California Wine Country Tours

Dockworkers Salute Mandela

By Patrick Burnson Published: February, 2014 The International Longshore and Warehouse Union’s (ILWU) long fight against racism and apartheid was highlighted when San Francisco’s Local 10 came out to honor the passing of Nelson Mandela in December.    When Local 10 president-elect Melvin Mackay attended Mandela’s funeral in South Africa on behalf of the ILWU, […]

FERRY RIDER OF THE MONTH

Published: June, 2005 By popular demand, we return with Ferry Rider of the Month. This time, long-time Tiburon rider, Mark Kasanin, a prominent admiralty lawyer specializing in maritime issues, who also serves as Chairman of the Water Transit Authority’s Technical Services Committee, ruminates on the twists and turns of his beloved ferry route.  “In the […]

New Report Gives San Francisco Bay a Checkup

BY Kelly Cash Published: October, 2011 We all love the Bay. Even if we just catch a glimpse on our commutes, we know it’s there. Windsurfers, sailors, dog-walkers, runners, hikers—it’s the visual signature of outdoor life here. But how healthy is it? This month a group of scientific experts released The State of San Francisco […]