Biggest winemaker to donate NY winery to college Sep 11, 2009
Attorneys say a trial date has been set for a Sausalito man accused of setting a 2005 fire at a Vallejo wine warehouse that destroyed millions of bottles. Sixty-year-old Mark C. Anderson faces 19 counts including a charge of arson. (Fresno Bee -- Business)
Leaves and pages turn in the fall books preview Sep 7, 2009
The Sausalito writer's follow-up to "I Bought Andy Warhol.". Just Like Us: The True Story of Four Mexican Girls Coming of Age in America. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Small businesses back overhaul of health care Sep 2, 2009
"Health care is by far and away the biggest issue facing small businesses right now," said John Arensmeyer, chief executive officer of Small Business Majority, an advocacy and research group in Sausalito that commissioned the survey ... According to a survey of 700 small businesses released Tuesday by Small Business Majority, an advocacy and research group in Sausalito. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
U.S. takes 1st leap into World Culinary Contest Aug 21, 2009
The team, led by Philippe Striffeler of the Hotel Nikko, includes Damon Barham of the California Culinary Academy, Ty Mahler of Roy's in San Francisco, Scott Whitman of Sushi Ran in Sausalito, Arturo Moscoso of the Inn at Spanish Bay in Pebble Beach, and Khai Duong of Ana Mandara in San Francisco. Several California Culinary Academy students will assist them. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Sausalito waterfront pickers and singers Aug 20, 2009
Sausalito waterfront pickers and singers. Article:Sausalito waterfront pickers and singers:/g/a/2009/08/18/sausalito_pickers ... DTL Article:Sausalito waterfront pickers and singers:/g/a/2009/08/18/sausalito_pickers. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Stout Books to open branch on Mission Street Aug 19, 2009
And, yes, there's a family angle: a digital design contest for children up to 15 years old, and a tile-making tour for kids at Heath Ceramics in Sausalito. For more information, go to. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Geothermal power search holds promise, threat Aug 16, 2009
The company, based in Sausalito, will fracture those rocks with high-pressure water, creating a network of cracks. AltaRock will then pump more water into the cracks, using the rocks to heat the water and create steam. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Science)
Tiburon radiates charm with fab folks, vistas Aug 10, 2009
Having dinner with his brother one evening in Sausalito in 1973, Lomas decided to join that community. "As ridiculous as it sounds," he said, "I looked right across the bay and imagined how cool it would be to live there.". (San Francisco Chronicle)
Sea lions swarm long-abandoned Seal Rocks Aug 5, 2009
This year, 824 sea lions have come to the Sausalito center, at least three times the normal average. Every coastal county has reported weakened animals. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Scientists ready to set sail for 'Great Pacific Garbage Patch,' in name of research Aug 4, 2009
Crowley, a Sausalito, Calif. resident who owns a yacht chartering company, Ocean Voyages, has been sailing the Pacific Ocean for nearly 40 years. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Yacht brokers plead not guilty to embezzlement Jul 31, 2009
Owners of Sausalito yacht brokerage facing charges. The owners of a Sausalito brokerage are facing charges after police say they embezzled hundreds of thousands of dollars from their clients ... Clay and Teresa Prescott were taken into custody at the Sausalito offices of their ABC Yachts on suspicion of theft and fraud charges Thursday. (Fresno Bee -- State)
What to drink with tomatoes Jul 23, 2009
This photo taken June 29, 2009 shows a pair of beefsteak tomatoes in Sausalito, Calif. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg). (North County Times)
Buffett: Three Rules for Average Investors Jul 21, 2009
Its true that the average investor has had a hard time timing the market, said Conrad Gann, chief operating officer at TrimTabs Investment Research of Sausalito, California. Gann said the average investor gotten it backwards, buying high and selling at low, reported The New York Times. (Newsmax)
A Golden Gate twist: Bike over, ferry back Jul 21, 2009
I rented a bike at Blazing Saddles (2715 Hyde St.) for about $30 and set off on one of their half-day recommendations, biking from Fisherman's Wharf to Sausalito, then to Tiburon and ferrying back. The ride to Sausalito takes a little more than an hour and entails a couple of steep - but short - quad-burning climbs. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Coastal meandering Jul 19, 2009
Sausalito, within sight of the bridge, was once a fishing village, a hideout for rum runners, an industrial shipyard, and a groovy summer-of-love houseboat community ... My first stop is Muir Woods, 559 acres of protected land including a couple of hundred acres of old-growth coast redwood trees right off the highway and only minutes from Sausalito ... Fish 350 Harbor Drive, Sausalito 415-331-3474 www. (Boston Globe)
Sea lion found on Calif. freeway returns to ocean Jul 19, 2009
They were released by the Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito, where Fruitvale had been since his capture. ADVERTISEMENT. (Anchorage Daily News)
Owners of Sausalito yacht brokerage facing charges Jul 18, 2009
-- The owners of a Sausalito brokerage are facing charges after police say they embezzled hundreds of thousands of dollars from their clients. Clay and Teresa Prescott were taken into custody at the Sausalito offices of their ABC Yachts on suspicion of theft and fraud charges Thursday ... Sausalito Police Department Sgt. Bill Fraass says it's believed several people were victimized between to $250,000 to $270,000. (Fresno Bee -- State)
Dozens of S.F. arts groups win stimulus grants Jul 12, 2009
Stimulus grants were also announced for the following Bay Area organizations: Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, San Jose Museum of Art Association, San Jose Jazz Society, San Jose Children's Museum Theater, Regents of the University of California at Santa Cruz, the National Federation of Community Broadcasters Inc. in Oakland, the Luther Burbank Memorial Foundation in Santa Rosa, Marin Theatre Company in Mill Valley, the Monterey County Symphony Association, the Monterey Jazz Festival, TheatreWorks... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Tiburon may install license plate cameras Jul 11, 2009
Better have that affair with someone from Sausalito. About This Poll. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Comcast to Launch 80 New Networks in Portions of San Francisco Bay Area as it Offers a 'World of More' Programming Jul 11, 2009
Beginning August 11, the new programming will be available to residential homes and businesses in the following cities: Belvedere, Corte Madera, Cupertino, Fairfax, Forest Knolls, Greenbrae, Kentfield, Lagunitas, Larkspur, Los Altos, Marin, Mill Valley, Milpitas, Mountain View, Novato, Ross, San Anselmo, San Geronimo, San Quentin, San Rafael, Santa Clara, Saratoga, Sausalito, Sunnyvale, Tiburon and Woodacre. (Note: Los Altos, Milpitas, Saratoga and Sunnyvale have already launched 12 of the HD... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
End of an era in photography Jul 7, 2009
"I have pictures that I took 25 years ago that look like I shot them today," said Smolan, who works in Sausalito. Kodachrome's durability and color accuracy are the traits professional and amateur photographers often invoke when they reminisce about the iconic film, which Kodak said last month is being discontinued. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)
InTownLive Announces an Online Treasure Hunt Contest, with a Grand Prize Luxury Vacation to Nevada City, CA Jul 5, 2009
InTownLive, a new travel website, features some of California's most popular tourist towns, like Sonoma, Sausalito and Santa Barbara, along with lesser known destinations like Cayucos and Los Olivos. As a way of introducing the site to the general public, InTownLive is hosting a series of online Treasure Hunt Contests starting in July and continuing throughout the year. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Richardson lays out Sonoma Jun 30, 2009
Richardson established a business of transporting water and lumber from Sausalito cove to Mission Dolores and the Presidio, and then moved with his growing family to Los Angeles for a few years, returning to Yerba Buena in early 1835 to accept appointment by California Gov. Jos; Figueroa as Captain of the Port of San Francisco, just named an official port of entry for foreign trade ... The Richardsons moved from their adobe house, the first in Yerba Buena, to a house he had built on Whalers... (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
Sleep by the sea Jun 27, 2009
Up the California coast, in Sausalito, the Inn Above Tide gives new meaning to the term waterfrontits built on pilings over San Francisco Bay. Guests here have a prime spot for taking in the harbors goings-on or even views of the San Francisco skyline. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Baby Sea Lion Halts Traffic, Flees Police Jun 24, 2009
The pup eventually was rounded up and taken to The Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito, a nonprofit facility that helps sick and injured marine animals. Jim Oswald, a spokesman for the center, said the animal is active and alert but slightly malnourished. (Click2Houston, TX)
Sea lion saved from Interstate 880 Jun 24, 2009
Marjorie Boor, a staffer at the Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito, responded to the animal shelter's request for help snagging the sea lion ... Last year, the Sausalito center rescued 813 animals, including 486 sea lions. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Weird News)
Baby sea lion rescued on freeway Jun 23, 2009
A baby sea lionrests Monday at the Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito, Calif. after being rescued after from a busy San Francisco Bay area freeway. (MSNBC -- International)
Sick sea lions present a mystery Jun 20, 2009
The animal strandings are so numerous that the newly expanded Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito can't keep up. Only those young sea lions most in need of help are being brought in for treatment - up to 20 a day - leaving others to try to make it on their own, center representatives say. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Sick sea mammals aided by Calif. center Jun 16, 2009
A sea lion rests recently at the Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito, Calif. On Monday, as more and more sick animals are needing attention, a new $32 million building will be unveiled that expands the center's capacity and technical ability at a crucial time. (MSNBC -- Environment)
The California Republic goes to war Jun 16, 2009
Fremont set up camp at Olompali and dispatched a rider to William Richardson, owner of the Sausalito land grant, to ask for horses ... The Bears served breakfast to the California Battalion, which then trotted south to its new base in Sausalito. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
Six local restaurants with their own gardens Jun 6, 2009
777 Bridgeway (in the Casa Madrona Hotel), Sausalito; (415) 332-7771 or poggiotrattoria. com. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
What's Happening: Jun 3, 2009
She has won awards in national art shows including first place in painting and three-time award winner in drawing at the Sausalito Art Festival in California, the Jurors Award at the Plaza Show in Kansas City, Kan. in 2005, and Best of Drawing at La Quinta Arts Festival in Palm Springs, Calif. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Marine Mammal Center ready for patients, people Jun 3, 2009
On a foggy day in Sausalito, young patients in a new hospital were quietly resting, building up strength to return home. Images. (San Francisco Chronicle)
The Marine Mammal Center Begins a New Era of Marine Mammal Care with Opening of Newly Rebuilt Hospital, Research and Education Facility Jun 2, 2009
A hospital for seals and sea lions headquartered in Sausalito, California is celebrating the transformation of its old facilities into a new state-of-the-art rehabilitation and educational research center with a presentation and ribbon cutting on June 5 ... (PRWEB) June 2, 2009 -- The Marine Mammal Center will unveil its newly rebuilt headquarters during a private ribbon cutting and celebration on June 5 in Sausalito, California ... " Highlights of The Marine Mammal Center's New Hospital:... (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Rescued sea lion dies of malnutrition May 31, 2009
The 3-foot-long critter was nicknamed "Moody," and taken to the Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito. Jim Oswald, the center's communications manager, says the pup couldn't recover from the malnourishment it suffered in the wild and died May 25. (Fresno Bee -- State)
Team tracks bay currents, hopes to aid cleanups May 28, 2009
Radar devices positioned at the Romberg center, Crissy Field, Treasure Island and Sausalito emit a high frequency that bounces off moving water currents and back to the radar antennas. The shift in frequency is then measured and sent to technicians at the Romberg center who determine where and at what speed the currents are moving. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Science)
Your Bay Area independent bookstore guide May 24, 2009
Flying Oliver Books 215 Caledonia St., Sausalito (415) 332-1532 ... Habitat Books 205 Second St., Sausalito (415) 331-3344. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Young sea lion rescued from Richmond expressway May 23, 2009
Finally, the rescuers corralled the pup, wrapped it in a towel and put it in an animal crate for transport to the Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito. The sea lion has been given the name Moody, in honor of Richmond police Officer Bradley Moody, who died Oct. 4 after crashing his patrol car on a rain-slicked road. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Science)
Letters to the Editor: Obama, Cheney, prisoners May 23, 2009
Saturday, May 23, 2009. The Chronicle doesn't get it, does it. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
Bay Area conceptual artist David Ireland dies May 22, 2009
Mr. Ireland's reputation as an architect took another leap in the 1980s thanks to his renovation, with artist Mark Thompson and an army of interns, of the main building at the Headlands Center for the Arts in Sausalito. In 2004, failing health forced Mr. Ireland to move from the 500 Capp St. house to an assisted living situation. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Annual Burn Relay nets $45,000.87 May 22, 2009
The Relay starts in Healdsburg and travels south to Sausalito, making stops at several fire departments along the way. At each stop, more trucks are added to the procession and the respective departments present the AARBF with a check from the firefighters in support of burn prevention and treatment efforts. (Sebastopol Sonoma West Publishing, CA)
Marine Mammals' Brains On Pesticides May 21, 2009
Montie is also working with Frances Gulland, director of the Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito, CA, to examine how California sea lions s exposure to PCBs may increase their sensitivity to domoic acid, a naturally produced marine neurotoxin associated with red tides. The work of Montie and his colleagues lays the groundwork for understanding how environmental contaminants influence the central nervous system of marine mammals. (Science Daily)
Material World: Heath Ceramics' casting call May 18, 2009
Although the cup is a tiny version of classic shapes created by the late ceramicist Edith Heath, whose famous 1947 Sausalito studio Bailey now co-owns with her husband, Robin Petravic, it has a gently pinched rudderlike handle with a slight curve at the bottom (for a better grip); that's a unique departure from typical Heathware and Italian espresso cups ... Prices: Heath's espresso cups will be available soon at Blue Bottle kiosks and at Heath's studio in Sausalito for $20 each, or for $27 ...... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Ellen Revelle; helped lead push for campus in San Diego; at 98 May 14, 2009
she leaves three daughters, Anne Shumway of Cambridge; Mary Ellen Paci of New York City; and Carolyn of Sausalito, Calif. 11 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren. (Boston Globe)
Obama calls health care pitch a move to reform May 12, 2009
Washington is clearly looking at California's experience, said John Arensmeyer, chief executive officer of Small Business Majority, a national organization headquartered in Sausalito. "It didn't pass for a variety of reasons, but it did show people you could really build coalitions," he said. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
California dreamin' May 7, 2009
Wednesday, May 6, 2009. How-to manuals on green design have flooded bookstores, but some new offerings give a historical perspective on homes and design in the Bay Area and beyond. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Letters to the Editor May 5, 2009
Tuesday, May 5, 2009. The Saturday Letters headline was "Send a message to Sacramento on May 19." The Legislature acted like 3-year-olds, so we should too. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
The World Is Our Lab May 2, 2009
Bay Area Discovery Museum in Sausalito ... Army Corps of Engineers Bay Model in Sausalito. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Science)
The silver lining of cloud computing May 1, 2009
Mark Mayo, vice-president of engineering at Joyent Inc., a Sausalito, Calif. cloud computing provider, says customers should push their providers for information about how they secure their systems, and take the precaution of encrypting their data. (Globe and Mail -- Technology)
Man arrested for murder of girlfriend Apr 20, 2009
After the tip, Sausalito police went to the victim's home, and when no one answered the door, made entry and found her dead in a bedroom. Sausalito Police Chief Scott Paulin says the woman appeared to have sustained "violent injuries.". (Fresno Bee -- State)
San Francisco movie history, part 2 Apr 18, 2009
Among the missing to pop up in his twisted film noir: the old Hall of Justice at Kearny and Washington streets, the Mandarin Theater in Chinatown and the Walhalla Bar and Cafe and Chart House in Sausalito. The Steinhart Aquarium - reconfigured to fit into the new Academy of Sciences - has only some elements recognizable from the movie. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Koret Museum Days 2009: Bay Area Museums Offer Free Mother's Day Admission in Honor of Koret Foundation's 30th Anniversary Apr 15, 2009
Bay Area Discovery Museum, Sausalito. Chabot Space ce Center, Oakland. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
A link between dropouts and crime? Apr 15, 2009
A link between dropouts and crime. Article:A link between dropouts and crime. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
Editorial notebook: American rebirth from dark times Mar 30, 2009
He spoke with me from Sausalito, where he lives, about the recession and how to view it in a different light. The first thing is to face the truth, he said, which is that the economy we thought we had was "illusionary.". (Sacramento Bee -- Opinion)
Tighten the law on billboards Mar 29, 2009
Residents from high in the East Bay hills, and as far away as Sausalito, objected to the assault on their nightscape. "They (sign companies) are taking something that does not belong to them - your line of sight - and selling it to someone else for a profit," Baughman said. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
Get serious about guns Mar 28, 2009
Saturday, March 28, 2009. It's ime to get real about gun violence. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
Pirkle Jones; photographer depicted migrants, activists Mar 27, 2009
Mr. Jones, a disciple of Ansel Adams, brought a sensitivity to visual texture and a sense of historic urgency to subjects as varied as the California landscape, the San Francisco skyline, and a countercultural houseboat community in Sausalito. Perhaps his most remarkable photographs, taken in the tumultuous year 1968, captured the leaders of the Black Panther Party as they would have liked to be seen: bold revolutionaries poised to overturn the white power structure. (Boston Globe)
DEAR ABBY: It's not what you say, it's how you say it Mar 24, 2009
-- Marshain Sausalito, Calif. Dear Marsha: Please accept my sympathy for the tragic loss of your husband. (Florida Today)
Gnome sweet gnome Mar 23, 2009
Sunday, March 22, 2009. April showers bring May flowers. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Nadal wins second Indian Wells title in 3 years Mar 23, 2009
By KEN PETERS, AP Sports Writer. Monday, March 23, 2009. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Tennessee upset Mar 23, 2009
Ball State stuns Tennessee 71-55. Article:Ball State stuns Tennessee 71-55:/n/a/2009/03/22/sports/s202725D28. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Mike Epstein Mar 23, 2009
Monday, March 23, 2009. Then: Epstein played at Cal and for the U.S. in the 1964 Olympics when baseball was a demonstration sport. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Gnome sweet gnome Mar 23, 2009
Sunday, March 22, 2009. April showers bring May flowers. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Scientist place permanent sensors on sea's bed Mar 23, 2009
Scientist place permanent sensors on sea's bed. Article:Scientist place permanent sensors on sea's bed:/c/a/2009/03/19/BA5I16JLUI.DTL Article:Scientist place permanent sensors on sea's bed:/c/a/2009/03/19/BA5I16JLUI.DTL. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Science)
Ex-KGO Reporter George Weber Found Dead Mar 23, 2009
Radio reporter George Weber found dead in NYC apt. Article:Radio reporter George Weber found dead in NYC apt. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
