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“Miranda”, young girl from 1800’s found buried under Richmond District home, finally laid to rest in Colma

Posted on June 6, 2016 by Sarah B.

Late last month, contractors unearthed a young girl’s casket while digging up the garage floor of a home near Rossi Park. The airtight, metal casket had preserved nearly everything inside including her blond hair and the rose she had in… Continue Reading →

History
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Our famous fairy door is back, this time in a book; Author’s event at Green Apple June 10

Posted on June 3, 2016 by Sarah B.

Remember the delightful fairy/faery door in Golden Gate Park that got international media attention back in 2013? (It also spawned an undelightful bureaucratic response from the city, and eventually led to the birth of another fairy door at an alternate… Continue Reading →

Art, Golden Gate Park
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Police Blotter – June 2, 2016

Posted on June 2, 2016 by Sarah B.

SFPD Richmond District Police Station Weekly Update 06-02-2016 From Captain Paul Yep: Monday, May 30, 2016, SFPD Richmond Station Officers stood by a stranded baby seal so it wouldn’t wander into traffic. Officers stayed with the seal until the rescue… Continue Reading →

Crime
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Video: The Western Pond Turtles in remediated Mountain Lake are doing well

Posted on June 2, 2016 by Sarah B.

Mike Sugerman of KPIX-5 stopped by Mountain Lake Park recently to report on the progress of the 55 baby Western Pond Turtles that the Presidio Trust reintroduced to the lake after the remediation project was completed. The good news is… Continue Reading →

Parks, Video, Wildlife
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New biz for kids: Imagination Playhouse opening on Geary

Posted on June 1, 2016 by Sarah B.

It looks like the space at 5628 Geary will no longer be the home of a cannabis dispensary. Instead, a kid-friendly business will be opening called Imagination Playhouse. Reader Ben L. saw their door ajar recently and snapped pics of… Continue Reading →

Business, Kids
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SFPD assists in rescue of baby sea lion from Great Highway

Posted on May 31, 2016 by Sarah B.

Officer Tracy Turner was called to an unusual duty on Memorial Day – babysitting a stranded sea lion on the Ocean Beach promenade. A call came into the Richmond District station around 2am on Monday morning to report that a… Continue Reading →

Ocean Beach, Wildlife
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Police Blotter – May 26, 2016

Posted on May 26, 2016 by Sarah B.

SFPD Richmond District Police Station Weekly Update 05-26-2016 From Captain Paul Yep: Have you seen this man? The suspect shown is a person of interest for several burglaries in the Richmond District as well as in the Northern District. Description:… Continue Reading →

Crime
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Photo & video: Police seeking serial burglar breaking into Richmond District restaurants and stores

Posted on May 25, 2016 by Sarah B.

Captain Paul Yep of the Richmond District station sent a note to local merchants with information about the suspect who is wanted for burglarizing 13 businesses on Clement, Geary and Balboa. The suspect is described as a white male, 40ish,… Continue Reading →

Crime

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