Bay Crossings Staff Report Published: July, 2011 Sailors around the world know San Francisco Bay as a great sailing venue. The strong winds make the sailing intensely physical, while swift tides make for challenging tactical racing. The Bay regularly hosts world championship regattas for classes of all sizes, but nothing will showcase this natural venue […]
By Patrick Burnson Published: June, 2015 The ongoing infrastructure investment for the Port of Oakland may be paying big dividends soon if super-sized container vessels continue to make more inbound calls. Well over a dozen megaships have called here in the past 30 days. “We have prepared for these ships and they’re here to stay,” […]
By Sejal Choksi, Baykeeper and Program DirectorPublished: July, 2009 A few months ago, this column focused on once-through cooling, a harmful technology in use at three Bay Area power plants. Once-through cooling plants kill fish and marine life as they pull in Bay water to cool heated machinery. In response, we received this inquiry: “My […]
