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Published: January, 2015 Google defines a drought as “a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall; a shortage of water resulting from this.” California is going on four years since its latest drought began. It got so bad that in January 2013, Governor Brown officially declared us to be in a state of emergency and asked […]
By Matt Larson Published: January, 2015 Dan Glasner, a Golden Gate Ferry captain, has been steering a variety of vessels for nearly 30 years. He’s only in his third year with Golden Gate Ferry, but his experience spans much farther than that—from manning the helm on numerous charter boats in the Bay to delivering vessels […]
By Patrick Burnson Published: January, 2015 Things are looking up in Oakland—all the way up to the top of the port’s 36 container shipping cranes. Port of Oakland cranes, some of them 240 feet tall, have become symbols of a city on the rise. “I think there’s a great sense of pride in Oakland,” said […]
Published: January, 2015 In 1989, no one was out on San Francisco Bay looking for pollution. Alarmed by the Bay’s slow poisoning from thousands of sources, a visionary group of volunteer board members founded San Francisco Baykeeper. The new organization soon became known for reining in polluters and preventing pollution—and has gone on to […]
Published: January, 2015 25th Years of Sea Lions at PIER 39 This January, celebrate the 25th anniversary of the sea lions’ arrival to PIER 39. The boisterous barking pinnipeds began arriving in droves shortly after the Loma Prieta earthquake hit San Francisco in October 1989. With a protected environment and plentiful supply of food from the Bay, the […]
BC Staff Report Published: January, 2015 The San Francisco Bay will be buoyant with maritime merriment for the second annual Progressive Insurance San Francisco Boat Show on January 22-25 at McCovey Cove at AT&T Park and Pier 48. The 2015 event is expanding to accommodate more exhibitors, providing visitors more to shop and […]
Published: December, 2014 JLS Tree Lighting Jack London Square is set to light up the Oakland waterfront with its annual tree lighting extravaganza on Friday, December 5 from 5 to 7 p.m. On this special evening, a 55-foot Mount Shasta Fir Tree will sparkle with 5,000 white lights and 600 colorful ornaments surrounded by Santa’s […]
BC Staff Report Published: December, 2014 Clipper, the all-in-one transit fare payment card already accepted on nine Bay Area transit systems, has expanded its network of participating transit operators to Napa and Solano counties with the addition of Fairfield-Suisun Transit (FAST), SolTrans, the VINE, Vacaville City Coach and San Francisco Bay Ferry’s Vallejo-to-San Francisco route. […]
Published: December, 2014 December 1 – 3 Radar Observer / Refresher – 3 day Renewal Course – Maritime Institute, San Rafael, 888-262-8020, www.MaritimeInstitute.com This three (3) day course is for a renewal of the Unlimited Radar Observer endorsement. The course is recommended for candidates that have not done radar plots for a long period of […]
By Paul Duclos Published: December, 2014 Nostalgia, it would seem, is the very foundation of our holiday season and its many traditions. Two wholly different exhibitions in San Francisco illustrate how “aspirational art” was displayed in two distinct eras. Loved Downton Abbey? Then be sure not to miss the curated Edwardian blockbuster at the Legion […]