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Month: October 2011

Neighborhood parks get a boost from Rec & Park Community Opportunity Fund

Posted on October 26, 2011 by Sarah B.

Muriel Leff Mini Park on 7th Avenue Last week, the San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department announced plans to award more than $1 million of their Community Opportunity Fund (COF) to ten different neighborhood projects across the city; three of… Continue Reading →

Parks

5k run/walk to benefit San Francisco SAFE in Golden Gate Park, Sunday

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Sarah B.

This Sunday, SAFE will host its third annual 5K Fun Run / Walk for SAFEty in Golden Gate Park. This mission of San Francisco SAFE is to educate and empower San Franciscans to build safer neighborhoods through crime prevention education… Continue Reading →

Events, Golden Gate Park
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Police Blotter – October 21, 2011: Halloween Safety Tips

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Sarah B.

[Reprinted from The Richmond Police Station Newsletter of October 21, 2011. To be added to the station’s mailing list, email sfpd.richmond.station@sfgov.org.] CAPTAIN KEITH SANFORD’S MESSAGE Our recent PCRF (Police Community Relations Forum) meeting held on the 18th of October at… Continue Reading →

Crime

Game on! Richmond Playground courts resurfaced and ready for play

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Sarah B.

The courts at the Richmond Playground on 18th Avenue between Lake and California got a much-needed facelift recently. Thanks to the efforts of Commissioner David Lee – who is also a Richmond District resident – the Rec & Park Commission… Continue Reading →

Parks
1

Spooky pumpkin carvings

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Sarah B.

I had a few friends over on Friday night to carve some pumpkins. Here are a few pics of our spook-tacular creations. Beforehand I found this fun site which has some great templates on it if you’re looking for inspiration.… Continue Reading →

Fun
14

Dueling meetings this week re: wireless antennas on Bureau of Jewish Education

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Sarah B.

The Kampner Hebrew Academy (left) sits right next to the Bureau of Jewish Education on the 600 block of 14th Avenue The rift between two neighboring organizations grows deeper this week, as they face off over a proposed antenna installation… Continue Reading →

Safety, Schools, Utilities
26

Former cafe on Geary & 21st undergoing major renovations

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Sarah B.

Several readers have written in to ask what’s happening on the corner of 21st Avenue and Geary, former home to the Video Cafe which closed a year ago after 25 years in business. Over the summer there was a brief… Continue Reading →

Business, Food
27

City wants a piece of the money raised from schools’ parking fundraisers

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Sarah B.

As thousands of concertgoers streamed into the Richmond District over the summer for Outside Lands and Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, several neighborhood schools saw a chance to raise some much needed funds by opening their lots to concert parkers. Schools like… Continue Reading →

Schools

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