Published: May, 2017 May 6 2PM – 5:30PM – SUP Treasure Island to JLS Journey, California Canoe & Kayak, Oakland Estuary, (510) 893-7833, calkayak.com Come join expert SUP instructor Jeff Burton for a paddle from Treasure Island to Jack London Square on the Oakland Estuary. Learn about tides, currents, trip planning, communication and safety. […]
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Port of Oakland HQ Receives Energy Star Certification
BY BILL PICTURE Published: May, 2017 The Port of Oakland’s headquarters has received Energy Star certification for the 11th year in a row. The five-story building located at 530 Water Street is also one of only 70 buildings in the state to be recognized as energy efficient by the United States Environmental Protection Agency […]
"We Dig Those Threads"
BY PAUL DUCLOS Published: May, 2017 Far out fashion is only part of the The Summer of Love Experience, currently on exhibit at the de Young Museum. Also on display are iconic rock posters, photographs, interactive music and light shows, costumes and textiles, ephemera and avant-garde films. “The 1967 Summer of Love was […]
What Does the Future Hold for Clipper?
BY JOHN GOOWIN Published: May, 2017 The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) and Bay Area transit agencies are asking for the public’s help as they make plans for improvements to Clipper, the transit fare-payment system for the San Francisco Bay Area. The agencies are asking the public to weigh in on what the next generation […]
Tall Ship Matthew Turner Launches From Sausalito
BY BC STAFF Published: May, 2017 Matthew Turner—a historic, sustainable wooden brigantine schooner designed to provide experiential education for students—is the first tall ship built and launched in the San Francisco Bay Area in nearly 100 years. The ship rolled down her launch ramp at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dock in Sausalito […]
27th Annual California Mille Celebrates Historic Italian Race
By Paul Duclos Published: April, 2017 Let’s face it, many of us rely on the ferry because we just hate to endure that traffic jams and road rage of commuting by car. Driving was once considered a rite of passage for young people (if not entirely a birthright for all Californians), but the glamor […]
Port of Oakland to Offer More Solar Power to Its Tenants
BY BILL PICTURE Published: April, 2017 By the end of 2020, the Port of Oakland’s electrical utility will be offering nearly double the amount of solar power it currently offers to its 130-plus tenants. Late last month, port commissioners approved a deal to buy 11,000 megawatts annually over a 20-year period from a solar […]
SolTrans Unveils New All-Electric and CNG Buses
BY BILL PICTURE Published: April, 2017 Solano County Transit (SolTrans) will begin phasing out eight of the older buses in its fleet of 50-plus vehicles to make room for two electric buses and six compressed natural gas (CNG) buses—vehicles that were unveiled at a ceremony in Vallejo last month. The zero-emission electric buses, […]
Happy 100th Anniversary
BY CAPTAIN RAY Published: April, 2017 Sunday, April 23 (or 23APR17, as we sailors write it) is Opening Day on the Bay. It’s a grand nautical celebration, some of which can be enjoyed from the shoreline as well. Two events will happen that day—the roots of one go back several hundred years and the […]
Tahoe Is Coming to San Francisco!
BY MALLORY JOHNSON Published: April, 2017 Aquarium of the Bay is excited to announce the newest addition to its aquatic family: Tahoe, a juvenile North American river otter. Tahoe is now scheduled to make his public debut on Friday, April 14 in the Aquarium of the Bay’s North American River Otter Gallery. Tahoe, […]