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Port of San Francisco

  • Blogs

    March 14, 2012

    America's Cup: "Decrepit" Piers Could Be Resurrected After All

    ​The classic film On the Waterfront involved plenty of fighting -- with both longshoreman's hooks and bare fists. The battles on San Francisco's own waterfront are far rougher. But, upon reflection, they resemble high-stakes -- and very grown-up -- versions of the Marshmallow Test. Would San Franc ... More >>

  • News

    February 15, 2012

    The Cup Runneth Over: S.F.'s America's Cup Decision Looms

    ​The classic film On the Waterfront involved plenty of fighting -- with both longshoreman's hooks and bare fists. The battles on San Francisco's own waterfront are far rougher. But, upon reflection, they resemble high-stakes -- and very grown-up -- versions of the Marshmallow Test. Would San Franc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 14, 2012

    Cocaine Seized from Cruise Ship at Pier 35

    ​Federal agents announced today that they seized 13 kilograms, or close to 29 pounds, of cocaine from a cruise ship docked in San Francisco last month.According to a statement from U.S. Customs and Border Protection, a joint operation among federal agencies and local law-enforcement led to two sep ... More >>

  • News

    December 28, 2011

    Sentimental Journey: Traveling in 1957's S.F. Bay Area

    ​Federal agents announced today that they seized 13 kilograms, or close to 29 pounds, of cocaine from a cruise ship docked in San Francisco last month.According to a statement from U.S. Customs and Border Protection, a joint operation among federal agencies and local law-enforcement led to two sep ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 14, 2011

    Fire in the Sky

    ​Federal agents announced today that they seized 13 kilograms, or close to 29 pounds, of cocaine from a cruise ship docked in San Francisco last month.According to a statement from U.S. Customs and Border Protection, a joint operation among federal agencies and local law-enforcement led to two sep ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 1, 2011

    Junk Food Ban Weighed -- For Seagulls

    Gross​Since seagulls are mysteriously dying by the dozens at Pier 94 rendering plant after feasting on offal, the Board of Supervisors has been urged to enforce a larine version of a junk food ban.At its Feb. 10 meeting, the city's Animal Care & Control Commission introduced a drafted letter t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 7, 2011

    Muni Delays Again, Fourth Street Bridge Not Working

    Crappy bridge​For the second time in a week, the Fourth Street bridge malfunctioned, causing Muni delays Monday afternoon. Fortunately, for passengers (and Muni operators who were the target of angry riders last week), the bridge failure occurred during nonpeak commute hours, minimizing the number ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2011

    America's Cup: Chinese New Year Floats Must Float Away

    Joe EskenaziThe bunny's sign reads, 'Welcome America's Cup.' You can't accuse this float of not being a civic booster​Jonathan Stern's official position with the Port of San Francisco is listed as "Assistant Deputy Director, Waterfront Development Projects." But you can just call him the human Pow ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 14, 2010

    America's Cup: Supervisors Unanimously Adopt Hosting Bid

    San Francisco has finalized its bid for the America's Cup. Is it enough to win the battle?​By an 11-0 vote, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors adopted the so-called "Northern Waterfront Alternative" bid to host the America's Cup -- a deal race officials over the weekend deemed insufficient. Th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 10, 2010

    America's Cup: How City Would End Up On the Hook for $55 Million

    ​During a lengthy Wednesday hearing regarding the America's Cup -- which was far less thrilling than a yachting race and had far more nautically themed public comment -- the city's budget analyst made an emphatic point. Based on the "Northern Waterfront Alternative" plan which is currently en vogu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 8, 2010

    America's Cup: Yet Another Study, Ahoy!

    Coming to San Francisco?​With the Board of Supervisors' Budget and Finance Committee today bracing for the cold wind of hours of contentious testimony on the fiscal feasibility of hosting the America's Cup, here comes just what everyone wanted: Yet another financial study! The regatta has already ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 8, 2010

    America's Cup: Regatta Argument Sails Into Next Week

    Onward...​A new plan for hosting the America's Cup was today emphatically blessed by Port of San Francisco officials as the best deal the city could get. Yet the city's Budget Analyst warned that even under these "best" terms, the city could still end up giving away some $55 million to billionaire ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 3, 2010

    America's Cup: Budget Analyst Says It'll Still Lose City $101 Million

    Vincent Van GoghWill the latest report take the wind out of the city's sails? ​The latest Budget and Legislative Analyst's report analyzing the potential costs and benefits of hosting the America's Cup regatta has finally hit dry land. But, crunching the numbers, the city's numerical mavens still ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2010

    Hosting America's Cup Would Lose City Millions, Budget Analyst Reports

    Them boats is expensive​Earlier this week we reported that the city's budget analyst was at work on a report to answer the big question: Can you actually make money hosting the America's Cup? The report is out, and, according to the city's official number-cruncher, the answer is no. A resounding n ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2010

    Ravens, Crows, Bedbugs, and Drain Flies Among Pests City Combats With Chemicals

    Begone, critters.​Following Tuesday's election, San Francisco may seem like a political island in a sea of shellacking states. Judging from a recent report from the Department of Environment's Integrated Pest Management Plan, we're an island under constant attack.Last year San Francisco bought 2,2 ... More >>

  • News

    October 20, 2010

    Rec and Parks chief Jared Blumenfeld dumps his boat to work on green issues

    Begone, critters.​Following Tuesday's election, San Francisco may seem like a political island in a sea of shellacking states. Judging from a recent report from the Department of Environment's Integrated Pest Management Plan, we're an island under constant attack.Last year San Francisco bought 2,2 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 26, 2010

    S.F. Government Runs Its Own Giants Ticket-Scalping Operation

    Matt SmithWe're all on the same team, after all...​Did you know the City and County of San Francisco of San Francisco runs a ticket-scalping operation, much of which is routed through the online reseller StubHub?The enterprise is run out of the Port of San Francisco, which is landlord to the San F ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 9, 2010

    San Francisco Green Party Opposes Biodiesel, Arguing It's Not Eco-Friendly

    Will the remains of cows like this soon be powering your Land Rover?​A proposal to make large quantities of biodiesel fuel in San Francisco has sparked opposition from the city's Green Party. The Greens assert the fuel -- which is in vogue as an eco-friendly alternative to traditional fossil fuels ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 6, 2010

    Local Businesses Contracting Program a Mess, Audit Finds

    Please file a report explaining all that paper..​The city's  Local Business Enterprise program, which gives preference to San Francisco businesses bidding on government contracts, is in shambles, an audit reveals. Paperwork required to prevent widespread fraud is routinely ignored -- and cont ... More >>

  • News

    June 23, 2010

    Returning sea lions could be in for a shock

    Please file a report explaining all that paper..​The city's  Local Business Enterprise program, which gives preference to San Francisco businesses bidding on government contracts, is in shambles, an audit reveals. Paperwork required to prevent widespread fraud is routinely ignored -- and cont ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2010

    Port of San Francisco's Sweet Exercise Bike

    Joe EskenaziWith a view like that, no Port employee has an excuse for being out of shape​Wandering down Terry Francois Boulevard and hanging a left at the distillery, one ambles into an open, airy warehouse. Walking through the warehouse, one comes face to face with ... another warehouse! Finally, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2010

    Heron's Head Park Stone Sculptures To Become Travelling Exhibit

    ​When we last visited impromptu sculptor Porfirio Vazquez, the Andy Goldsworthy of Heron's Head Park was sulking because his three-month old artistic career seemed to be nearly over.Last week, however, Vazquez complained because it seemed as if his artwork construction would never end."Do you thin ... More >>

  • News

    December 23, 2009

    Meet the Andy Goldsworthy of Heron’s Head Park

    ​When we last visited impromptu sculptor Porfirio Vazquez, the Andy Goldsworthy of Heron's Head Park was sulking because his three-month old artistic career seemed to be nearly over.Last week, however, Vazquez complained because it seemed as if his artwork construction would never end."Do you thin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 23, 2009

    S.F. Babylon: A Decade of Scandal, Hypocrisy, and Weirdness (Pt. 1)

    By Ashley Harrell and Will Harper     Over the past decade, we have oftentimes felt as though we are living in an adult playground run by a feisty bunch of hypocrites, philanderers, and drunk-dialers. This, we have to admit, makes San Francisco a pretty exciting city in which to gather t ... More >>

  • News

    December 16, 2009

    How Hyde Street Pier eliminated its sea lion problem

    By Ashley Harrell and Will Harper     Over the past decade, we have oftentimes felt as though we are living in an adult playground run by a feisty bunch of hypocrites, philanderers, and drunk-dialers. This, we have to admit, makes San Francisco a pretty exciting city in which to gather t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 7, 2009

    Dinner with David Chiu Auctioned for $500. Batch of S'mores: $800.

    What might a developer, city contractor, union leader, or other person with a financial stake in the decisions of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors pay for a one-on-one night on the town with the president of the board? It can cost millions to go through the political hoops necessary to get a b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 5, 2009

    Port of San Francisco Destroys Mission Bay Homeless Encampment

    Anna McCarthyNo more seaside views for this Mission Bay resident.​When SF Weekly reporters saw the Port of San Francisco cracking down on our bay side neighbors, we had to snap some shots of the demolition. This lean-to was so elaborate that tearing it down required more than five workers, multipl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 28, 2009

    Odds Schwarzenegger's 'I F--k You' Message Was Coincidental? About One in Two Billion, Says Math Prof.

    What were the odds of this happening?​ In examining Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's letter to the California State Assembly in which the letters I F-U-C-K Y-O-U appear vertically down the left-hand side, it is hard to imagine that it could have happened randomly. The letter purportedl ... More >>

  • News

    October 7, 2009

    Too Cute to Shoot?

    The adoring public may have a problem with what San Francisco has in store for its troublesome invaders, the sea lions.

  • Blogs

    August 24, 2009

    Turns Out San Francisco *Does* Participate in State's Sunken Boat Disposal Program. This Is Good, Because We'd Already Received, Spent the Money.

    Courtesy of the Department of Boating and WaterwaysSome inconsiderate bastard left this boat to rot in the San Joaquin Delta​Last week we reported that the administrator of the California's Abandoned Watercraft Abatement Fund told us that San Francisco does not participate in the state program. Th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 19, 2009

    Decrepit Tugboat's Demise Caught Headlines -- But Boats Sink in San Francisco Bay More Often Than You'd Think

    ​It isn't often that you misplace a 100-foot-long boat, but that's just what happened late Monday with the ex-U.S.S. Wenonah. The 69-year-old boat slipped beneath the waves while berthed on eastern Treasure Island; when the sun went down it was up and when the sun came up it was down. Naturally, t ... More >>

  • Dining

    December 17, 2008

    The Scalawags of Fisherman's Wharf

    Dishonest and unsavory fishermen have found a home at the docks, where rent is cheap.

  • Dining

    April 30, 2008

    Fish Story

    A room with an expensive view, and din with your dinner.

  • Blogs

    December 3, 2007

    Oil Spill Hearings Mar Pristine, White Agenda: It's SFGovernmentInAction!

    A room with an expensive view, and din with your dinner.

  • News

    November 7, 2007

    Cesar Chavez Area Stabbings and Shootings Contribute to Failed Fanatics Sports Bar and Grill: The Derf Butler Story

    A room with an expensive view, and din with your dinner.

  • Blogs

    September 13, 2007

    Buskers Butt Heads with Port of S.F.

    A room with an expensive view, and din with your dinner.

  • News

    June 27, 2007

    Leak From the Deep

    Nobody knows for sure what kind of oily polutant is seeping into the water at Fisherman's Wharf

  • News

    August 30, 2006

    Rotting on the Dock of the Bay

    The easy choice between a destitute Port Authority and acres of rotting piers, or a beautified waterfront with some hotel rooms

  • News

    July 26, 2006

    Life on the Water

    The easy choice between a destitute Port Authority and acres of rotting piers, or a beautified waterfront with some hotel rooms

  • News

    May 24, 2006

    Invasive Species

    The easy choice between a destitute Port Authority and acres of rotting piers, or a beautified waterfront with some hotel rooms

  • News

    October 31, 2001

    Dirty Money

    President Bush says he's serious about cracking down on money laundering by terrorists. San Francisco's experience suggests otherwise.

  • News

    December 9, 1998

    A Million Here, a Million There ...

    President Bush says he's serious about cracking down on money laundering by terrorists. San Francisco's experience suggests otherwise.

  • News

    January 28, 1998

    Boondoggle by the Bay

    Why the tacky political giveaway called Pier 39 shouldn't be used as a model for the coming redevelopment of San Francisco's waterfront

  • News

    October 29, 1997

    Waterfront Developers' Ship Comes In

    Planning Commission gives up most authority over waterfront development

  • News

    October 1, 1997

    Foul Ball

    The Giants' new stadium site is almost certainly seeping a stew of toxic chemicals into the bay. Why doesn't the government care?

  • Calendar

    July 9, 1997

    The Grid

    The Giants' new stadium site is almost certainly seeping a stew of toxic chemicals into the bay. Why doesn't the government care?

  • News

    July 10, 1996

    Dog Bites

    The Giants' new stadium site is almost certainly seeping a stew of toxic chemicals into the bay. Why doesn't the government care?

  • Calendar

    October 25, 1995

    Slap Shots

    The Giants' new stadium site is almost certainly seeping a stew of toxic chemicals into the bay. Why doesn't the government care?

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