Published: July, 2019 4th of July Waterfront Activities & Fireworks Viewing Watching a waterfront fireworks display from a boat, the shoreline or hillside overlooking the water is always a unique and special treat for Bay Area residents. The following is a list of waterfront fireworks displays (or those that can be viewed from […]
BY PAUL DUCLOS Published: July, 2019 A cursory look at fellow ferry passengers on any given day will reveal that scores of them are rather elaborately “inked” in some fashion or another. What was once the domain of sailors, longshoremen and old sea dogs has become so common that social scientists estimate nearly 50 […]
BY JOEL WILLIAMS Published: July, 2019 The City of Vallejo announced in late May that Vallejo Marine Terminal (VMT) has elected to withdraw its appeal of the planning commission’s 2017 denial of the VMT-Orcem cement plant, effectively killing the project. This announcement marked the end of a lengthy battle over the proposed facility, […]
ARTICLE COURTESY OF BOATUS NEWS Published: July, 2019 1. Cleaning and waxing: When making your boat sparkle, understand that some general cleaning soaps may have harmful chemicals, so consider using alternate cleaning methods. You’d be surprised, for example, of how effective (and affordable) having a spray bottle with the proper mix of white vinegar […]
BY SEJAL CHOKSI-CHUGH Published: July, 2019 If you’re a swimmer, kayaker, stand-up paddle boarder, boater—or someone who simply loves San Francisco Bay—you’re invited to be part of the sixth annual Bay Parade. This event is a once-a-year chance to celebrate a San Francisco Bay that’s clean enough for recreation on and in the […]
An Interview With WETA Vice Chair and Bay Area Council President Jim Wunderman BY DAN ROSENHEIM Published: July, 2019 What Bay Area Council (BAC) President Jim Wunderman thinks about ferries matters a lot. The BAC was there at the start 20 years ago, convening the so-called Blue Ribbon Committee that led to the […]
Published: July, 2019 The WETA Downtown San Francisco Ferry Terminal Expansion is on schedule for completion in January 2020. Gates F and G, along with the new over-water promenade and pedestrian bridge, are now both fully operational and have been since February 2019. Happening now and over the next few months is over-water construction […]
Published: July, 2019 Catch Your Ferry to Fly: Starting July 29, SFO will be launching a free airport shuttle to connect the San Francisco Bay Ferry South San Francisco Ferry Terminal to the airport, meeting passengers on all arriving ferries from Oakland/Alameda in the morning and transporting them on a 15-minute ride to the […]
BY DAN ROSENHEIM Published: July, 2019 It’s a self-described “imperfect solution,” but ferry operators and the Port of San Francisco have taken steps to ensure there will be ferry service when the new Chase Center Arena opens in Mission Bay this fall. By unanimous vote at their June board meeting, Water Emergency Transit […]
BY SEJAL CHOKSI-CHUGH Published: June, 2019 As the dust settles from the whirlwind transition of the California governor’s office, it’s a relief that the state has squashed the Delta tunnels water project. The proposal for massive twin tunnels through the Delta was an expensive infrastructure project—deceptively named “WaterFix”—that would have caused irreparable harm to […]