Ferry service between the North Bay and San Francisco will be suspended until 2 p.m. on Tuesday, due to a workers’ strike. A coalition of labor groups, frustrated by stalled contract talks with the Golden Gate Bridge Highway and Transportation District, have announced plans to strike on Tuesday, but only during the morning hours. The union members, which include ferry operators, have been upset over district plans to reduce their health care and retirement benefits.
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It may be a Monday, but people all over the Bay Area will have plenty of opportunities to celebrate Halloween today.The Hell on Wheels Haunted House at 346 Fair Oak St. in San Francisco is in its fourth year and, in coordination with San Francisco Recreation and Parks, will produce “The Asylum for Wayward Victorian Girls.”
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A sea lion found on the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf suffering from a gunshot wound last week was euthanized Thursday night.The California sea lion, dubbed King Neptune, was put down after tests determined that his condition had deteriorated significantly, officials with the Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito said.
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You may not have noticed that they’re back, but we’re here to give you a quick heads-up. Especially since they’ll be playing the Sausalito Arts Festival on Sept. 3. Yes, that’s right — Phil Oakey’s seminal synth-pop trailblazers The Human League have officially returned after nine years away with a brand-new record called “Credo” — already available digitally, then hitting stores as a physical edition on Sept. 13.
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Ferry commuters travelling between the North Bay and San Francisco will be left stranded today due to a one-day strike by Golden Gate ferry ticket takers.With their contract that expired at midnight on June 30, the Inland Boatmen’s Union has made indications it will take a one-day strike for the Friday ferry commute, according to Golden Gate Ferry spokeswoman Mary Currie.
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A California sea lion found shot in the head at a Sausalito beach earlier this month will not be returning to the wild after an examination at the Marine Mammal Center on Monday found that he is completely blind.
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Golden Gate Transit will be running limited service on its bus and ferry systems during the Christmas and New Year’s holidays.
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A California sea lion remains in critical but stable condition at Sausalito’s Marine Mammal Center on Friday after being found on a beach with a gunshot wound to his head, a spokesman for the center said.Silent Knight — named for his regal demeanor with a nod to the holiday season — is receiving painkillers and is going to be under close observation by on-site veterinarians for the next 24 to 72 hours, spokesman Jim Oswald said.
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An estimated 40,000 gallons of diluted, untreated sewage flowed out of a ruptured sewer line under Liberty Ship Way before the leak was fixed, according to Sausalito-Marin City Sanitation District general manager Bob Simmons.
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