The growth of hi-tech office jobs in San Francisco's SoMa district has driven an expansion of Golden Gate Transit bus service, but it comes with a few complications. We advise that you check your usual route schedule to see if it's being changed if you travel into SoMa. Here's the pattern we've been used to: The last two southbound stops … [Read more...]
Thieves Try to Tow Classic Car and Blaze Away, Burn Rubber Instead
Update: Thanks to Austin Peterson on Facebook for identifying the car as a 1956 Packard Clipper, though we had almost gone for the close-but-not-the-same Hudson Hornet Austion reports that the car squatted when picked up because of its tortion bar suspension. The only one we found listed on ebay, which had been modernized with airbags, is going for $19,900. We … [Read more...]
Sausalito Ferry, Golden Gate Buses to Run Holiday Schedule Monday
On the "less prominent holidays" I usually have to work a normal schedule, which means that when public transit changes their schedules I can get caught in the lonely "I should have thought of that" zone. Which in my case is located at the end of the Sausalito Ferry Pier! This is why I now take computer in hand to mention that the Golden Gate Ferry … [Read more...]
Salty Stories from Sausalito Historical Society January 28
Date: Tuesday, January 28, 2014 Time: 5:30 - 7:30 PM Place: Ondine, 558 Bridgeway, top floor (See map below) Cost: $45 donation for Historical Society members and $50 for non-members. Includes welcome sparkling wine and snacks. Advance reservations are required due to limited seating … [Read more...]
Sausalito Ferry and Bus Holiday Schedule Guide
Here's the easy way to remember the Sausalito Ferry Schedule and Bus Schedules for the Holidays for each of the two services: Golden Gate Ferry: There's no service between Sausalito and the Ferry Building on Christmas Day or New Years Day. Monday, December 30 is regular weekday service. All other days through the Holidays are Holiday service (which … [Read more...]