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Published: December, 2006 Winter Wonderland is this year’s theme for parade. Prizes will be awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place for Best Decorated Power Boat and Best Decorated Sail Boat. A grand prize will be awarded for Best Overall Decorated Boat. Judges will evaluate boats based on: representation of this year’s theme, the number […]
Published: December, 2006 The toll hike, which does not affect the Golden Gate Bridge, was authorized by the state Legislature in July 2005 with the passage of Assembly Bill 144, which established a financing plan to complete the state Toll Bridge Seismic Retrofit Program — including construction of the new East Span of the San […]
Published: December, 2006 ALAMEDA — Bay Ship & Yacht, Co., which serves the superyacht market, has announced the completion of their Rolls-Royce Marine Syncrolift® installation. The company currently operates 1,200 feet of shore side berths and one floating dry dock with a capacity of 2800-tons. With the addition of the Syncrolift®, Bay Ship &Yacht will […]
By Mary E. ShacklettPublished: December, 2006 Online course work originally started in the defense industry as computer-based training in the 1970’s. Since then, online training has soared. As long as you have wireless Internet access and you can tie into a wireless hub (available in most port areas), you can take classes at any time. […]
Published: December, 2006 Among the most popular 511 features for holiday travelers is Driving TimesSM, which delivers on-demand information about point-to-point travel times on the Bay Area freeway network. The 511 Airport option is also popular, and contains information about traffic conditions, parking rates and ground transportation at the San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose and […]
By Ed & Pam McGrathPublished: December, 2006 Dear Santa, Please bring us a compass. We’re longing for a brand spankin’ new one — the kind with the magnetized needle inside a capsule of fluid, which keeps the needle from pivoting wildly. We know a modern compass is a necessity. That is, unless you’re really good […]
Published: December, 2006 The park has been monitoring the area from shore and by boat and, so far, no additional aggressive marine mammal behavior has been observed, and the swim clubs in Aquatic Park have not reported any new incidents. Although the lagoon has re-opened to swimmers, the park’s recreational users should be aware that […]
By Kimmie HaworthPublished: December, 2006 Although we are blessed with a 365 boating season here on the bay, keeping warm is something that must be dealt with realistically, if you want to spend the night on your boat. Heck, even in July, it can feel really cold around here, especially after the sun goes down. […]
Published: December, 2006
Published: December, 2006 • Nov. 2, SAN FRANCISCO — A USCG HH-65 Dolphin helicopter air-lifted a man with third-degree burns from the Maltese freight vessel Alona, 60 miles SW of San Francisco. The crew-member sustained third-degree burns when he fell onto the inside wall of a boiler in the ship’s engine room during his work. The man was delivered to Monterey Peninsula Hospital and then taken to Santa Clara […]