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WATERFRONT ACTIVITIES OCTOBER 2009

Published: October, 2009  Every Saturday         12PM – 2PM or 2:30PM – 4:30PM – Introduction to Sailing Course, OCSC Sailing, Berkeley, 510-843-4200, www.ocscsailing.com This two-hour skippered charter is designed to provide folks who are considering getting into sailing a real glimpse of the sport, our club and our people. Cost $40. Every Sunday            9AM – Dusk – Charter Share, Club Nautique, Alameda/Sausalito, 510-865-4700, www.clubnautique.net Climb on board […]

For Two Decades, Daring to Care About Sparing the Air

By Bill Picture Published: September, 2012 The warmer temperatures heralding summer’s characteristically late arrival in the Bay Area also bring a greater likelihood of air pollution creeping up to unhealthy levels. When the mercury rises, smog-watchers at the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) keep a close eye on the two-dozen-plus monitors scattered throughout […]

PORT OF OAKLAND $5 MILLION CLOSER TO CLEAN SHORE POWER

Published: March, 2011    The Port of Oakland moved closer to clean shore power with approval last month from the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) of $5 million from the Mobile Source Incentive Fund for the Port of Oakland’s shore power project. Shore power provides grid-based electric power from land to vessels, allowing […]