…the Department of Homeland Security’s Domestic Nuclear Detection Office. We noticed them in 2012 when they last buzzed the ‘hood. The helicopter is conducting aerial tests to assess natural background radiation levels. If they are performing the same sweep as… Continue Reading
Around 2:15pm on Christmas Eve, a large eucalyptus tree fell over on the southeast corner of California and Park Presidio. In what could be considered a Christmas miracle, no pedestrians or cars were harmed when the tree fell, which covered… Continue Reading
A couple of weeks ago, we wrote about a traffic median at the intersection of Great Highway and Balboa that was the victim of much abuse from cars. Cars that were turning left onto the Great Highway from Balboa would… Continue Reading
Reader Kooba sent us this photo of a sizeable sinkhole that opened up on 33rd Avenue near Balboa. It was patched a couple of months ago with some blacktop, but sank again in the last couple of days. It’s been… Continue Reading
The unseasonably warm weather on Sunday brought big crowds out to Lands End and its coastal trails. Rescue crews were busy too, plucking stranded hikers off the cliffs in two separate incidents. The first rescue took place near the Legion… Continue Reading
Other media outlets in the city have covered the Alexandria Theater blight recently. On Tuesday night, KTVU News aired a segment on the theater’s ongoing decay, showing reporter Katie Utehs easily walking through an unsecured alley door onto the property.… Continue Reading
An example of the new Balboa cobblestone planters near 36th Avenue. And don’t get too excited – those meters will get their tops soon 😉 On February 20th, a meeting was held about the recent Balboa streetscape improvements project. The… Continue Reading
[Reprinted from The Richmond Police Station Newsletter of September 27, 2013. To be added to the station’s mailing list, email sfpd.richmond.station@sfgov.org.] CAPTAIN SHARON FERRIGNO’S MESSAGE This week we are featuring a video of the recovered property found after officers and… Continue Reading