Rincon Hill

Entries from August 2007

It’s Oh So Quiet in Rincon Hill This Weekend

August 31st, 2007 · No Comments

When I came home this evening, I instantly noticed the lack of noise from the Bay Bridge in the background. It isn’t a very loud noise that I miss tonight, but it is a pretty constant hum with accentuated noise from motorcycles and big trucks that I distinctly miss this evening while sitting in [...]

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Tags: Transportation and Pedestrian Safety

$10,000 Reward from SFPD for Information Related to Recent Hit-and-Runs

August 27th, 2007 · No Comments

I applaud the City for bellying up to the bar, so-to-speak, and offering two $10,000 rewards for information leading to the arrest and prosecution of the drivers responsible for fata hit-and-runs in the City on August 18th and 19th. A 27-year-old Canadian naval sailor, whose ship, Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship Calgary, was docked at [...]

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Tags: Transportation and Pedestrian Safety

SF Port to Java House - Forget the Rent We Negotiated Last Year

August 27th, 2007 · No Comments

Java House (not to be confused with the Rincon Hill-based Red’s Java House), located near Pier 40 facing Townsend Street across The Embarcadero in South Beach, may be leaving soon after 23 years of service to the neighborhood. You can read the whole story by Matier and Ross in today’s San Francisco Chronicle.
What bugs [...]

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Tags: Rincon Hill Businesses

Bay Bridge Closed Labor Day Weekend

August 26th, 2007 · No Comments

Photo taken by Jamie Whitaker

Just in case you’ve been so involved in your passions that you’ve overlooked newspapers, radio ads, news of all sorts, and so on … please note the Bay Bridge will be closed this upcoming weekend from 8:00PM Friday, August 31st through no later than 5:00AM on Tuesday, September [...]

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Tags: Transportation and Pedestrian Safety

Barry Bonds Celebration this Friday, August 24th!

August 22nd, 2007 · No Comments

Photo taken by Jamie Whitaker

From Jason Chan, Mayor’s Liaison to District 6 …
The Mayor asked that I reach out and invite you and other community members of an exciting event honoring Barry Bonds’ recent record-breaking achievement.
On Friday, August 24th at Noon, Mayor Newsom will host a celebration honoring Barry Bonds’ historic achievement of [...]

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Tags: Events