Published: September, 2018 The Salesforce Transit Center celebrated its long-awaited grand opening last month. Our cover features the center’s Grand Hall, a bright hub that gleams all the way from its 20,000-square-foot terrazzo floor up to a four-story elliptical oculus skylight encircled by a 180-foot-long LED screen displaying scrolling digital text. Photo by […]
Published: September, 2018 Sausalito Art Festival Spend this Labor Day weekend, September 1 to 3, at the 66th annual Sausalito Art Festival. One of the most anticipated festivals every year, this annual event features work from some of the best local and national artists. You also get the chance to listen to live music, […]
Published: September, 2018 September 10 – 14 Radar Observer Unlimited Course – Maritime Institute, Alameda, 888-262-8020, www.MaritimeInstitute.com This five (5) day course provides training to mariners who wish to obtain a USCG endorsement as a Radar Observer (Unlimited). A Radar Observer endorsement is required for all ocean routes; all towing vessel greater than […]
BY PAUL DUCLOS Published: September, 2018 A year after the legendary Italian tenor Enrico Caruso recorded the leading role in Pagliacci, he had barely the time to hop a ferry and escape from the San Francisco Fire of 1906. He recalled that fateful journey across the Bay with considerable bitterness, as the city burned […]
Published: August, 2018 Cowabunga Dawg The third annual World Dog Surfing Championships will take place on Saturday, August 4 at Linda Mar Beach in Pacifica. Top dog surfers as well as happy amateurs are invited to compete to bring home the Golden Surfie, as the event brings together the best in local and international […]
Published: August, 2018 August 4 6:30PM – 9PM – Tahiti Planning Party – OCSC Sailing, Berkeley, 510-843-4200, www.ocscsailing.com Sailing in Tahiti offers balmy easterly trade winds averaging between 15 to 20 knots throughout the year. Encircling barrier reefs provide a habitat for wonderful marine life, making it a world-class diving location. To learn more […]
BY PAUL DUCLOS Published: August, 2018 While many Bay Area sports fans were glued to television sets broadcasting the World Cup in Moscow last month, another live, world-class event was being staged at San Francisco’s legendary Fairmont Hotel on Nob Hill. For the second time this year, Hard Hitta Promotions sponsored “Fight Night at […]
Published: August, 2018 The summer fun continues at Jack London Square with two free events on Oakland’s vibrant waterfront destination—the Taste of Oakland festival series on August 4 and September 1, and the Eat Real Festival, Oakland’s premiere craft food and beverage celebration, from September 14 to 16! The signature Taste of Oakland […]
BY CAPTAIN RAY Published: August, 2018 In last month’s column, I began relating the story of the strongest winds I’ve ever experienced while out on the water. Because it is such a frequent question from students, I’ve told this tale quite often. It happened during a U.S. Sailing Association Cruising Instructor Course that […]
BC STAFF REPORT Published: August, 2018 The Transbay Joint Powers Authority (TJPA) announced that the new Salesforce Transit Center officially opens to the public at noon on Saturday, August 11 with a neighborhood block party. Inaugural transbay bus service by AC Transit and others will begin August 12. The transit center replaces the […]