Photo by Derek Last week, a new parklet opened on Balboa Street between 5th and 6th Avenues. A parklet, also known in city corridors as “Temporary Sidewalk Extensions”, is a small public spaces that take over one or more parking… Continue Reading
Photo by Kira B. On Saturday night, another parked car fell victim to falling branches on Funston near Clement. It’s the second incident in as many weeks. Reader Kira B. shot these photos of the large eucalyptus branch that fell… Continue Reading
Photo courtesy of Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy Happy Thursday to all! Here are some local links to distract you as the weekend approaches… Wildflower walks at Lands End kick off this Saturday. From 11am-12:30pm enjoy a free guided tour… Continue Reading
Land’s End Happy Friday Richmond folk! Here are some local links for your almost-weekend. There’s a Police Community Forum meeting this Sunday at 11:30am, hosted by St. James Episcopal Church (4620 California St. at 8th Ave.). SFPD Richmond Station Captain… Continue Reading
Photo by Kira B. Aside from some heavy rains that caused flooding at many corner sewer grates, we didn’t see too much damage around the neighborhood from Stormageddon II this weekend. But reader Kira B. sent us pics of a… Continue Reading
The Academy of Sciences shared the above video on their blog this week. It gives a nice overview of the various efforts that were made, and are still underway, to clean up the lake and restore native plant and wildlife… Continue Reading
Photo by @MeganPrelinger Around 4:30pm this afternoon, the high winds pushed over a tree on Park Presidio/Highway 1 near Balboa Street. SFPD and CHP were on the scene quickly, diverting traffic as crews worked to saw apart the tree and… Continue Reading
The affected area at Lands End, at risk of sliding. Photo by Joe Connelly This just in from the National Park Service: ========== Due to land movements and hazard trees we will have to close a portion of the Lands… Continue Reading