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SF Beer Week Returns

BC STAFF REPORT Published: February, 2019   San Francisco Beer Week returns from February 1 through 10 for the 11th installment of this ground-breaking celebration of craft beer, food and community all across the region. SF Beer Week’s geographical range includes the greater San Francisco Bay Area, south to Monterey Bay, north to Sonoma County […]

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Around the Bay in February

Published: February, 2019   Trivia Tuesdays at Rosenblum It’s as easy as “drink, play, win.” Five rounds of 10 questions on pop culture, music and more, now with free popcorn. Every Tuesday, just buy a drink to play and win. Rosenblum Cellars is located on the waterfront, right in front of the Jack London Square […]

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Long-Awaited Ferry Renaissance Comes to Richmond

BY JOEL WILLIAMS Published: February, 2019   On January 10, with a large dose of pomp and circumstance, the City of Richmond, the Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) and the Contra Costa Transportation Authority (CCTA) marked the launch of Richmond ferry service and the opening of the Richmond Ferry Terminal with a celebration in the […]

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Ashleigh Cofield

BY MATT LARSON Published: February, 2019   Remember that bartender with the pink hair? Or green hair? Or was it blue, or purple? That was probably Ashleigh Cofield, who just celebrated her two-year anniversary tending bar on the ferry at the end of January. This month she’s planning for red hair, in honor of Valentine’s […]

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Ashleigh Cofield

BY MATT LARSON Published: February, 2019   Remember that bartender with the pink hair? Or green hair? Or was it blue, or purple? That was probably Ashleigh Cofield, who just celebrated her two-year anniversary tending bar on the ferry at the end of January. This month she’s planning for red hair, in honor of Valentine’s […]

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Your Ferry Questions Answered

Published: February, 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 […]

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New Ferries Closer to Beginning Service

Published: February, 2019   MV Carina, the fourth and final of WETA’s Hydrus class ferries, arrived in the Bay Area on January 27. Built in Seattle by Vigor and designed by Incat Crowther, Carina is a 400-passenger, 27-knot ferry that will primarily handle runs between Alameda, Oakland and San Francisco. Carina joins sister ferries Hydrus, […]

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Tideline Marine Makes a Move

BY DAN ROSENHEIM Published: February, 2019   In a purchase rife with implications for transportation on the Bay, small boat operator Tideline Marine Group has announced the acquisition of a 149-passenger craft—more than three times larger than its current vessels.   The new boat, the 75-foot Peregrine, is on its way through the Panama Canal […]

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Oakland and Other Golden State Ports Can’t Afford to Relax

Published: February, 2019   All three of California’s biggest ocean cargo gateways staged their annual “State of the Port” addresses last month, telling stakeholders that robust throughput numbers reached historic highs over the past year.   The state’s third largest port, the Port of Oakland, got things underway first in early January, noting that it […]

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Port of Oakland Shore Power Grid Pays Green Dividends

BY BILL PICTURE Published: February, 2019   In positive news for Bay Area air quality, 75 percent of the 1,543 ships that visited the Port of Oakland last year switched off their engines while docked—an increase from 68 percent in 2017.   Using shore power for lighting, temperature control, refrigeration and other electrical onboard systems […]