Published: November, 2017 November 11 7PM – 10PM – San Francisco Cruising Destinations – OCSC Sailing, Berkeley, (510) 843-4200, www.ocscsailing.com Greater San Francisco Bay offers a wide variety of cruising opportunities for sailors who are “in the know.” You too can become an insider by attending this seminar. Popular and challenging destinations – restaurants, […]
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Gold Rush Opera
BY PAUL DUCLOS Published: November, 2017 While Thanksgiving remains a quintessential native saga for most Americans, here in California we have a distinctly different perspective. This should be highly evident when John Adams’ Girls of the Golden West receives its world premiere at the War Memorial Opera House on November 21. With a […]
Svendsen’s Boat Works Relocates to Richmond
Published: November, 2017 Svendsen’s Boat Works, serving the boating community from Alameda since 1963, last month announced its impending relocation. Beginning January 1, Svendsen’s renowned team of experienced boatwrights, riggers and metal fabricators will join forces with Bay Marine Boatworks in Richmond to become the premier boat repair facility in Northern California. The […]
San Rafael Transforms Into Winter Wonderland on Black Friday
BC STAFF REPORT Published: November, 2017 Downtown San Rafael will once again turn into a winter wonderland—complete with a snow hill for sledding—during the annual San Rafael Parade of Lights and Winter Wonderland. In its 38th year, the event features a holiday marketplace with arts and crafts, live entertainment, children’s activities, free snow sledding […]
Expanded Recycling Program Ups the Ante in San Francisco
BY BILL PICTURE Published: November, 2017 It’s been 17 years since San Francisco launched its highly successful recycling program, and many city residents admit they still find themselves wondering “do I or don’t I?” when approaching the blue bin at their home or work. San Francisco Department of the Environment (SF Environment) and […]
SMART Train Gets Rolling
BC STAFF REPORT Published: November, 2017 Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) is the Bay Area’s newest passenger rail service, providing a new option to avoid the weekday highway 101 gridlock from highway 37 to Santa Rosa. The initial 43-mile system, which began service in late August, includes stations in the Sonoma County Airport area, […]
Traffic Busting Bill Passes Legislative Hurdle
BC Staff Report Published: October, 2017 A Bold plan to bust Bay Area traffic that has been in development for more than a year appears headed to the ballot in June or November 2018. Last month, the State Legislature approved SB 595 by Sen. Jim Beall authorizing a regional ballot measure—Regional Measure 3 (RM3)—to […]
Four Bay Area Firms Benefit from EPA Grant Program
BY BILL PICTURE Published: October, 2017 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program awarded a combined total of nearly $500,000 last month to four Bay Area companies that are developing technologies to address environmental issues. Berkeley-based BioInspira is developing an inexpensive, color-based sensor that monitors methane emissions. Mountain […]
Hundreds of Volunteers Clean Up the Bay’s Shores
BY BILL PICTURE Published: October, 2017 More than 400 volunteers turned out on September 16 to help collect litter at two Port of Oakland properties. The shoreline sites—the East Creek Slough near Oakland International Airport and Middle Harbor Shoreline Park in the heart of the Oakland Seaport—were among dozens throughout the state that participated […]
Balclutha’s Bay Area Ties Run Deep
BY JOEL WILLIAMS Published: October, 2017 Earlier this summer, the Balclutha made a familiar journey from her home at the San Francisco Maritime National Historic Park to Alameda’s Bay Ship & Yacht, right next to the Alameda Main Street Terminal, for regular servicing and a few repairs. The historic ship, built in 1886, is […]