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Bold Action Needed on Bay Level Rise

BY SEJAL CHOKSI-CHUGH Published: October, 2018   San Francisco Bay’s water level is expected to rise over the coming decades. Even using the moderate estimates of three feet over the next 80 years, the resulting damage could resemble the recent hurricane-related havoc on the East Coast.   Scientists estimate the cost in the Bay Area […]

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Take a Public Art Walk Along San Francisco’s Waterfront

BY RENÉE DUNN MARTIN Published: September, 2018   San Francisco’s waterfront is the ideal place to enjoy some beautiful and thought-provoking works of art. The Embarcadero features views of the iconic twinkling Bay Lights on the Bay Bridge, Cupid’s Span at Rincon Park, the Tidal Columns at Brannan Street Wharf, and many other artworks that […]

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Celebration of Nature Comes to Vallejo

BC STAFF REPORT Published: September, 2018   The U.S. Forest Service and its local partners will bring people closer to nature at the fifth annual Visions of the Wild film and arts festival taking place in Vallejo from September 20 to 23. The event celebrates the natural beauty of rivers and trails through art, music, […]

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Sparkling New Transbay Transit Center Debuts

BC STAFF REPORT Published: September, 2018   The Salesforce Transit Center celebrated its long-awaited grand opening in a grand way last month, starting with a formal ribbon-cutting on Friday, August 10 before splashing out with a jam-packed Saturday public party, and culminating with Sunday inaugural Transbay bus service.   On Friday, former San Francisco Mayor […]

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Show the Bay Some Love on Coastal Cleanup Day

BY SEJAL CHOKSI-CHUGH Published: September, 2018   Saturday, September 15 is Inter-national Coastal Cleanup Day. Thousands of Bay Area residents will head to local beaches to pick up trash. But many people don’t realize that San Francisco Bay’s shoreline is part of the coast. In fact, there’s often more trash accumulated along Bay shoreline than […]

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Larry Lapating

BY MATT LARSON Published: September, 2018   Most ferry passengers would not recognize Larry Lapating if he were right in front of them, but the work he and his team perform on a daily basis is easily recognized and appreciated by the entire ferry community. He is a mechanics foreman for Golden Gate Ferry and […]

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IT’S TIME TO TALK LIKE A PIRATE AGAIN!

BY CAPTAIN RAY Published: September, 2018   Since 1995, September 19 has “officially” been Talk Like a Pirate Day. Over the past years, I’ve used my September column to explain the nautical origins of commonly used shore-side expressions. When you understand the roots of these everyday sayings, you will realize that everyone talks like a […]

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Port of Oakland Expands While Giving Back to the Community

BY PATRICK BURNSON Published: September, 2018   A freight distribution center placing high-demand logistics capability inside a global trade gateway at the Port of Oakland is soon to become a reality. The long-awaited Seaport Logistics Complex, which should be complete by 2020, is much desired by shippers seeking more comprehensive services.   “Ultimately, cargo owners […]