7 Years of Trying to Change the World
| February 28, 2014 | Posted by jamie under RinconHillSF.org |
Just a note to acknowledge it was 7 years ago today, February 28, 2007, that I launched this Rincon Hill neighborhood blog with the hope that it would help unite neighbors and give us a little more of a voice with City Hall. The first blog post simply said: “Never doubt that a small group […] Keep reading
South Beach Democratic Club Meeting: Waterfront Protection Initiative
| February 23, 2014 | Posted by jamie under Meetings, Politics |
From the South Beach Democratic Club website: ============================================= Members, Neighbors, and Friends! Plan on attending the debate on the The Waterfront Height Limit Right To Vote Act that will require voter approval for proposals to increase existing waterfront height limits. This initiative will be on the June Ballot. Jon Golinger will be presenting information in […] Keep reading
Check out the re-launched Barbary Coast News!
| February 22, 2014 | Posted by jamie under Interesting |
Connie Hazel has passed the torch to Geri Koeppel to be the next steward of The Barbary Coast News. I hope that you will welcome Geri to the San Francisco hyperlocal blogosphere and visit her website at www.barbarycoastnews.com frequently! Keep reading
Guy Place Mini Park Community Meeting
| February 7, 2014 | Posted by jamie under Meetings, Open Spaces |
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San Francisco’s Rec and Park Dept invites to you a community meeting to review plans for the development of a new ‘mini’ park to be located at 4-6 Guy Place (off of First Street between Folsom and Harrison Streets). The community meeting is scheduled for Thursday February 13th at 6:00pm Meeting Location: South Beach Harbor […] Keep reading
Emergency responders lose 2 minutes to traffic congestion in SoMa
| December 7, 2013 | Posted by jamie under Health, Transportation & Ped Safety |
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Research from the Mayo Clinic shows that a patient whose heart has short-circuited and has been thrown into a chaotic condition known as ventricular fibrillation — has SIX minutes to live. In the South of Market District in San Francisco, people who need emergency help from the San Francisco Fire Department’s Station 1 on Folsom […] Keep reading
Good year for bike sharing in United States
| December 7, 2013 | Posted by jamie under Transportation & Ped Safety |
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August 29, 2013 was the launch date of the Bay Area Bike Share program. They recently released this wonderful graphic of some statistics about usage of BABS for the first 3 months: Check out this video that documents the great year 2013 proved to be for bike sharing systems in the United States, including […] Keep reading
Giving Tuesday local options
| December 2, 2013 | Posted by jamie under Non-Profits |
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Greetings friends and neighbors, Hope you all had a delightful Thanksgiving weekend! As the end of the year draws near, I know some folks are making charitable contributions to both help the good work of charities and to help get a tax deduction to the extent allowed by the law. I want to make some […] Keep reading
San Francisco Not Ready for a Warriors Arena at All
| November 24, 2013 | Posted by jamie under Neighborhood Crime Watch, Warriors Arena |
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No traffic control around the Bay Bridge roadways, leaving pedestrians in danger of getting caught in the middle of competing, angry drivers? No response from 911 to calls for help? With no big events happening on Saturday, November 23rd to explain the inability of the City to provide basic safety to SoMa residents, let’s stop […] Keep reading
Mud on Harrison Street splattering up on parked cars
| November 23, 2013 | Posted by jamie under Transportation & Ped Safety |
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Mud or some other substance that is covering two of the westbound lanes on Harrison Street west of Main Street is creating quite the mess for vehicle owners parked along Harrison this evening. The mud or whatever is splattering up on parked vehicles. The morning after… You can see which cars have parked more recently […] Keep reading
Do other neighborhoods have jack hammering until 10pm at night?
| November 18, 2013 | Posted by jamie under Buildings |
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They’ve been working on getting rid of the remnants of the storage tank that used to have a big Gordon Biersch logo on the corner of Harrison and The Embaradero’s Hills Brothers Coffee building (2 Harrison Street) the past few days. Tonight, pedestrians got a nice big dose of cement particulate matter as they walked […] Keep reading
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