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The article looks at the shipwrecks the SS City of Rio de Janeiro and the SS City of Chester, located near the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California. Particular focus is given to high-resolution sonar imaging of the ships by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the private companies Hibbard Inshore and Bay Marine Services. Other topics include discrimination against Chinese immigrants and remotely operated underwater vehicles (ROVs).

The article reports on the efforts of San Francisco, California businessmen called the Blyth-Zellerbach (B-Z) Committee led by J. D. Zellerback to redevelop the state's Golden Gate City and promote government spending and cost study. It states that the redevelopment effort has helped revive several other old redevelopment clearance projects in the city. It mentions that the B-Z Committee aims to reawaken the civic pride in the city by rebuilding the community and governmental reconstruction.

The article highlights the job of the members of the San Francisco Bar Pilots Association (SFBPA) who guide ocean vessels through the Golden Gate in California. The SFBPA is a private organization licensed by the California Board of Pilot Commissioners, whose members are all master mariners. The master mariners work in five, five-man teams and each team works four months straight.

The article offers information about San Francisco, California. It states that unlike California's other oasis of reinvention, San Francisco is a real city, comforting in its compactness, its verticality, and its bustle. It adds that in 1775, Spanish navigator Juan Manuel de Ayala became the pioneering European to brave the treacherous Golden Gate .

The article offers several attractions and tourist destination in San Francisco, California. It mentions several landmarks in which the city is know for including the Golden Gate Bridge, Fsherman's Wharf, and Pier 39. It cites the Museum of Modern Art which contains 20th century and contemporary art masterpieces. It notes several places of attractions including the Aquarium of the Bay where there are 20,000 marine animals, Conservatory of Flowers, and the Old Faithful Geyser of California.

The article discusses the environmentally sustainable design of Cavallo Point, the Lodge at Golden Gate, California. The structure was designed by Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects, Architectural Resource Group, and Brayton & Hughes Design Studios. Cavallo Point has captured the magic of a 27-acre site that sat unused for years as the decommissioned Fort Baker army base. Now part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Cavallo Point consists of 68 historic and 74 contemporary rooms and suites.

The article offers information on the first Musical Box Society International (MBSI) Golden Gate Chapter meeting which was held in the home of Wendell Jacons in Davis, California on February 20, 2011. The author describes the host's lobby pipe organ taken from the old Fox Theatre in Market Street, San Francisco. Particular focus is also given to the performance of Detroit Fox Theatre principal organist Dave Calendine.

This article features Golden Gate's tidal power and desalination station in the U.S. Its tidal forces are controlled to generate hydroelectric power used to desalinate seawater. Its turbines and electric generators converted tidal energy in an underwater concrete structure. Furthermore, the station sheltered regional offices of the U.S. Coast Guard, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the California Coastal Commission.

The article offers information on whitewater kayaking in California in 1980. It highlights the engagement and legacy of kayakers Lars Holbek, Richard Montgomery, and Chuck Stanley in whitewater kayaking in the Golden Gate, California. Meanwhile, it presents the insight of expedition paddler Scott Lindgren on Holbek-Montgomery-Stanley legendary trio kayaking.

The article discusses the design process of community housing units in Yulupa, California. It was noted that the first step of the concept was the survey of the space which was accomplished by compressing and expanding the area by utilizing the distance between the walls and ceiling heights. Moreover, the second phase was focused on the curved walls which were designed to be sensual elements that soften the environment. In addition, the color of the building was executed through the use of angles.

The article reports on the installation of the largest living roof in California atop the California Academy for Science in Golden Gate. Botanist Frank Almeda mentioned the need for native plants that are well adapted to the climate and would provide much-needed habitat for native birds, butterflies and other beneficial insects. The 1.7 million plants used on the installation was grown by Rana Creek Nursery. Roof like tiles were used in installing the trays of plants.

The article presents updates to e-scrap legislation. In California, Assembly Bill 48 was approved out of the Assembly with a 43-to-35 vote. This bill amends the Golden State's system by redefining covered electronic devices. This amendment will cover virtually all consumer electronics. The bill will specifically phase out the utilization of certain hazardous materials in consumer electronics, taking effect on January 1, 2010. Another bill to pass the Assembly with a 42-to-30 vote is Assembly Bill 546. This looks to broaden California's existing e-waste law to include central processing units (CPU) and impose a $10 advanced recovery fee onto each new CPU purchase.