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Published: October, 2000 What’s a Bar Pilot Being a hippie with a haircut, the first thing that came to my mind when I heard there were bar pilots on San Francisco Bay wasn’t so wholesome. Bar pilots are, of course, VERY wholesome and entirely important. Drawing on decades of hard-earned knowledge of San Francisco Bay, […]

By Christine Cordi  Published: October, 2000 Each day we climb aboard the ferry and don’t give it a second thought. We don’t stop and worry about whether we’ll ever get to our destination. It’s called trust. In Greek mythology the figure Charon was entrusted to ferry souls across the river Styx. Once his cargo reached […]

By Herman Hesse  Published: October, 2000 The Ferryman I will remain by this river, thought Siddhartha. It is the same river which I crossed on my way to the town. A friendly ferryman took me across. I will go to him. My path once led from his but to a new life which is now […]

Published: October, 2000 Name: Joe Nathan Profession: Professional Baseball Player (Pitcher) Ferry Commuter: No People Would be Surprised if they Knew: What you see is what you get! If I had a free day I would spend it: On the golf course. My Proudest Moment Was: First day with Giants after getting called up from […]

By Wes Starratt, P.E.  Published: September, 2000 San Francisco Bay Area has a long and well-established tradition of shipbuilding and ship repair. The City was founded as the major Pacific Coast port, and the Bay Area remains in the forefront of world trade. Shipbuilding and ship repair went hand-in-hand with the region’s function as a […]

Published: September, 2000 Everyone talks about the Bay Area traffic mess but not many people actually seem to do much about it. Someone that has been doing something, and for many years at that, is John Eells. Few people have as broad an understanding of the Bay Area traffic problem. We recently sat down with […]

Published: September, 2000 Labor has a glories past in the history of San Francisco Bay but what future role will it play? Bay Crossings asked Tom Kendall, President of the Pacific Coast Metal Trades, to comment. Ten international Unions say they are on board and ready to go with the skilled crafts people ready to […]

By Bobby Winston  Published: September, 2000 Two brand new boats are in the pipeline for Bay Area ferry riders – one for the Golden Gate Ferry and the second for the Alameda/Oakland line. Both boats – incidentally, a boat is defined as something that can be carried on a ship – are being constructed by […]

Published: September, 2000 » Deck structures will be complete. Most of the architectural topping slab (colored concrete "floating slab" on top of the deck) will also be complete.   » Architectural finish detailing will begin and will include the completion of much of the ornamental rail and lighting around the perimeter of the deck. » […]

Published: September, 2000 The Port of San Francisco has debuted a raft of new songs to be played from the Ferry Building tower. San Francisco Don Seaver using an electronic system that uses a musical keyboard to replicate the sound of carillon bells performs the songs. Each tune has some kind of San Francisco connection: […]