ArchivesJanuary 2004 RM-2 Needs Y-O-UIn just eight weeks, Bay Area voters will vote on Regional Measure Two (RM-2), which, if passed, will raise tolls on the Bay Bridge and other state bridges by $1. More... Synchronet Marine Delivers First of Its KindTransportation Technology to Port of Oakland UsersSynchroNet Marine Inc., a premier maritime technology service provider, and the Port of Oakland announced Phase II of the SynchroMet™ service. Phase II integrates ocean carriers with motor carriers through a virtual container yard (VCY) to perform mutually beneficial street turns, to reduce costs and ease port congestion. More... Bay CrossingsCommunity Calendar2nd First Friday on First Street in Benicia At At this monthly event, First Street shops offer a special welcome to the community by opening their doors in a festive way to share not only their wares, but also to spread good cheer for the new year. More... ![]() Getting the Boating Blues? Looking for a race, show, or seminar to start the new year? Masters, Dinghies, Single-Doubles, Sweethearts, Crews and more. Here are ways to loose those blues. More... Bay CrossingsJournalEye Of The Albatross: Visions of Hope and Survival, by Carl Safina A Consideration More... Legendary Dining AffordableIn the month of January, thanks to the San Francisco Visitors and Convention Bureau, it is possible for everyone to Dine-About-Town. More... Sausalito Art LoungeThe Sausalito Art Lounge, owned by Mark Reuben Gallery, has re-created the upstairs gallery with darkened wall space and gallery lighting and is now available to rent. More... Bay CrossingsBay Round Up Public Hearing on Fare IncreaseGGB&HTD is holding a public hearing January 22, 2004 to propose increases in special events ferry and bus charges. Service to PacBell Park (now it’s called SBC after its new name rights franchisee) will increase (with approval) from $11.20 to $13 from Larkspur, while bus service to Candlestick will increase from $13 to $16. More... ![]() The Macworld Conference & Expo, held at San Francisco’s Moscone Center January 5-9, is celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2004. More... ![]() San Francisco’s first downtown wine tasting showcase may look like a small, quaint shop from the outside, but inside the front door, across stone tiles and past a plasma screen showing highlights of their four resort locations, is a very long wall of wine. The strong scent of the wine tasting room hits you immediately, and the stress of being in a city is gone in an instant. More... ![]() Toll Measure Puts Regional Quality of Life on the Ballot More... ![]() with a Huge View More... ![]() Some ports are just too good to pass up. Strategic location, access to cheap raw materials, cheap labor, convenient offshore quasi-territory from which to conduct quasi-legal activities—all reasons which have contributed to regular takeovers of important harbors by stronger nation states. More... ![]() By Mary Swift-Swan More... ![]() Ferries Use Technological Advances to Benefit Passengers and Operators More... ![]() By Dianne Boate and Robert Meyer More... |