BC STAFF Published: April, 2019 Opening Day on the Bay takes place on the last Sunday in April. This year, it’s on April 28, and it marks the official beginning to the boating season in the Bay Area and an annual celebration of the boating community. Opening Day on the Bay includes traditional […]
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Spring Reading
BY PAUL DUCLOS Published: April, 2019 With the advent of spring and rebirth, we wish to share a number of publications and a literary event that deserve attention. While one could hardly describe Claude Monet as a late bloomer—he was one of those rare painters who had won widespread recognition in youth—his work […]
Changing the Fate of the Bay
BY SEJAL CHOKSI-CHUGH Published: April, 2019 Three decades ago, media reports warned that San Francisco Bay was dying. Anti-pollution laws were not being enforced. Polluters were dumping waste into the Bay with no fear of detection. The Bay was being slowly poisoned and there was no relief in sight. No relief, that […]
San Francisco Bay Trail Celebrates 30 Years
BY BILL PICTURE Published: April, 2019 The San Francisco Bay Trail turns 30 this year. The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) and a number of trail-side cities are celebrating with a photo exhibition, a new social media campaign and the unveilings of some exciting new sections of trail. The idea for the trail was […]
Savage & Cooke Distillery Brings Distinction to Mare Island
BY JOEL WILLIAMS Published: April, 2019 Frequent Bay Crossings readers may already be aware of the controversial Orcem/VMT cement factory and deep-water terminal project that has been proposed for the old Sperry Mill site at the entrance of the Mare Island Strait leading to Vallejo’s waterfront and the Napa River. We have previously covered […]
Ferry Short Takes
Published: April, 2019 RM3 Hearing: A much-anticipated preliminary hearing in the lawsuit over Regional Measure 3 has been scheduled for April 3 in San Francisco Superior Court. The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association lawsuit targets both the state legislature, which approved a bill enabling RM3, and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission’s Bay Area Toll Authority. The […]
MTC Sponsors Climate-Change Art Contest
BY BILL PICTURE Published: March, 2019 Bay Area youth ages 13 to 23 are invited to participate in a photo and video contest launched last month by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) and the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG). The agencies asked young people to use their creative brains to communicate what […]
Treasure Island Ferry: The Devil Is in the Details
BY DAN ROSENHEIM Published: March, 2019 Facing an accelerated deadline for the start of Treasure Island ferry service, transit planners are hastening to hammer out a scheme for regular ferry runs between the island and San Francisco’s Ferry Building. Originally planned to begin in 2023, ferry traffic from the island is now due […]
Ferry Questions Answered
Published: March, 2019 Ferry Q&A is where you can have your questions about Bay Area ferry service answered by the professionals who speak for the ferry systems on a daily basis. Thomas Hall is the public information and marketing manager for WETA, the agency that runs the San Francisco Bay Ferry service. Priya Clemens […]
Richmond Plans Bridge-to-Ferry Route
BC STAFF Published: March, 2019 A plan is underway to establish a bike- and pedestrian-friendly route from San Francisco to the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge. As part of that plan, a walking/bicycling path on the upper deck of the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge is set to open this summer. The Ferry to Bridge to Greenway […]