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ON OUR COVER March 2015

San Francisco was host to the 1915 World’s Fair, also known as the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. For the duration of the exposition, the Ferry Building’s tower was festooned with lights boldly proclaiming “1915” to visitors on both sides of the Bay. In early March, that iconic lighting will return thanks to the efforts of some […]

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AN ENDURING ICON: THE FERRY BUILDING’S 1915 LIGHTS RETURN

BC Staff Report   Published: March, 2015   San Francisco was host to the 1915 World’s Fair, also known as the Panama-Pacific International Exposition (PPIE). For the duration of the exposition, the Ferry Building’s tower was festooned with lights boldly proclaiming “1915” to visitors on both sides of the Bay. In early March, that iconic […]

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ON OUR COVER March 2015

Published: March, 2015 San Francisco was host to the 1915 World’s Fair, also known as the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. For the duration of the exposition, the Ferry Building’s tower was festooned with lights boldly proclaiming “1915” to visitors on both sides of the Bay. In early March, that iconic lighting will return thanks to the […]

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Around the Bay in March 2015

Published: March, 2015 Tall Ships Battle in the Bay Replicas of the historical tall ships Lady Washington and Hawaiian Chieftain return to the Bay Area for a series of public adventure sails, battle recreation sails and dockside tours. There are many options available to visit or sail on these majestic vessels in Oakland, San Francisco […]

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San Francisco Bay Hit by Four Recent Oil Spills

By Deb Self Published: March, 2015 Recently, San Francisco Baykeeper responded to four separate oil spills into San Francisco Bay. In only one did the responsible party take action to help with the cleanup. First, over the course of several days in mid-January, a sticky toxic substance coated and killed hundreds of ducks and shorebirds […]

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WATERFRONT ACTIVITIES March 2015

Published: March, 2015 March 2 – 6       Radar Observer Unlimited Course – Maritime Institute, San Rafael, 888-262-8020   www.MaritimeInstitute.com This five (5) day course provides training to mariners who wish to obtain a USCG endorsement as a Radar Observer (Unlimited). A Radar Observer endorsement is required for all ocean routes; all towing vessel greater than 26 feet […]

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Playwright Carey Perloff on Her New Memoir

By Paul Duclos Published: March, 2015 Carey Perloff, award-winning playwright, theater director and artistic director of the American Conservatory Theater (ACT), has just penned a highly-anticipated memoir, Beautiful Chaos. Published by City Lights, this slender narrative has won praise from actors, playwrights and fellow authors, and should be popular with Bay Crossings readers. Bay Crossings: […]

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March 8 Deadline to Apply for Paid High School Summer Internships at MTC

By Georgia Lambert Published: March, 2015 First-time jobs can be hard to come by, so getting a paid summer internship and gaining experience while still in high school is a real score. High school sophomores, juniors and graduating seniors in the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area are encouraged to apply for paid summer internships in […]

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Dredging Helps to Restore Bay Wetlands

By Bill Picture Published: March, 2015 It’s not often that tampering with Mother Nature proves to be a good thing in the long term, but that’s exactly what has happened at the Port of Oakland. Last month, the port announced that recent dredging activity yielded 400,000 cubic yards of sediment, every muddy drop of which […]

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AN ENDURING ICON: THE FERRY BUILDING’S 1915 LIGHTS RETURN

BC STAFF REPORT   San Francisco was host to the 1915 World’s Fair, also known as the Panama-Pacific International Exposition (PPIE). For the duration of the exposition, the Ferry Building’s tower was festooned with lights boldly proclaiming “1915” to visitors on both sides of the Bay. In early March, that iconic lighting will return thanks […]