Monthly Archives: August 2011

Rincon Point Open Water Basin is Worth Preserving

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The San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC) is meeting this Thursday at 1 p.m. at the Ferry Building on the second floor in The Port Commission meeting room (enter the via the stairs in the middle of the Ferry Building’s Embaracadero-facing side. Please join Katy Liddell, Michael Anthony, and other SoMa waterfront neighbors… Keep reading

LiveSoMa.com presents SoMa: Past, Present, & Future

Take the 7 minutes to enjoy this video short of SoMa: Past, Present, & Future! Brought to you by LIveSoMa.com. Keep reading

Mini-Cruise Ships Will Dock at Rincon Park and Block Views Unless We Speak Up Now

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If you did not see today’s San Francisco Chronicle, you must read John King’s story Cup’s yacht plan threatens our wide-open bay views. You need to picture yachts that are larger than the ferry boats that come in and out of the Ferry Building docks, parked across what is now an open view for all… Keep reading

NOT SOLD!! MTC recinds vote to buy 390 Main Street and reconsider options

The MTC Board decided to cool it a bit and reconsider their options for a new home. It only seems logical to me that the regional transportation agency would be located in the Bay Area’s heart of multi-modal transportation options located in Rincon Hill and nearby. While Oaklanders panic at the idea of losing the… Keep reading