Posts Tagged "Bay Area Rapid Transit"

Contracting Newsletter

Posted by on Nov 15, 2008 in Procurement, Small Business News | 0 comments

Contracting Newsletter

View Larger Map The Business Outreach Committee has introduced a Contracting Newsletter to assist DBE and SBE firms in doing business with Bay Area Transportation Agencies. It will provide one document that offers links to agency procurement information, information on upcoming DBE and SBE events, and agency contact information for AC Transit; BART; Central Contra Costa Transit Authority; Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District; Metropolitan Transportation Commission; San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency; SamTans; and VTA. Newsletter Related articles by Zemanta BART plans to hold line on fares (sfgate.com) San Francisco Board of Supervisors and...

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The Daily View

Posted by on Sep 29, 2008 in SF Business Services | 0 comments

The Daily View

A few week’s back, I mentioned that I finally looked out the window. Our offices are in Dogpatch along the water. We have a cool view of the ships coming and going and operation over at the Port of Oakland. The neighborhood has a rich history of longshoreman, brothels, haunted docks, runaway cows, and the stockyards of yore. Rumor has it – Dogpatch got its name from the feral dogs that used to scavenge scraps of meat and waste at the slaughter houses. Well, isn’t that special? Our offices are located in the old American Can Factory, which was built over a forty year period (1915-1955). The American Can Company employed thousands of men and women in...

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