Monthly Archives: June 2008
SPUR Event: Discussion on the Film Industry and San Francisco
| June 23, 2008 | Posted by jamie under Events |
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I’m attending this on Wednesday because I love learning about all things media – especially as they relate to my home city. SPUR Young Urbanists invite you to a discussion about… Film in the City Presented with the generous support of Koret Foundation At a special time & location! 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm Location:… Keep reading
4th Street Possibly Lined with High-Rise Office Towers to Leverage Central Subway
| June 23, 2008 | Posted by jamie under Buildings |
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Today’s Examiner has a brief article that discusses the Mayor’s Office of Economic and Workforce Development directing the Planning Department to increase the building height limits on 4th Street from around 65 feet today to much higher (maybe as high as 800 feet, according to the article) in order to allow for high-rise office buildings… Keep reading
Warren Buffett Power Lunch to Benefit Glide Foundation
| June 23, 2008 | Posted by jamie under Non-Profits |
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Image from Kompolt web page for the auction. While most of us aren’t able to get anywhere near last year’s winning bid of $650,100 to have lunch with sage investor Warren Buffet and up to 7 of our friends for the 2008 auction of the same, we can probably spare a donation of $25 or… Keep reading
Support Our Local Bookstores
| June 22, 2008 | Posted by jamie under Rincon Hill Businesses |
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I’m not much of a shopper, but I do love to spend time browsing through the latest periodicals and books at local bookstores. I was a little shocked this evening to read that one of the Bay Area’s best bookstores shuttered its doors on Friday – Cody’s Books is closed for good. While Wal-Mart and… Keep reading
SFPD's Southern Station Getting Results
| June 21, 2008 | Posted by jamie under Neighborhood Crime Watch |
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CAPTAIN’S COMPLEMENTARY REPORT The below listed officers from Southern Station received a Captain’s complementary report for excellent police work performed: On June 15, 2008 at 8:12 a.m., Officer Cesar Perez was on uniformed bicycle patrol in the area of 6th Street and Minna. Officer Perez noticed a suspicious suspect loitering in a doorway to a… Keep reading
Southern Station's Police Community Relations Forum July 7th
| June 21, 2008 | Posted by jamie under Neighborhood Crime Watch |
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The Southern Station’s Police Community Relations Forum for June has been rescheduled for: Monday, July 7th at 6pm The Odd Fellows Building 26 7th Street 2nd Floor (in the Club Room) Parking, if necessary is either on the street or in the SOMA garage ($1.00 per hr.). We advise people not to park on Stevenson… Keep reading
Calling All Designers – New Map for MUNI
| June 19, 2008 | Posted by jamie under Contests |
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Curbed SF would like y’all to help MUNI out with their maps that guide tourists and new residents around their system. Please visit their site and submit your suggested designs! As an aside, sorry for the lack of posts this week … the paying job is sucking my time away. Keep reading
Students Best Interests? Just Politics on San Francisco School Board
| June 18, 2008 | Posted by jamie under Activism |
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People ask, why are there more dogs in this City than children? Why do parents who can afford to do so tend to avoid sending their children to San Francisco’s public schools? I don’t have a crystal ball to tell you the answers to those questions, but I do have a notion that it may… Keep reading
Walk San Francisco Annual Meeting Tomorrow
| June 17, 2008 | Posted by jamie under Transportation & Ped Safety |
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Pedestrian safety in the Rincon Hill neighborhood is my #1 pet issue. If you also wish to support pedestrian safety in San Francisco, I’d highly recommend joining Walk San Francisco. They are having their annual meeting tomorrow (Wednesday, June 18). The WalkSF annual meeting is on Wednesday June 18th starting at 5:30. The location is… Keep reading
Opera in the Ballpark this Friday, June 20th (RSVP Online)
| June 15, 2008 | Posted by jamie under Events |
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San Francisco Opera and the San Francisco Giants invite you to Opera at the Ballpark on Friday, June 20 for a free, live simulcast of Donizetti’s bel canto masterpiece Lucia di Lammermoor. Through state-of-the-art technology, the performance will be transmitted in high definition, live from the War Memorial Opera House stage to AT&T Park’s 3200-square-foot… Keep reading
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