By Deb Self Published: May, 2010 Wetlands are among the most important ecosystems on Earth and provide a number of valuable functions that may be compromised due to climate change and the associated sea level rise. Not only are they highly productive, providing habitat for many specialized plants and animals, but wetlands also control the […]
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Region Celebrates Earth Day With Launch of “One Bay Area” Collaborative Effort
By Brenda Kahn Published: May, 2010 For Bay Area officials grappling with how to implement stringent new state climate change legislation, the process became somewhat clearer and simpler on April 22, 2010, the 40th anniversary of Earth Day. At a Summit deliberately convened on that historic day, a consortium of regional agencies unveiled a new […]
Conference Confronts Impact of Sea-Level Change
By Bill Picture Published: May, 2010 The 23rd Annual Bay Area Decisionmakers Conference brought together experts, advocacy groups, business leaders, and representatives from a number of state regulatory agencies to discuss California’s preparations for the 16-inch increase in sea levels expected by 2050 due to climate change. The one-day event, held last month in Oakland, […]
Preventing an Underwater Future
Published: May, 2010 Bay Crossings was invited to attend the 23rd annual San Francisco Bay Decisionmakers Conference, “Climate 3.0 – Policies and Decisions for a Changing Landscape,” that took place last month in Oakland. An in-depth article by Bill Picture on the critical issues covered at the conference appears on the following two pages. As […]
May Brings Classical Music Feast
By Paul Duclos Published: May, 2010 May is the month most celebrated by dance, and Bay Crossings readers—particularly classical music fans—have three major events to consider in this regard. The San Francisco Ballet, the oldest professional ballet company in America, will be concluding its 2010 season with Prokofiev’s Romeo & Juliet during the first […]
WATERFRONT ACTIVITIES
Published: May, 2010 Every Saturday 9:30AM – 11:30AM, 12PM – 2PM & 2:30PM – 4:30PM – Intro to Sailing Course, OCSC Sailing, Berkeley, 510-843-4200, www.ocscsailing.comThis two-hour skippered charter is designed to provide folks who are considering getting into sailing a real glimpse of the sport, our club and our people. Cost $40. Every Wednesday 6PM – 8PM – Wednesday Night Sail, OCSC Sailing, Berkeley, 510-843-4200, www.ocscsailing.comThis […]
Nominations Open for 2010 Excellence in Motion Transportation Awards
By Georgia Lambert Published: April, 2010 Know someone who has brightened your daily commute on public transit? Is there a project that has gone above and beyond in reducing harmful carbon emissions from the air, or has an organization done an extraordinary job in improving a neighborhood or stretch of road? If so, the Metropolitan […]
Conference to Focus on Carbon Management and Sea-Level Change
Published: April, 2010 On April 14, leaders from business, government and citizen organizations will meet at the 23rd Annual San Francisco Bay Decisionmakers Conference to discuss the challenges that carbon management and sea-level change pose for the future of the San Francisco Bay. Hosted by the Bay Planning Coalition (BPC), this year’s San Francisco Bay […]
ON OUR COVER APRIL 2010
Published: April, 2010
Around the bay in April 2010
Published: April, 2010 Spring (Bud-)Break Party Spring in Napa Valley! The air is fresh and clean, the mustard is blooming and the vines are bursting, making it a great time to visit the wine country. V. Sattui Winery in St. Helena, this year celebrating the 125th anniversary of its founding, hosts its annual spring evening […]