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MORE WEEKDAY SERVICE THAN EVER BEFORE BEGINS JULY 1

It’s been said that things will never be the same. And why should they be? This is your chance to start fresh. San Francisco Bay Ferry (SFBF) is the cool, calm and comfortable way to cross the bay. And while you’ve been staying home, they’ve been working to make it better than ever, with flexible […]

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Temporary Lower Fares and Enhanced Schedules for San Francisco Bay Ferry Coming in July

The San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) Board of Directors adopted a proposal on April 1 that includes temporary lower fares and an enhanced schedule for its San Francisco Bay Ferry service. Changes will begin to take effect in July 2021. WETA’s Pandemic Recovery Program is designed to incentivize the return of […]

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Eleven Transit Agencies Join Clipper START®

Pilot Program Delivers Discount Fares for Riders with Lower Incomes Eleven more Bay Area transit agencies today joined the Clipper START® program, which allows lower-income adults age 19-64 to receive fare discounts ranging from 20 percent to 50 percent on most transit systems around the region. Beginning Monday, January 25, riders with Clipper START cards […]

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Seamus Murphy Appointed as Next WETA Executive Director

The San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) Board of Directors last month announced that it has appointed Seamus Murphy as the agency’s new executive director. Murphy joined the agency effective January 4, 2021. Murphy arrives to WETA after serving for the last five years as the Chief Communications Officer for the San […]

Ferries News

Dollar Days Fare Promotion Ends November 30

San Francisco Bay Ferry will suspend its Dollar Days on the Bay promotion on November 30 and return to normal fares on December 1. This is in response to all counties served by San Francisco Bay Ferry now having moved into the purple tier of the state’s recovery blueprint. Delaying the second month of the […]

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Dollar Days on San Francisco Bay

Ferry rides across the Bay are about to get a lot cheaper. For the month of November, San Francisco Bay Ferry (SFBF) passenger fares will be reduced to one dollar when purchased through Hopthru, a transit pass application. The goal is to encourage more people to take advantage of ferry transit and make the ferries […]

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Expanded Downtown San Francisco Ferry Terminal Opens to the Public

The San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA), joined by Mayor London Breed, State Senator Scott Wiener, Assemblymember David Chiu, and the Port of San Francisco (Port) today announced the completion and opening of the Downtown San Francisco Ferry Terminal Expansion Project. The expansion triples WETA’s San Francisco Bay Ferry capacity in the […]

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Social Distancing Measures Provide Space, Peace of Mind for Ferry Riders

One of the best ways to stay healthy during the COVID-19 crisis is to keep a safe distance from others. To that end, San Francisco Bay Ferry (SFBF) has taken some measures to ensure every passenger has enough space on board. Maximum capacity on each vessel has been reduced substantially Unavailable seats have been taped […]

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Two New Members Appointed to WETA Board of Directors

Last week, California State Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon appointed Jessica Alba to the San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) Board of Directors. Alba fills the vacancy left by the resignation of Nick Josefowitz in April 2020 and her term is effective until January 1, 2024. “We are so thrilled to welcome Director […]

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WETA Executive Director Nina Rannells Announces Retirement from Agency

Nina Rannells, the executive director of the San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA), announced her retirement yesterday from WETA after 12 years leading the agency and more than 30 years in Bay Area public transportation. “Nina’s vision for what ferry service could be in the Bay Area has never wavered, and her […]

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Perfect Read for COVID-19: Journey Round My Room

Journey Round My Room, published by San Francisco’s Arion Press, is a travelogue by Xavier de Maistre.    The story in a nutshell: In 1790, as a young officer in the Piedmontese army, Xavier de Maistre participated in a duel. It is not known whether his opponent perished or was wounded; de Maistre records no injury […]

News Profiles

Lou Cook

BY MATT LARSON Riding the ferry makes many people happy, and it makes some people so happy that they pursue careers on the ferries. Lou Cook, deckhand for Blue & Gold Fleet, is one of these people. This former interior designer used to take the ferry from San Francisco to Larkspur for work, or would […]

Carl on the Bay

Jack London was a sailor?

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This week, Carl ruminates on Jack London’s origins in Oakland and what sets the Port of Oakland apart from San Francisco. Carl talks about how London’s experiences sailing around the Bay shaped him as a person and fed the material for his writing.

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ON OUR COVER APRIL / MAY 2020

In San Francisco, a city whose economy is inextricably linked to the 25 million people who visit it each year, the owners of tourism-oriented businesses (and their employees) are anxiously waiting to see what kind of lingering effect the pandemic might have on consumer behavior and spending. Meanwhile, transit agencies are trying to make sense […]

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