BY PATRICK BURNSON Published: June, 2019 A rare alliance in the ocean cargo industry—including shippers, terminals operators, dockside labor and port authorities—has taken form recently in response to perceived threats to operations posed by a proposed 35,000-seat waterfront baseball stadium at the Port of Oakland’s Howard Terminal. The Oakland Athletics will soon be the […]
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What Comes Next After Toll Hike Ruling?
BY DAN ROSENHEIM Published: May, 2019 Last month’s court ruling dismissing an attempt to block toll increases on seven regional bridges will likely reopen the spigot for billions of dollars in Bay Area transportation projects. The money could include upwards of $100 million in direct funding for the Water Emergency Transit Authority (WETA), […]
Alvin Haymon
BY MATT LARSON Published: May, 2019 As Blue & Gold Fleet celebrates its 40th anniversary, Alvin Haymon is celebrating his fourth year with the company as a deckhand and looking forward to his first as a captain. He recently completed his captain’s evaluation, so by the time you read this, Haymon may be up […]
Two Good News Stories Surface in Oakland
BY PATRICK BURNSON Published: May, 2019 As this column has recently documented, the ocean carrier industry remains in the throes of a seemingly unending cycle of rate erosion, vacant sailings and dysfunctional relationships with shippers and other stakeholders. But there have been exceptions to this sorry state of affairs, with one outstanding example […]
Around the Bay in May
Published: May, 2019 Chabot Star Wars Party May the fourth be with you! Well… almost. Join the Chabot Space and Science Center from 6 to 10 p.m. on Friday, May 3 for their second annual Star Wars party and show off your best at the Star Wars fashion show and dance party. Catch special […]
A Rich Mix of Late Spring Diversions
BY PAUL DUCLOS Published: May, 2019 American Conservatory Theater will continue staging the highly-acclaimed new production of Vanity Fair through May 12. Playwright Kate Hamill’s rollicking new stage adaptation of William Thackeray’s classic 19th-century novel speaks to 21st-century concerns. Ambitious Becky Sharp may not have been “to the manor born,” but she’s bent […]
Sip, Stroll and Celebrate at Jack London Square in May
Published: May, 2019 Jack London Square is the ideal place to sip, stroll, shop and dine this May with fun-filled festivals throughout the month! Jack London Square’s Cinco de Mayo festival returns to the Oakland waterfront on Saturday, May 4 from noon until 7 p.m. The festival will feature Latin performances and entertainment […]
New Trump Proposal Threatens the Bay
BY SEJAL CHOKSI-CHUGH Published: May, 2019 A new proposal by the Trump administration poses a big threat to San Francisco Bay and to local drinking water. If it’s adopted, the rule would erase Clean Water Act protections for streams and creeks that flow only when it rains or when the winter snow melts. […]
Ospreys Make New Attraction for Richmond Ferry Riders
BC STAFF REPORT Published: May, 2019 Richmond residents now have an additional attraction during their commutes, as the ferry passes close to the nest of osprey webcam stars Rosie and Richmond every day. The osprey nest can also be viewed 24 hours a day at SFBayOspreys.org—the only livestreaming osprey nest cam in California. […]
Agencies Propose Solutions for San Luis Reservoir
BY BILL PICTURE Published: May, 2019 What many drivers traveling the Pacheco Pass probably don’t realize is that the body of water they see out their car window as they wind their way between the Central Valley and the San Francisco Bay Area is more than just some Insta-worthy scenery. The San Luis […]