By BC Staff Published: June, 2015 Ever wanted to sail the Bay? As part of the 15th annual worldwide Summer Sailstice celebration of sailing, many SailSFBay.org affiliate organizations are inviting Bay Area residents to come out for a sail on the Bay. For non-sailors, it’s an invitation to connect with sailing at one of the […]
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Keeping Plastics and Medications Out of the Bay
By Sejal Choksi-Chugh Published: June, 2015 What happens when we use consumer products like facial scrubs, toothpaste and medications? Some of them end up in San Francisco Bay. Wastewater that goes down your toilet, sink and shower drain is sent to a wastewater treatment plant that removes many toxic pollutants. But some contaminants are not […]
Seven Things You Should Know About Angel Sharks
By Mallory Johnson Published: June, 2015 Biologists at Aquarium of the Bay reached a milestone recently when they reintroduced three Pacific angel sharks (Squatina californica) into the aquarium’s Nearshore Tunnel habitat. Aquarium of the Bay became the first institution in the United States to successfully breed healthy Pacific angel sharks on-exhibit in 2009. Since then, […]
Sherry Cargille
By Matt Larson Published: June, 2015 Tourists from all over the world often take the ferry to see the Bay in all its glory, and of course must first head to the terminal to get their tickets. It’s there they might run into Sherry Cargille, an operations supervisor for Golden Gate Ferry. “I look forward […]
Drought Triggers Need for Barrier in Delta
By BC Staff Published: June, 2015 Faced with potentially insufficient water supplies to repel salinity in the Sacramento – San Joaquin Delta, the California Dept. of Water Resources (DWR), in consultation with federal and state water and wildlife agencies, has moved to install an emergency, temporary rock barrier across a Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta channel. San […]
Mega Cargo Vessels Bring More Goods, and Jobs Too
By Patrick Burnson Published: June, 2015 The ongoing infrastructure investment for the Port of Oakland may be paying big dividends soon if super-sized container vessels continue to make more inbound calls. Well over a dozen megaships have called here in the past 30 days. “We have prepared for these ships and they’re here to stay,” […]
Captain Amanda Hogarth
By Matt Larson Published: May, 2015 Thousands of people depend on the ferry service in the Bay Area every day for a variety of reasons—be it getting to and from work, seeing friends or family or just getting away from it all and taking advantage of living in such an amazing place with such breathtaking […]
Bay Area Bike Share Proposed to Expand Across Five Bay Area Cities
By BC Staff Published: May, 2015 The mayors of San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose, Berkeley and Emeryville recently announced a proposal working together with the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) to expand the Bay Area Bike Share program, increasing the number of bikes in Bay Area Bike Share from 700 to 7,000 and growing the program […]
Two Recent Conferences Highlight Port Challenges
By Patrick Burnson Published: May, 2015 Another indication of how U.S. ports are paying closer attention to shippers’ needs was signaled by the Port of Oakland last month as it announced its new update service. Beneficial cargo owners are being aggressively courted by port authorities nationwide in an effort to secure their business and […]
ON OUR COVER May 2015
Published: May, 2015 A common sight, especially in the Bay Area, is a marina filled with boats, slips packed with a forest of masts, but no one ever seems to be using them. In the new days of the peer-to-peer economy, however, this may become a thing of the past. The company Boatbound lets boat […]