Published: September, 2011 In August, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced $9.98 million in grants to 13 small shipyards throughout the United States to modernize facilities, increase productivity and help make the country’s small shipyards more competitive in the global marketplace. In the Bay Area, Alameda’s Bay Ship & Yacht received a $400,000 grant that […]
THE CRUCIBLE PREPARES FOR THE SIXTH ANNUAL FINE ARTS FESTIVAL By Bill PicturePublished: July, 2006 For residents of West Oakland, the sky-scorching flame-bursts and heavens-reaching lightning-crackles lighting up the night sky above Seventh Street on July 14 & 15 can mean only one thing – it’s time, once again, for The Crucible’s annual Fire Arts Festival. […]
By Guy Span Published: October, 2002 Like Alice in Wonderland, your intrepid reporter found himself thrust into the incomprehensible workings of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC). Attending a MTC meeting is a little bit like tuning into a soap opera, where everyone else is aware of what’s going on, but the first-time observer simply has […]
