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ArchivesNovember 2009 Around the bay in November 2009Get into the holiday spirit by attending the largest holiday chocolate festival in the Bay Area. More... 
San Francisco Voted #1 U.S. City to Visit for 17th Year in a Row
Condé Nast Traveler announced today that its readers have voted San Francisco the number one city to visit in the United States. More... 
Defending the Right to Swimmable Waterways
On a sunny Saturday morning in September, thousands of Bay Area residents marked the 25th Anniversary of Coastal Cleanup Day by picking up trash from Bay shorelines, beaches and parks. More... 10th Annual Biletnikoff Foundation Celebrity Crab Fest & Sports AuctionRhe 10th Annual Biletnikoff Foundation Celebrity Crab Fest & Sports Auction will be held from on Friday, November 13 from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. Last year’s sold-out event raised $60,000 for the foundation. Master of ceremonies will be Greg Papa, Bay Area sports broadcaster and radio voice of the Oakland Raiders. More... WHY WE SAILSailing has been described as “the art of going nowhere slowly, while getting wet, cold and scared.” If that’s the truth of it, then why sail at all? All sailors have their own personal reasons, of course, some of which may be very private and never expressed in public. More... 
Coast Guard Training Center in Petaluma Installs Four-Acre Solar Array
Nestled among the rolling green hills of the Petaluma countryside, Coast Guard Training Center Petaluma (TRACEN) serves as the training hub for many of the Coast Guard’s jobs and specialty schools. More... 
Airway to Heaven!
Whenever I fly, I try to get a window seat. Ever since I was a child, I have been fascinated with looking down at the geographical wonders that constantly seem to unfold on the ground from the perspective of an airplane. And I believe many of you share my enthusiasm. More... 
Academy of Art Pushes Sustainability on Campus and in Students’ Careers
At last count, the Academy of Art University held the keys to 31 properties scattered throughout San Francisco. More... Cleanup of Contaminated Bay Area Sites to Create 500 JobsIn October, the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) and the U.S. More... 
Centenarian Steam Tug Graces Alameda Drydock
The 102-year old steam-powered, ocean-going tug Hercules is now in drydock at Bay Ship & Yacht’s Alameda yard for maintenance and repair work. More... 
Asian Art Museum Debuts ‘Emerald Cities’ Exhibit
Now on view at the San Francisco Asian Art Museum is Emerald Cities: Arts of Siam & Burma, 1775-1950, the first exhibition of its kind to use a systematic approach to present artworks from this region and period. More...
Asian Art Museum Debuts ‘Emerald Cities’ Exhibit
Now on view at the San Francisco Asian Art Museum is Emerald Cities: Arts of Siam & Burma, 1775-1950, the first exhibition of its kind to use a systematic approach to present artworks from this region and period. More... WATERFRONT ACTIVITIES November 2009This 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. More... 
Port of Oakland Completes Harbor Deepening
In mid-September, Port of Oakland officials—joined by Congresswoman Barbara Lee, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the California State Coastal Conservancy—announced and celebrated the substantial completion of the “-50 Foot Project,” which deepened the shipping lanes in Oakland’s harbor to 50 feet. More... 
Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) begins South San Francisco Ferry Terminal Construction
Construction on the South San Francisco Ferry Terminal began in October at Oyster Point Marina with an official groundbreaking ceremony, as civic leaders kicked off the start of the $26 million ferry terminal. Ferry service is scheduled to launch in 2011. More... 
ON OUR COVER Novemer 2009
Airship Ventures is a company that provides the opportunity to take a leisurely trip in a Zeppelin NT over the San Francisco Bay. More... |
