For our usual “Who’s” column we had planned to get to know Paolo Cosulich-Schwartz, the new public affairs manager for the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway & Transportation District (GGBHTD). However, along with everything else in the world, our plans have changed because of COVID-19. We still plan to get to know Cosulich-Schwartz the person, but […]
BY MATT LARSON Riding the ferry makes many people happy, and it makes some people so happy that they pursue careers on the ferries. Lou Cook, deckhand for Blue & Gold Fleet, is one of these people. This former interior designer used to take the ferry from San Francisco to Larkspur for work, or would […]
BY MATT LARSON This month we had the pleasure of getting to know Julius Dacasin, a captain for Blue & Gold Fleet. At this writing he’s been captain for more than two and a half years. Remaining flexible, he also sometimes still works as a deckhand, which he’s been doing for the past five years. […]
BY MATT LARSON In every issue of Bay Crossings since November 2011—that’s nearly 100 consecutive months—we have featured a different captain, deckhand, bartender, operations supervisor, port engineer or administrative assistant. Basically anyone working in the San Francisco Bay Area’s thriving ferry industry is fair game to be our next subject. We’re so grateful for everyone […]
BY MATT LARSON A career with the ferry system in the Bay Area is attainable for anyone willing to put in the work. As we’ve learned in a number of profiles written in this space over the last few years, with enough determination and patience, a career change into working on the waterways is well […]