By Jah MackeyPublished: November, 2010 Last month, I generally discussed the Delta’s bustling inland ports. In this installment, I will take a deeper look into several organizations that call the Ports of Stockton and West Sacramento home. The Port of Stockton: Pacific Ethanol’s Reversal of Fortune In 2008, Pacific Ethanol started operations of […]
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The Real San Francisco Treat
By Kati SchmidtPublished: November, 2010 While fall and winter seasons for many non-locals may be defined by the changing colors of leaves on trees or the first snowfall, Bay Area residents anxiously await a different celebration of Mother Nature—or Father Neptune, more appropriately: the opening of the Dungeness crab fishing season. Dungeness crab, […]
A Change in Mood
By Captain RayPublished: November, 2010 Summer (such as it was this year) has ended, and with it comes an inevitable decline. With the sun no longer heating the Central Valley to triple- digit temperatures, the pressure gradient between the coast and inland eases. The strong winds of summer, for which San Francisco Bay is […]
An Autumn Harvest of Japanese Art
By Paul DuclosPublished: November, 2010 With six remaining performances in November, there’s still time to see, hear, and devour Madame Butterfly. The tragic love story returns in a classic new-to-San Francisco production by Broadway legend Harold Prince (Sweeney Todd, The Phantom of the Opera). Svetla Vassileva sang the title role in October, a young […]
San Rafael Unveils Electric-Car Charging Stations
By Bill PicturePublished: November, 2010 Dozens of eco-conscious San Rafaelites took to the streets of the city’s downtown area on October 9 to encourage local businesses to think and act greener. The 10/10 Climate Challenge Global Work Party called on businesses, as well as residents, to follow ten practical guidelines to reduce their annual […]
San Francisco Water Taxi Service Wins Approval
Published: November, 2010 In October, the San Francisco Port Commission approved a new water taxi service for the San Francisco waterfront. This will be a point-to-point, on-demand service that is intended to be an alternative mode of transportation for commuters and visitors in San Francisco and the Bay Area. San Francisco Water Taxi president […]
Legislative Update: Water Quality
By Deb SelfPublished: November, 2010 Of the 1,024 bills that reached the Governor’s desk this year, 726 were signed into law. Only a handful of these new laws are related to the environment, and except for one of these, all are procedural—that is, they set up new bureaucratic procedures, place caps on fines, require […]
WATERFRONT ACTIVITIES OCTOBER 2010
Published: October, 2010 October 3 7AM – 7PM – Farallones Sailing Adventure, OCSC Sailing, Berkeley, 510-843-4200, www.ocscsailing.com Turn a regular weekend day into an experience you’ll remember forever! Sail out the Golden Gate on the beautiful 82’ schooner ‘Seaward’ to the majestic Farallon Islands. Cost is $275. October 3 12PM – 4PM – Leukemia Cup Regatta – […]
Container Lines Reduce Emissions by ‘Slow Steaming’
By Patrick BurnsonPublished: October, 2010 When a dead whale arrived draped over the bow of a container vessel calling the Port of Oakland last month, some environmentalists cited the ship’s high velocity as the cause. Shipping experts disagreed, noting that ships have never been traveling at lower speeds than today. Indeed, the current practice […]
Firm Wants to Dismantle ‘Ghost Fleet’ Locally at Proposed Mare Island Facility
By Bill PicturePublished: October, 2010 Petaluma-based Allied Defense Recycling (ADR) has announced ambitious plans for 16-plus acres of the former Mare Island Naval Shipyard in Vallejo. Those plans include blowing the dust off two long-dormant Navy dry docks, dredging a section of the Mare Island Strait to allow large vessels to reach those dry […]