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By CaptaIn Ray Published: October, 2013 With the magnificent spectacle of America’s Cup now behind us, here are a few quick and random observations from a Bay Area sailing instructor who has dedicated his life to sailing. • What a tremendous comeback for ORACLE TEAM USA! Think of a football game where you are down […]
By Joel Williams Published: October, 2013 The "Summer of Sailing" started with a whimper but ended with a roar as the Bay Area witnessed the greatest comeback in the history of sailing—and one of the greatest comebacks in the history of competitive sports. By the time that the first race of the America’s Cup finals […]
By Mallory Johnson Published: October, 2013 Halloween is quickly approaching, with it comes all kinds of ghoulish creatures like zombies, aliens, ghosts and more. If you spend all year anxiously waiting for the monsters to come out, you’ll be delighted to find out that you don’t need to wait until Halloween to meet these freaky […]
By Marjorie Blackwell Published: October, 2013 The San Francisco Bay Area Water Trail sounds somewhat like an oxymoron since there is no path through the water, no trail markers, and the path has no start or end point. Yet, there is proof the Water Trail exists: it has a logo, a website — www.sfbaywatertrail.org —and […]
By Matt Larson Published: October, 2013 Louis Nickles, senior deckhand for Blue & Gold Fleet, has been at the job on the San Francisco Bay for the last 18 years. "It’s a good excuse to be on the water every day," he said. "And to be around nice people." Nickles got his start with Harbor […]
BC Staff Report Published: October, 2013 To assist in alleviating the congestion at the Larkspur Terminal parking lot, which reaches capacity by 8:30 a.m. on most weekdays, the Golden Gate Bridge Highway & Transportation District (GGBHTD) launched a new shuttle service called "the Wave" in September for residents along Sir Francis Drake Blvd. from Fairfax […]
By Patrick Burnson Published: October, 2013 The Port of Oakland’s terminal operators had to deal with severe congestion and delays for much of the month of July and August, thanks to dockside labor disruptions and wildcat actions by independent truckers. But Chris Lytle, the Port of Oakland’s newly-appointed executive director, managed to get everyone back […]
By Patrick Burnson Published: September, 2013 San Francisco-based BSR and Hilton Worldwide recently released a new report highlighting year-one findings from the Center for Sustainable Procurement (CSP), an initiative launched in May 2012 to help global business procurement managers integrate sustainability into their purchasing decisions. The research is the first published work of the CSP […]
Published: September, 2013 Under construction for more than a decade, the new Bay Bridge East Span is finally opening for business. Nearly 25 years after the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake damaged the original 1936 span, the Bay Area public will be able to drive on a contemporary and seismically safe new bridge designed to ride […]
Published: September, 2013 Cruise for a Cause Come celebrate the start of the 34th Annual America’s Cup races on Friday, September 6 aboard the historic USS Potomac, Franklin Roosevelt’s presidential yacht. Enjoy a memorable evening cruise across the San Francisco Bay with a gourmet buffet, libations, live jazz era music, auctions, book signing and more. […]