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ArchivesDecember 2011 
Around the bay in December 2011
Get into the holiday spirit with live music and festive songs at Jack London Square in Oakland on Friday, December 2 from 5-7 p.m. Join radio station KBLX with a children’s holiday singing competition, see live reindeer, get caught in a snow flurry, see colorful dancing Christmas trees, shop for holiday gifts at a pop-up gift market, and preview parade floats and costume characters from the Oakland Children’s Holiday Parade taking place on Saturday, December 3. More... 
San Francisco Bicycle Coalition Lights up the Night
San Francisco is well on its way to becoming a world-class bicycling city. In the last four years alone, the number of people riding bikes in the City has increased by 58%. More... WATERFRONT ACTIVITIES December 2011This two-hour skippered charter is designed to provide folks who are considering getting into sailing with a real glimpse of the sport, our club and our people. Cost is $40. More... 
S.F. Opera Nears End of Triumphant Season
The San Francisco Opera season nears its end this month with just a handful of remaining performances. Bay Crossings readers will recall with fondness the many triumphs recorded by this remarkable company. More... 
Unique Waterfront Painting Exhibition Opens in Sausalito
Being surrounded by water is one of the great pleasures of living in the San Francisco Area, and Bay Area boosters are in for a big treat this winter with a colorful painting show featuring 100 views of San Francisco Bay and its watery environs. More... 
Untreated Raw Sewage Continues to Plague Bay Area Marinas
In May, Bay Crossings reported on the disturbing issue of boat owners dumping untreated sewage directly into the Bay instead of using the pump-out stations provided by most marinas or contracting a mobile service to provide dockside pump-outs. More... State, Federal Governments Launch Unique Effort to Eliminate “Nurdles” from BayThe San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board (Regional Water Board), State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency have launched a first-in-the-nation enforcement effort to eliminate the discharge of pre-production plastic into the waters of California. More... 
U.S. Team Gets Double Win in San Diego
The third stop of America’s Cup World Series landed in San Diego Bay November 12-20, the first American stop in the series. The racing promised to be close and it delivered, with ORACLE Racing Spithill securing the event’s first-ever double win. More... 
Earth-Friendly Redevelopment in Mission Bay
Much of Mission Bay—several hundred acres sandwiched between San Francisco’s South of Market and Dogpatch neighborhoods on the north and south, and the San Francisco Bay and the Potrero neighborhood on the east and west—served as a railyard during the City’s days as a major working port. More... 
The USS Potomac
In June of this year, I wrote about the USS Jeremiah O’Brien. She’s a fully functional liberty ship—now berthed at Pier 45 in San Francisco—that was at Normandy on D-Day. But San Francisco Bay has several other historic ships accessible to the public. More... 
Captain Jason Covell
The ferry to and from San Francisco is one of the most reliable methods of transportation in the Bay Area. You know when it arrives and when it departs. You know where it’s going and how long it’ll take to get there. More... 
Holiday Lights and Fireworks to Brighten Bay Area Waterfronts
Three different waterfront holiday events—in Sausalito, Oakland and San Francisco—will bring seasonal cheer to the Bay Area throughout December. More... Holiday Kitchen Tips for Preventing Bay PollutionAh, the holidays. Gathering with friends and family—turkey, roasts, gravy, buttery homemade desserts, sewage . . . . More... 
USS Iowa Moved to Richmond Harbor
The battleship USS Iowa was towed to her temporary berth at Richmond Harbor’s Pier 3 in late October with a volunteer crew from Suisun Bay and the Port of Benicia. More... Explosive November Rattles West Coast PortsIf shippers thought Halloween was scary, they only had to wait a few days to realize what real horror was. The month of November got under way with a bang—literally—as a number of inbound refrigerated containers exploded at three different ports on the West Coast, killing three mechanics. More... 
Bay Area Celebrates Completion of Bay Bridge East Span Decks
Aided by the giant Left Coast Lifter crane, crews in October placed the last deck section on the new Bay Bridge East Span’s signature element, the soaring self-anchored suspension span (SAS). More... 
ON OUR COVER December 2011
In their last event for the 2011 calendar year, the America’s Cup World Series breezed into San Diego Bay last month for their first American stop in the series. Although ORACLE Racing’s James Spithill took the event’s first ever double win (match and fleet racing) they are second overall in the series to Emirates Team New Zealand (seen on right) after three events as the top of the leaderboard is separated by just one point, showcasing how tight the racing has been. Photo ©2011 ACEA/Gilles Martin-Raget More... |
