Published: August, 2014 August 2-3 9AM – 5PM – Learn to Crew Course – OCSC Sailing, Berkeley, 510-843-4200, www.ocscsailing.com Spend two days learning the ropes and becoming competent crew on a 36’ boat with a dedicated and licensed OCSC instructor. No previous sailing experience is necessary to enroll in this two day long class. Cost: OCSC Members $431.25, […]
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Rosenblum Cellars Tasting Room Moves to Jack London Square
BC Staff Report Published: August, 2014 Rosenblum Cellars, the noted Alameda winery and California Zinfandel pioneer, has moved its East Bay tasting room location to Jack London Square on the Oakland waterfront. This new location is just three miles from Rosenblum’s former Alameda site and conveniently accessible by public transportation, including BART and […]
Summer Is in Full Swing at Jack London Square
Published: August, 2014 Summer is in full swing on the Oakland waterfront and Jack London Square’s August calendar is packed with exciting outdoor activities. Everyone is invited to enjoy the eclectic mix of free events including Sing-Along Cinema, Dancing Under the Stars, Waterfront Flicks, Jack’s Night Market and more! August kicks off the return of […]
Freight All Kinds
By Paul Duclos Published: August, 2014 When Graham Greene paid a visit to San Francisco late in his life, he was charmed by the clubby atmosphere of the Big Four, the noted Nob Hill bar and restaurant. Legend has it that he even ordered a cocktail created by his friend and fellow author Ian Fleming. […]
Tom Petty Returns to Rock Golden Gate Park at Outside Lands Festival
BC Staff Report Published: August, 2014 In a partnership with the San Francisco Recreation & Parks Department, Another Planet Entertainment, Superfly Presents and Starr Hill Presents will bring the seventh annual Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival back to San Francisco’s historic Golden Gate Park from August 8 to 10. In its six […]
And Suddenly…We Couldn’t See Anything!
By Captain Ray Published: August, 2014 It happened slightly over a month ago, while I was out sailing with three students. It was just a normal afternoon three-hour practice session. We do them almost every day, and sometimes twice a day. We had come out of the Berkeley Marina a few minutes earlier […]
Sharks Aren’t Scary
By Chandler Bullock Published: August, 2014 There were 53 shark attacks in the United States in 2013, and only two of those attacks resulted in deaths. It seems like a minor danger compared to the 35,000-plus deaths that occurred during 2013 in motor vehicles, but plenty of Americans have a much greater fear […]
A Perfect Day of Kayaking on Tomales Bay
By Joel Williams Published: August, 2014 I moved to the Bay Area in 2000, and over the last 14 years have experienced many unique Bay Area adventures—from hiking on Angel Island to sailing on the Bay. Recently I was able to add to this list by visiting Tomales Bay and learning to kayak, […]
Great Blue Herons Plentiful Around the Bay
By Ded Self Published: August, 2014 Slender, blue-gray birds up to five feet tall, great blue herons (Ardea herodias) live all around San Francisco Bay. With half its height in its long legs, this majestic bird wades in the Bay’s shallow tidal waters, often standing silent and unmoving. Then, with a sudden thrust of its […]
Vanishing Act Follows Unveiling of New East Span
By John Goodwin Published: July, 2014 Last September’s historic opening of the new Bay Bridge East Span truly was a landmark event, not only marking the culmination of a decades-long effort to deliver seismic safety on the Bay Area’s state-owned bridges, but also setting the scene for a historic disappearing act. Work crews earlier this […]