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By Kati SchmidtPublished: September, 2011 Rather than spotlight one aquatic species this month, I’d like to salute the ocean-loving work of Fog Harbor Fish House, which recently became Fisherman’s Wharf’s first San Francisco Seafood Watch Alliance® Partner restaurant. Fog Harbor serves over 220,000 visitors every year with a menu that is now filled with 100 […]
B.C. Staff ReportPublished: September, 2011 When a group of doctors and Bay sailors get together to start a grocery store, you know it’s going to be a little different. When Green City Grocery opens in October 2011 in the Brooklyn Basin next to Embarcadero Cove Marina in the Oakland Estuary, it will have its own […]
By Bobby Winston Published: September, 2011 F. Weston Wes Starratt, a contributor to Bay Crossings from its earliest days, died on August 6 after a brief illness. He was 85 years old. Wes wrote countless articles for Bay Crossings and for a time served as senior editor. He was a correspondent for Cargo Business News, […]
By Patrick BurnsonPublished: September, 2011 In August, the Port of San Francisco’s Pier 80 Omni Terminal welcomed the M/V Star Hansa, which was carrying wind turbine components for San Leandro-based Halus Power Systems. The wind tower sections, blades, nacelles, hubs and other parts for three complete wind turbines were purchased from a windfarm in Germany. […]
Published: September, 2011 In August, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced $9.98 million in grants to 13 small shipyards throughout the United States to modernize facilities, increase productivity and help make the country’s small shipyards more competitive in the global marketplace. In the Bay Area, Alameda’s Bay Ship & Yacht received a $400,000 grant that […]
BY JASON FLANDERSPublished: September, 2011 As the U.S. House and Senate return from their August recesses, debates over legislation to gut essential Clean Water Act protections will test the environmental leadership of key California legislators, and the President, as never before. Two major bills, H.R. 872 and H.R. 2018, have already passed the House and […]
Published: September, 2011 A crane at San Francisco’s Pier 80 lifts parts for a Halus Power Systems wind turbine. The Port of San Francisco’s Pier 80, operated by Metro Ports, is a 70-acre facility that includes over nine acres of covered storage. Pier 80 is the only marine terminal in Northern California able to handle […]
Published: September, 2011 Brews for You It’s time again for the 8th Annual San Francisco Brewers Guild Brews on the Bay! Join all eight of San Francisco’s craft breweries on Saturday, September 10 on the deck of the S.S. Jeremiah O’Brien at Pier 45 on the San Francisco Bay for five hours of great beer […]
By Matt LarsonPublished: September, 2011 Cruising past the Port Sonoma Marina on CA-37, you wouldn’t suspect that a shipwright of epic proportions is cloaked by the serenity of the Petaluma River. With customers such as the New York Police Department, the New Orleans Fire Department and the U.S. Navy, Moose Boats has been producing extraordinary […]
Published: September, 2011 Every Saturday 9:30AM – 11:30AM, 12:30PM – 2:30PM & 2:30PM – 4:30PM – Introduction to Sailing Course – OCSC Sailing, Berkeley, 510-843-4200, www.ocscsailing.com 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. September 9 5PM – […]