Hotel Gaia: built to blend with nature By Dan SankeyPublished: January, 2006 On a visit to Napa County, you will soon be able to consider another color besides red or white. Green building is a trend ripening in the form of an eco-resort called the Gaia Napa Hotel. South San Francisco hotel developer Wen Chang […]
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A Migration Celebration Takes Wings
By Myrna Hayes, Flyaway festival Co-founder and CoordinatorPublished: January, 2006 The San Francisco Bay Flyway Festival, headquartered on Mare Island in Vallejo, is the Bay Area’s only 3-day celebration of the annual migration of waterfowl and shorebirds along the Pacific Flyway. In its tenth year, the Festival has attracted a loyal regional following. Participants are […]
Winter’s Calm Waters
Kayak in, get a good look at the wildlife By Scott HargisPublished: January, 2006 Kayaking enthusiasts are a lot like birds: they tend to head south in the winter. This time of year, most kayak outfitters are busy organizing trips to Costa Rica, Baja, and other tropical destinations. And while escaping the Bay Area’s rainy […]
Port of Oakland and Port of Sacramento: A World-Class Partnership?
Published: December, 2005 Port of Oakland and Port of Sacramento: A World-Class Partnership? The nation’s fourth-busiest container port, the Port of Oakland, wants to run the Port of Sacramento as an inland branch to help handle growing Asian cargo. Talks between the two ports could lead to container-carrying barges between San Francisco Bay and Sacramento. […]
Jack London Square Rising
Published: December, 2005 The rap on Oakland’s Jack London Square is that it has all the charm of an East European government building and the luck of someone who buys a pumpkin farm only to find Halloween cancelled. The keystone of Jack London Square at the foot of Broadway was a woefully misguided development program […]
Vibrant Vallejo
By Jim Kern Published: December, 2005 For most of its history, the City of Vallejo has been closely associated with the United States Navy. The presence of the bustling Mare Island Naval Shipyard molded Vallejo’s identity as a "Navy Town." When Mare Island closed ten years ago, Vallejo embarked on an exciting new path to […]
From the Helm of a Yacht: Deck the Rails
By Ed and Pam McGrath Published: December, 2005 We blink and the sights and sounds of the holidays are upon us once again. Holiday festivities are in full swing. The sites and sounds and smells are deliciously familiar. Folks gather together with loved ones. Good food abounds. We deck the halls. We deck the […]
LETTER to the EDITOR
Published: December, 2005 from U.S. Department of the Interior October 24, 2005 To Whom It May Concern: The National Park Service at San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park is seeking comments regarding a proposed project involving rehabilitation of the amphitheater within the Aquatic Park National Historic Landmark District. This project would entail […]
Telecommuting Helps Balance Work, Family
By Mary E. Shacklett Published: December, 2005 Computers, the Internet and advanced communications have enabled hundreds of thousands of people across the nation to telecommute. These individuals find that they can work at home and also be more available to their families. Who are these telecommuters, and what does it take to be successful at […]
MERRY FERRY IS BACK ON GOLDEN GATE FERRY
Published: December, 2005 After a few year hiatus, due to budget cuts, Golden Gate Larkspur Ferry has partnered with the Water Transit Authority to bring back the popular "Merry Ferry." Starting Mon., Dec. 12 through Sat., Dec. 17, special events will take place Mon. through Fri. aboard the 9:40 a.m. ferry from Larkspur. On Sat., […]