BC STAFF REPORT Published: May, 2018 San Francisco Mayor Mark Farrell, the San Francisco Department of the Environment and the Port of San Francisco announced last month that ferries serving the Bay Area will transition to renewable diesel, becoming the first region in the nation to adopt the environmentally-responsible fuel standard. “San Francisco […]
Published: May, 2018 The San Francisco Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) has announced several new routes that are planned to begin service in the years to come. Richmond will begin new ferry service by the end of this year, while plans for new terminals at Treasure Island, Mission Bay, Berkeley and Alameda’s Seaplane Lagoon […]
BY MATT LARSON Published: May, 2018 Good vibes are plentiful on the ferry boats in the Bay Area, and the happiest person on board may very well be Donna O’Dea. She works as a bartender on the ferry from Vallejo to San Francisco and, to put it mildly, she loves her job. O’Dea’s […]
BY PATRICK BURNSON Published: April, 2018 New details have surfaced about Oakland’s commitment to information technology upgrades, while the Port of San Francisco received a solid rating by Fitch last month. In Oakland, port officials have promised a digital shipping platform by mid-year to speed up global trade flows. According to port spokespeople, […]
Published: April, 2018 A $4.45 billion package of congestion relief projects known as Regional Measure 3 (RM3) will be on the June 5 ballot in all nine Bay Area counties. This month we look specifically at how passage of RM3 would improve local rail systems and lessen BART overcrowding. Photo by Joel Williams
Published: April, 2018 Boat Show Returns to Craneway The 2018 Pacific Sail & Power Boat Show will cruise into the historic Craneway Pavilion and Marina Bay Yacht Harbor from April 19 to 22 for all things boating. The show has expanded its exhibit space in both locations and attracted more exhibitors from around the […]
Published: April, 2018 April 11 Radar Recertification 1 Day – Maritime Institute, Alameda, 888-262-8020, www.MaritimeInstitute.com This course is a renewal test for the Unlimited Radar Observer renewal for the advanced mariner that does radar plotting on a regular basis. Testing on the first and second triangles and practical plotting on the radar scope (2 tests […]
BY PAUL DUCLOS Published: April, 2018 The Bay Area Book Festival—one of the world’s premier celebrations of writers, readers and the written word—has announced its full complement of presenters, programs and activities. The schedule is available at www.baybookfest.org, with tickets on sale now. Nearly 500 authors and exhibitors—from the Bay Area, nation and […]
BY NORA WEBER Published: April, 2018 Aquarium of the Bay launched its new research vessel, the RV Mike Reigle, on March 15. The new vessel replaced the aquarium’s aging research ship and offers new possibilities for the aquarium to support critical marine science in the Bay Area and beyond. The vessel is a […]
BY BILL PICTURE Published: April, 2018 Philippe Rahm hopes his latest exhibition will help inspire a new style of design. His goal is to look beyond the austere minimalism of the modernist architects of the first half of the twentieth century, whose less-is-more ethic continues to inform contemporary architecture, and instead find environmental solutions […]