Only in San Francisco: Green Initiatives and News
"Painted Ladies", Alamo Square Park The green movement sweeping the world and giving impetus to such movements as “eco-tourism” is transforming San Francisco from grass roots to rooftop. City Initiatives On Sept. 25, 2008 Mayor Gavin Newsom announced that the San Francisco had agreed to a formal partnership with the Clinton Global Initiative to transform the city’s Civic Center into...
February 6th, 2009 by thouseman
Value$ in San Francisco
Visitor Information Center, San Francisco One can easily spend a carfree, carefree vacation in San Francisco and still have cash to take home. Here are a few tips: Visitors should make the Visitor Information Center of the San Francisco Convention & Visitors Bureau (SFCVB) their first stop when visiting the city. Free visitor guides and maps are a staple of the center, located on the lower...
January 28th, 2009 by thouseman
The San Francisco Convention & Visitors Bureau’s “ecothusiasm” turns visitors, planners and businesses green
Note to editors: Photos available upon request, 415-227-2636 or contact photo-library@sanfrancisco.travel San Francisco has always been at the forefront of the green movement, especially now with hybrid taxis, a ban on plastic bags, a solar-paneled convention center, a solar-paneled scoreboard at AT&T ballpark and scores of hotels, restaurants attractions and tours doing their part. The...
August 5th, 2008 by thouseman
All the Ships at Sea: The Marine Scene on San Francisco Bay Ranges from Square-Riggers to RocketBoats
Tall ships will soon sail under the Golden Gate Bridge as part of the San Francisco Festival of Sail, July 23-28, and just a few days later on Aug. 1 Blue & Gold Fleet’s new RocketBoat debuts. Ay, matey, it’s a good time to be on Frisco Bay. More than one million people are expected to attend the Festival of Sail which will unfurl on San Francisco’s Embarcadero between AT&T Park...
July 17th, 2008 by thouseman
Only in San Francisco: Green Initiatives and News
The green movement sweeping the world and giving impetus to such movements as “eco-tourism” is transforming San Francisco from grass roots to rooftop. City Initiatives On Sept. 25, 2008 Mayor Gavin Newsom announced that the San Francisco had agreed to a formal partnership with the Clinton Global Initiative to transform the city’s Civic Center into a sustainable resource district that maximizes...
July 14th, 2008 by ajackson
