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September 2010 Vol.11, No.9 Color Page AYAY ROSSINGSROSSINGS “The VoiceBB of the Waterfront” CC September 2010 Vol.11, No.9 The Future of Transit Transbay Hub Breaks Ground Tying the Green Knot Earth-Friendly Nuptials Catch On Complete Ferry Schedules for all SF Lines Color Page * TAX CREDIT BUY NOW$ 10K TO RESERVE YOUR A Waterfront Community on the Island of Alameda • Charming detached homes • Some homes enjoy beautiful views • Easy commute to San Francisco and Adjacent to Grand Marina at the estuary end of Grand Oakland Street, this picturesque community offers views of • Highly-rated Alameda School District Oakland and Coast Guard Island and is set just minutes • $5,000 in non-recurring closing costs** from Park Street near downtown Alameda shopping • $2,500 in design center upgrades*** and restaurants. This is a very special location that is just steps from the water and all of the boat slips and Priced from the related marine services of Grand Marina, presenting a remarkable lifestyle opportunity. upper $600s to mid $800s 2,152 to 2,373 sq.ft. | 4 Bedrooms + bonus room/tech loft (per plan) and 3.5 Baths | 2 space garages 1629 Cruiser Lane, Alameda (corner of Grand St. and Fortmann Way) | 510.814.6535 Sales representatives: Beth Costello, DRE Lic 00858354; Debi Garlick, DRE Lic 00801442 Sales Office & Model Homes Open Tuesday through Sunday from 10 am to 6 pm; Mondays from 11 am to 6 pm ® * Available for a limited time, consult a tax professional or visit www.ftb.ca.gov/individuals/new_home_credit.shtml for more information.**$5,000 in non-recurring closing costs through Realtors welcome. our preferred lender, Dover Bay Mortgage Company through 8/30/10. ***$2,500 in design center upgrades through our preferred design center, Chateau Interiors & Design through 8/30/10. Consult sales representative for complete details. Prices effective date of publication and subject to change prior to sale. 08.17.10 Color Page columns features 16 SAILING ADVENTURES 08 PHOTO GALLERY Talk Sailor to Me! Saying Goodbye to the by Captain Ray Old Transbay Terminal 14 by Marjorie Blackwell 17 IT CAME FROM guides BENEATH THE SEA 12 GREEN PAGES Bay Salmon Runs Make Getting Hitched With a 06 WATERFRONT ACTIVITIES September Memorable Fresh Green Twist Our recreational resource guide by Kati Schmidt by Bill Picture WETA FERRY SCHEDULES 18 Be on time for last call THE DELTA BEAT 20 AROUND THE BAY Water Project Threatens news 22 To see, be, do, know Delta’s Fishing Bounty 04 Another ‘Ghost Ship’ by Jah Mackey Leaves Suisun Bay ON OUR COVER 05 WATERFRONT NEWS Port of Oakland Recycles Its Mammoth Cranes September 2010 Volume 11, Number 9 by Patrick Burnson Bobby Winston, Proprietor Joyce Aldana, President Joel Williams, Publisher Patrick Runkle, Editor 07 Futuristic Transbay Terminal Breaks Ground ADVERTISING & MARKETING Joel Williams, Advertising & Marketing Director CULTURAL CURRENTS GRAPHICS & PRODUCTION 11 Francisco Arreola, Designer / Web Producer Sports and Performing ART DIRECTION Francisco Arreola; Patrick Runkle; Joel Williams Arts Fuse at AT&T Park COLUMNISTS by Paul Duclos Captain Ray Wichmann; Paul Duclos; Patrick Burnson; Deb Self; Jah Mackey; Kati Schmidt Rocketship Sculpture WRITERS & PHOTOGRAPHERS 14 Bill Picture; Joel Williams; Comes to Embarcadero The $4.2 billion Transbay Transit Center, which promises to Marjorie Blackwell be the “Grand Central Station of the West,” broke ground ACCOUNTING BAYKEEPER in downtown San Francisco on August 14. When the new Cindy Henderson 21 Crossword Challenge Center emerges on the site of the old Transbay Termimal Advertising Inquiries: in August 2017, it promises to launch a new era of urban (707) 556-3323, [email protected] transportation. It will link eight Bay Area counties with 11 Bay Crossings Ferry Building, #22 bus and rail systems — in one modern, regional hub. See the San Francisco, CA 94111 Corrections & Letters article on the groundbreaking on Page 7, and a photo gallery www.baycrossings.com We appreciate the opportunity to publish our readers' bidding farewell to the old Transbay Terminal on Page 8. comments, letters or requests for corrections, which can A Division of Nematode Media, LLC be sent to [email protected]. Image courtesy of Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects. Rendering courtesy of Transbay Joint Powers Authority. www.baycrossings.com September 2010 3 Color Page WATERFRONT NEWS Another ‘Ghost Ship’ Removed 415.773.1188 www.blueandgoldfleet.com From Suisun Bay for Scrapping The enchanting nautical experience begins when passengers board Blue & Gold Fleet boats that sail on San Francisco Bay. Blue & Gold Fleet is the largest excursion and commuter ferry service provider in the Bay Area. ay Ship & Yacht, located in the Coast Guard-enforced Invasive Alameda on San Francisco Species Act, and towed to Texas for Bay, has completed scrapping. There are currently no hydro-blasting the hull licensed facilities for scrapping ships and superstructure, and on the west coast; however, plans are finished its seawirthiness inspection underway to establish a ship recycling Bof, the decommissioned USS Florikan. facility at the former U.S. Navy facility San Francisco Bay Cruise Adventure An hour long cruise along the The ship, shown above, was brought to at Mare Island in Vallejo. City’s historic waterfront, right past the PIER 39 sea lions, under the Golden the shipyard’s 388’ x The Florikan Gate Bridge, by Sausalito, past Angel Island and around Alcatraz. 84’ drydock prior was a Chanticleer- Sausalito & Tiburon A comfortable ride across the San Francisco Bay to being towed to There are currently class submarine to the two Marin seaside villages of Sausalito and Tiburon to enjoy shopping, Texas for scrapping. rescue ship. She was dining or an easy stroll around town. The Florikan will no licensed facilities launched in June be one less ship in for scrapping ships 1942 by Moore Dry Angel Island A California State park and wildlife reserve. Angel Island is the U.S. Maritime both a great picnic destination with hiking, kayak tours, an hour-long fully- on the West Dock Co., a shipyard narrated TramTour, as well as a historical site dating back to the U.S. Civil War. Administration’s Coast; however, plans once located in Reserve Fleet at Suisun Oakland, across Vallejo Sail to Vallejo, a waterfront community that includes the city’s Bay, which has been are underway to the estuary from Heritage District, Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum and family-friendly the subject of much establish a ship Bay Ship & Yacht’s Six Flags Discovery Kingdom theme park. concern and a high- recycling facility present shipyard in profile environmental Alameda. During Alameda & Oakland There’s dining in Jack London Square, the Farmer’s at the market on Sundays and jazz nightly. lawsuit. Originally World War II, the numbering more former U.S. Navy Florikan served than 100 ships, the facility at Mare Island at Pearl Harbor, “ghost fleet” has now in Vallejo. Midway, and Kiska, Blue & Gold Fleet at PIER 39 been reduced to only Alaska. She has a 57 ships, as one ship displacement of Beach Street & The Embarcadero after another has 1,780 long tons, a San Francisco been removed from the fleet, cleaned length of 251 feet, a beam of 42 feet, at a local shipyard to comply with and a draft of 14 feet, 3 inches. 4 September 2010 www.baycrossings.com WORKING WATERFRONT NEWS Port of Oakland Recycles Its Mammoth Cranes BY PATRICK BURNSON for the environment whenever possible. World Maritime Day to Combat their own. The council desires to be kept With the re-use of these cranes, we are Climate Change abreast of other World Maritime Day reducing waste and saving resources, activities. he Port of Oakland and Massport gets cranes that are ready When the United States Coast Guard The “Year of the Seafarer” in 2010 has added state-of-the- to be put in service.” hosted the primary World Maritime will provide an excellent opportunity to art super-post-Panamax The two Kocks cranes’ total weight Day in New York last year, a similar convey to seafarers (1.5 million strong cranes over the past equals approximately five million event gained traction here in the Bay worldwide) a clear message that the decade to handle the pounds. They use electrical power to Area. Now ports around the country are entire shipping community understands larger container ships that now transit operate, so there are no emissions in holding their own observances to provide the conditions under which they operate, Tthe globe. When the Alameda Naval the port area when they are in use. The valuable education, awareness and shows compassion for the sacrifices they Air Station was in service, however, barges taking the cranes to the Port of publicity on the maritime community’s make, and does care for them. Oakland used thousand-ton “low- Boston are beginning a month-long, efforts to combat climate change. profile” cranes to accommodate flight- 6,300-mile waterborne journey that The Navy League of the United path safety issues. will take them through the Panama States Pacific Merchant Marine Council For more information, Bay Since the base closure, those Canal and up the east coast to their new will have a program on 2010 World Crossings readers may cranes are no longer needed here. home at Conley Container Terminal. Maritime Day “Year of the Seafarer” at its contact Phelps Hobart, In the meantime, the Massachusetts The Kocks container cranes from luncheon on Monday, September 20. The President of the Pacific Port Authority (Massport) needs low- the Port of Oakland have a boom Council welcomes other organizations to Merchant Marine Council at profile cranes due to the proximity outreach of 150 feet. Each crane can participate in this luncheon on the S.S.
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