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By Paul Duclos Published: November, 2011 You usually need to go to the San Francisco Opera House to hear soprano Sondra Radvanovsky and mezzo-soprano Dolora Zajick hold forth with Verdian passion, but in late October audiences at Davies Symphony Hall had the rare pleasure of hearing these two together in the composer’s rarely performed Requiem. […]
Published: November, 2011 Last month, San Francisco Mayor Edwin Lee signed into law new standards for bird-safe buildings. The signing followed the unanimous approval of the bill by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in September. The standards, which made national news, will greatly reduce bird deaths and injuries resulting from collisions with buildings in […]
By Bill Picture Published: November, 2011 Last month, organic food entrepreneur Jason Mahon became director of Alameda County’s Source Reduction and Recycling Board, bringing with him the drive and problem-solving savvy needed to put Alameda County head and shoulders above its trashier neighbors. Going by the name StopWaste.org and including a few mayors and city […]
Published: November, 2011 Over the past couple of years, Bay Crossings has featured many a dramatic photo of the construction of the daring and iconic new East Span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. This month, we pause from examining the new East Span’s impressive construction progress and look back 75 years to the opening […]
Published: November, 2011 This November, the America’s Cup World Series is making its third spot on the circuit, just down the coast in the city of San Diego. San Diego was the home to three previous America’s Cups in the late eighties and early nineties, and it’s where famed Skipper Dennis Conner brought the Cup […]
Published: November, 2011 Global leaders in the arena of ocean conservation, oceanographic research, and environmental sustainability gathered in San Francisco on October 17 to celebrate the launch of the America’s Cup Healthy Ocean Project, the global initiative of the 34th America’s Cup to educate the world’s populations about the issues facing our oceans and inspire […]
By Captian Ray Published: November, 2011 Sometimes, sailing is such a simple pleasure. It all just comes together: great weather, great wind, great people and a great boat. Recently, I had one of those days. We started our sail at 1 p.m. from the Berkeley Marina. The weather was perfect. Air temperature was about 68 […]
By Matt Larson Published: November, 2011 As a ferryboat passenger it is easy to enjoy the majestic views of the Bay, a nice cup of coffee from the bar, even a conversation with a fellow rider on the way to your destination. People come and go, but there’s always one constant every time you board […]
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 […]
By DEB SELF Published: November, 2011 Pesticides are one of the main contaminants to Bay Area creeks and the aquatic life that forms the base of the Bay’s food web. Future columns will discuss our efforts to reduce local governments’ use of pesticide. Read on to learn what you can do to stay pesticide free—for […]