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Local Tour Guide Unveils Urban Winery Bike Tours

Published: August, 2010    Capitalizing on the boom in small urban wine production, experienced tour leader Jon Zalon is offering bike tours of the wineries of the East Bay. Zalon has designed tours for corporate team-building, visitors to the Bay Area, or residents looking for a local “staycation” day trip. “If you saw the movie […]

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S.F. State’s Environmental Commitment Shows Impressive Results

By Bill PicturePublished: August, 2010    For the administration, faculty and student body at San Francisco State University (SFSU), sustainability isn’t some far-off goal. It has already become a way of life. In 2007, when university president Robert A. Corrigan signed the American College & University Presidents’ Climate Commitment (ACUPCC), thereby pledging to make institutional […]

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Casting a Loving Gaze at the Golden Gate

By Paul DuclosPublished: August, 2010    Being a devoted lover of ferries and watercraft, I’ve always had an ambivalent feeling for bridges. The Bay Bridge with its awkward and doomed east span is remembered by many for failing to fully stand up during last century’s “other” earthquake (of 1989). The Richmond Bridge, meanwhile, meanders uncertainly […]

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Rock the Boat and See a Beatle!

Several Ferries Offer Service to AT&T Park Concert  BC Staff ReportPublished: July, 2010  Ferry service will be available from Vallejo, Larkspur and Alameda/Oakland to Paul McCartney’s “Up and Coming” concert at AT&T Park on Saturday, July 10. This will be McCartney’s first appearance in the City of San Francisco since the Beatles played at Candlestick […]

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Comcast SportsNet Takes Fans Out to the Ballgame!

Published: July, 2010  Network to Provide Free Pedicab Rides to AT&T Park for Select San Francisco Giants Games Comcast SportsNet is picking up the tab and providing free San Francisco Pedicab rides to AT&T Park for all San Francisco Giants weekday home games through September. Simply look for the Comcast SportsNet themed Pedicab with the […]

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Cash Tollpayers Must Stay Right on Richmond-San Rafael Approach

Published: July, 2010  Toll plaza changes designed to speed travel for carpoolers are now in place at the Antioch and Richmond-San Rafael bridges. Carpoolers who travel across the Antioch and Richmond-San Rafael bridges during peak commute periods will be able for the first time to take advantage of dedicated high-occupancy vehicle lanes at the far […]

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With Toll Hike Looming, FasTrak® Enrollment Soars

By John GoodwinPublished: July, 2010  With a toll increase on the Bay Area’s seven state-owned bridges going into effect July 1, thousands more drivers are opting to get on the FasTrak®. Enrollment in the region’s prepaid toll collection program has surged in recent weeks, with more than 4,000 new customers receiving electronic toll tags during […]

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WATERFRONT ACTIVITIES JULY 2010

Published: July, 2010  Every  Saturday   12PM – 2PM – Intro 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. Reservations Required. Cost: $40/person. Call for more information.   Every Wednesday    6PM – 8PM – Wednesday Night Sail, OCSC Sailing, Berkeley, 510-843-4200, […]

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APL Takes Top Spot in Ag Carrier Survey

By Patrick Burnson Published: July, 2010  PL took the top spot in the 4th annual Agricultural Transportation Coalition (AgTC) Ocean Carrier Performance Survey, the results of which were announced last month at AgTC’s  23rd Annual Conference in San Francisco.   AgTC initiated the Annual Survey, which rates agriculture shippers and forwarders nationally, in 2007 in […]

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All-in-One, Reloadable Fare Card Available Free of Charge All Summer

Bay Area Transit Riders Set Sail With Clipper   By John GoodwinPublished: July, 2010  “It took eight years, but this little card has turned into an overnight success!” declared Alameda County Supervisor and Metropolitan Transportation Commission Chairman Scott Haggerty at the mid-June ceremony to rechristen the Bay Area’s all-in-one, reloadable transit fare card as ClipperSM, […]