Author: BAY CROSSINGS STAFF REPORT

Published: August, 2001 M.V. Mendocino Joins Golden Gate Fleet Golden Gate Ferry made it official Friday, July 20 in Fort Bragg. With the christening of the M.V. Mendocino there’s a new member of the family. Golden Gate Ferry names its vessels after the counties that make up its governing board; smart politics and a good […]

Published: July, 2001 Vallejo History Interview with Vallejo Mayor Intintoli People Power Behind  Vallejo Ferries Surprise! Great Vallejo  Waterfront Daining! Vallejo  Waterfront Plan Unveiled Hyde Street Harbor Opening Bash New Sausalito Section! New Water Transit Authority News Section

By Christine Cordi  Published: July, 2001 Water broke over the bow of the brave little tugboat. Large swells were bearing down in a fast, cruel cadence. The deck was flooding, making the boat list badly to one side. I could see that she wasn’t going to make it. Only a miracle could save her now. […]

Published: July, 2001 Editors Note: the following is the text of a letter sent by the Bluewater Network to Sen. Steve Peace, Chairman of the California State Legislature Budget Conference Committee Dear Sen. Peace and Budget Conference Committee: Please restore the $50 million or at least maintain the $20 million in proposed funding for the […]

Published: July, 2001 It’s two o’clock in the morning. I’m awake. The hollow light of faraway streetlights illumine the sky between my boat and Oakland. A filmy cover protects the stars. I can’t tell as I sit up and look through the hatch of my sailboat whether it’s fog or lowlying clouds. That is, until […]

Published: July, 2001 Historic, downtown Vallejo is often overlooked by out-of-towners. Six Flags Marine World on the outskirts of town draws plenty of visitors, but few make it downtown and to the waterfront-the real Vallejo.Satisfy your curiosity and check it out, because the setting is incredible. This expansive waterfront near the mouth of the Napa […]

I had the wonderful privilege of being Government Contract Liaison for the Blue & Gold Fleet. That meant being Blue & Gold’s liaison to all of the government agencies Blue & Gold works with as a marine operator, including the National Park Service for the Alcatraz Ferry, the City of Vallejo for the Baylink Ferries, […]

Published: July, 2001 Monday June 18, 2001, Jack London Square Amtrak Station: Kazue Iguchi, 20 (left) and Chiho Torii, 19 (right) of Washington are on their way to Grand Canyon, Arizona. Originally, both of them are from Saitama, Japan. Currently, they are studying economics at Eastern Washington University. For summer vacation, Kazue says, "I want […]

Published: July, 2001 In late 1996, the Vallejo’s City Council recognized Mayor Anthony Intintoli’s hard work over many years to expand and improve Vallejo’s ferry system by naming the catamaran, M/V Intintoli in his honor. Bay Crossings correspondent Wes Starratt recently sat down with Mayor Intintoli for an interview. Tell us something about your background. […]

Mary Swift  Published: July, 2001 Oakland’s Lake Merritt Boating Center was built in 1952 to support sailing clubs and offer sailing classes to young people and the community at large. The Center was so popular that it got maxed out by the early 90’s, so that’s when a bond was put together for expansion. $1.5 […]