ON OUR COVER FEBRUARY 2009

Council Adopts Strong Ordinance to Help Keep Redwood City Waterways Clean, Safe

Published: June, 2002 The City Council of Redwood City has adopted a tough, new ordinance regarding abandoned boats and other hazards in its waterways. The “Redwood City Harbor Administration” ordinance also provides enforceable regulations for water craft speed limits, noise limitations, overnight mooring and anchoring, and pollution. The new ordinance is the result of more […]

Delta Water Tunnels Would Do Far More Harm Than Good

By Deb Self Published: September, 2014 The proposed 35-mile tunnels to carry fresh water from the northern end of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta to pumps on the southern end would harm San Francisco Bay. This $25 billion project would also devastate the Delta ecosystem and wipe out California’s salmon fishery. Two major rivers, the Sacramento […]

Labor Day Weekend Closure Looms for Bay Bridge

By Karin Betts   Published: August, 2007  Over the three-plus days of closure, construction crews will demolish and replace a 350-foot segment of the westbound upper viaduct near the Yerba Buena Island tunnel’s eastern entrance. Simultaneously, on the Oakland side of the bridge, crews will reconfigure the toll plaza as part of a regionwide effort to […]