Published: December, 2010
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Around the bay in December 2010
Published: December, 2010 34th Annual Lighted Yacht Parade inOakland/Alameda The 34th Annual Lighted Yacht Parade along the waterfront of the Oakland/Alameda Estuary will take place Saturday, December 4. The parade will begin just after sunset, around 5:30 p.m., and this year’s theme is “Make the Season Bright.” Spectators can watch the parade from any […]
Rock to the Rescue
By Wes Starratt, PEPublished: December, 2010 The multi-faceted Dutra organization, now over a century old, provides rock for California’s vital Delta levees and aggregates for construction projects throughout the greater San Francisco Bay and Delta regions. The firm also provides maritime construction and dredging services for ports, harbors, and marinas all the way from the […]
Christmas in the Delta
By Jah MackeyPublished: December, 2010 Every year, I’m saying the same thing right about now: “Where did the time go?” Hours seem like minutes, months seem like weeks and years seem like months. I feel as if I’m galloping through life, trying to get to the next watering hole. Fortunately, the Delta is a […]
SF Bicycle Coalition Aims to ‘Light Up the Night’
Published: December, 2010 With the end of daylight savings time, the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) and the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) began teaming up to distribute 2,400 front white and rear red blinking lights. The groups have been taking to the streets during evening commutes at […]
Vallejo’s Baylink Ferry Offers Deep Discount for Families and Holiday Shoppers
Published: December, 2010 Take a trip on the Bay with your friends and family in December for a special discounted price courtesy of Vallejo’s Baylink ferry. The special fares, available only at the Vallejo Ferry Terminal ticket office, offer $10 roundtrip ferry passage for groups of three or more. This is a significant savings […]
Jack London Square Plans Holiday Festivities
Published: December, 2010 Visit Jack London Square for a festive evening as they kick off the holiday season on Friday, December 3 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Everyone in the Bay Area community is invited to enjoy an evening of entertainment, fun and holiday cheer at Oakland’s historic waterfront. Now in its twentieth year, […]
Special S.F. Gift Ideas for the Holidays
By Paul DuclosPublished: December, 2010 A few “only in San Francisco” gift ideas that Cultural Currents has come across for the festive season: Scheduled at the Fromm Institute during its winter 2011 session is a preparatory course on the San Francisco Opera’s upcoming Ring Cycle—consider paying the tuition for the opera-loving senior in the family. […]
Muir Woods Food Overhaul Reaps Environmental Rewards
By Bill PicturePublished: December, 2010 Thanks to a complete overhaul of the food and gift concession program at Muir Woods National Monument by park management, working in partnership with the Institute at the Golden Gate (IGG), Muir Woods now offers to its guests the healthiest and most sustainable food in the entire national park system. […]
Underwater Rock Star: Shovelnose Guitarfish
By Kati SchmidtPublished: December, 2010 While its movements will not result in the next chart-topping and head-banging hit, the new shovelnose guitarfish (Rhinobatos productus) at San Francisco’s Aquarium of the Bay—with its guitar-shaped body—wins the award of underwater rock star. “Shovelnose guitarfish represent an evolutionary offshoot between sharks and rays,” said Michael Grassmann, an aquarist […]