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Published: February, 2012 Officials from the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District and the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, in partnership with the National Park Service and the Presidio Trust, recently announced details for the Golden Gate Festival, the official public celebration of the 75th anniversary of the Golden Gate Bridge. The multi-faceted two-day […]
By Matt Larson Published: February, 2012 If you’re riding the afternoon ferry on San Francisco Bay Ferry’s Oakland/Alameda route, you very well may be listening to Captain Andy Miller’s voice. Bay Crossings joined him on a recent trip. "Good afternoon, welcome aboard the ferry Peralta," Captain Miller announced over the loudspeaker. "There are two stops […]
By Deb Self Published: February, 2012 In the not-too-distant future, Sausalito and Marin City streets could be underwater twice a day. High tides could regularly overflow onto San Francisco’s Embarcadero. Around San Francisco Bay, storm drains will run in reverse, with salt water backing up in low-lying communities. Frequent flooding in winter will be the […]
BC Staff Report Published: February, 2012 The San Rafael-based Dutra Group announced in January that it has added a hopper dredge, the Stuyvesant, to its fleet of dredges, marking a historic day in the company’s history. At 372 feet in length and 72 feet wide, the Stuyvesant is the second-largest hopper dredge in the United […]
By Patrick Burnson Published: January, 2012 As expected, the Occupy movement’s plans to shut down West Coast ports last month proved to be largely symbolic, having a minimal impact on cargo operations. Port of Oakland spokesmen also noted that a great deal of misinformation was being circulated by Occupy participants. Chief among those myths, said […]
Published: January, 2012 As a once-avid Bay sailboat racer who followed San Francisco’s Golden Gate Challenge to Australia in 1986, I am excited about the America’s Cup sailing races coming to San Francisco Bay. But it’s not just a sailboat race anymore. It is a major sports marketing event involving waterfront development and including a […]
511 Announces Beta Traffic Page By Craig Noble Published: January, 2012 The award-winning 511 traveler information system is offering new functionality to the Bay Area traveling public through a significant update and overhaul of the 511 Traffic page. The new 511 Traffic page, now being launched in beta at trafficbeta.511.org, provides information to […]
Published: January, 2012 The America’s Cup project agreement, details of which became public in December, provides for as much as $100 million to be invested into Port of San Francisco property, and includes significant upgrades to both facilities and infrastructure including Pier 54 in Mission Bay and the James R. Herman Cruise Terminal. The planned […]
Published: January, 2012 Houdini’s Art and Magic on Display The Contemporary Jewish Museum is presenting the first major exhibition to examine Houdini’s life, legend and enduring cultural influence. Houdini: Art and Magic includes more than 160 objects including magic apparatus, historic photographs, dramatic art nouveau-era posters, theater ephemera and archival and silent films that allow […]
Published: January, 2012 December 31 3:30PM – 6PM – New Year’s Eve Sunset Paddle, Outback Adventures, Larkspur, 415-461-2222, www.outbackadventures.com Navigating your kayak across tranquil waters as the sunsets behind Mt Tam is a mystical experience you won’t soon forget. This unique kayak tour allows for a spectacular vantage point of the sun setting into the night’s […]