By Patrick Burnson Published: January, 2015 Things are looking up in Oakland—all the way up to the top of the port’s 36 container shipping cranes. Port of Oakland cranes, some of them 240 feet tall, have become symbols of a city on the rise. “I think there’s a great sense of pride in Oakland,” said […]
Published: November, 2011 The opening of the original Bay Bridge on November 12, 1936, in the midst of the Great Depression, was marked with a gala celebration that lasted five days and nights. The bridge was constructed in five phases: first the East Span, followed by the tunnel through Yerba Buena Island, and then the […]
Published: June, 2013 Summer has arrived and Jack London Square is the perfect place to start off the season! During the month of June, the waterfront will be packed with free outdoor fun including the signature summer events Dancing Under the Stars and Waterfront Flicks, as well as Jack’s Night Market, a local art sale […]
