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San Francisco’s International Ocean Film Festival & Canadian Consulate Present U.S. Premiere of Canada C3: Coast to Coast to Coast

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San Francisco’s International Ocean Film Festival & Canadian Consulate Present U.S. Premiere of Canada C3: Coast to Coast to Coast 

Acclaimed documentary follows epic journey around Canada’s three coasts at Cowell Theatre Wednesday, February 6
6pm – Reception / 7:15pm – Screening / 8:15pm – Panel Discussion

www.intloceanfilmfest.org 

17 January 2019 – San Francisco, CA:  In 2017 “A single ship captivated millions of Canadians and captured Canada’s promise,” remarked Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, “amplifying the voices of youth and Indigenous peoples, and connecting Canadians and communities all across the country.”  For one night only, that epic journey will come to San Francisco via a close partnership with the Consulate of Canada and San Francisco’s International Ocean Film Festival: The United States Premiere of the acclaimed Canadian documentary Canada C3: Coast to Coast to Coast. Produced by the Students on Ice Foundation,this inspiring and thought-provoking documentary follows the epic Canada C3 Expedition, retracing the 150-day icebreaker journey from Toronto to Victoria through the Northwest Passage in 2017. The film will screen at San Francisco’s Cowell Theatre (Fort Mason Center) on February 6 beginning with a reception at 6pm, following by the screening at 7:15pm. A panel discussion will follow. Tickets may be purchased online at www.intloceanfilmfest.org/events.

“Over the years, our friends and colleagues at the Consulate of Canada have been among our most steadfast supporters,” said Ana Blanco, Executive Director of the San Francisco based International Ocean Film Festival. “We are honored to once again partner with them to bring an important film about our shared maritime heritage to our audience.”

“Canada C3 became a voyage of reconciliation, a unique pan-Canadian scientific voyage, and a platform for art, music, story-telling, connecting, inspiring, healing, and awakening,” said Geoff Green, Founder & President of the Students on Ice Foundation and Canada C3 Expedition Leader. “Canada is a young country still learning about its past, navigating its present, and exploring its future.”

“Canada C3: Coast to Coast to Coast transports audiences on a sailing adventure exploring Canada’s coastline —the longest coastline in the world. From Lake Ontario, down the mighty St. Lawrence River to the Atlantic Ocean, through the Northwest Passage, and to the Pacific Coast. The expedition and its teams of Canadians, sailed over 25,000 kilometres, visiting communities, national parks, marine protected areas, and many other remote and extraordinary corners of Canada’s vast, beautiful and diverse country.”

Canada C3 – Coast to Coast to Coast delivers emotional, powerful and inspiring messages about the expeditions four key themes: science and the environment; truth and reconciliation, youth engagement; and diversity and inclusion, all key components in building a better Canada and a better world. Through these lenses, this historic journey served to better connect and deepen understanding amongst diverse Canadians as they shared their stories of community, place, and culture.

Since its launch in 2004, the San Francisco-based International Ocean Film Festival has attracted thousands of spectators of all ages from around the world, including film enthusiasts, sea athletes, educators, and environmental supporters. Since then, the Festival has presented over 50 films from 15 different countries and featured post-film Q&A sessions with visiting filmmakers, special panel discussions with content experts, and the Annual Free Student Education Program. It was the first event of its kind in North America, inspired by the well-established ocean festival in Toulon, France, which has continued to draw large audiences for more than 40 years.

The 16th Annual International Ocean Film Festival will take place March 7-10, 2019 at venues around San Francisco. The International Ocean Film Festival is a registered 501(c) 3 non-profit.

About the Students on Ice Foundation

Canada C3 was a Canada 150 Signature Project led by the Students on Ice (SOI) Foundation, an award-winning organization that has led more than 30 expeditions to the Arctic and Antarctic. Students on Ice is founded on the principle that we are driven by the personal connections that we make to the land and to one another and these connections foster a deeper understanding of and commitment to a healthy and sustainable future.  Experiential education in the Polar Regions is SOI’s core program. Visit studentsonice.com and CanadaC3.ca to learn more.

42 Films from San Francisco’s International Ocean Film Festival Are Featured in Thunder Bay International Film Festival

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42 Films from San Francisco’s International Ocean Film Festival Are Featured in Thunder Bay International Film Festival in Northeast Michigan

January 23 – 27

www.intloceanfilmfest.org 

15 January 2019 – San Francisco, CA: From the open seas to the Great Lakes, San Francisco’s International Ocean Film Festival (www.intloceanfilmfest.org)continues its mission of saving and educating about our marine heritage. For the Thunder Bay International Film Festival,42 films from the IOFF will be highlighted will be featured as part of the seventh annual event in Alpena, Michigan at the Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center, January 23 – 27).

“North America’s Great Lakes are truly inland seas with vibrant, yet often threatened ecosystems,” said Ana Blanco, Executive Director of the International Ocean Film Festival, this year celebrating their 16th anniversary in March. “We are thrilled to share works that fulfil our mission of ‘saving the world’s oceans, one film at a time.’ This is a perfect partnership to highlight the important work being done by the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary.”

Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary encompasses 4,300 square miles in northwestern Lake Huron. Designated in 2000, the sanctuary exists to preserve our Great Lakes maritime heritage, including a significant collection of historic shipwrecks. Through innovative, accessible educational programs and community outreach, the sanctuary strives to protect our Great Lakes for future generations. The sanctuary’s visitor center, the Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center, is open year-round. The center is a popular destination for residents and visitors of all ages, allowing the public to experience and appreciate the estimated 200 shipwrecks in and around Thunder Bay in an area known as “Shipwreck Alley”. Visitors can also see shipwrecks from a glass bottom boat, or paddle, snorkel, and dive the wrecks in the sanctuary.


The Thunder Bay International Film festival screens more than fifty films, ranging in length from one minute to feature-length.  Most of the films and events are scheduled at the Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center in downtown Alpena, with satellite events in Harrisville and Rogers City. Film screenings are complemented by social events, educational activities, and opportunities to meet filmmakers.  Topics of the film festival include Great Lakes issues, shark conservation, deep sea exploration, lighthouse history, surfing, and much more. 

Since its launch in 2004, the San Francisco-based International Ocean Film Festival has attracted thousands of spectators of all ages from around the world, including film enthusiasts, sea athletes, educators, and environmental supporters. Since then, the Festival has presented over 50 films from 15 different countries and featured post-film Q&A sessions with visiting filmmakers, special panel discussions with content experts, and the Annual Free Student Education Program. It was the first event of its kind in North America, inspired by the well-established ocean festival in Toulon, France, which has continued to draw large audiences for more than 40 years.

The 16th Annual International Ocean Film Festival will take place March 7-10, 2019 at venues around San Francisco. The International Ocean Film Festival is a registered 501(c) 3 non-profit.

Below is the complete list of the films from the International Ocean Film Festival being show at the Thunder Bay Festival.

  • 68 Voices 
  • A Herring Opera 
  • Adaptation Bangladesh: Sea Level Rise 
  • The Agave Gun 
  • Albatross 
  • Alice in Borneo’s Wonderland 
  • The Amazing Lifecycle of the European Eel 
  • Art for a Sea Change 
  • Big Pacific 
  • The Big Wave Project 
  • Blue Bon Voyage 
  • Chiripajas 
  • Cuban Wave Riders 
  • Dedicate: Diving Free 
  • Dive to Be Alive 
  • Fishpeople 
  • From the Shadows 
  • How do Pelicans Survive Their Death-Defying Dives? 
  • The Hundred Year-Old Whale 
  • Irreparable Harm 
  • The Islands and the Whales 
  • Islands from Mexico: Revillagigedo Archipelago 
  • Kim Swims 
  • Lionfish: New Pirates of the Caribbean 
  • Melting Stars 
  • Mexican Fishing Bats 
  • The Mystery of the Gnaraloo Sea Turtles 
  • Nonoy and the Sea Monster 
  • Oceanic Aliens 
  • One Breath: A Life Without Gravity 
  • Patterns of the Ocean: Protecting Indonesia’s Manta Rays 
  • Reefs at Risk 
  • Return of the Harbor Porpoises 
  • Seeking Sanctuary 
  • Shark Wedding PSA 
  • Souls of the Vermilion Sea 
  • Stars 
  • The Story of Force Blue 
  • These Fish Are All About Sex on the Beach 
  • Touched by the Ocean 
  • Two Ocean Minutes with Jim Toomey: Land-Sea Connection 
  • Water, Blood and Spermaceti

Dezart Performs Hosts Screening of Award-Winning Film The Lavender Scare

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Dezart Performs Hosts Screening of Award-Winning Film The Lavender Scare at The Camelot Theatre at the Palm Springs Cultural Center

One Night Only: Tuesday, January 22 at 7pm
www.dezartperforms.org

Evening Benefits the LGBTQ Community Center of the Desert
& Cinema Diverse: the Palm Springs LGBTQ Film Festival

7 January 2019 – Palm Springs, CA: Once upon a time in America gay men and lesbians were harassed, humiliated and hounded from their jobs in the name of national security. Sound familiar? On Tuesday, January 22 at 7pm at The Camelot Theatre at the Palm Springs Cultural Center, the acclaimed Dezart Performs of Palm Springs hosts a special one-night-only screening of The Lavender Scare, the searing documentary by Emmy Award-Winning Josh Howard that chronicles the anti-gay purges of the 1950s. Narrated by Glenn Close and featuring the voices of David Hyde Pierce, Cynthia Nixon, Zachary Quinto and T. R. Knight, The Lavender Scare is a “compelling, well-made” (San Francisco Chronicle) and “fascinating documentary about a missing piece of our history.” (KRCB San Francisco). Tickets for the screening are $ 15 and will benefit the LGBTQ Center of the Desert and Cinema Diverse: the Palm Springs LGBTQ Film Festival.  Following the screening will be a panel discussion with the following: Michael Green, Founder / Artistic Director, Palm Springs Cultural Center; Jean-Marie Navetta, Director of Learning & Inclusion for PFLAG; Alexis Ortega, Director of Community Engagement, LGBTQ Community Center of the Desert; David Perry (moderator), Founder,  Rainbow Honor Walk / 10 Percent TV

The screening’s timing is not a coincidence. Currently, Dezart Performs is in preparation for its production of the stage play Perfect Arrangement by Topher Payne. Running January 11 – 20 in Palm Springs, the play deals, in fictionalized form, with the same issues dealt with in Howard’s documentary: the systemic and systematic discrimination of homosexuals in the employment of the United States government.


“In a time when the President of the United States and many states are trying to roll back hard-fought gains for the LGBT Community,” said Michael Shaw, founding artistic director of Dezart Performs. “Lavender Scare is more pertinent than ever.”

In 1953, President Eisenhower declared gay men and lesbians to be a threat to the security of the country and therefore unfit for government service. In doing so, he triggered the longest witch hunt in American history.  Over the next four decades, tens of thousands of government workers would lose their jobs for no reason other than their sexual orientation. However, the actions of the government had an unintended effect.  They inadvertently helped ignite the gay rights movement. In 1957, after thousands had lost their jobs, a Harvard-trained astronomer named Frank Kameny became the first person to fight his dismissal. His attempts to regain his job evolved into a lifelong fight for the rights of LGBT people.

“The Lavender Scare is more than a compelling story of one man’s fight for justice,” says Shaw. “It is a chilling reminder of how easy it can be, during a time of fear and uncertainty, to trample the rights of an entire class of people in the name of patriotism and national security.

Dezart Performs, one of the Coachella Valley’s preeminent theatre companies, recognizes that the performing arts enrich the life and culture of a community, promote greater understanding and provoke insightful discussion. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit theatre company, its mission is to provide an artistic home for bold and cutting–edge plays, creating an atmosphere of artistic growth for actors, writers, and directors who uniquely contribute to the diverse theatrical environment in the Coachella Valley.

Sponsors of Dezart Performs’ 2018/19 Season include The Riviera Palm Springs, Desert Care Network, Eight4Nine Restaurant & Lounge, Acqua at the River, TRIO Restaurant, Hotel Zoso and the Desert Sun.

Tickets for the screening of The Lavender Scare are $ 15 may be purchased online at www.dezartperforms.org or by phone at (760)322-0179.

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Coachella Valley gets a new radio station under its Palm Tree: KGAY 106.5

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The day after Christmas brought the launch of Qchella Media Corporation and the new K-GAY 106.5, The Pride of the Valley, which debuted its new music format on Wednesday, December 26.

Coachella Valley gets a new radio station under its Palm Tree: KGAY 106.5Qchella Media Corporation Launches K-GAY Radio to Palm Springs and the World


Contact:  
Brad Fuhr 323-877-2020 or Elijah Hartman (903)354-5244
David Perry / (415) 676-7007 / news@davidperry.com

K-GAY, as part of Qchella Media, is a new local radio station at 106.5 FM and streamed worldwide on TuneIn Radio.   It serves the LGBTQ+ community with entertainment and information, including an on-demand podcasting platform bringing a wide variety of LGBTQ+ content to their audience in Palm Springs, the Coachella Valley and worldwide.Besides their unique and diverse programming, what sets Qchella Media Corporation apart is that they are also a non-profit media organization, where every dollar raised through advertising and their members’ support is devoted to the content, allowing their team to meet the needs of their diverse communities in the Coachella Valley.

The change comes with operations of K-GAY 106.5 and sister Smooth Favorites “CV 104.3” KHCV-FM, coming under the umbrellas of non-profit QChella Media Corporation. Led by President Elijah Hartman, the radio operations will be overseen by longtime broadcast executive Brad Fuhr, owner of the Gay Desert Guide, which has agreed to provide Qchella with web and event services.  These services include Happy Hours, Events, Nightlife, Business listings and community news which will also appear on KGAY1065.com

Chris Shebel, who most recently served as Program Director of KKCW and KLTH Portland, will program KGAY. Shebel has programmed Dance “Energy 92.7/5” WKIE Chicago, “Energy 92.7” KNGY San Francisco, “103.1 The Eighties Channel” WXXY Chicago, 92.3 WPRO-FM Providence, and served multiple terms as Operations Manager of Clear Channel Raleigh.

At the stroke of midnight on December 26th, their new format and positioning debuted on FM 106.5 and AM 1270 in the Palm Springs area, while also streaming on TuneIn Radio worldwide.Businesses will be encouraged to support this not-for-profit programming with an integrated marketing plan that includes membership in the Desert Business Association (the Palm Springs area LGBT chamber of commerce), as well as “Featured Status” on Gay Desert Guide that includes social media promotions and on-air support of the radio station at varying levels.
The History of Qchella Media Corporation:
In 2017, Elijah Hartman had concerns over the shortage of accurate and supportive LGBTQ+ media content across the United States, which he felt was growing daily.  Television, radio, and online media highlighted the increase in homophobia, discrimination, and hate crimes against LGBTQ+ persons. At the same time, these networks engaged in a large-scale pattern and practice of stereotyping, misrepresenting, and underrepresenting LGBTQ+ lives in order to gain ratings.  Given Elijah’s background as a media producer, his work as a business and intellectual property attorney, his non-profit experience, and his strong family connections in broadcasting, Elijah set out to change that, by creating the Qchella Media Corporation, the first-ever LGBTQ+ created, directed, and managed nonprofit media corporation. 

In the following months, Elijah ventured to Palm Springs, California, to speak with community leaders and businesses, and worked to bring together a robust coalition of LGBTQ+ experts that were willing to help bring Qchella Media to life. As a LGBTQ+ destination – adored by him and many other LGBTQ+ persons and allies – Palm Springs represented the perfect place to base this new nonprofit venture and make a difference for the expansive and diverse Coachella Valley LGBTQ+ community. After many months of collaboration with community leaders and LGBTQ+ businesses, including Sunnylands Broadcasting, LLC, The Gay Desert Guide, and the Desert Business Association, Qchella Media Corporation was formed.

Their team believes that LGBTQ+ lives are strengthened and affirmed when their stories are told. As a nonprofit corporation, they work to support and foster the diverse voices of their LGBTQ+ community. They feel privileged to produce and broadcast a platform that provides a voice to all LGTBQ+ people, and to support the coalition of LGBTQ+ owned and friendly non-profits, businesses, professionals, and corporations all working promote the health, education, and the strength of their diverse and varied community.
About Qchella Media Corporation:We believe that LGBTQ+ lives are strengthened and affirmed when our stories are told, broadcast, and heard. As a new nonprofit corporation, we are working to support and foster the diverse voices of our LGBTQ+ community. As such, Qchella Media is directed and managed by LGBTQ+ members. We are privileged to produce and broadcast media to provide a voice to LGBTQ+ peoples, and to support the coalition of LGBTQ+ owned and friendly non-profits, businesses, professionals, and corporations — all working to promote the health, education, strength, and prosperity of our diverse community.https://KGAY1065.Qchella.com
https://www.Facebook.com/Qchella

Board of Directors
Jackie Thomas (VP Branding / Board Member)
Jackie joined NIKE in 1999 where she served in a variety of roles both on the business as well as in Brand marketing. In 2010 she retired as the Global Brand Director for NIKE basketball. During her tenure she received numerous awards including an advertising Emmy and the prestigious EFFIE for marketing excellence. Upon leaving NIKE, Jackie and her spouse founded Thomboy Properties, Inc. where she works as a real-estate developer.  When not focused on work Jackie is actively involved in her local community with various charitable organizations. She currently serves as the Vice President of The Equality California Institute Board of Directors. She received her degree from The University of California, Berkeley. She was a member of the Cal Women’s Basketball Team from 1982-86 and is an avid supporter of Cal Athletics. Go Bears!
Brad Fuhr (Vice President / Board Member / General Manager of Stations 104.3 and 106.5)Brad is a media maven. He founded Palm Springs’ Gay Desert Guide and Oasis Marketing Group, connecting local businesses to the LGBTQ community, and focuses on integrated media platforms that combine traditional media, event marketing and digital platforms. Impressively, has also worked in the radio and publishing industries since the age of 15. Over the years Brad has worked for, formed, and managed many radio stations, including WLTO, Harbor Springs, WPGU-FM, at the University of Illinois, Bonneville Radio Group and Emmis Interactive in Chicago, and Sirius OutQ in Los Angeles, Clear Channel radio KTLK AM 1150, and KBIG and IHeartMedia’s PrideRadio channel. Brad has also worked with publishing companies, consulting Los Angeles Magazine, Palm Springs Life, San Diego Magazine as well as LGBT Frontiers magazine on their digital media and sales strategy.  

Elijah Hartman (President / Chairman of the Board)Elijah is a business and intellectual property attorney at DATH, PLLC. With degrees in Electronic Media and Music Production, Law, and Intellectual Property and Policy, Elijah works with emerging and established businesses to protect, preserve, and promote their business success. As an attorney, Elijah has worked with many types of businesses, including radio broadcasting and media production companies, consumer product manufacturers, clothing designers and distributors, food distribution companies, organic cosmetic manufacturers, software and mobile application developers, social media networks, commercial lenders, franchise restaurants, and social clubs. Additionally, over the last fifteen years, Elijah has also worked on behalf of many nonprofits, including Mercy Corps’, The Chesapeake Bay Foundation, New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG), The Dauphin County Bar Association, The Seattle Symphony, and others. 

David Powell (Secretary / Board Member) David is the Executive Director of the Desert Business Association, the only LGBTQ+ business networking organization in the Coachella Valley, and the second oldest LGBTQ and ally chamber in the country. A fourth generation San Franciscan, David holds a Master’s Degree in Human Resources and Organizational Development, and is a professor of Business Management and Leadership. Prior to coming to the Coachella Valley, he served as Planning Commissioner for the City of Walnut Creek, and was a manager of external program communications, and manager of business process improvement at Pacific Gas and Electric Company. 

Chris Shebel (VP Programming / Board Member / Programming Manager of 106.5FM) Chris has over thirty years’ experience programming radio stations, and has also been a major market morning talent and air talent on legendary stations like WLS Chicago and KZZP Phoenix. He most recently served as Program Director of #1 rated K103 & 106.7 The Eagle in Portland, Oregon.  Prior experiences included Operations Manager for iHeartRadio Raleigh, Program Director of stations in Chicago, Providence, Pittsburgh, West Palm, Louisville and others. While specializing in Top 40 and Adult Contemporary stations, Chris has programmed a wide range of formats including one of the first Dance and all Eighties formatted stations in Chicago and a Dance station in San Francisco. Chris and his partner presently reside in Palm Springs and Quito, Ecuador.

James Williamson (Board Member)James has over 25 years of financial management and investment experience.  He has worked in executive management positions in a number of different industries, including for a chain of education bookstores, a private equity firm, a US government-funded international relations organization, and a community development corporation. James has served as a board member and leader for numerous nonprofit organizations over the past 25 years. James’ political work includes serving as treasurer for several candidates for public office, volunteering on numerous campaigns and supporting candidates and organizations who believe in full equality and justice.

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Social Media Links: @KGAY1065Website: www.KGAY1065.com

NEW YEAR’S EVE – Don’t Drink and Drive 2018/19

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Ride Muni Free on New Year’s Eve
Free rides and extra service around San Francisco to ring in the new year

 SAN FRANCISCO – The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) will offer free rides on New Year’s Eve from 8 p.m. on Monday, December 31 through 5 a.m. on Tuesday, January 1. This year’s Ride Muni Free New Year’s Eve is sponsored by 76.

“We wish all San Francisco residents, workers and visitors a safe and happy New Year. That’s why we’ve partnered with 76, to once again make Muni free on the last night of the year,” said Ed Reiskin, SFMTA Director of Transportation. “So celebrate the end of 2018 without the worry of drinking and driving. Free Muni service will be provided to get you around the city and safely home on New Year’s Eve.”

“76® is proud to support Ride Muni free on New Year’s Eve! Leave the driving to Muni from 8p.m. To 5a.m. We wish you a safe, joyful holiday season by being a passenger, not a driver. Happy holidays! We’re on the driver’s side” said Bree Januhowski, 76 Brand Director.

This program supports San Francisco’s Vision Zero goal to eliminate traffic fatalities.

Ride Muni Free New Year’s Eve includes all Muni lines and routes. All information, including schedules and stops, will be posted on www.sfmta.com/nye. Clipper Card customers should NOT tap their cards to make sure they don’t get charged a fare. Muni Mobile passes will not be necessary. Metro fare gates will be open that night.

Don’t drink and drive, let Muni do the driving.

New Year’s Eve Muni Service:

·         Complimentary Muni service from 8 p.m. on Monday, December 31 to 5 a.m. on Monday, January 1.

·         Owl service frequency is doubled on the 5 Fulton, 14 Mission, 22 Fillmore, 24 Divisadero, 25 Treasure Island, 38 Geary, 44 O’Shaughnessy, 48 Quintara-24th, 90 Owl, 91 Owl, L Owl and N Owl routes.

·         Extra LRV Metro shuttles will run from West Portal to 4th and King until 2:15 a.m.

·         Extra LRV Metro service between Embarcadero and West Portal will run until 5 a.m.

·         Service on cable cars will be provided by buses after approximately 6 p.m.

·         Service on the F Market & Wharves will be provided by buses in the evening.

At midnight on New Year’s Eve, a city-sponsored fireworks show from a barge off of The Embarcadero, south of the Ferry Building will take place. Motorists should anticipate delays in the area from approximately 11 p.m. to 1 a.m. No closures or re-routes are planned. SFPD and SFMTA will monitor for any necessary re-routes. For details, please visit www.sfmta.com.

BART will provide additional service until approximately 3 a.m., January 1. After 8 p.m. BART service to and from the East Bay will be split between Embarcadero and Montgomery stations. Antioch and Richmond line trains heading into San Francisco will not stop at Embarcadero Station. Exit at Montgomery Street Station for the fireworks show. Dublin/Pleasanton and Fremont/Warm Springs line trains will not stop at Montgomery Street Station. After the fireworks, Dublin/Pleasanton and Fremont/Warm Springs trains will not stop at West Oakland. The first East Bay stop is Lake Merritt Station. Millbrae and Daly City passengers should use Montgomery Street Station. Full fare pricing will be in effect. For more details, please visit www.bart.gov.

Caltrain service will be free after 8 p.m. on New Year’s Eve and continue until 5 a.m. For more details, please visit www.caltrain.com.

SamTrans will offer free rides on all buses beginning at 8 p.m. on December 31 until 5 a.m. on January 1. For more details, please visit http://www.samtrans.com.