february 2004

Measure 2 puts the people of the Bay Area firmly in charge of their own future, combining new ferry, rail, and bus services with select highway improvements and bicycle/pedestrian projects, all paid for with a modest $1 toll increase on the region’s seven state-owned toll bridges. The plan would raise about $125 million each year and help bankroll a Bay Area renaissance of improved mobility, smarter land-use decisions, increased waterfront vitality, and higher quality of life. Go to Article

Whale of a Good time

What compels a person to leave their warm bed on a weekend morning before it’s even light out, to take an average of an hour’s drive in the dark and cold? These adventurers want to experience an expedition to the Farallon Islands, to get up close and personal with the Pacific Ocean, to view the California scenery from the sea, and hopefully to see whales, sharks, dolphins, porpoises, and other marine life. Go to Article

Rebuilding C. A. Thayer

So great is the historic value of this magnificent old schooner that House Democratic Leader, Nancy Pelosi of San Francisco, was able to secure a total of $9.8 million for its restoration. Said Pelosi, “Renovation of this historic treasure, which has taught thousands of school children about our seafaring heritage, can finally begin – and not a moment too soon.” Go to Article

I Really Do Work on the Waterfront

Frank Riley is Vice-President of the Ship Clerks section of the famed Longshore Union…and not a man to be trifled with. He’s not just coping with employers aiming to farm out work, he and his coworkers are quite literally on the front lines of the war against terror, working to keep our ports safe. Go to Article