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A Picaresque History of the Port of Oakland

Published: July, 2001 Incredible as it seems, the town had been incorporated, the city council duly elected and the waterfront appropriated by Carpentier before most of the residents were aware that Oakland existed. The village had always been called Contra Costa. To be sure, the name was merely a Spanish term meaning "the opposite shore," […]

Appointments made to Water Transit Authority

Published: March, 2000 Three appointments have been made to the San Francisco Bay Area Water Transit Authority Board.  They are:  —   Marina Secchitano, Regional Director of Inland Boatmen's Union of the Pacific (IBU).  The IBU represents most of the crewpeople working San Francisco Bay ferryboats.  Ms. Secchitano is also a founding member of the […]

HERE’S YOUR CHANCE… VOLUNTEER FOR A UNIVERSAL TRANSIT FARE CARD

Published: April, 2002 More plastic? Yes, but this single card will provide rides on AC Transit, BART, Caltrain, Golden Gate Transit, Muni, and VTA without having to pay each time you board a bus, ferry, or train. Thanks to the efforts of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), the Bay Area will be the first region […]