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Bay Crossings Round-Up

Published: November, 2001 Governor Gray Davis came to Fishermen’s Wharf this month to announce $5 million in redirected funding for promotion and advertising designed to attract locals. The hope is to fill the gap created by folks from further away who are choosing to not travel just now. Eight out of ten visitors to San […]

Letters to the Editor Sex Sells

Published: May, 2001 Editors note: Last month, we printed two of the many letters we received in response to our March cover story "Here Comes the Sun" featuring Dr. Robert Dane, inventor of the new solar ferry. The common theme of all the letters we received, including one from a self-styled "Fairy for Ferries", had […]

PORT OF OAKLAND $5 MILLION CLOSER TO CLEAN SHORE POWER

Published: March, 2011    The Port of Oakland moved closer to clean shore power with approval last month from the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) of $5 million from the Mobile Source Incentive Fund for the Port of Oakland’s shore power project. Shore power provides grid-based electric power from land to vessels, allowing […]