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Fleet Week Returns

By BC Staff Published: October, 2015 The City of San Francisco welcomes the return of Fleet Week to the Bay Area from October 5 to October 12. As the largest and most significant event of its kind in the nation, San Francisco’s Fleet Week is now recognized by the United States Department of Defense as […]

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Fleet Week Returns

By BC Staff   The City of San Francisco welcomes the return of Fleet Week to the Bay Area from October 5 to October 12. As the largest and most significant event of its kind in the nation, San Francisco’s Fleet Week is now recognized by the United States Department of Defense as the model […]

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Defending the Bay from Microplastics

By Sejal Choksi-Chugh Published: October, 2015 Tiny plastic balls too small to see, fragments of plastic bottles, plastic pellets used in manufacturing—they’re all in San Francisco Bay. It’s an invisible problem that harms swimmers and sea life, but help is on the way.   In a victory for a cleaner Bay, a new law passed […]

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Casual Relief Supervisor Dan Blythe

By Matt Larson Published: October, 2015 If you’ve biked to Sausalito or have commuted from Larkspur or San Francisco any time in the past three years, you may recognize Dan Blythe, a casual relief supervisor for Golden Gate Ferry. As a casual relief supervisor, it’s Blythe’s job to make sure the whole operation runs smoothly […]

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Bar Pilots Roll the Dice . . . and Lose

By Patrick Burnson Published: October, 2015 The 58 members of the San Francisco Bar Pilots command salaries in the high six figures and other compensation without peer on the Bay Area waterfront. The California State Senate came to the conclusion, however, that enough is enough for this elite cadre by withholding pay raises that would […]

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ON OUR COVER October 2015

Published: October, 2015 Thousands of sharks live in San Francisco Bay, with many large sharks (including great whites) visiting the deeper waters of the Bay from time to time. Yet despite these large predators poking their heads into the front of the San Francisco Bay, there has never been a recorded white shark attack inside […]

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Around the Bay in October 2015

Published: October, 2015 Waterfront Weekend Returns to Vallejo Vallejo’s annual Waterfront Weekend comes to the city’s beautiful waterfront on Saturday and Sunday, October 3 and 4. The event is held to celebrate life in Vallejo as well as to show what the city has to offer to out-of-town visitors. Event hours are 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. […]

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WATERFRONT ACTIVITIES October 2015

Published: October, 2015   Every Day       12:00PM/1:30PM/3:30PM – 90-minute SF Bay Sail – San Francisco Sailing Company, Pier 39 Marina, San Francisco, 415-378-4887, www.sailsf.com A private yacht experience for only $45, departs 3 times a day including two drinks: Beer, Wine, Soda or Water.  Call (415) 378-4887 or go online to www.sailsf.com and book immediately. We […]

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Destination: L.A.

By Paul Duclos Published: October, 2015 It’s been more than two years since we explored the sublime pleasures of San Pedro Bay culture. This easy getaway for Bay Crossings readers deserves another look. Virgin America provides frequent daily flights from SFO to LAX, but you may wish to opt for another airline this fall. We […]

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Destination: L.A.

By Paul Duclos   It’s been more than two years since we explored the sublime pleasures of San Pedro Bay culture. This easy getaway for Bay Crossings readers deserves another look. Virgin America provides frequent daily flights from SFO to LAX, but you may wish to opt for another airline this fall. We suggest this […]