ON OUR COVER February 2007

Oil Refinery Expansions Threaten San Francisco Bay

By Deb Self Published: January, 2014 The oil industry has big plans for expansion along San Francisco Bay’s shore. If the region’s refineries get their way, millions more barrels of crude oil will be brought to the Bay Area for processing and export to other states and nations. The number of tankers on the Bay […]

Conversations with the Ferry Building

Published: April, 2005 The Bay Crossings store in the Ferry Building sells ferry tickets and memorabilia and functions as the default information center. Those of us who work at the store have people come up all the time wanting to share feelings, stories, and reactions about the Ferry Building. They’re all over the map, from […]

Cold and Flu Season Also Impacts Bay Ecosystems

By Deb SelfPublished: January, 2011  As cold and flu season approaches, we’re apt to have a bigger impact on the Bay than usual. We know that our municipal governments provide sewage treatment that is supposed to protect the Bay, and—except in cases of overflows—our treatment technology does a pretty good job on bacteria and pathogens. […]