Published: November, 2002 In yet another twist to this ferry tale, San Francisco’s other daily tour boat operator offered to take over the contract more or less “as is” with the city of Alameda. In a series of letters to both acting Mayor Al Dewitt and the Manager of Ferry Services, Red & White […]
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Mexican Tall Ship Celebrates Dia de los Muertos Nov. 2nd at Pier 45.
Published: November, 2002 The tall ship Cuauhtemoc, ambassador of goodwill and training ship for Mexico's Naval cadets and future officers, will sail under the Golden Gate Bridge and dock at Pier 45 on October 31st. Viewing of the tall ship is open and free to the public through November 3rd. The visit of Cuauhtemoc ends […]
Bay Area Transit Operators Extend TransLink® Pilot Program
New BART fare gates to be TransLink® compatible Published: November, 2002 The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) announced today that all six of the Bay Area transit operators participating in the Phase I demonstration of the TransLink® regional fare payment system have agreed to extend the pilot program while their respective boards decide whether to […]
Bay CrossingsCuisine Herb & Spice Rubbed Turkey
By Mary Swift-Swan Published: November, 2002 November is turkey month. In America, cooking turkey at Thanksgiving is a tribute to help given by the Indians who showed English colonists how to survive by growing crops and hunting for meat in the new world. Wild turkey was and is hard to successfully hunt. Fortunately Turkey is […]
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Beach Robin By Bill Coolidge Published: November, 2002 We shot ’em in the Spring. Gave them to the old ones, you know, the ones that couldn’t go out no more and take care for themselves.” The suspenders of his bib overralls are loose fitting, resting on his chest. Twinges of white hair straggle below his […]
BARTbarians at the Gates
By Guy Span Published: October, 2002 Like Alice in Wonderland, your intrepid reporter found himself thrust into the incomprehensible workings of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC). Attending a MTC meeting is a little bit like tuning into a soap opera, where everyone else is aware of what’s going on, but the first-time observer simply has […]
The Water Transit Authority’s Green Machine
The New Super-Low Emission Ferry for Phase II of the Regional System, Starting in 2010 By Wes Starratt When the San Francisco Bay Area Water Transit Authority told its consultants, Glosten-Herbert LLD, to design the lowest emission vessel possible for the Phase II ferry system in the post 2010 years, the task ultimately fell to […]
Tall Ships on the Bay
By Ariane Paul Published: October, 2002 If you stayed in the Bay Area over Labor Day weekend, you may have been among the throngs of people along the Embarcadero watching the tall ship parade and checking out the visiting ships on display. There were swarms of people and children enjoying the summer sun and the […]
New Pacific Princess To Set Sail In Alaska
Princess to Base Small Ship in San Francisco for 11-Day Sailings in 2003 Princess Cruises announced that its new Pacific Princess will be joining the company’s 2003 Alaska fleet, offering eleven-day round-trip voyages from San Francisco. The small 688-passenger vessel, formerly sailing for Renaissance Cruises, will reposition to Alaska after cruising in French Polynesia and […]
Farmers Come to the Bay
The Amazing Success of the Ferry Plaza Market and Its Future By GraceAnn Walden Farmers’ markets are sexy. They seduce people. They bring them downtown at night. San Rafael did that. And since 1993, they have been bringing sophisticated San Franciscans to the Wharf—an area of the city where they formerly wouldn’t be caught dead. […]