Published: January, 2004 Bay Area voters who go to the polls on March 2 will be able to take direct action to expand the ferry system, promote vibrant waterfront communities, and embrace the region’s greatest natural resource. Regional Measure 2, the Regional Traffic Relief Plan, puts the very quality of Bay Area life on the […]
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Little Sausalito Caffe
By Mary Swift-Swan Published: January, 2004 Il Piccolo opened on the Sausalito waterfront at 660 Bridgeway, Suite 3, under the Water Street Grill in the late fall of 2003. The Tuscan-style coffee house has sheltered outdoor tables so patrons can enjoy spectacular views of San Francisco and the ferry docks looking down Raccoon Straits. Piccolo […]
Bay CrossingsJournal
By Mccabe Coolidge Published: January, 2004 For a number of years, I was haunted by a reoccurring dream. I’d climb to the top of the mast of my sailboat and search the gray clouded sky, seeing only a big pale bird, way off, flying alone, away from me, away from land. I wondered then […]
Port of Call—Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
By Drake Nanda Published: January, 2004 Some ports are just too good to pass up. Strategic location, access to cheap raw materials, cheap labor, convenient offshore quasi-territory from which to conduct quasi-legal activities—all reasons which have contributed to regular takeovers of important harbors by stronger nation states. True, the world used to be terribly brutish, […]
Legendary Dining Affordable
By Mary Swift-Swan Published: January, 2004 In the month of January, thanks to the San Francisco Visitors and Convention Bureau, it is possible for everyone to Dine-About-Town. Celebrating its third year, this year’s Dine-About-Town event is bigger and better than ever. More than 1,000 of San Francisco’s finest restaurants are part of this amazing culinary […]
Sausalito Art Lounge
By Mary Swift-Swan Published: January, 2004 The Sausalito Art Lounge, owned by Mark Reuben Gallery, has re-created the upstairs gallery with darkened wall space and gallery lighting and is now available to rent. New and established artists now have an opportunity to exhibit their work in this upstairs gallery at 12 Princess Street, next door […]
Sausalito, the 21st Region of Italy!
By Mary Swift-Swan Published: January, 2004 Poggio, a year in the making, has opened its doors filling the ground floor under Casa Madrona Hotel and Spa. The reinvention of the Village Fair of old Sausalito’s art colony is finally complete with coherent style and grace and a bit of Tuscan flare. The last of the […]
RM-2 Needs Y-O-U
Tell all Your Friends to Support Bridge Toll Increase Published: January, 2004 In just eight weeks, Bay Area voters will vote on Regional Measure Two (RM-2), which, if passed, will raise tolls on the Bay Bridge and other state bridges by $1. It’s way too little–tolls should be more like the $7 levied in […]
Bay CrossingsBay Round Up Public Hearing on Fare Increase
By Guy Span, S.D. Published: January, 2004 GGB&HTD is holding a public hearing January 22, 2004 to propose increases in special events ferry and bus charges. Service to PacBell Park (now it’s called SBC after its new name rights franchisee) will increase (with approval) from $11.20 to $13 from Larkspur, while bus service to Candlestick […]
Macworld Conference & Expo
Steve Jobs Keynote Speaker Jan. 6th Published: January, 2004 The Macworld Conference & Expo, held at San Francisco’s Moscone Center January 5-9, is celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2004. The expo attracts Mac enthusiasts from around the globe who want to network with their peers, check out the latest Mac products and services, and […]