Published: July, 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. Every Wednesday 6PM – 8PM – […]
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Prodigal Son and Picasso
By Paul Duclos Published: July, 2011 Prodigal son and former San Francisco Opera music director Donald Runnicles, one of the world’s leading interpreters of Wagner, returned to conduct an incredible international cast and the renowned San Francisco Opera Orchestra and Chorus last month. As one of the fortunate few to witness the entire Ring Cycle—the […]
Waterfront Films Return to Jack London Square This Summer
Published: July, 2011 Back by popular demand, Jack London Square’s Waterfront Flicks will begin on Thursday, July 7 and run through September. Every other Thursday, food-themed movies—including Julie and Julia, Ratatouille, No Reservations and others—will be projected on a giant inflatable screen at this unique venue at sundown. Arrive early to find a prime spot […]
A Friendlier Shade of Green: Lawn Conversions Catch On
By Bill Picture Published: July, 2011 In the mid-twentieth century, the perfectly manicured front lawn became a symbol of the American dream, its condition considered a mirror in which the homeowner’s own moral character was reflected. But 50 years later, busy, budget-conscious homeowners are less concerned with what a patch of grass might say about […]
America’s Cup Catamarans Offer Thrills and Spills Upon First Visit to the Bay Area
Bay Crossings Staff Report Published: July, 2011 Sailors around the world know San Francisco Bay as a great sailing venue. The strong winds make the sailing intensely physical, while swift tides make for challenging tactical racing. The Bay regularly hosts world championship regattas for classes of all sizes, but nothing will showcase this natural venue […]
Increasing Water Quality and Quality of Life, One Block at a Time
By Bill PicturePublished: June, 2011 The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) committed nearly $500,000 of a $20 million grant awarded for San Francisco Bay water quality improvement to a project that will transform an ordinary block in San Francisco’s often-overlooked Bayview neighborhood into one of the City’s most sustainable and resident-friendly stretches. Construction crews […]
80 New Electric-Vehicle Charging Stations Coming to S.F.
By Bill PicturePublished: June, 2011 The City of San Francisco is once again putting its money where its ever-greener mouth is. San Francisco has set some of the country’s most aggressive carbon emission reduction goals for itself, committing to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 20 percent below 1990 levels by next year. To help meet […]
Top Shark: Sevengill
By Kati Schmidt With recent sightings of white sharks making local headlines, the Discovery Channel’s Shark Week on the horizon and the pupping season for local shark species underway, now is an ideal time to take a deeper look at San Francisco Bay’s largest predator, the sevengill shark, Notorynchus cepedianus. Sevengill sharks are one of […]
Watching It Grow
BY CAPTIAN RAYPublished: June, 2011 For years now, I’ve had a front-row seat to one of the great construction projects of my lifetime: I have been able to watch close-up the construction of the new eastern span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. As a sailing instructor, I have the opportunity to sail to Clipper […]
America’s Cup to Revolutionize Live Sports Coverage
Published: June, 2011 Not widely considered an extreme sport, sailing is about to gain a whole new audience as the new America’s Cup reveals just how heart-pounding the sport can be. Connecting viewers to the racing in a way that has not been previously possible, the America’s Cup will transform the way people see the […]