This Thursday, students helped clean up Ocean Beach as part of a program organized by the Richardson Bay Audubon Center. This Sunday you can help out too! Join volunteers from the Academy of Sciences, OceanHealth.Org, and Surfrider at Ocean Beach… Continue Reading
Now that the Richmond Library has re-opened, it was time for me to get with the program. An article on the SF Public Library site gave me more incentive… Last week they released their new “green” library card that is… Continue Reading
Last Thursday night a meeting was held to discuss the proposal to charge a $7 admission fee for the SF Botanical Gardens / Arboretum to non-residents. About 250 residents attended to reject the imposition of any fee on the gardens.… Continue Reading
Community involvement is alive and well in the Richmond. I attended Saturday’s Town Hall Meeting at the Richmond Recreation Center. The topic was traffic calming and pedestrian safety in the Richmond District and the meeting was organized by Supervisor Eric… Continue Reading
The The Western Neighborhoods Project sells fun neighborhood gear on their website. They’ve got an assortment of t-shirts (men’s & women’s), sweatshirts, bags and the ubiquitous coffee mug. The logo design is a vintage picture of 18th & Geary –… Continue Reading
This Thursday, May 28, there will be a public hearing to discuss charging an entry fee for the San Francisco Botanical Gardens at the Strybing Arboretum. Since the last meeting in April, the Park & Rec Dept. has modified the… Continue Reading
SFWeekly released their Best Of San Francisco 2009 winners today and of course I wanted to showcase the Richmond District winners here for everyone. The theme for this year was “fresh places and trend-setters that will shape the world of… Continue Reading
I saw a story in the Examiner recently about 7-11’s plan to open more locations within San Francisco. That got me to thinking about the one that used to be at 10th & Clement until several months ago when it… Continue Reading