Published: March, 2011 Every Saturday 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. March 3 7PM – 9PM – Tides […]
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New Clipper Kiosk and Store Offer Safe Harbor for Travelers Setting Sail With the All-in-One Transit Fare Card
By Brenda KahnPublished: March, 2011 Commuters setting sail with the ClipperSM transit fare card now have two convenient ports where they can refuel their balance, pick up a fresh card and take care of other Clipper business: the Clipper Customer Service Center at the concourse level of the Embarcadero BART/Muni station in downtown San Francisco, […]
ON OUR COVER MARCH 2011
Published: March, 2011
Around the Bay in March 2011
Published: March, 2011 Dancing in the Streets On March 18, dancers worldwide will come together simultaneously in dance to create a global public art performance. In its seventh year, this worldwide public art event will take place at noon pacific daylight time (PDT), 3 p.m. EDT, and 8 p.m. in Paris and Rome. Since 2005, […]
PORT OF OAKLAND $5 MILLION CLOSER TO CLEAN SHORE POWER
Published: March, 2011 The Port of Oakland moved closer to clean shore power with approval last month from the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) of $5 million from the Mobile Source Incentive Fund for the Port of Oakland’s shore power project. Shore power provides grid-based electric power from land to vessels, allowing […]
Two More Challenges Officially Accepted: France and Australia
Published: June, 2011 Teams from France and Australia officially registered as America’s Cup challengers in January, bringing with them long histories of competitive sailing. Energy Team, the new French challenge headed by famed sailors Bruno and Loïck Peyron, was officially registered as a challenger at the end of January and will benefit from […]
Delta Wine Lovers Rejoice
By Jah MackeyPublished: March, 2011 Napa Valley has long claimed dominance over the California wine industry, but the Delta is also an emerging wine lovers’ paradise. Napa vintners should rest easy that their reputations are intact; however, their wines are not without equals. Farming in the Delta has a long and glorious past, […]
Islands of San Francisco Bay
By Sejal ChoksiPublished: March, 2011 Shivery winter weather has been the daily forecast this season, with snowstorms in the East and even the occasional blustery winds and rains around the Bay Area. For many people, cold weather brings to mind warm comforts of hot cocoa, slow-cooked soups, fleece blankets and wishful thoughts of island getaways. […]
GEM ON THE BAY
By Frances BellowsPublished: March, 2011 The Potomac, President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s beautifully restored “floating White House,” is docked at Jack London Square and provides a thrilling mix of history, fun and a local tie-in to Elvis Presley. What’s not to love? As a San Francisco native, I am embarrassed to say that I put […]
Pulp Fact, Pulp Fashion and Photo Dreamscapes
By Paul DuclosPublished: March, 2011 The book’s title may sound like fiction, but Gold, Silk, Pioneers & Mail is a work of true scholarship written by Robert J. Chandler, Ph.D. and Stephen J. Potash. Potash’s name may ring a bell from the “Working Waterfront” column on page 8, where he provided an account of […]