Is the Artship riding the crest of the wave of Oakland’s artistic future, or could this ambitious project be little more than a water-colored daydream? By David Fear Published: September, 2002 If you drive down Interstate 880 heading east alongside Oakland’s waterfront district, you might not notice the large seafaring vessel silently biding its time […]
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Letters tothe Editor
Published: August, 2002 Dear Editor: A whacko tax-the-poor-to-feed-the-rich lunatic here. First of all, there are incentives for people not to drive as much, ever hear of a carpool? Second, I scream down the bridge toll because it is a (expletive deleted) plan. Even raising the toll to five dollars won’t solve the financial problem the […]
Editorial Raise all the Damned Bridge Tolls to $5
Raise all the Damned Bridge Tolls to $5 Published: August, 2002 Three cheers! The Golden Gate Bridge toll has been raised to $5! But more needs to be done. SUV fetishists were appalled that the Golden Gate Bridge District would suggest they pay their fair share. When the usual attempts to bully and shout […]
Bay CrossingsJournal
MY LIFE GIVEN BACK TO ME By Bill Coolidge Published: August, 2002 Staring down into the dark shrouded waters of Alameda estuary, I held my breath and slowly exhaled. The backdrop of dawn clipped the top of the Oakland Hills. Two coots and one cormorant were drifting with the outgoing tide. I could hear the […]
Alameda Legacy Home Tore
Published: August, 2002 Alameda is home to an extraordinary collection of Victorian masterpiece homes. The "isle of style" was for many years home to a gritty naval air base but since that closed has been a beacon for eager home-buyers. The Alameda Legacy Home Tour is an annual event that offers a peek behind the […]
Alameda Offers New Ferry Contract
Published: August, 2002 The City of Alameda is less than pleased that the only serious contract ferry operator on the bay now wants a cost plus contract to run the ferry service. Having just stuffed nearly $250,000 more into the operating contract and reducing morning service to save costs, Alameda is beginning to wonder just […]
Can We Afford More BART?
By Guy Span, S.D. Published: August, 2002 Locally known as "Bay Area’s Recurring Tragedy," BART was a grand vision when it was first conceived in 1957. National City Lines (the private owner of the Key System) was desperate to get rid of its unsubsidized and money-losing electric railway across the Bay Bridge. But the commuting […]
Jack London Square: A New Transit Gateway to Oakland
Ferries Connecting with Buses, Trains and BART Published: August, 2002 Because four separate modes of public transportation converge upon or near Jack London Square, ferries, buses, trains, and BART, the Water Transit Authority (WTA), a regional ferry-planning agency, understands that Jack London Square can be a model for making good transit connections. When the California […]
Bay CrossingsBay Environment
Building Cleaner Ferries with Bridge Tolls By Teri Shore, Bluewater Network Published: August, 2002 Bridge toll increases on the Bay Area’s seven state bridges could ensure cleaner ferries for San Francisco Bay. All ferry riders, environmentalists, and public health advocates need to do is make sure that any new ferries built or operated using toll […]
Why not a Floating Bay to Breakers?
Bay Crossings sez "Bring ’em on" for San Francisco’s Southern Waterfront By Nancy Salcedo Published: August, 2002 Where in the world is Islais Creek? It turns out it’s right where we want it to be," assures Julia Viera, founder of Friends of Islais Creek. In only ten years, this grass roots king pin has helped […]