By Scott Hargis Published: April, 2007 A quick search on the internet news services for Coast Guard returns mostly disaster stories: lost sailors, boats stranded in heavy seas, capsizes, and sadly, body recoveries. Added to this are high-profile headlines about drug trafficking, Caribbean refugees and Homeland Security. But the Coast Guard has another less exciting […]
Published: January, 2005 Ferry Operators Seek Quick Solutions Vallejo Baylink ferryboats have (regretfully) left customers at the docks when boats were full to capacity. Nonetheless, Vallejo Mayor Anthony Intintoli, who also sits on the San Francisco Bay Area Water Transit Authority (WTA) Board of Directors, said, “I’m concerned that Vallejo’s ferryboat riders will get discouraged […]
By Deb Self Published: February, 2014 If you’re on the San Francisco Bay shoreline and spot a small, round owl on the ground, it’s probably a burrowing owl. These long-legged birds weigh just four to nine ounces and are the only owl active on the ground during the day. They have brown spotted feathers and […]
