By Wes Starratt, PEPublished: November, 2008 Meanwhile, Sacramento lawmakers had an even broader vision—a ferry system to increase regional mobility and also provide emergency transportation in the event of a disaster. The result was Senate Bill 976, which, effective January 1, 2008, transformed the WTA into a new agency, the San Francisco Bay Area Water […]
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JACK LONDON SQUARE
Published: November, 2008 Election Night on the Potomac After crossing the Bay, the historic vessel will pick up additional political partiers at San Francisco’s Pier 40 in the City’s South Beach Marina at 6 p.m. Election viewing will be on two state of the art big screen TVs. During the three hour cruise, guests will […]
Fresh Hand-Crafted Beer Made in Wine Country
By Joel WilliamsPublished: November, 2008 In 1987, the Calistoga Inn added the Napa Valley Brewing Company, which was the first commercial brewery in Napa Valley since prohibition. The brewery produces the Calistoga line of beers for the patrons of the restaurant and bar, and also offers for purchase 22-ounce bottles of the four Calistoga flagship […]
Low Supply Sends Hop Prices Soaring
By Joel WilliamsPublished: October, 2008 But just be glad you don’t run your car on hops, because if you did, you could be paying about 10 times what you were last year. That’s right; the prices of some varieties of hops, an essential bittering agent and aroma constituent of every beer, have risen by 1000 […]
LIGHTS IN THE DARK
By Captain RayPublished: October, 2008 The winds are often gentler and the sailing more mellow, but with sight restricted, finding my way safely about the Bay is different. However, it really isn’t difficult to know where I am in the dark: There are many Aids to Navigation (ATONs) such as buoys, lighthouses and beacons that […]
Big Boats Race Through the Bay
Published: October, 2008 The Brews on the Bay event itself was great, but the show that the attendees were treated to just off the bow of the ship was truly spectacular. Here are a few of the images Joel was able to capture from the amazing vantage point aboard the Jeremiah O’Brien.
Strange Bedfellows Oppose “Green” Proposition 7
By Bill PicturePublished: October, 2008 Environmental groups applaud the good intentions of Prop 7’s backers, but they insist that the measure—which was drafted by lawyers and lobbyists with little experience in the renewable energy market—is poorly written. If Prop 7 passes, opponents warn, it could actually disrupt renewable energy development in California and possibly lead […]
Napa Valley High
By weekendsherpa.comPublished: October, 2008 Table with a View For a little hike with big views, pack the wine and cheese and head for Table Rock Trail in northern Napa’s Robert Louis Stevenson State Park. The shaded trail rises moderately for 1 mile before reaching an overlook with pop-up-book vistas of green hills and vineyard-latticed valleys, […]
Greening Angel Island State Park
By BC StaffPublished: October, 2008 As part of this commitment, and given the increasing threats of global warming and fossil fuel dependence, the park is embarking on its own mission to reduce its environmental footprint. The park hopes that these steps reduce both its operating costs and carbon emissions, while at the same time providing […]
Port of San Francisco Welcomes First Mega-Cruise Ship to Newly Expanded Drydock at Pier 70
Published: October, 2008 The Port, Princess Cruises, and the shipyard operator – BAE Systems San Francisco – last year agreed to undertake a major enhancement of the Port’s drydock, making it the only commercial facility on the U.S. West Coast able to accommodate post-Panamax ships, that is, ships too large to transit the Panama Canal. […]