 World News
 USA (204)
 Bay Area
 San Francisco (277)
 BAY at San Francisco
2007 (22)
2006 (3)
2005 (1)
2004
2003 (2)
 BAY at San Francisco on Wikipedia
 BAY at San Francisco on Web
 BAY at San Francisco Books
 Real Estate
|
|
| Coming Events |
|
| Oct. 11 |
SF Downtown |
 |
Blue Angels Highlight SF Fleet Week| Swarms of people will gather at the waterfront to see the ships and aircraft at the city's 28th annual Fleet Week celebration | |
|
Stories |
|
| Jul.5 |
|
|
Body Found Floating
|
|
| Jun.5 |
|
 |
Hotels, Improvements For Alcatraz The federal agency that manages the former prison is pushing for a series of improvements to attract more visitors to the landmark
|
|
| Apr.22 |
|
 |
 Ship Pilot Charged With Lying In Spill Probe Capt. John Cota, 60, was charged with two felony counts of lying to Coast Guard officials about his prescription drug use
|
|
| Jan.28 |
|
|
Crew member may have misled on spill size
|
| |
|
| Jan.7 |
SF Downtown |
|
Crews working to contain spill
|
|
| Dec.20 |
|
|
Cosco Busan leaves San Francisco| The ship responsible has left port is bound for Asia, but Bay Area still dealing with the remnants of 58,000 gallons of thick bunker oil | |
|
| Dec.14 |
|
|
Oil Spill Ship Posts Bond To Depart Bay The federal government and the owners of Cosco Busan resolved a legal standoff that had kept the vessel here
|
| Dec.8 |
|
|
Bay Spill Pilot Asked To Surrender License The Coast Guard says Capt. John Cota is not physically competent to maintain the Federal Merchant Marine Officer's license
|
| Dec.7 |
|
 |
Ferry hits rocks near Alcatraz The Coast Guard is conducting an investigation after a ferry operated by the Red & White Fleet hit some rocks
|
| Nov.20 |
|
|
Fishermen File Class-Action Suit In Spill John Tarantino and Steven Fitz filed the suit on behalf of fishermen who claim they have suffered economic injury as a result of the spill
|
| |
|
| Nov.16 |
|
|
Restrictions force crab prices to rise
|
| Nov.14 |
|
|
Ship's crew won't talk to investigators
|
| Nov.13 |
|
 |
Gov. Halts Bay Fishing; Blasts Oil Spill| Schwarzenegger suspended all fishing in areas affected by oil spill and called the incident an 'unbelievable human failure' and promised to investigate | |
|
| Nov.12 |
|
|
Probe Examines Pilot Actions, Ship Radar| Federal investigators investigators were examining whether a harbor pilot initally played down the damage to his ship after striking the bridge | |
|
| |
|
|
Oil spill cleanup moves from water to land There are still 60 boats working to scoop up the spilled shipping fuel both inside and outside the Golden Gate
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
Feds To Inspect Impact Of Bay Spill
|
| Nov.10 |
|
|
Coast Guard Doubles Clean Up Effort
|
| Nov.9 |
|
|
Pilot of SF Bay oil ship spill investigated Captain John Cota has been a 25-year veteran bar pilot, but one who has a record of several mishaps in the past
|
| |
|
|
 Multipart cleanup effort continued Officials aboard the ship estimated 500 gallons had spilled, but further investigation determined a much greater amount of oil was in the wa...
|
| Nov.8 |
|
|
 Growing Oil Spill Closes Bay Beaches Coast Guard crews spent the night working on cleaning up 58,000 gallons of oil that spilled into the bay after a container ship bumped the Bay Bridge
| The oil spill has prompted the closures of at least 7 beaches, including Fort Point, Baker Beach, China Beach, Crissy Field, Rodeo Beach, Black Sand and Kirby Cove. The Coast Guard characterized the spill as a 'medium sized' and 'not too difficult to clean up'
|
| |
|
| Nov.7 |
Bay Bridge |
|
Fuel spilled into Bay after ship crash The collision, blamed on low visibility due to dense fog, knocked a 100-foot section of the fender that protects the tower
|
| |
Bay Bridge |
|
No damage to bridge after bump by ship A container ship traveling through dense fog bumped into a tower supporting the bridge, but have caused no structural damage to the span
|
| |
|
| |
|
| Jun.11 |
SF Downtown |
 |
3 Swimmers To Commemorate Escape Gary Emich, Steven Hurwitz and Pedro Ordenes will commemorate the 45th anniversary of the 1962 Alcatraz escape
|
|
| Jun.18 |
Treasure Island |
|
Coast Guard assisted capsized sailboat The boat capsized north of Treasure Island. The 2 people who were on the boat appear to be fine
|
| May.22 |
SF Downtown |
|
Second-Grader Swims Alcatraz to SF Braxton Bilbrey from Glendale, Ariz., made the 1.4-mile swim to Aquatic Park in 47 min.
|
| May.6 |
Fisherman's Wharf |
|
Ferry Crashes Head On Into Pier 41 9 were injured when a Baylink ferry boat traveling from Mare Island crashed head on near Fisherman's Wharf
|
|
| Oct.10 |
SF Downtown |
|
9-Year-Old Boy Swims Alcatraz To SF The boy swam the cold, choppy waters, raising $30,000 in donations for Hurricane Katrina victims
|
|
| |
|
|
| Jul.21 |
SF Sunset |
|
Dead whale attracted large crowds Scientists tried to preserve the rarely seen mammal's skull and a fin
|
| Feb.11 |
Bay Bridge |
|
 Officials search for small boat near bridge There is a report that an inflatable craft with no lights on almost hit a tug boat near the span
|
