free bay tours by the port of san diego

(port of san diego 10th ave. marine terminal image from wikipedia commons)

want to cruise the bay for free while getting an up-close look at just what goes on in those cargo terminals and ship repair yards? check out the port of san diego bay tours page for a list of dates - they start thursday, aug 21 and run on various thursdays and saturdays until late october. this would be a good time to hear the port's side of the 10th avenue marine terminal deck proposal by developers chase and gallagher (hint: they're not too thrilled about it), which would potentially include a new charger's stadium.

speaking of the deck, i spoke with a representative from the port of san diego at yesterday's fiesta del sol in barrio logan, and he said it's the port's view that the deck cannot be build without lots of supporting columns, which would interfere with harbor activity below. the developers and their project engineer, c2hm hill, need to address this and lots of other issues in a public forum at some point, before their initiative appears on the ballot this fall.