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December 2015

I thought I had finished my series of articles about the islands in San Francisco Bay some time ago. But now I realize that if I can do an article about a place that sometimes is and sometimes is not an island (Mare Island), and about a place that was not but is now an island (Alameda), why not an article about a place that once was but is no longer an island? More...

Jack London Square is set to light up the Oakland waterfront with its annual tree lighting extravaganza on Friday, December 4 from 5 to 7 p.m. More...

Build your confidence in any docking situation - upwind, downwind, crosswind, or cross current. Developing skills at leaving or arriving at any dock regardless of the weather conditions, even when there are other boats close at hand, is critical to enjoying your time on the water. More...

Many admirers of Lawrence Ferlinghetti (and the author of this column is among them) may not know that before he became identified with the cultural underground, his area of concentration was underwater. More...

There's snow in the forecast at Aquarium of the Bay! More...

The Port of Oakland recently pledged that by the year 2018, 75 percent of the energy it provides to its tenants will be derived from renewable sources. More...

By the time you read this, Thanksgiving will be in the rearview mirror and the holidays will be upon us. More...

The historic relighting of the Ferry Building on March 3 of this year was a remarkable, festive event marking 100 years of San Francisco's extraordinary history. More...

This winter is forecast to bring heavy rains to the Bay Area. But no matter how much rain falls, it's unlikely to end the current drought. More...

To accentuate the holiday cheer this year, Golden Gate Ferry will once again be decorating its merry ferry boats. However, it won't necessarily be Golden Gate Ferry employees doing the decorating, but rather local schoolchildren-kindergartners, first, second and third graders from schools in Marin, San Francisco and Petaluma. More...

John McLaurin, president of the Oakland-based Pacific Merchant Shipping Association, is making a holiday appeal to the working waterfront community to think of the neediest this season. More...

Tree lightings, holiday concerts, lighted boat parades and other holiday festivities will fill up the Bay Area's social calendar this December. More...