Supervisor Eric Mar with BOS commendation recipient, Nino Parker. At Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting, Supervisor Eric Mar presented a commendation to Nino Parker, a Richmond District resident and staff member at SF Pretrial Diversion, a non-profit that offers first-time… Continue Reading
RDNC receives their grant check from Coca-Cola. L to R: David Chiu, President, Board of Supervisors; Pam Clisham, Principal, Presidio Middle School; Dora Wong, The Coca-Cola Company; Sandra Lee Fewer, Commissioner, SF Board of Education; Patricia Kaussen, Executive Director, RDNC… Continue Reading
The lion dancers were back on Clement Street today in celebration of the Lunar/Chinese New Year. Photos below by beggyberry, along with some video I took of them performing a couple of years ago. Sarah B. From Wikipedia: During the… Continue Reading
This Thursday, February 3rd, our very own Richmond District Neighborhood Center will be the beneficiary of Whole Foods Community Support Day, which provides 5% of the store’s gross sales to a worthy community nonprofit. The Whole Foods store at Franklin… Continue Reading
The infamous inner Richmond Octo-Truck. Photo by ron_toad Some readers contacted me recently asking if I had any info on where the Octo-Truck had gone. After reading the email a couple of times, I had to feign ignorance. The Octo-Truck?… Continue Reading
This Friday night, residents of the Richmond District will have a chance to share their feedback and ideas for neighborhood services. The event is being organized by the Richmond Community Coalition, a group of citizens who work with the Richmond… Continue Reading
Excerpted from a letter Michelle Obama sent out last week to a barackobama.com mailing list. Are you doing anything special today to honor Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy? Leave a comment to let us know. – Sarah B. The Rev.… Continue Reading
Saw a tweet today from the SFDPW about their Graffiti Watch neighborhood program. Since graffiti is one of my pet peeves, my interest was piqued. The idea is that an individual, corporation, merchant group or neighborhood group adopts a minimum… Continue Reading