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January 2019

Around the Bay in January 2019

In 2006, a group of elite Chinese artists came together to revive traditional culture and share it with the world. More...

San Francisco Symphony's Mark Inouye Plays for Keeps

Last month the San Francisco Symphony announced that Esa-Pekka Salonen will become its next music director in September 2020. More...

Ford GoBike Ramps Up Ebikes

As part of a regional push to expand its ebike fleet, Ford GoBike is introducing more than 500 new pedal-assist cycles to its bike share network in the East Bay cities of Berkeley, Oakland and Emeryville. More...

If We Snooze, the Bay Will Lose

I'm not a fan of my morning alarm disrupting my cozy slumber. More...

Toll Bridge Committee Successfully Wraps Up a Decade of Work

The Toll Bridge Program Oversight Committee (TBPOC) held its last meeting in December, wrapping up more than a decade of work that saved toll payers hundreds of millions of dollars and years of More...

MTC Recruiting Bay Area High School Students for Paid Summer Internship

Do the teens in your life have some extra time over the winter holidays to think about summer internships? If so, let them know that the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) is offering high school students More...

Port of S.F. Removes 'Ghost Piers' on the Southern Waterfront

The Port of San Francisco has removed dilapidated piles that once supported the piers along the shores of Islais Creek More...

Ron Cowan Ferry Operations Center Opens in Alameda

The San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) officially commenced operations last month at the new Ron Cowan Central Bay Maintenance and Operations Facility in Alameda. More...

Your Ferry Questions Answered

Ferry Q&A debuts this month as a feature where you can have your questions about the ferry answered by the professionals who speak for the ferry systems on a daily basis. More...

S.F. Ferry Building Gate Switch

All arrivals and departures on San Francisco Bay Ferry's Alameda/Oakland/San Francisco route now occur at the new Gate G. More...

Thomas Hall

Over the years this column has touched on many aspects of the maritime industry here in the San Francisco Bay Area, providing answers to questions you might not have known you had. More...

RM3 Funds Now on Hold

The first of three $1 toll hikes on the Bay Bridge and six other state-owned Bay Area bridges will take effect as scheduled January 1, but no money will be flowing to regional transit agencies any time soon. More...

Port of Oakland Sees Bright Spots Despite Uncertain Outlook

While California's two megaports in San Pedro Bay have reported record inbound container throughput this fall, the state's third largest ocean cargo gateway has been no slouch, either. More...

ON OUR COVER December 2018

The San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority officially commenced operations last month at the new Ron Cowan Central Bay Maintenance and Operations Facility in Alameda. More...