Published: July, 2017 Fourth of July presents numerous opportunities for watching waterfront fireworks displays from a boat, the shoreline or hillside overlooking the water. These displays are always a unique and special treat for Bay Area residents. The following is a list of waterfront fireworks displays (or those that can be viewed from the […]
BY BILL PICTURE Published: July, 2017 Rising Sun Energy Center’s team of eager young eco-advocates will be pounding the Bay Area’s pavement this summer, sharing with interested households some simple and free ways to conserve energy and water. The Berkeley-based organization’s California Youth Energy Services (CYES) program employs young adults ages 15 to […]
BY BILL PICTURE Published: July, 2017 Rising Sun Energy Center’s team of eager young eco-advocates will be pounding the Bay Area’s pavement this summer, sharing with interested households some simple and free ways to conserve energy and water. The Berkeley-based organization’s California Youth Energy Services (CYES) program employs young adults ages 15 to […]
BY JOEL WILLIAMS Published: July, 2017 The Bay Area suffers from some of the worst traffic congestion in the country, overwhelming our freeways and current transit systems. A recent Bay Area Council poll revealed that 83 percent of Bay Area residents believe that our elected officials must treat Bay Area traffic like an emergency […]
BY JOEL WILLIAMS Published: July, 2017 Bay Crossings has reported several times in recent months on the efforts of Orcem, an Irish company that plans to manufacture cement and build a deep-water port and shipping terminal (VMT) to import an industrial byproduct called slag (essential to their production process) from Japan to the site […]
BY CAPTAIN RAY Published: July, 2017 In my role as a master instructor trainer for the United States Sailing Association (US Sailing), I have been all over the United States. The association has sent me from Maine to San Diego, from Seattle to San Croix. However, I was surprised when US Sailing asked me […]
BY SEJAL CHOKSI-CHUGH Published: July, 2017 For more than three months, hundreds of dead leopard sharks have been washing up on San Francisco Bay’s shoreline. Shark experts investigating the mysterious deaths have made progress, but they haven’t yet determined the exact cause. Leopard sharks are small, three to five feet long, and do […]
BY MATT LARSON Published: July, 2017 The ferry, with its direct routes and lack of hassle, is one of the fastest ways to travel throughout the Bay Area. Ferry mechanic Danny Valadez knows a thing or two about going fast. Not only has he worked for Golden Gate Ferry for the past seven years, […]
BY PATRICK BURNSON Published: July, 2017 It’s been all good news for the Port of Oakland recently, as Moody’s Investors Service has upgraded its bond ratings and assigned ratings on an upcoming series of refunding revenue bonds. The upgrades, announced June 9, include: $656 million of senior lien bonds to A1 from A2; $324 […]
BY SEJAL CHOKSI-CHUGH Published: June, 2017 Do you love San Francisco Bay? Do you want to see the Bay pollution-free, with healthy wildlife? Do you want to support a powerful local cause? Then mark your calendar for the fourth annual Bay Parade on Sunday, July 9, when you can join San Francisco Baykeeper on […]