On April 24, 2013 the Port of San Francisco celebrates the 150th anniversary of the creation of the State Harbor Commission. The Port traces its official beginning to this date in 1863, but the Port’s history goes back much further in time. Learn more about this special occasion and what’s happening around the waterfront. […]
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A citywide surge in trendy restaurants. Runaway rental and housing rates. Construction cranes dotting the skyline. The Twitter-ization of blighted Mid-Market. Conversions of old buildings to new market-rate housing, even in the stubbornly seedy Tenderloin. If we hadn’t been told over and over that it is an evil word that should never be uttered in […]
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San Francisco, California, February 11, 2013 – The Bethlehem Shipyard Museum, a 501 (c) 3 non-profit charity organization, announced that Dennis Koller has been named Executive Director. Mr. Koller will assume the responsibility of leading the organization as it moves forward to showcase Bethlehem Steel’s prominence in the building of the Bay Area, and to […]
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Are you interested in seeing how large areas of San Francisco get researched, planned, and rebuilt? Forest City just finished a “Master Plan” for the future of Pier 70 and is doing a tour and open house on February 13th to discuss the details. (This event is a repeat for those who missed the January […]
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The third USNS Mercy (T-AH-19) is the lead ship of her class of hospital ships in the United States Navy. Her sister ship is the USNS Comfort (T-AH-20). She was named for the virtue of compassion. In accordance with the Geneva Conventions, USNS Mercy and her crew do not carry any offensive weapons, though defensive […]
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Pier 70, once a shipbuilding center, is being revitalized with a project, in its early stages, that calls for putting shops, restaurants, small manufacturers and a bayfront park on a 28-acre site that is expected to include about 1,000 apartments. A $242 million plan for a new, mixed-use development at historic Pier 70 will be […]
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Forest City would like to invite you to their Pier 70 Waterfront Site Concept Plan Open House on Saturday, January 26th from 10am-1:30pm at the Noonan Building. The open house is an opportunity to learn more about the extensive learning process that has led to the concept plan for the next evolution of this part […]
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