Working Waterfront
The Debate Over Sausalito’s Marinship Is Not Over, Part 2
The Marinship generates the lion's share of the city's tax revenues. But the mile-long waterfront is also sinking into a rising sea and in need of massive infrastructure upgrades, the exact costs of which aren't known by city officials.
The Debate Over Sausalito’s Marinship Is Not Over
The Bay Area's saltiest city has been discussing its blueprint for future growth, which has included debate over the Marinship, Sausalito's working waterfront.
Visioning the Future of Sausalito’s Waterfront
Sausalito is working through the process of updating their general plan, or a blueprint for a community’s vision of growth, which was last updated in 1995. Tomorrow, Sausalito will hold a “visioning session” for the Marinship, “That part of town north of Dunphy Park that includes our historic working waterfront and a wide variety of other public and private uses.” More »
RBOC Urges a Call to Action
The Recreational Boaters of California, or RBOC, is calling on Bay Area sailors to take action.
Barry’s Baleen Will Scour the Sea
Barry Spanier has his sights set on one of the most pressing environmental issues of our time: plastics in the ocean. Spanier conceived of a boat called the "Baleen" (also known as Ships that Scour the Sea), named after filter-feeder whales.
Winds of Change at the Boat Show
Will there be a new age of sail? In the April issue of Latitude 38, we take a look at the modest but promising proliferation of wind-assisted commercial ships around the world. This More »
Sailors Strive to ‘Save Our Working Waterfront’
A core issue has been maintaining marine jobs, services and facilities for the boating community. This led to the formation of SAWW (Save Our Working Waterfront).
Richmond Waterfront Development
In our ongoing attempt to keep track of the current rush of development around the San Francisco Bay Area waterfront, we’d like to alert you to a public hearing coming up next week concerning the big ‘Terminal One’ project planned for Point Richmond’s Brickyard Cove neighborhood, right smack up against Richmond Yacht Club’s property (which, fortunately, the club owns and is not leasing from any government agency). More »
Two Sides to Waterfront Development
Waterfront development has two sides: water and land. In a philosophical sense, the two sides and competing ideals are growth vs. access. We believe that waterfront developments need more than bike and walking paths. More »
The Fate of Alameda Marina
Alameda Marina, seen here from the Estuary, is a busy place during weeknight races.
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©Latitude 38 Media, LLC We strongly encourage Oakland-Alameda Estuary sailors and other concerned citizens to attend a crucial March 1 meeting (7 p.m. More »
©Latitude 38 Media, LLC We strongly encourage Oakland-Alameda Estuary sailors and other concerned citizens to attend a crucial March 1 meeting (7 p.m. More »
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