Published: December, 2011 The third stop of America’s Cup World Series landed in San Diego Bay November 12-20, the first American stop in the series. The racing promised to be close and it delivered, with ORACLE Racing Spithill securing the event’s first-ever double win. The opening day of the San Diego match racing championship featured […]
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Earth-Friendly Redevelopment in Mission Bay
By Bill Picture Published: December, 2011 In November, the team responsible for the rebirth of San Francisco’s Mission Bay area unveiled two new pieces of the ongoing project—one finished and one nearly completed—that will further help connect a long-neglected part of San Francisco to both the waterfront and the rest of the City. The San […]
The USS Potomac
By Captian Ray Published: December, 2011 In June of this year, I wrote about the USS Jeremiah O’Brien. She’s a fully functional liberty ship—now berthed at Pier 45 in San Francisco—that was at Normandy on D-Day. But San Francisco Bay has several other historic ships accessible to the public. This month I’d like to tell […]
Captain Jason Covell
By Matt Larson Published: December, 2011 The ferry to and from San Francisco is one of the most reliable methods of transportation in the Bay Area. You know when it arrives and when it departs. You know where it’s going and how long it’ll take to get there. But sometimes, it’s easy to overlook the […]
Holiday Lights and Fireworks to Brighten Bay Area Waterfronts
Published: December, 2011 Three different waterfront holiday events—in Sausalito, Oakland and San Francisco—will bring seasonal cheer to the Bay Area throughout December. The Sausalito-on-the-Waterfront Foundation and the Sausalito Yacht Club will present the 24th Annual Sausalito Lighted Boat Parade and Fireworks on Saturday, December 10 at 6 p.m. Spectators can get a great view from […]
Holiday Kitchen Tips for Preventing Bay Pollution
By Deb Self Published: December, 2011 Ah, the holidays. Gathering with friends and family—turkey, roasts, gravy, buttery homemade desserts, sewage . . . . Sewage? Yes, unfortunately. For San Francisco Bay, the holiday season comes with a surge of pollution from sewage. A major reason is the cooking and cleanup of rich holiday meals. […]
USS Iowa Moved to Richmond Harbor
Published: December, 2011 The battleship USS Iowa was towed to her temporary berth at Richmond Harbor’s Pier 3 in late October with a volunteer crew from Suisun Bay and the Port of Benicia. U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary facility vessel The Yellow Boat with coxswain Tommy Holtzman and crew from Flotilla 35 in Sacramento accompanied the […]
2: San Francisco Slashes Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Exceeding International and State Goals
Published: November, 2011 Mayor Edwin Lee recently announced that San Francisco greenhouse gas emissions are nearly 12 percent below 1990 levels and have exceeded emission reduction goals set by both the United Nations and the State of California even as the population has grown. "I thank former Mayor Gavin Newsom for beginning our City’s […]
WATERFRONT ACTIVITIES NOVEMBER 2011
Published: November, 2011 Every 2:30PM – 4:30PM – Introduction to Sailing Course – OCSC Sailing, Berkeley, 510-843-4200, www.ocscsailing.com Saturday This two-hour skippered charter is designed to provide folks who are considering getting into sailing with a real glimpse of the sport, our club and our people. Cost is $40. November 5 9AM – 12PM & 1PM – […]
ON OUR COVER NOVEMBER 2011
Published: November, 2011 The opening of the original Bay Bridge on November 12, 1936, in the midst of the Great Depression, was marked with a gala celebration that lasted five days and nights. The bridge was constructed in five phases: first the East Span, followed by the tunnel through Yerba Buena Island, and then the […]