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Emeryville Ranked Most Walkable City!

ZipRealty Inc. ranked the most walkable cities with the most affordable homes near San Francisco: Emeryville, downtown San Jose, Albany and Berkeley. According to the press release from ZipRealty, using data from WalkScore.com, which ranks walkability from 0-100, Emeryville had a score of 80 with a median home price of $388,888. Downtown San Jose had a score of 74/$508,450, Albany 86/$622,500 and Berkeley 95/$786,258.

“One of the allures of living in San Francisco is the city’s beautiful and convenient walkability, and that appeal is well-reflected in its lofty real estate prices,” said ZipRealty CEO and President Lanny Baker. “According to our partner Walk Score, San Francisco is the second-most walkable large city in the United States, behind New York City. In the local study we conducted, the most walkable and affordable communities were quite surprising alternatives to the high average price in San Francisco, which currently exceed $1 million.”

Lifestyle trends around the Bay Area indicate urban areas are moving away from dependency on cars to a walkable more sustainable way of life. According to Walk Score, people in walkable neighborhoods weigh 6-8 pounds less than those who don’t. That’s definitely an incentive to choose Emeryville for your home. Check out the City of Emeryville’s Pedestrian and Bicycle Plan, a community effort.

By Mary Lou Thiercof|2014-06-25T16:07:28-07:00August 22nd, 2013|0 Comments

Louis Vuitton Cup Final begins at 1:10pm

At 1:10pm PT today, the 30th anniversary ‪Louis Vuitton Cup Final begins with Emirates Team New Zealand taking on Luna Rossa Challenge. It will not be broadcast live because of restrictions with NBC who is recording the race and will broadcast it at 3pm PT today. This is the first time in over 20 years that the America’s Cup returns to network television (see coverage schedule below).

However, you can watch defender ORACLE TEAM USA practice racing LIVE on the race course at 11am PT on the America’s Cup YouTube channel.

Up close with ORACLE on Aug. 13 – T. Harding

Louis Vuitton Cup Finals
August 17 – Races 1+2 – NBC Sports Network – 6:00pm ET (tape delayed)
August 18 – Races 3+4 – NBC Sports Network – 6:00pm ET (tape delayed)
August 21 – Races 5+6 – YouTube.com/americascup – 4:00pm ET (live)August 24 – Races 7+8 – NBC Sports Network – 7:00pm ET (tape delayed)
August 25 – Races 9+10 – NBC Sports Network – 7:00pm ET (tape delayed / if necessary)
August 28 – Races 11+12 – NBC Sports Network – 5:00pm ET (tape delayed / if necessary)
August 30 – Races 13 – NBC Sports Network – 5:00pm ET (tape delayed / if necessary)

By Mary Lou Thiercof|2013-08-17T12:29:15-07:00August 17th, 2013|0 Comments

Will We Watch Two Cats Compete on the Bay Today at 1:15pm?

Race 1 of the Louis Vuitton Cup Semi Final scheduled at 1:15pm today

Threats of wind velocity exceeding the allowed limits were cause for two news briefings this morning. After the second news briefing at 10:45am, Regatta Director, Iain Murray said (americascup.com), “Today is a going to be on the edge. It’s going to be a timed run between the wind getting stronger and us getting the race done in time. We’ve got a wind limit of 21.2 knots with the last part of the flood tide. And as usual, we’re expecting the breeze to increase during the day.”

Artemis Racing has self-imposed internal wind limits for the crew’s safety, so we will have to wait ‘on the edge.’ If there are more gentle winds, we will see:

Artemis Racing vs. Luna Rossa Challenge

Our friends at MojoSail.com shared this link with us to watch the race live:

The first to win seven (7) races moves on to face Emirates Team New Zealand in the Louis Vuitton Cup Finals. All races are scheduled to start at 1:15pm

Race 2 – Wed., Aug. 7 – Race 3 – Fri., Aug. 9 – Race 4 – Sat., Aug. 10

With less than ten days of practice compared to almost 80 days for Luna Rossa, Artemis Racing is the underdog, but continues to surprise us with their courage, perseverance and capabilities. Catch their excitement and watch their foiling in Loick-Cam’s video

Ginger & Parker waiting for their transport to Race 1 of the Louis Vuitton Cup Semi Final. They are looking forward to seeing those cats.

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By Mary Lou Thiercof|2013-08-06T13:09:27-07:00August 6th, 2013|0 Comments

Emeryville salutes the 34th America’s Cup Challenge

It was nearly dawn when Mr. Spear’s truck and cherry picker arrived at the Emeryville Marina laden with brilliantly colored banners to celebrate all the ways to play in Emeryville in honor of the 34th America’s Cup Challenge.

Team Emeryville, a committee comprised of residents, business people and City staff, met monthly for over two years to create a strong presence for Emeryville during the America’s Cup Summer of Racing.

A two-page ad supported by the marinas, local businesses and the City showcased Emeryville for twelve months to the sailing community in Latitude 38, the most popular sailing magazine in northern California and read worldwide online. A website, emeryvilleonthebay.com created a tourism bureau for Emeryville.

And today, the banners began to paint the town! Stay tuned as Emeryville dresses up with 180 vibrant SAIL! BIKE! DOCK! WALK! and SURF! banners.

Photos by Nick Sebastian, copyright protected by Worldwide Communications

Banner Design donated by Malaga Corp. and Working Images.

Banner fabrication and installation funded by City of Emeryville

By Mary Lou Thiercof|2013-07-24T21:04:38-07:00July 24th, 2013|0 Comments

Artemis Racing launches second AC72

Mon., July 22 Artemis Racing put its second AC72 boat into the water in Alameda. The team will now begin training for the Louis Vuitton Cup

Artemis Racing launch

semi-finals, which start on Aug. 6 in San Francisco Bay. Listen to their heartwarming story of coming back from the tragic loss of crewmember Andrew Simpson, who died May 9, when Artemis’ boat capsized in the Bay.

Sander van der Borch/Artemis Racing

The entire team witnessed the christening of the Blue Boat, Artemis Racing, dockside in Alameda in front of Syndicate founder Torbjörn Törnqvist, who attended the morning ceremony along with 300 members of Artemis Racing, including family and friends.

By Mary Lou Thiercof|2013-07-22T22:18:32-07:00July 22nd, 2013|0 Comments