By Mccabe Coolidge Published: August, 2004 A slow morning at the art gallery, so I awalk out onto the deck and check out the waterfront. A few tourists browsing in an antique store, a group of people waiting in front of the dive shop, some white wooden shrimpers docked in front of Otis’s Fish Market. […]
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What’s Going On In there?
Published: August, 2004 Check out what is going on at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco, inside is the Exploratorium. The Exploratorium’s summer is devoted to tinkering! Through October 3, 2004 CABARET MECHANICAL Theater’s US Premier Exhibition Funny, whimsical Mechanical Automata, formerly of Covent Garden, London, now at the Exploratorium. There aren’t many […]
Ugly Duckling Richmond-San Rafael Bridge
By Wes Starratt, Senior Editor Published: August, 2004 Your morning ferry from Larkspur or Vallejo gives you an inspiring view of that most beautiful and magnificent of all bridges, the Golden Gate, before you dock near the workhorse of our bridges, the Bay Bridge, with its dramatic and graceful spans. If you’re coming from […]
New Look for BART Heralds Sweet Summer Deal for Commuters
Published: August, 2004 The new look calls attention to a groundbreaking deal—forged through a landmark partnership between BART, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), and the Bay Area Air Quality Management District—that allows travelers to ride BART free during the mornings of the first five weekdays declared Spare the Air days by the Air District. BART […]
Vallejo Artist Shines in the Sun
By Mary Swift-Swan Published: August, 2004 Internationally respected artist Benbow Bullock created the sculpture that brightens the front of the Vallejo Ferry Building. The painted metal sculpture is a striking image with bold primary colors in playful contrast to the classically marine grey building with white trim and a marine-green roof. The newest major art […]
Port of Oakland Board of Commissioners Approve Renewable Energy Package
Published: August, 2004 California Senate Bill 1078 (SB 1078) became law January 1, 2003. It provides that each governing body of a local publicly owned electric utility shall be responsible for implementing and enforcing a “renewable portfolio standard” to encourage renewable resources. The state legislature established an attainment target of 20% renewable energy by the […]
Vallejo Gets Ferry of the Future
By Wes Starratt, PE Published: August, 2004 Imagine moving at the top speed of more than 40 miles per hour (38 knots) down the main ship channel from Vallejo toward San Francisco, only 55 minutes away, and you will get an idea of the thrill experienced by guests aboard the inaugural run of the […]
Libations
By Dianne Boate and Robert Meyer Published: August, 2004 The days of wine tasting go back a long way for Spencer Christian, chief weather forecaster for Channel 7 ABC News. By 1979, while he was living on the East Coast, his wine cellar already boasted 1,500 bottles. He concentrated on Bordeaux, Australian, and California wines, […]
Ferry Building Marketplace Directory
Published: August, 2004 02 Book Passage This family-owned, independent bookstore truly represents the Bay Area. When Bill or Hillary Clinton comes to town, they come here. (P.R.) 03 Ferry Plaza Seafood A dual-purpose fresh fishmonger and lunch counter, this is the way San Francisco should be. Whether it be to pick up today’s catch for […]
Mare Island Shipyard Turns 150
Published: August, 2004 Vallejo—Joyce Giles smiles as she leads her tour groups through the blacksmith’s building she once worked in: the enormous empty room now just weeks away from its premier as the Mare Island Artifacts Museum. A peppy, elderly woman with silver curls, Giles strolls by the mounted black and white photos with pride, […]