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The “Big Game” at San Francisco’s Waterfront

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By Bobby Winston - Bay Crossings, November 2005

Bay Area college football fans will soon turn their attention to the "Big Game" rivalry between CAL and Stanford. But the CAL Bears won’t be the only team wearing blue and gold colors, determined to win.

Also lining up is The Blue and Gold Fleet and its union crews, who are intent on keeping the Alcatraz Ferry Service — their prized contract of eight years.

On September 27, 2005, the National Park Service (NPS) kicked off a new game by announcing that it selected Hornblower Yachts, Inc. for "submitting the best proposal for the Alcatraz Ferry Service concession," and said they would start negotiating a 10-year contract.

The other local company competing for the contract was the Red & White Fleet.

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