Monthly Archives: May 2008

Energy Conservation – Shut Down and Protect

A good friend asked me to share a link to a web site that is part of a class project. The web site is soliciting your creative photos and videos to help motivate people to shut down or use sleep mode on their idle computers at night. I believe there is a prize for the… Keep reading

The Toaster Oven Sandwich Shop Opens on Spear Street

www.TheToasterOven.com While walking up to the Ferry Building to meet my guy on Wednesday, I noticed a new sandwich shop on Spear Street just before I reached Howard Street. The Toaster Oven is a familiar name if you’ve searched for a lunch on 2nd Street. This is the second Rincon Hill neighborhood location for The… Keep reading

Meet Our New Police Station Captain, Capt. David Lazar this Tuesday

SoMa Police Community Relations (PCR) Forum Come Meet Your New Captain! Captain David Lazar Date: Tuesday, May 27th Time: 6pm Where: Gene Friend Recreation Center 270 6th Street Keep reading

Opera at the Ballpark on June 20th, Treasure Island Music Festival in September

Catch a free simulcast on AT&T Park’s high-definition scoreboard of the San Francisco Opera production of Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti at 8 p.m. on June 20th. To sign up for this free event, please visit sfopera.com/simulcast. If opera isn’t your thing, perhaps you’d be interested in the Treasure Island Music Festival on Saturday,… Keep reading

Rincon Hill Neighborhood Association Meeting

Rincon Hill Neighborhood Association Meeting on Tuesday, June 10, 2008 starting at 6:00 p.m. at the One Rincon Hill Sales Center, 511 Harrison Street (betwen First and Essex Streets, some parking available). Please add your e-mail address to the Association’s mailing list by visiting the Association’s web site at www.RinconHillNeighbors.org to receive updates on meeting… Keep reading

Don't Miss Thursday's Harvey Milk City Hall Memorial Gala!

With last week’s Supreme Court decision that struck down the law banning same-sex marriages in California as unconstitutional, I suspect this Thursday’s Harvey Milk Statue Unveiling Party/Gala at City Hall will be a wonderful, happy evening for the entire City family (everybody – regardless of your orientation) that you won’t want to miss. The event… Keep reading

Petition to Lower Height Limits to 45 Feet for Future Developments Beside Watermark Building

http://www.petitiononline.com/34550000/petition.html Seawall Lot 330 is the triangle of land that rests between Bryant Street, Beale Street, and The Embarcadero. The Watermark residential building is on the site along with a surface parking lot. There will likely be development on the property in the future to help provide money to the Port of San Francisco to… Keep reading

Article Discusses Changes Represented by The Infinity and Hills Plaza

John King has a nice article in today’s San Francisco Chronicle that focuses on how The Infinity and Hills Plaza represent changing lifestyle demands for living and working in San Francisco. Keep reading

Notes from City Hall Meeting about Police District Station Boundaries

I decided to attend yesterday’s joint meeting of the San Francisco Police Commission and Board of Supervisors Public Safety Committee. I believe it was (and will be again) televised on SFGovTV or you can probably find it on the SFGovTV web site if you’d like to hear what was said with your own ears and… Keep reading

Chatter on the Blogs About the Infinity's Penthouse Unit 37B

Damion Matthews provides a look into Infinity’s Penthouse Unit 37B on his blog SFLuxe.com. Thanks for sharing the photos, Damion! Piggybacking on Damion’s blog entry are Socketsite and Curbed SF (and now my blog, RinconHillSF.org). Probably the wisest comment I’ve read is that folks should probably consider cultural differences before firing off their disdain for… Keep reading

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