misc Barge-Bridge Boink Update: Its Name is "Cascade" (Chortle) What a pretty name for a barge, yes? Morning fog, it seems, has temporarily delayed the investigation into yesterday's Richmond-San Rafael Bridge fender bender. Last night, while being guided by tugboats, the Cascade
SF News Barge Hits Richmond-San Rafael Bridge According to the Coast Guard, "a barge has hit the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge" around 6 p.m. this evening. Yikes! The barge, reportedly carrying 63,000 barrels of heavy black oil, hit the
misc Here Comes the Rain Again While not on par with Christmas Day tsunamis, this storm is pretty nifty, huh? Golden Gate transit buses have stopped, power has been knocked out to hundreds -- yes, hundreds! - of thousands
misc Finally, An Alternative to Clubbing Baby Seals Bay Area polluters (that's all of us, kids) are responsible for contaminating the Bay with such nasty toxic materials as sewage, flame retardants, and Teflon. Mother seals who eat contaminated fish, pass the