Published: February, 2005 On January 13th, a forum was held at the Herbst Theater on the state of our oceans. Co-sponsored by the National Marine Sanctuaries and the Commonwealth Club of California, the evening was moderated by Michael Krasny of KQED. Five panelists delivered passionate speeches on the depletion of our fisheries, erosion of our […]
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Making Cents for Ferries
Published: January, 2005 Four counties around the Bay Area region considered sales tax measures for transit on their November 2004 ballots, including Contra Costa, Marin, San Mateo, and Solano. These measures, requiring a 2/3 vote for passage, passed in all but Solano County. Successful passage of the measures in San Mateo and Contra Costa Counties […]
Bay Crossings Sailing Calendar
Published: January, 2005 Jan. 10-11 – Mid Winters, Berkeley YC Jan. 15 – Jack Frost #2, Encinal YC Jan. 15-16 – Little Daddy Regatta, Richmond YC Jan. 15-16 – Mid Winter #1 & 2, Corinthian YC Jan. 16 – Chowder Series, Berkeley YC Jan. 22 – Tiny Robbins Regatta #3, Vallejo YC Jan. 23 – […]
Tsunami Experience
Published: January, 2005 Dec 28, 2004 Just a note to let you all know that the Chalupa and I are safe in Phuket, Thailand. We were lucky to be able to avoid the full impact of the Tsunami waves that hit Phuket Island. The boat did not suffer any damage other than I had a […]
Letterstothe Editor
Published: January, 2005 The recent story on Transportation Measures on the November ballot (Making Cents for Ferries) left out the events in Sonoma County. I suppose this was due to the prolonged period it took to count the absentee and provisional ballots. The election was close for Measure M, the increment of the sales tax […]
Fleet Week Forensics
Published: January, 2005 Astonishingly enough, the San Francisco Mayor’s Office of Protocol did indeed call back to put to rest speculation by Bay Crossings that the Mayor had not been involved with Fleet Week activities. While it was true that the Mayor did not attend the “Friends of the Fleet” MVP Lunch for Sailors and […]
Bay Crossingson the Cover
Published: January, 2005 Featuring “Falcon’s Court” Birds of Prey Show The 9th Annual San Francisco Bay Flyway Festival takes place Friday through Sunday, January 21-23, 2005, on Mare Island in Vallejo. The San Francisco Bay Flyway Festival celebrates the annual migration along the Pacific Flyway of hawks, shorebirds, ducks, geese, and monarch butterflies and makes […]
Dispatch from Dogpatch
Published: January, 2005 Zannah Noe’s column on the redevelopment of the Third St. corridor. Covering the people and business’s in South Beach, Mission Bay, Dogpatch, Islais Creek and out to the shipyard in Hunter’s Point.
Get Down at the Hidive
Published: January, 2005 Dennis Anderson is an internationally known photographer who has made his living with his camera for three decades. His fine art photography is in the permanent collection of both the San Francisco and New York Museums of Modern Art and appears regularly in magazines such as Architectural Digest, Oceans Magazine, and Resorts […]
Walk-through Walls
Published: January, 2005 Standing at the entrance to the Tannery shop and eatery complex, near the bottom of 1st Street in Benicia, was mesmerizing. The walls of the quiet complex are covered in murals that look realistic and serene. Some of the murals in the hallway use bright pastels to create a fantasy effect, while […]