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By Joel WilliamsPublished: February, 2007 Shaun O’Sullivan, Head Brewer at 21st Amendment in San Francisco, remembers a day in the year 2001 when one of his employees happily remarked how great it was that the place was packed at 2:30 in the afternoon. It sounded like great news for the new establishment. Actually, it was […]
By Michelle ModayPublished: February, 2007 It’s about two miles from the Pan Toll Ranger Station on Panoramic Hwy., in Mill Valley, on a wide, easy-grade path where red Manzanitas grow near green volcanic rock, cold streams and dark patches of the tall California trees. Hawks circle overhead with just a slightly better view of the […]
Baycrossings Staff ReportPublished: February, 2007 In Sept. 2006, the non-profit university with 29 campuses worldwide, proposed a plan to the City of Vallejo to develop the north end of Mare Island (a 191 acre site) as a sustainable university community, with related light industry and health research centers. Their vision is to build one of […]
By Bill PicturePublished: February, 2007 Sustainability is the buzzword du jour among business world higher-ups, particularly corporate types, for whom the Holy Grail, as indicated by many large companies’ recently revised mission statements, is achieving zero-impact status, that is, doing business without negatively impacting the world around them. But what does that entail? What does […]
By Thaddeus BarsottiPublished: February, 2007 I will always remember my mother pointing out the gently sloping hills in the Capay Valley, golden and painted with shadows from the sun and oak trees that sporadically embellish the landscape. She pointed to the spots where the hills were flat enough to farm, yet, still well above the […]
By Dianne Boate & Robert MeyerPublished: February, 2007 One-hundred five wineries put their best foot forward by providing excellent wines, gourmet food, blazing fires, attractive merchandise and a certain manner that says right away how very glad they are to see you. While wines of the area’s three appellations – Alexander Valley, Dry Creek, Russian […]
Published: January, 2007 Safety Advice from Local U.S. Coast Guard Rocky Shores and Rising TidesThe California coastline has many steep, rocky cliffs as well as many rocky areas in dangerous surf zones. Surf zones are areas of coastline that experience regular heavy surf conditions, which make it difficult or impossible to get back ashore if […]
Published: January, 2007 In 2006, Capitol Corridor, which serves 17 stations along the 170-mile rail corridor between the Sierra Foothills, Sacramento, the San Francisco Bay Area and Silicon Valley/San Jose, celebrated several important successes, including its largest service expansion ever, its 10 millionth train passenger and the completion of $60 million in track improvement projects […]
Published: January, 2007 During times of these winter weather conditions, the US Coast Guard urges sailors and boaters to take actions that ensure their own safety, the safety of others in the vessel and on the water. The following measures should be employed at all times, especially during heavy weather: • Wear life jackets, especially […]
By JB PowellPublished: January, 2007 On Jan. 24, San Francisco’s cruise ship terminal at Pier 35 will welcome the venerable Queen Elizabeth 2. Less than two weeks later, on Feb. 4, her newer, larger sister ship, the Queen Mary 2, will squeeze into Pier 27, which was recently dredged and outfitted for plus-size vessels like […]