As business owners nationwide struggle to find a way to stay afloat while shelter-in-place orders remain in place, those with strong ties to tourism are bracing for a very shaky start to the normally robust summer season. And in San Francisco, a city whose economy is inextricably linked to the 25 million people who visit […]
Author: BILL PICTURE
Fixit Clinic: Saving the World One Repaired Item at a Time
BY BILL PICTURE San Mateo County’s Office of Sustainability has partnered with the Berkeley-based nonprofit Fixit Clinic to host an ongoing series of drop-in workshops where people can learn how to fix the broken items taking up space in garages, closets and cabinets. “The idea of fixing something versus just throwing it away is actually […]
Port of San Francisco Looks to Revitalize Piers 38 and 40
The Port of San Francisco sees in Piers 38 and 40 the opportunity to transform an underused stretch of the City’s waterfront into a vibrant extension of the bustling South Beach and South of Market neighborhoods that it borders. Last month, the port invited developers to suggest strategies to make the piers a destination for […]
A Look Back at Twelve Years of Green Pages
BY BILL PICTURE I have to admit my own carbon footprint wasn’t as light as it could have been back in 2007, when Bay Crossings asked me to contribute a monthly feature about environmental sustainability for a new section it planned to call the “Green Pages.” Sure, I recycled. I’m pretty sure my flatmates and […]
Revitalization Project for S.F. Southern Waterfront Showing Results
BY BILL PICTURE Nearly 20 years ago, port officials in San Francisco began assessing the City’s underused (and largely dilapidated) southern waterfront to decide on the best path forward for the once thriving area. During that assessment, stakeholders wanted to find an industrial-recreational balance that would honor the area’s rich maritime history. At the same […]