BY JOEL WILLIAMS Published: June, 2019 There’s an old boating joke: “The best two days a boat owner has are the day he buys a boat and the day he sells it.” The obvious idea behind the joke—that owning a boat is both expensive and a hassle—has a lot of basis in fact. […]
Published: May, 2019 Jack London Square is the ideal place to sip, stroll, shop and dine this May with fun-filled festivals throughout the month! Jack London Square’s Cinco de Mayo festival returns to the Oakland waterfront on Saturday, May 4 from noon until 7 p.m. The festival will feature Latin performances and entertainment […]
BY SEJAL CHOKSI-CHUGH Published: May, 2019 A new proposal by the Trump administration poses a big threat to San Francisco Bay and to local drinking water. If it’s adopted, the rule would erase Clean Water Act protections for streams and creeks that flow only when it rains or when the winter snow melts. […]
BC STAFF REPORT Published: May, 2019 Richmond residents now have an additional attraction during their commutes, as the ferry passes close to the nest of osprey webcam stars Rosie and Richmond every day. The osprey nest can also be viewed 24 hours a day at SFBayOspreys.org—the only livestreaming osprey nest cam in California. […]
BY BILL PICTURE Published: May, 2019 What many drivers traveling the Pacheco Pass probably don’t realize is that the body of water they see out their car window as they wind their way between the Central Valley and the San Francisco Bay Area is more than just some Insta-worthy scenery. The San Luis […]
BY JOEL WILLIAMS Published: May, 2019 This month, Blue & Gold Fleet is celebrating 40 remarkable years of ferry and water excursion services on San Francisco Bay. The company was founded by Roger Murphy and developer Warren Simmons at the same time as PIER 39 launched operations in 1979. The company started by […]
Published: May, 2019 Final Fare Increase: The last ferry fare increase in WETA’s five-year budget plan takes effect July 1. Fares will rise three percent across the board for all runs except Vallejo-San Francisco, where monthly passes increase six percent, or $22, to $388 from $366. Vallejo’s increase is larger because that run had […]
Published: May, 2019 Ferry Q&A is where you can have your questions about Bay Area ferry service answered by the professionals who speak for the ferry systems on a daily basis. Thomas Hall is the public information and marketing manager for WETA, the agency that runs the San Francisco Bay Ferry service. Priya Clemens […]
BY DAN ROSENHEIM Published: May, 2019 WETA and San Francisco’s Treasure Island development agency continue to dance around an agreement on launching ferry service to and from the island in 2021—and so far, they’re out of step. After months of discussions and public utterances about timing and cost, there is still not so […]
BY DAN ROSENHEIM Published: May, 2019 Last month’s court ruling dismissing an attempt to block toll increases on seven regional bridges will likely reopen the spigot for billions of dollars in Bay Area transportation projects. The money could include upwards of $100 million in direct funding for the Water Emergency Transit Authority (WETA), […]