BY BILL PICTURE Published: November, 2018 The Power Charge Indifference Adjustment (PCIA) increase approved last month by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) will raise fees paid by consumers who switch from a legacy utility like Pacific Gas & Electric to a community-based utility program. Opponents of the increased fees believe the move […]
BY CAPTAIN RAY Published: November, 2018 It’s about 2:30 p.m., Wednesday, September 26, 2018, and I’m in the town of Slano on the Dalmatian coast of Croatia. The bora has been blowing for the past two days. For thousands of years, the winds in the Mediterranean have been named based on the direction from […]
BY PAUL DUCLOS Published: November, 2018 November ushers in the holiday season, with its complex set of demands and commitments. For some of the most desperate among us, it’s enough to make you jump. The holiday surge in suicides from our most iconic bridge is a testament to this, but even ferries have served […]
The annual Tree Lighting Ceremony at Jack London Square, Oakland’s favorite holiday tradition, returns Friday, November 30. Taking place from 5 to 9 p.m., the ceremony promises to deliver holiday magic to the Oakland waterfront with the lighting of the spectacular 55-foot Mount Shasta fir tree adorned with 5,000 sparking white lights and 600 colorful […]
Published: November, 2018 November 4 10AM – 12:30PM – Family Adventure Sail, Call of the Sea (415) 331-3214, www.callofthesea.org Climb aboard the classic schooner Seaward and see San Francisco from the water! Take in an unmatched view of the city front as you sail by famous San Francisco sights such as the Golden Gate […]
Published: November, 2018 Party Like It’s 1943 Come celebrate the 75th Anniversary of two great World War II museum vessels, the USS Pampanito and the SS Jeremiah O’Brien, on Saturday, November 10 from 6 p.m. until midnight on Pier 45. Get taken back to an authentic 1943 USO party. You’ll see singers, swing dancers, […]
Published: November, 2018 Marin Transit introduced two new zero-emission buses at an event last month. The two 35-foot, slow-charge battery electric buses are part of a pilot program to test fully electric vehicles on Marin County’s busy corridors and hilly areas. The buses can seat 32 passengers, will charge overnight and be operated on […]
BY PATRICK BURNSON Published: November, 2018 As the U.S. government wages its next round of trade wars with China and other perceived belligerents, Bay Area logistics managers will have to become more creative. Industry experts are also pursuing a clever strategy that allows shippers to leverage their collective influence. Foreign Trade Zones (FTZs) […]
BY PATRICK BURNSON As the U.S. government wages its next round of trade wars with China and other perceived belligerents, Bay Area logistics managers will have to become more creative. Industry experts are also pursuing a clever strategy that allows shippers to leverage their collective influence. Foreign Trade Zones (FTZs) are scattered throughout […]
BY PATRICK BURNSON As the U.S. government wages its next round of trade wars with China and other perceived belligerents, Bay Area logistics managers will have to become more creative. Industry experts are also pursuing a clever strategy that allows shippers to leverage their collective influence. Foreign Trade Zones (FTZs) are scattered throughout […]