Published: May, 2011
Related Articles
Bay Area Tourism Industry on the Ropes
Published: October, 2001 The September 11th terrorist attack has delivered a roundhouse blow to the Bay Area’s tourism industry, with ferry service, restaurants, hotels and attractions all around the Bay registering precipitous drops on business. Extensive layoffs and closings are anticipated. The blow comes on the heels of the economic slowdown following the dot-com crash […]
Oakland Nonprofit Serves Urgent Needs of Ship Workers
By Paul DuclosPublished: January, 2008 Local shippers, meanwhile, were checking on the condition of their cargo and contacting insurance companies. State and federal law enforcement agencies banded together to determine culpability and the parties that will be brought to justice. But scant attention was paid to the one human factor in this episode: the immediate […]
THE DICKENS CHRISTMAS FAIR
Published: December, 2003 The Dickens Christmas Fair is a San Francisco tradition well loved because of its robust exuberance and attention to Dickensian detail. Within the Fair there is a whole population of English characters ready to delight you – some with their elegance and some with their their bawdy songs and manners. You rub […]