Rincon Hill

Entries from June 2008

Keeping the Rincon Hill Neighborhood Tidy

June 30th, 2008 · No Comments

Since it is summer time and there’s not much in the way of news, I thought I’d make a post to mention that we can all help to keep our neighborhood clean. If you see beer bottles, coffee cups, or other junk that is safe to pick up and toss in a nearby trash [...]

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Tags: Activism

Interesting Articles in June 27th San Francisco Business Times

June 29th, 2008 · No Comments

After getting my fill of Pride activities, I went over to the Mission Bay library. I picked up the latest issue of the San Francisco Business Times (June 27th edition), and I found quite a few articles that related to either Rincon Hill or the broader South of Market (SoMa) area.
One article discussed the [...]

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Tags: Buildings

Come Out for the Pride Parade on Sunday

June 28th, 2008 · No Comments

Photo taken by Jamie Whitaker.

After meeting with a few neighbors interested in helping Barack Obama become our next President at the Toaster Oven sandwich shop on Spear Street, I made a bee line to Civic Center this afternoon to check out the San Francisco Pride activities. The cheer squads from San Francisco, Los [...]

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Tags: Events

Lunch with Warren Buffett Benefit Auction Yields $2.1 Million for Glide Foundation

June 28th, 2008 · No Comments

Earlier this week, I wrote a post about the annual Warren Buffett lunch auction to benefit Glide Foundation. Last night, the auction closed with a winning bid from a Chinese investment fund manager for the amount $2,110,100. Last year’s winning bid was $650,100. Amazing and wonderful for a good organization like Glide [...]

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Tags: Non-Profits

Happy Pride Weekend!

June 27th, 2008 · No Comments

United by Pride, Bound for Equality
Despite all the smoke in the air from the fires in northern California, we have a lot of guests in the City this weekend who want to have the San Francisco experience of feeling welcome and feeling truly free to be who they are. An article in today’s San Francisco [...]

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Tags: Events