Author: BAY CROSSINGS STAFF REPORT

Published: April, 2000 From Vallejo, in Solano County, to Antioch, in Contra Costa County, the cities each offer a bit of history that helped to shape the state and country. They all share common denominators as well. Each is a "waterfront" community, on the Carquinez Strait, and certainly worth a visit or two. Vallejo One […]

Published: March, 2000 There is good news and there is bad news for ferry advocates made anxious by charges that ferries damage the environment. The good news is that the environmentalist leading the charge against ferries now believes that “it’s possible that San Francisco will one day have the worlds biggest, and “greenest” ferry system, […]

Published: March, 2000 Three appointments have been made to the San Francisco Bay Area Water Transit Authority Board.  They are:  —   Marina Secchitano, Regional Director of Inland Boatmen's Union of the Pacific (IBU).  The IBU represents most of the crewpeople working San Francisco Bay ferryboats.  Ms. Secchitano is also a founding member of the […]

Published: March, 2000 There is good news and there is bad news for ferry advocates made anxious by charges that ferries damage the environment. The good news is that the environmentalist leading the charge against ferries now believes that “it’s possible that San Francisco will one day have the worlds biggest, and “greenest” ferry system, […]

BY JIM SWEENEY  Published: March, 2000 Last July, when expanded ferry service was being proposed by the Bay Area Council, Russell Long, Executive Director of Bluewater Network, issued the "Bay Area Transit Options Emission Report" on the internet. This Report raises speculative concerns that are backed up by an impressive array of data tables, bar […]

Published: March, 2000 It’s a relaxing and pleasurable cruise across Cook Strait and through the beautiful Marlborough Sounds. The journey covers a distance of 52 nautical miles. The Interislander is 148 meters long and carries up to 975 passengers, 126 cars and 60 railcars at once. During the summer season, a fast ferry called the […]

Published: February, 2000 This inaugural commentary reminds me of other firsts in my life: the first time I went to school, my first solo, my first kiss, my first love, my — uh oh, I think this is going in the wrong direction. The first time I rode a ferry (yes, that’s better) was on […]

Published: February, 2000 John Leale was at the helm of San Francisco ferryboats for 41 years, from 1873 to 1914, the Golden Age of ferries on the Bay. He was in his prime as ferry service reached its zenith in the late 1800’s and played an important role in the relief effort after the Great […]

Published: February, 2000 Guns, tanks, and bombs were the principal weapons of World War II, but there were other, subtler, forms of warfare as well. Words, posters, and films waged a constant battle for the hearts and minds of the American citizenry just as surely as military weapons engaged the enemy.  Persuading the American public […]