By Patrick Burnson Published: July, 2016 If you haven’t seen the Port of Oakland lately, you wouldn’t recognize the place. That’s the message the port delivered to customers last month in its mid-year report. “It’s not your father’s Port of Oakland anymore,” said Executive Director Chris Lytle in a message sent to about 1,000 shippers, trucking […]
By Deb Self Published: August, 2013 Have you walked along the shores of San Francisco Bay and spotted a dark head in the water, with big eyes looking back at you? From the safety of water, a harbor seal will often curiously watch people walking on the beach. Harbor seals can also playfully bump swimmers, […]
Published: March, 2006 Dear Bay Crossings: Kudos for your interview with State Senator Alan Lowenthal. It is about time that the word is spread about the working conditions of our Port truck drivers. As a member of the Ship Clerks’ Association, ILWU Local 34, I see it every day-: the long lines on and off […]
