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ArchivesFebruary 2014 
Around the Bay in February 2014
MTC has teamed up with the San Francisco Arts Commission Galleries to present The Bridge Builders, an exhibition by Joseph A. Blum featuring more than 80 color photographs that give viewers an all-access look at the making of the new East Span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. More... WATERFRONT ACTIVITIESLearn to safely and confidently sail after the sun goes down. Now that days are shorter and sunset comes early, why not extend your sailing into the night? Our four hour night sailing course covers all of the skills needed to sail during the "other" half of the day. Cost: OCSC Members $101.25, Non-Members $135. More... STRAW Program Teaches Kids While Restoring Area WetlandsWith the 2013-2014 restoration season underway, Point Blue Conservation Science marks over two decades of engaging Bay Area youth in hands-on habitat restoration through the STRAW (Students and Teachers Restoring a Watershed) Program. This year will see over 50 restoration projects take place in North Bay counties. More... 
Commemorative, Personalized Bricks to Be Part of Pier 27 Park Along the Embarcardero
For 150 years, the Port of San Francisco has welcomed the world to its waterfront. Now, local residents and businesses can be part of that effort through a new and unique program that allows citizens to welcome the world to the City’s newest public park and Waterfront Walk at Pier 27 adjacent to the new James R. Herman Cruise Terminal. Helping fund the park is a campaign by which personalized bricks can be purchased online at www.sfportbricks.com. More... 
Pier 24 Features Pure Photography
San Francisco’s Pier 24—which lay dormant for many years—now houses a brilliant photography collection available for public viewing. The Pilara Foundation Collection is not open to walk-ins, however, and that makes it even more attractive. More... 
Alameda’s Working Waterfront
A single look at its flag gives the notion that Alameda is a maritime-rich community. Blue and white, the flag embraces a nautical look with the letter “A” overlapped by an anchor in the center. Alameda’s flag embodies the more than 160-year-old tradition of maritime activities taking place on what many in the area call the “Island City.” More... 
Tiny Owls Cling to Survival Along the Bay’s Shore
If you’re on the San Francisco Bay shoreline and spot a small, round owl on the ground, it’s probably a burrowing owl. These long-legged birds weigh just four to nine ounces and are the only owl active on the ground during the day. They have brown spotted feathers and bright yellow eyes. More... 
Port of Oakland Receives Grant to
Reduce Diesel Emissions
Fourteen diesel-emission reduction grants totaling $2 million have been awarded to agencies in the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Regions 9 and 10, which includes California, to help reduce pollution caused by diesel engines. More... 
Eight-Armed Wonders
In the midst of crab season, there is another animal that tends to get some unexpected attention from local fishermen: the giant Pacific octopus. Not unlike many of us, a favorite food of the giant Pacific octopus is the Dungeness crab. More... 
The Fracas Over Google’s Ferry
Perhaps all or none of the above. On Monday, January 6, Google debuted its private ferry service connecting San Francisco’s Ferry Building to the Port of Redwood City, near Google’s main campus. More... 
Deckhand Don Storz
Don Storz has been a deckhand for Blue & Gold Fleet for the past 16 years, and he’s had seniority for 15 of them. “I got pretty lucky,” he said. “I got seniority with Blue & Gold within a year and one week from when I started.” And he’s been going strong ever since. More... 
Dockworkers Salute Mandela
The International Longshore and Warehouse Union’s (ILWU) long fight against racism and apartheid was highlighted when San Francisco’s Local 10 came out to honor the passing of Nelson Mandela in December. More... 
ON OUR COVER February 2014
Last November, the Port of Oakland celebrated the completion of a shore-to-ship power grid that provides electricity to docked vessels. More... |
