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Published: October, 2005 San Francisco — The San Francisco Bay Area Water Transit Authority (WTA) announced that the recently passed federal transportation bill SAFETEA-LU designated the WTA as the recipient of $14 million for ferry boat and terminal construction, while greatly increasing the national fund which provides WTA with significant additional funding each year. For […]
Bay Crossings chartered former presidential yacht the Potomac last month to run a triangle cruise between Richmond, San Francisco and Oakland. Our excuse was to show off Richmond’s inexpressibly beautiful waterfront – longest of any jurisdiction on San Francisco Bay – to movers and shakers. A grand time was had by all.
19th Century Corsairs Challenged Homeland Security The Pirates Laffite By William C. Davis Harcourt; 706 PAGES; $28.00 By Patrick Burnson Published: October, 2005 While the porous nature of America’s borders continues to be a hot issue in the post-9/11 era, Homeland Security is hardly a new concept. Students of history realize that this nation has […]
Published: October, 2005 Teaching New and Old "Sea Dogs" Safe Boating Skills The Peralta Sail and Power Squadron is presenting a public, safe-boating class on Wednesday evenings, beginning October 12. Norm Pennington, District Commander of the United States Sail and Power Squadrons of Northern California, will teach the course. He is also the education officer […]
Flashlight tour illuminates neighborhood ghost stories By Bill Picture Published: October, 2005 By day, the streets of San Francisco’s Chinatown are bustling with meandering groups of map-slinging tourists, and locals on their way from the market clutching pink plastic bags with the ingredients for that night’s dinner. But when the sun disappears behind Twin Peaks […]
Published: October, 2005 When visiting our tasting room here in St. Helena, many guests depart without ever realizing that just a short stroll away sits a part of Napa Valley history quite literally carved in stone. Founded in 1885 by a seafaring captain named William Peterson, the Hall winery site has a long and rich […]
It’s Appletime Dianne Boate and Robert Meyer Published: October, 2005 Now, it’s the time of year to change into our autumn clothes, colors, and choose from menus of hearty foods and warming drinks. We have taken a particular shine to apple lore and all the amazing things made from apples. Dianne took a flying trip […]
Published: August, 2005 FESTIVALS "Everyone loves a parade" SAUSALITO ART FESTIVAL Sausalito Sept. 3-5 On Labor Day weekend, the quaintly picturesque seaside city of Sausalito becomes the backdrop for a world-class group of artists displaying their arts and crafts at the annual Sausalito Art Festival. Join the over million people who have come to this […]