Bay Area consumers reap the benefits of local, seasonal, garden fare By Bill Picture Published: August, 2005 For years now, increasingly pressed-for-time consumers have opted for convenience over quality when it comes to shopping for their families. Let’s face it, most supermarkets are open twenty-four hours. And that’s helpful when you’re a busy homemaker or […]
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Summer Ends on a Love Note
By Bill Picture Published: August, 2005 Organizers of San Francisco’s Loveparade are expecting at least 50,000 people to take to the streets later this month for the annual celebration, the stateside cousin, of Berlin’s legendary techno parade and festival. "But it could be as many as 100,000 [people]," says Loveparade board member and treasurer, Sean […]
“Hold on to your Octopus!”
Honk Kong ferries to metropolitan cities and remote islands By Mark K. Street, Travel Correspondent Published: August, 2005 With the words, "Hold on to your Octopus!" I was initiated into the world of Hong Kong ferries. The Octopus is an electronically stored-value fare card used to ride the ferries. It is also used for trains, […]
Hydrogen Seen as Lightweight Solution to Pollution Problems
By Dr. Angus macDonald Published: August, 2005 In 1970 the environmental movement was just beginning, and steam cars were being suggested as an alternative to fossil fuel-powered automobiles. That year, General Motors built a steam car and put it on display at the Detroit Auto Show. The car was a Pontiac GTO with an extended […]
Top Ten Tips from BoatU.S.
Preserving your dollar by getting the most from a tank of gas By Mary Swift Swan Published: August, 2005 Fuel prices may have stabilized lately, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t try and get more out of each tank of gas. Boat Owners Association of The United States (BoatU.S.) has a few tips that could […]
Wharf Fishermen Protest First Rent Increase in Two Decades
By Wes Starratt, Senior Editor Published: August, 2005 For years, the Port of San Francisco stayed away from any thought of raising rents for the fishermen at the city’s number one tourist attraction, Fisherman’s Wharf. In fact, it has been 20 years, since the fishermen last received an increase in their berth rents, which are […]
Berg Views Port Sonoma as a Transit Hub
Published: August, 2005 When Bay Crossings, upon hearing that the $286 billion Federal Transportation and Highway Bill includes $20 million for the proposed ferry terminal at Port Sonoma at the mouth of the Petaluma River, we reached into our files and found this unpublished interview with Skip Berg, one of the owners of that property, […]
Summertime Reads
Bobby Winston, Editor The Battle of The Hetch Hetchy: America’s Most Controversial Dam And the Birth of Modern Environmentalism By Robert W. Righter Published: August, 2005 Oxford University Press © 2005 The ideal of regionalism is bandied about as can’t by Bay Area civic and community, but, like all big ideas, the implications are never […]
The Art of Wine
HALL Wineries: A display of dedication to the tradition of world-class winemaking By Matt Layton Published: August, 2005 Napa Valley has developed into, perhaps, some of the most well-known wine country in Northern California. Over the years, the area’s rich, fertile ground and choice temperatures have enabled wine growers to cultivate some of the finest […]
Late Harvest
By Dianne Boate and Robert Meyer Published: August, 2005 Someone said that you cannot get just one new thing in your living room, or kitchen, without adding other new things, because the new thing can make the old things look bad by comparison. So please consider the leap you might be taking in becoming fond […]