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The labor movement and Occupy have teamed up for some powerful protests this May Day, but unions were apprehensive of initial plans to "shut down" the Golden Gate Bridge.
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The labor movement and Occupy have teamed up for some powerful protests this May Day, but unions were apprehensive of initial plans to "shut down" the Golden Gate Bridge.
Protesters gathered at the Larkspur Ferry terminal Tuesday morning as Golden Gate Ferry Service was shut down as expected over a ferry workers' strike coinciding with May Day and Occupy-related demonstrations.
San Francisco's new, temporary approach to the Golden Gate Bridge opened on schedule Monday morning, and traffic was flowing again before dawn.
The labor union that represents the Golden Gate Bridge District employees including ferry operators has called a strike for Tuesday morning.
Officials said they remain on schedule to reopen Doyle Drive at 5 a.m. on Monday morning.
Transbay buses across the Golden Gate Bridge will follow modified routes, and ferries between Marin and San Francisco will run more frequently, during the upcoming weekend closure of Doyle Drive.
Caltrans is urging drivers to steer clear of the Golden Gate Bridge this weekend as the Doyle Drive approach to the bridge will be closed from Friday night to Monday morning.
Unions are calling for a mass rally and action next Tuesday, the same day as the mass actions being called by local Occupy movement organizers.
Golden Gate Transit may offer Wi-Fi service on their ferries by this summer if the agency's board of directors approves a plan later this week.
A collision involving several vehicles temporarily blocked all northbound lanes on the Golden Gate Bridge Tuesday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Caltrans is preparing for a major road closure next weekend as Doyle Drive will be demolished in order to make way for the new Presidio Parkway.
Motorists should expect delays and are advised to use alternate routes to approach the Golden Gate Bridge during closure times.
The Golden Gate Bridge Labor Coalition rallied along the Embarcadero as part of a contract dispute that affects union members who work with the ferries, buses and Golden Gate Bridge and roads.
A Golden Gate Bridge worker was injured in an accident on one of the bridge's sidewalks Tuesday morning, a bridge district spokeswoman said.
Gourmet food trucks will return to the Larkspur Ferry Terminal starting around May 1.
Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter spokesman Todd Stosuy said the cat was probably looking to curl up someplace warm to sleep when it lodged itself inside the engine compartment of a van parked outside a Mill Valley McDonalds at 600 Redwood Highway.
Three undocumented immigrant college students led a group of people across the Golden Gate Bridge Saturday afternoon to kick off a cross-country march to Washington, D.C. in support of the Dream Act.
City officials and San Francisco commuters can breathe a sigh of relief now that a $54 million funding gap in the billion dollar Doyle Drive project was finally filled.
Traffic slowed to a crawl on the Golden Gate Bridge Saturday evening due to the holiday weekend closure of the Bay Bridge, according to bridge officials. Commuters headed to San Francisco from the East Bay this Presidents Day weekend were warned they would not be able to travel on the Bay Bridge from Friday evening through Tuesday morning.
The $1.1 billion project to replace San Francisco's dangerous approach to the Golden Gate Bridge could face another delay, as leaders scramble to line up funding.
Drivers will be given a month's notice before the closure, and after that traffic will be moved permanently off of Doyle Drive and onto a new bridge, a new tunnel, and a new, temporary detour.
After 75 years, it's easy to take for granted the foghorns booming from the Golden Gate Bridge as the legendary fog rolls in. Some in San Francisco's Marina District even consider them a nuisance.
A battle is starting to heat up again between pedestrians and bicyclists who like to stroll or ride over the Golden Gate Bridge.
Officials at the Golden Gate Bridge expect a spike in traffic over Presidents Day weekend, when the upper deck of the Bay Bridge will be closed for construction.
Golden Gate Bridge District officials are making plans for a weekend closure of Doyle Drive later this year, assuring drivers that there will be plenty of notice along with expanded bus and ferry service.
