Published: September, 2003 When built, the first General Manager of BART, Brian Stokes, called it "The swift, virtually noiseless and vibration-free electric train." Stokes also promised BART to the Airport and that every passenger would have a seat. While BART has finally managed to get to the airport some thirty years after promised, the commute […]
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NCMA Fall Boat Show
Published: September, 2003 The 32nd annual Northern California FALL Boat Show runs September 13-21, and includes over 100 yachts in the water and over 200 trailer boats on land. This year’s highlights include one of California’s best fishing guides, Craig Hanson, and his weekend seminars on where and how to get the best and […]
Bay Crossings On the Cover
Published: September, 2003 For a number of years, I was haunted by a recurring 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 if it was an […]
Inside The Towers
Published: August, 2003 The Towers premium home collection offers luxury waterfront living and resort ambience in one of San Francisco’s more sought-after locations. There are approximately 45 new homes currently available, including 15 on the top level with stunning views. The Towers management has completely transformed the Embarcadero One South apartments into modern luxury homes. […]
New Study Reveals that New York Ferries are More Polluting than Cars, Buses, or Trains
Published: August, 2003 Rapid ferry expansion in New York Harbor is worsening the region’s unhealthy air and threatening public health, and will for years to come if no action is taken. Bluewater Network is calling on New York City and state policymakers to require use of cleaner fuels and technologies before new ferries are put […]
Ferry Food Fight
Published: August, 2003 Sometimes no extra commentary is needed whatsoever: consider this exchange. Maria Lombardo, Deputy Director of the San Francisco County Transportation Authority, took the initiative to write the Golden Gate Transit Bus District with her rather unflattering thoughts about ferries. It prompted the read-only-wearing-asbestos-gloves response that follows from Marina V. (and don’t you […]
Libations
Published: August, 2003 On the 4th of July, we were invited for cocktails in Sausalito before the evening of fireworks began. A lovely bottle of chilled champagne was opened, and we sat sipping and enjoying it in anticipation of the evening festivities. A little later, we heard our host rattling around in his kitchen and […]
A Real San Francisco Fish Story
Published: August, 2003 I own Seafood Suppliers along with my wife Signa. It’s a mom-and-pop deal. We’re referred to as a "first receiver, wholesale-to-wholesale" maritime seafood company. We don’t have trucks that go to restaurants or grocery stores. We sell to the people who do. We offload fish, but that isn’t the only thing that […]
MTC Allocation Turns Diesel Buses into Vehicle for Air Quality
Published: August, 2003 On June 25, the first Spare-the-Air Day of 2003, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) allocated over $13.8 million in federal Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) program funds to 12 Bay Area transit agencies to help finance the purchase of nearly 1,700 emission-control retrofit devices that will be installed on diesel buses […]
USS Oakland Honored
Published: August, 2003 The Port of Oakland dedicated the USS Oakland Mast at its new home in Middle Harbor Shoreline Park on Thursday, July 17. USS Oakland, a World War II anti-aircraft cruiser was the first, and to this date, the only United States Navy ship to bear the name of the City of Oakland. […]