Members and supporters of the Protect Coit Tower Committee gathered at City Hall on Monday to turn in more than 16,000 signatures to place an initiative on the ballot to limit the commercial use of the iconic structure. "It's a symbol of the city. The murals, the building, the park," Jon Golinger, chair of the Protect Coit Tower Committee, said. The proposed measure would strictly limit the number of commercial activities ......
By Bay City News Service 2/07/12 9:58 a.m. PST
Berkeleysider Robert Trachtenberg was lucky enough to be invited recently to join a special field trip with one of the engineers for the new span of the Bay Bridge. He shared his photographs with Berkeleyside:...
A faithful Bay Citizen reader with an office on one of the highest floors of the Bank of America building reports that the 392-foot "mega yacht" owned by 30-something Russian billionaire Andrey Melnichenko is now in San Francisco Bay, spending the morning, at least, near Sausalito. The yacht, christened simply "A," recently left San Diego. The Philippe Starck-designed behemoth, with 23,600 square feet of living space, was built in 2008 for $300 million, the ......
Looking like something out of a Bond film, the 392-foot "mega yacht" owned by thirtysomething Russian billionaire Andrey Melnichenko is powering its way up the California coast, heading to San Francisco. The yacht, christened simply "A," recently left San Diego, NBC Bay Area reported last night. The Philippe Starck-designed behemoth, with 23,600 square feet of living space, was built in 2008 for $300 million, the Wall Street Journal's Thomas Frank ......
Housing economists are saying that the worst of the Bay Area housing bust is behind us, but the owner of a hilltop oasis in Tiburon appears to think that boom times are here again. Midcentury architect Chester Bowles, Jr., built 180 Hacienda as his family residence in 1960. It has a pool, rolling grounds and lovely views. It also has a price tag of $10.5 million. The identity of the ......
