PortFest:
Fun and Music and Nothing but Fun and Music
People are moving in and
setting up shop all around the San Francisco Bay waterfront. But
nowhere is the phenomenon happening faster that in the
Oakland/Alameda Estuary area. The Port of Oakland’s annual
PortFest celebration has quickly asserted itself as San Francisco
Bay’s premier waterfront event.
For
Whom the Bridge Tolls are Slated: $79 Million for Ferries
East
Bay State Senator and stalwart ferry champion Don Perata announces his
plan to raise tolls on seven Bay bridges to $3 and use the proceeds to aid
transit. Plans for comprehensive regional ferry service are a big winner.
Paving
the Way for Buses – The Great GM Streetcar Conspiracy, (Con’t)
Guy Span concludes his series
detailing the contemptible behind-the-scene doings that rent asunder
the Bay Area’s coordinated rail-ferry network, plunging the region
into economic and environmental chaos.
