streets, in the heart of the city’s technology and art sectors. Filling in the faire will […]
Published: May, 2017 May 6 2PM – 5:30PM – SUP Treasure Island to JLS Journey, California Canoe & Kayak, Oakland Estuary, (510) 893-7833, calkayak.com Come join expert SUP instructor Jeff Burton for a paddle from Treasure Island to Jack London Square on the Oakland Estuary. Learn about tides, currents, trip planning, communication and safety. […]
BY BILL PICTURE Published: May, 2017 The Port of Oakland’s headquarters has received Energy Star certification for the 11th year in a row. The five-story building located at 530 Water Street is also one of only 70 buildings in the state to be recognized as energy efficient by the United States Environmental Protection Agency […]
BY PAUL DUCLOS Published: May, 2017 Far out fashion is only part of the The Summer of Love Experience, currently on exhibit at the de Young Museum. Also on display are iconic rock posters, photographs, interactive music and light shows, costumes and textiles, ephemera and avant-garde films. “The 1967 Summer of Love was […]
BY JOHN GOOWIN Published: May, 2017 The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) and Bay Area transit agencies are asking for the public’s help as they make plans for improvements to Clipper, the transit fare-payment system for the San Francisco Bay Area. The agencies are asking the public to weigh in on what the next generation […]
By BC Staff Published: April, 2017 In March, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) approved the allocation of $20 million for an expansion project at the Downtown San Francisco Ferry Terminal. Construction is anticipated to begin in 2017 and be completed in late 2019, enhancing and improving facilities at the terminal. The project includes […]
By Paul Duclos Published: April, 2017 Let’s face it, many of us rely on the ferry because we just hate to endure that traffic jams and road rage of commuting by car. Driving was once considered a rite of passage for young people (if not entirely a birthright for all Californians), but the glamor […]
BY BILL PICTURE Published: April, 2017 By the end of 2020, the Port of Oakland’s electrical utility will be offering nearly double the amount of solar power it currently offers to its 130-plus tenants. Late last month, port commissioners approved a deal to buy 11,000 megawatts annually over a 20-year period from a solar […]
BY BILL PICTURE Published: April, 2017 Solano County Transit (SolTrans) will begin phasing out eight of the older buses in its fleet of 50-plus vehicles to make room for two electric buses and six compressed natural gas (CNG) buses—vehicles that were unveiled at a ceremony in Vallejo last month. The zero-emission electric buses, […]
BY CAPTAIN RAY Published: April, 2017 Sunday, April 23 (or 23APR17, as we sailors write it) is Opening Day on the Bay. It’s a grand nautical celebration, some of which can be enjoyed from the shoreline as well. Two events will happen that day—the roots of one go back several hundred years and the […]