Crews clean up spilled copper pipe at Fulton and 30th Avenue on Wednesday morning. Photo by Jill B. Around 5:25am on Wednesday morning, a contractor’s truck was stolen in the outer Richmond, with the thieves eying the copper pipe that… Continue Reading
Photo by Jennifer Anwaya Reader Jennifer A. spotted a coyote on Monday night, but not in Golden Gate Park, the Presidio or Lincoln Park where they’re usually seen. This one was crossing the street at Geary and 37th Avenue. Maybe… Continue Reading
Stow Lake, April 21, 2014. Photo by Tina Verdoia
The Richmond District’s second parklet opened on Saturday in front of Simple Pleasures Cafe at 3434 Balboa near 35th Avenue. The budget for the parklet was $26,000, one of the most expensive in the city to date. Unlike most city… Continue Reading
Artist Andres Amador was at Ocean Beach on Saturday morning, working on a new piece while dozens watched from the cliffs above. We hear he was being filmed for a documentary. Sarah B.
A crumbling house at 11th Avenue and California in 1906. Courtesy Bancroft Library It was 108 years ago today at 5:12am when a massive earthquake struck San Francisco, killing an estimated 3,000 people and destroying nearly 80% of the city.… Continue Reading
[Reprinted from The Richmond Police Station Newsletter of April 17, 2014. To be added to the station’s mailing list, email sfpd.richmond.station@sfgov.org.] CAPTAIN SIMON SILVERMAN’S MESSAGE Pedestrian traffic safety is a priority for the SFPD, so I want to share some… Continue Reading
“When we first started, we were a couple of grease-balls, a car and a sandwich,” Jimmy O’Keefe said when he described the first ever “Jimmy’s Old Car Picnic” that he organized in Golden Gate Park in 1988. It was just… Continue Reading