BY BILL PICTUREPublished: May, 2011 Every month, hundreds of men and women file through the hiring hall at the Sailors Union of the Pacific Building in San Francisco’s South of Market neighborhood hoping to join one of the region’s union-manned ferry crews. After a thorough drug screening, recruits must complete 720 hours of training in […]
By Paul Duclos Published: January, 2009 The Port of Richmond’s Point Potrero Marine Terminal has been a Northern California port of entry and automobile processing facility for more than 30 years. In addition to bringing a large amount of new money into the City, the new contract also means 200 construction jobs, as the City […]
Published: October, 2004 There is a peculiar and disquieting sound on certain summer days that 101 produces just north of Whipple at about 8:30 AM when the traffic is stalled out. When things are well beyond slow and annoying and have established themselves at parking lot still. When things are so thick that everyone has […]
