Monthly Archives: December 2007

Corrections Here and There to Rincon Hill Resident Guide

Download the Rincon Hill Resident Guide I wouldn’t normally post this information, but it is a bit of a slow week between holidays. It seems like every time I read the first edition of the Rincon Hill Resident Guide, I find another grammar issue or something I overlooked during earlier editing. I have been uploading… Keep reading

New Year's Fireworks Display

Living adjacent to the waterfront has its advantages – and one of them is close proximity to the City’s free New Year’s Fireworks Display set to begin at Midnight to mark the start of 2008 and to last for about 18 minutes. The fireworks will be launched from barges on the San Francisco Bay about… Keep reading

Rincon Hill Resident Guide, Winter 2008 Edition

Download the Rincon Hill Resident Guide I started working on this project on Thanksgiving Day, and I worked on it in fits and starts until today, December 26, 2007. I am happy to publish (online only) the very first Rincon Hill Resident Guide. The primary purpose of the guide is to provide a reference for… Keep reading

Graffitti

On Christmas Day, I was walking towards the waterfront when I noticed some blue spray paint on a local building. While graffitti is a problem that is difficult to prevent, please take a moment to program the non-emergency SFPD phone number into your cell phone and call it whenever you see suspicious behaviors (folks peering… Keep reading

February 5th Election – More than just an early Presidential Primary

Vote on February 5, 2008 If you are an American citizen at least 18 years old as of February 5, 2008, I hope you have registered to vote in the Presidential Primary election on February 5th. Even easier, I hope you consider signing up as a permanent vote-by-mail (formerly known as absentee ballot) voter so… Keep reading

San Francisco Food Bank Pleads for Help

www.SFFoodBank.org You may have heard that the San Francisco Food Bank needs our help this holiday season. Just as the number of people who need the assistance of the food bank is rising, donations have decreased as the price of food has increased and food manufacturers have become more efficient (less spare food to donate).… Keep reading

SFFD and SF SAFE Personal Disaster Preparedness Workshop and NERT Block Captain Training (Free)

What: Free, Three-Hour Personal Preparedness Workshop and NERT Block Captain Training This workshop will cover what every individual should know to prepare personally for a disaster, large or small. Topics include: Risk awareness Disaster supplies Personal disaster planning Utilities overview NERT overview Block disaster pre-planning with NERT and SF SAFE Where: San Francisco Fire Department… Keep reading

SFFD and SF SAFE Personal Disaster Preparedness Workshop and NERT Block Captain Training (Free)

What: Free, Three-Hour Personal Preparedness Workshop and NERT Block Captain Training This workshop will cover what every individual should know to prepare personally for a disaster, large or small. Topics include: Risk awareness Disaster supplies Personal disaster planning Utilities overview NERT overview Block disaster pre-planning with NERT and SF SAFE Where: San Francisco Fire Department… Keep reading

Free Three-Hour Personal Disaster Preparedness Workshops from San Francisco Fire Department

San Francisco Fire Department’s Neighborhood Emergency Response Team (NERT) and San Francisco SAFE offer training classes four times in January for folks interested in learning about disaster preparedness. I highly recommend attending this training, and I also recommend you consider attending the full NERT training program. What: Free, Three-Hour Personal Preparedness Workshop and NERT Block… Keep reading

San Francisco's Playgrounds Needs Your Vote To Win $25,000!

From San Francisco’s Neighborhood Parks Council: You can help dilapidated playgrounds across San Francisco by voting online for Neighborhood Parks Council’s Playful City video today at http://ent.groundspring.org/EmailNow/pub.php?module=URLTracker&cmd=track&j=181949911&u=1821908 This year San Francisco was recognized as a Playful City USA by KaBoom!, a program honoring cities and towns across the nation who are committed to taking action… Keep reading

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