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March
2003 |
The
Urban Waterfront Lifestyle Issue
| Urban waterfront living is the
hip new California lifestyle, and nowhere is it coming on faster
than at Oakland’s Jack London Square. First the Port of Oakland
divested control of its holdings to professional real estate
managers. Next up, the opening of a series of huge loft developments
that will bring thousands of energetic new residents. We preview the
largest such, The Sierra. |
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I
Lunch for a Living |
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which we begin a new feature wherein we lunch with someone influential, or
at least notorious, with something to say. To kick things off, we break
bread with John M. Gioia, a member of the Contra Costa Board of
Supervisors, representing District 1. Gioia’s district includes the
Richmond waterfront, all 37 miles of it, the most of any jurisdiction in
the Bay Area. |
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Steam
Holds on Against Diesel
| The days of steam
are long past…or are they? Our intrepid correspondent Guy Span,
S.D., finds an example of a steam engine that still holds its own
against diesel. |
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Vive
la France! Springtime in Paris
| Vive les differences,
indeed! As is well known, French-American relations are suffering of
late. The French connection to San Francisco dates to the arrival of
deported Parisian prostitutes at the time of the Gold Rush and as
for the current contretemps, this, too, shall no doubt pass. For
now, Bay Crossings is proud to join with Air France as a
sponsor of Springtime in Paris. |
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