Published: July, 2003 Today House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi announced that the San Francisco Bay Area Water Transit Authority will receive $2,483,750 from the U.S. Department of Transportation to construct the first zero-emission passenger-only ferry in the world. Pelosi requested these funds in the 2003 federal Transportation appropriations bill, following the $100,000 she secured in […]
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Summit Sows Seeds for New Funding Plans, But Political Winds May Blow Ill
Published: July, 2003 Mention of a $2 gasoline tax drew claps and cheers from many in the enthusiastic, and decidedly pro-transit, crowd. But with a $35 billion-plus state budget deficit proving unable to sway the opinions of hardline anti-tax forces in California, and the Bush Administration putting the kibosh on House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee […]
San Francisco Bay Master Mariners Benevolent Association Upcoming Events
Published: July, 2003 July 26 River Rat Cruise Sacramento Delta Bob Cart, (510) 549-2200 Aug 30-Sep 1 ChickenShip Regatta (location TBA) Dick Wrenn, (510) 654-7704 Oct. 4 WoodenBoat / MMBA Offshore Cruise Drake’s Bay Bob Rogers, Gene & Pat Buck (415) 364-1656 Oct. 18 Jessica Cup Regatta St. Francis Yacht Club Terry […]
I Lunch for a Living
Published: July, 2003 The City of San Francisco is more than just a pretty face. It’s also one of the world’s greatest in terms of fine dining. Whom do you call for the straight scoop on the perils and possibilities roiling the restaurant industry? None other than Patricia Breslin, Executive Director of the Golden Gate […]
Win a Princess Cruise to Alaska
Published: July, 2003 Do you know what’s been around the San Francisco area longer than the Golden Gate Bridge, Fisherman’s Wharf, and Coit Tower? The answer is world-famous Colombo and Parisian sourdough breads, both baked fresh daily in San Francisco and Oakland since the mid-1800s. In order to draw extra attention to the popular breads, […]
Amtrak Under the Gunn
Published: July, 2003 Railroad passenger trains were in trouble years before they were nationalized. In 1950, the larger railroads operated some 147,511 passenger route miles. By 1968, that fell to 58,130. Operating losses were huge. On the famed California Zephyr domeliner service between Chicago and San Francisco losses, rose to $2.6 million in 1969 on […]
US Senate Democrats Introduce Ferry Transportation Enhancement Act
Published: July, 2003 Senator Patty Murray (D. Washington) introduced a bill on June 25 to increase the use of Federal Highway Trust Funds for ferry services from its current level of $38 million a year to $150 million a year. Cosponsors included both California Senators Feinstein and Boxer along with eight other Democratic Senators from […]
State Sales Tax May Dampen Chances for Local Measures
Published: July, 2003 Confronted with a $38 billion state budget deficit — a debt accumulated over the past three years — Democratic lawmakers in Sacramento are looking favorably towards a temporary sales tax increase. One scenario that seems to be gaining momentum is a $10.7 billion bond package that would be backed by a six-year, […]
Ferry Building Clock Gets Ticking
Published: July, 2003 The Mayor of San Francisco, the Port of San Francisco, and Ferry Building Investors, LLC re-started the Ferry Building’s 245-foot tall historic timepiece during the "Ferry Building Clock Starting Ceremony" on Tuesday, June 17th. At noon, the Honorable Mayor Willie L. Brown, Jr. officially "re-started" the clock as the carillon signaled the […]
Bruce Schwab to Speak at Corinthian Yacht Club
Published: July, 2003 The Corinthian Yacht Club is proud to announce that Bruce Schwab, local rock-star sailor and rigger extraordinaire, will be speaking in person at the Corinthian Yacht Club on Thursday, July 10. The public is cordially invited to attend this exciting talk on fast, short-handed sailing. On May 3, 2003, just over a […]