ArchivesJuly 2012 Around the bay in July 2012Fillmore Merchants Association and the Fillmore Community Benefit District present Fillmore Jazz Festival 2012 on Saturday, July 7 and Sunday, July 8 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Blending art and soul in one of the country’s most unique neighborhoods, the Fillmore Jazz Festival is the largest free jazz festival on the West Coast, drawing over 90,000 visitors each year. More... WATERFRONT ACTIVITIES JULY 2012Saturday This 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... ![]() The SS Jeremiah O’Brien, the famous WWII Liberty Ship berthed at Pier 45 in Fisherman’s Wharf, invites you to come aboard to view San Francisco’s July 4th fireworks extravaganza. Many people consider the O’Brien as having "The Best Fireworks Seats on the Wharf." More... ![]() As part of the next phase of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art’s expansion project, the museum announced plans to go beyond its walls and directly into the community through an array of collaborative and traveling museum exhibitions, site-specific installations and neighborhood festivals that will unfold throughout the Bay Area and beyond during construction of its new building. More... ![]() A show of oil paintings by one of the Bay Area’s premier painting groups, the Outsiders, is currently being featured at the Gallery of Sausalito’s Bay Model Visitors Center. More... JULY WATERFRONT CELEBRATIONS AND FUN AT JACK LONDON SQUAREWith summer in full swing, there is no better destination than Oakland’s waterfront at Jack London Square to enjoy the best of the season and escape the heat. More... ![]() One of the world’s most recognizable rap artists, MC Hammer, visited ORACLE TEAM USA today and proved he can touch the helm. More... Oracle Team’s AC72 Massive Wingsail Arrives in Bay AreaThe 12-story tall wingsail and hull crossbeams for the first of ORACLE TEAM USA’s two AC72 yachts aimed at the 2013 America’s Cup in San Francisco were delivered to the team last month. More... ![]() The 12-story tall wingsail and hull crossbeams for the first of ORACLE TEAM USA’s two AC72 yachts aimed at the 2013 America’s Cup in San Francisco were delivered to the team last month. More... ![]() It seems just about every building construction project in San Francisco is vying to be the City’s greenest, but designers and builders have some work to do if they want to beat the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission’s (SFPUC) new digs on Golden Gate Avenue. More... ![]() In last July’s column, I talked about the SS Jeremiah O’Brien. She’s a fully restored World War II Liberty ship berthed at Pier 45 in San Francisco. Liberty ships were designed at the beginning of World War II to serve as the tractor trailers of the sea. More... ![]() With San Francisco Bay’s summer recreation season in full swing, let’s hear from those who love to play on and in the Bay. More... ![]() Captain Tom Harlan is at the helm this month. You can find him on the early morning Tiburon Ferry service, Monday through Friday. How early you ask? About 4:30 a.m. "You have to be a morning person to be on this run," he said. "It’s a requirement." More... ![]() Rodolfo R. Sabonge, vice president of market research and analysis with the Panama Canal Authority (ACP), told Bay Area shippers that a wider Panama Canal will pose no threat to the Port of Oakland. In fact, he said, it may bring even more business here. More... San Francisco Bay Ferry Accommodates Commuters Affected by Emergency BART ShutdownOn June 15, San Francisco Bay Ferry nearly quadrupled its usual weekday ridership between San Francisco and the East Bay as it accommodated commuters affected by an unexpected BART shutdown. More... ![]() Marking the biggest advance in Bay Area freeway operations since the launch of the FasTrak electronic tolling system, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) is now moving to add 290 miles of Express Lanes to the region’s freeways in the coming years. More... ![]() With a pack of 15 boats of charterers, members and friends of Club Nautique, sailor Marianne Armand recently headed up the picturesque Petaluma River to spend a magical weekend in the downtown Petaluma turning basin. More... |