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ArchivesJuly 2004 Oh, Say Can You Sea: Friend or Foe?For centuries, the wide oceans have insulated America from harm. But the disturbing truth today is that the famous battle cry is more like “One if by land, twice as likely by sea.” Bay Crossings recently interviewed William Langewiesche by telephone in Paris, en route to assignment in Baghdad. Langewiesche is the author of the recently published The Outlaw Sea, a trenchant account of the perils and possibilities posed by the oceans all around us. More... 
Trucker Hullabaloo: the 360 Degree View
Independent truckers at the Port of Oakland and other seaports around the nation are bitter as whores at what they call unfair treatment at the hands of shippers and importers. For their part, shippers and importers feel misunderstood; so this month Bay Crossings gives everyone their say. More... 
Fun and Games with Depreciation
You won’t believe how our public agencies play shell games with accounting rules that cost federal taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars. It’s corporate America coming to public service! More... 
Introducing Alan Leon
He’s Bay Crossings’ version of Saul Steinberg, the revered New Yorker cartoonist. Check out his quirky and thoughtful drawings of Oakland. More... 
Introducing Monique Moyer
Think you got headaches? Meet the new head of the Port of San Francisco More... Letters to the EditorI enjoy reading the articles by Guy Span in Bay Crossings. Even though I live in San Francisco and have very little occasion to ride the ferries, I’m very interested in expansion of water transit options. More... Snag at SkaggsSkaggs Island, a former Navy base in eastern Sonoma County that served as a communications center during the Cold War, provoked a tug of war recently between the Navy and the Department of the Interior. More... 
Reminder to Bridge Users: Toll Rises to $3 on July 1
FasTrak Users Will Receive $1 Discount Through October 31 More... 
Vallejo is Jazzin’ It Up At 11th Annual Jazz Festival
Vallejo is jazzin’ up for the 11th Annual Vallejo Jazz, Art & Wine Festival, one of the Bay Area’s favorite jazz festivals. More... 
Bay CrossingsCover Story
The Mighty Quinn’s More... Belvedere Names Citizens of the Year Oakland International Cross-Airport Parkway Opens in AlamedaTwenty Years of Collaboration Culminates in Dedication of “Ron Cowan Parkway” by State and Local Leaders More... LibationsLet Freedom Ring to the Sound of Clinking Wine Glasses More... 
CrossingsCuisine
ThirstyBear Spanish Seared Ahi More... The WaterBarge: A Pearl in Vallejo’s OysterTurning left from Tennessee St. onto Mare Island Way, the scenery changes from corporate chains and billboards to bobbing sailboats and a sun-speckled bay. More... Golden Gate to Study New Dock
Tallship Arrives in July
The Mexican training ship Usumacinta, a former US Navy amphibious landing ship, will steam through the Golden Gate July 10th, accompanied by the American Tall Ship Royaliste, as well as the San Francisco fireboat. During her visit to San Francisco she will then be open for free public tours at the dock. More... 
WTA’s New Website www.watertransit.org
A One-Stop Shop for Ferry Information
The San Francisco Bay Area Water Transit Authority (WTA) has announced the launch of its new website, which you can visit at: www.watertransit.org. More... Bay CrossingsBay Round UpThe Golden Gate Bridge District announced its intention to eliminate another 31 positions, including one vessel captain and some nine deckhands. More... 
CUESA Boss Lisa Capozzi Fires up Farmers’ Market Educational Programs
How do you make the move from corporate America to running a regional farmers’ market organization in the Bay Area, the cultural hub of California cuisine and all things organic? Lisa Capozzi is no stranger to overcoming the odds, something she first accomplished while a student at the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, NY. More... 
Summertime Fun
Ferry to Sausalito for Friday night music and farmer’s market or just for the sunset. More... Once in a Blue MoonIn 2004, there is a month with two full moons. The second full moon in a month is called a Blue Moon, due to its rarity. The name Blue Moon was reportedly coined hundreds of years ago when ash from volcanic activity once gave the moon a blue cast, but normally the moon does not look blue. The lunar month is 29.5 days as opposed to the current calendar with varied number of days per month. Out of 249 full moons, there are only nine Blue Moons in a 20-year period between January 1990 and December 2009. They occur about every two and a half years. More... New Golden Gate Ferry Schedules Effective July 1, 2004More High-Speed Trips Offered on Larkspur Route More... Education is in Season at the San Francisco Ferry Plaza Farmers’ MarketCUESA’s Enterprising Market-based Programs Highlight What’s Best in the Bay Area More... |
