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Around the bay in October 2010
Trash Dance Nina Haft & Company presents “DEBRIS/FLOWS,” the premiere of a dance performance and craft installation about landscape, rubbish and our efforts to control nature drawing inspiration from rocks, fungi, systems theory, road-kill, mudslides, oil spills, Little Red Riding Hood and other nature tales. This dance performance will be preceded by an interactive craft installation that transforms […]
Around the bay in October 2010
Published: October, 2010 Trash Dance Nina Haft & Company presents “DEBRIS/FLOWS,” the premiere of a dance performance and craft installation about landscape, rubbish and our efforts to control nature drawing inspiration from rocks, fungi, systems theory, road-kill, mudslides, oil spills, Little Red Riding Hood and other nature tales. This dance performance will be preceded by an interactive craft […]
Coast Guard Investigates Algal Bloom
Published: October, 2010 On the afternoon of September 17, a red-orange substance was reported in the water approximately 11 miles south of Half Moon Bay and was determined to be an algal bloom by visual inspection. The organic material was reported to be in long ribbon-like strings by an overflying pilot. Upon receiving this […]
ON OUR COVER OCTOBER 2010
Published: October, 2010
Commercial Ports are Alive and Well in the Delta
By Jah MackeyPublished: October, 2010 Most of the time, we see the Delta as a peaceful playground where we escape from the daily drudge of our lives. However, there are those who live and work on the river. Do they escape their daily drudge by going to the big city? Intrigued, I set out […]
Stars of the Sea
By Kati SchmidtPublished: October, 2010 Bay Area residents and visitors alike are sure to be star-gazing in the daytime this month, heading to the waterfront to watch the Blue Angels soar overhead during Fleet Week. Before and after the air show and 364 days each year, Bay-lovers also have the chance to see, learn […]
Elegy for a ‘House on the Bay’
By Captain RayPublished: October, 2010 At the beginning of the 20th century, the Santa Fe Railroad (“SFRR”) began ferry service between Point Richmond and San Francisco. An area of shallow water between Angel Island and the eastern shore of the Bay, known as Southampton Shoal, posed a hazard to these ferries because they passed […]
Lighthouse Bed & Breakfast Looking for Inn Keepers
Published: October, 2010 East Brother Light Station, Inc., a non-profit corporation, is seeking applicants for Keepers of East Brother Light Station, an island in San Francisco Bay with an intact 1874 lighthouse. The lighthouse is owned by the U.S. Coast Guard but maintained for public use by the non-profit corporation. Since 1979, it has […]
Mind Your Manners and Minding Mansouri
By Paul DuclosPublished: October, 2010 As ferry commuters, we are all too familiar with breaches of simple manners and social conduct. The bore on the cell phone; the verbose stranger broadcasting his or her views on every conceivable subject; the sprawler splayed across several seats; and the gate rusher storming to the front of […]