The Friends of the Urban Forest, a non-profit organization that helps individuals and neighborhood groups plant and care for street trees and sidewalk gardens throughout San Francisco, is coming to the Richmond District for a planting event on Saturday, April… Continue Reading
Ironically it wasn’t the Hamburglar that struck Belly Burgers recently but rather a cooking oil thief. Belly Burgers (5740 Geary) is known for its fresh cooked Kobe beff burgers and fries, and that yields a lot of cooking grease. After… Continue Reading
Late last year, a $13.5 million settlement was reached between the Presidio Trust and CALTRANS for cleanup of contaminated sediments that have run into Mountain Lake off of the Park Presidio roadway above it. The runoff has been occurring since… Continue Reading
Time to gather up all those old electronics… This Saturday, December 17, from 9am until 2pm, sfcleancity.com will host a free electronic recycling drop-off at Ocean Beach (event flyer). Drop off free of charge any of the following items: –… Continue Reading
On Saturday, Friends of the Urban Forest will be teaming up with residents to plant new trees in several locations in the inner Richmond District. FUF Planting Manager Sally Bentz tells us they will be planting 30 trees in total,… Continue Reading
Last week, the students at Argonne Elementary School at 18th & Cabrillo got a lesson in how to beautify their campus. Step 1: remove some of the concrete and replace it with a garden. For the past 10 years, Argonne… Continue Reading
The Richmond District Neighborhood Center, located on 30th Avenue near Balboa. Beginning this week, merchants and small businesses in the Richmond District will be visited by representatives from San Francisco Energy Watch. The program, a joint venture between the city… Continue Reading
In 2009, roughly 2,000 young trees were planted in the Richmond District along Anza, Balboa and Cabrillo Streets and on some intersecting Avenues. It was part of a San Francisco Department of Public Works (SFDPW) initiative to green more sidewalks… Continue Reading