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November 2017

Around the Bay in November 2017

In response to the North Bay firestorm-the most destructive and deadliest firestorm disaster in California history-a coalition of Bay Area business and community leaders are launching "Band Together Bay Area," a benefit concert to support local relief and long-term recovery in the region. More...

WATERFRONT ACTIVITIES November 2017

Greater San Francisco Bay offers a wide variety of cruising opportunities for sailors who are "in the know." More...

Svendsen's Boat Works Relocates to Richmond

Svendsen's Boat Works, serving the boating community from Alameda since 1963, last month announced its impending relocation. More...

Gold Rush Opera

While Thanksgiving remains a quintessential native saga for most Americans, here in California we have a distinctly different perspective. More...

San Rafael Transforms Into Winter Wonderland on Black Friday

Downtown San Rafael will once again turn into a winter wonderland-complete with a snow hill for sledding_during the annual San Rafael Parade of Lights and Winter Wonderland. More...

Expanded Recycling Program Ups the Ante in San Francisco

It's been 17 years since San Francisco launched its highly successful recycling program, and many city residents admit they still find themselves wondering "do I or don't I?" when approaching the blue bin at their home or work. More...

SMART Train Gets Rolling

Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) is the Bay Area's newest passenger rail service, providing a new option to avoid the weekday highway 101 gridlock from highway 37 to Santa Rosa. More...

A Change in Season, A Change in Mood

Summer has ended, and with it comes an inevitable decline in the wind. More...

Cosco Busan Oil Spill 10 Years Later: Is the Bay Safer Today?

Ten years ago, on November 7, 2007, more than 53,000 gallons of heavy oil spilled into San Francisco Bay. More...

City of Sausalito Grants Consent for Ferry Landing Project

At the October 10 meeting of the Sausalito City Council, the council voted unanimously to grant consent, with conditions, for the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District's revised plans to remove the existing Sausalito ferry landing and build a new ferry landing. More...

Governor Brown Signs Bill Authorizing Bay Area Transit Ballot Measure

In October, Governor Brown signed Senate Bill 595 into law, clearing the way for Bay Area voters to decide-potentially as early as next June More...

Tressa Hall

No matter what you have a degree in, where you're working or what kind of experience you have, working on the water can be just one big decision away. More...

Bay Area Shipping Industry Works on Environmental and Technological Innovations

San Francisco-based BSR created its Clean Cargo Working Group (CCWG) some time ago to address the ongoing need for reducing the environmental footprint of the world's merchant vessels. More...

ON OUR COVER November 2017

Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) is the Bay Area's newest passenger rail service, providing a new option to avoid the weekday highway 101 gridlock from highway 37 to Santa Rosa. More...