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ArchivesFebruary 2003 
Mayor Bev Revs up Support for Regional Plan
Newly-elected Mayor Bev Johnson brings her dynamic leadership not just to the bustling "Isle of Style" of Alameda but also to the Water Transit Authority as its newest member. She adds her enthusiasm to that of thousands of Alamedans who are already hooked on water transit as the wave of the future. More... 
Rescue at Sea (or the Estuary, anyway)
An everyday commuter was the hero in a dramatic rescue during a man-overboard incident aboard the Alameda/Oakland ferry Encinal last month. The episode highlights the issue of manning levels, which are being reduced as a result of budget cuts. More... 
Waterfront Mysteries
Do you know where this is? What this is? Why this is? Is it art or is it vandalism? Learn more about one of the Bayshore's oddest. More... 
Jack's Bistro
Jack's Bistro set the standard for fine cuisine at Jack London Square and as the area burgeons with development and new life, it continues to be the place to dine, drink, and just plain have fun. More... Letters to the EditorI wanted to let you know that while I enjoy your magazine, I took offense to the tone of your blurb New York’s Turn to Cope With Ferry Environmentalists. More... Time for Ferry Riders to Seek Marin County Sales Tax DollarsGood for the Golden Gate Bridge District for standing up to the "transit Taliban," those mindless anti-tax blowhards, and imposing a $5 toll. But Bridge District number crunchers are still staring at over $400 million in red ink. Cuts in buses and ferry routes ranging from 20-40 percent, are being serious considered. This summer promises more bad news. More... Real Patriots Raise TaxesRaise Gas Taxes and Bridge Tolls Now to Protect National Security More... Bay CrossingsJournalToo Late? More... Bay CrossingsBoating CalendarFeb. 1-2 Last two days of the new NCMA Boat Show at the Alameda Fairgrounds. More... Bay CrossingsPoetryLeaving For War More... Port of Call: Kyrenia, Northern CyprusIn Homer’s day (the ancient hero, not the cartoon dunce), Kyrenia was an important hub for water transportation in the eastern Mediterranean. Although a commute for the Phoenician Ferry Service a thousand years ago was measured in weeks not minutes, plying local waters for the purpose of gaining money and/or sex was the same then and there as it is here and now. More... Bay Crossings Community Calendar2/2 and 2/4 7:30 pm Marin Symphony Stradivarius First and Beethoven’s Fifth More... Golden Gate Bridge Board of Directors Elect New OfficersOn Friday, December 13, 2002, the Board of Directors of the Golden Gate Bridge Highway and Transportation District elected Stanley Smith, Jr. as its 36th president. Maureen Middlebrook was elected first vice president and Maryanne Harrison was elected second vice president. They will each serve a two-year term beginning January 1, 2003. More... Web-Based Transit Trip-Planner Serves Up Two-Millionth ItineraryOnly a year and a half after its launch, the online transit trip-planner operated by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) has reached another major milestone: It has provided Bay Area travelers with two million personalized public transit itineraries. The milestone was reached on Dec. 29, 2002, only six months after the first million mark was hit. More... 
Very Beautiful Ferry Building on Cusp of Opening
Drawings and images of San Francisco’s meticulously restored Ferry Building. This extraordinary structure, designed like a jewel and built like a giant, symbolizes a glorious past and beckons an exciting future for the Bay Area. More... Celtic Concert Series in BeniciaOn Saturday, February 22, at 8:00 p.m. at the Clocktower in Benicia (1187 Washington Street), the Benicia Historical Museum will present its second concert in their Celtic Concert Series 2003 featuring the Black Irish Band. The program will include music from the band’s new Maritime classics CD Into the Arms of the Sea. More... MTC Awards $500,000 in New Grants to Promote Livable CommunitiesThe Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) recently approved ten new planning grants totaling $500,000 through its Transportation for Livable Communities (TLC) program to support community-oriented transportation projects in Brentwood, Colma/Daly City, Cordelia, Fremont, Healdsburg, Larkspur, Millbrae, Santa Rosa, Walnut Creek, and an unincorporated area of western Contra Costa County. MTC established the TLC program in 1998 to provide incentives for pedestrian- and transit-oriented developments, streetscape improvements, and other projects that strengthen the link between transportation, land use, and community goals. More... 
Bay CrossingsBay Environment Cruise Ship Blues
Despite cruise industry efforts to ban him from the airwaves, Cruise Ship Blues author Ross Klein is speaking out about the underside of the cruise industry across North America. Bluewater Network coordinated his San Francisco trip, booking him on major radio stations including KQED's FORUM and KCBS and important venues such as The Commonwealth Club. More... Aging Gracelessly - The Slow Decline of the PortThose observers of the contemporary scene can daily witness the slow and somewhat agonizing decline of the Port of San Francisco. Politicians and muckraking reporters like Warren Hinkle like to blame Port officials for the present lack of shipping and maritime use, but of course they're wrong. More... |
