Monthly Archives: December 2009
7 Principles of Kwanza
| December 26, 2009 | Posted by jamie under Interesting |
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Our friend (and likely District 6 Supervisor candidate) James Keys sent this out today, and I thought it might be interesting reading for a lot neighbors who are not very familiar with Kwanza … I edited it slightly to let you interpret your own meaning of each principle. Day #1: December 26 Umoja (oo-MOE-jah) Unity… Keep reading
Action alert! Petition to eliminate "Beale Street Alternative" from consideration for high-speed rail in San Francisco
| December 23, 2009 | Posted by jamie under Activism, Transbay Transit Center |
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Before you check out for the holidays, please sign this online petition and ask all of your other California resident friends to also sign it. We need at least 1,500 signatures, preferably before the new year, to send a message to the California High-Speed Rail Authority that the Transbay Transit Center is specifically named in… Keep reading
Help the Embarcadero YMCA by Donating to the Strong Communities Campaign
| December 21, 2009 | Posted by jamie under Non-Profits |
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From our friend Grace Reddy at the Embarcadero YMCA … Do you know: • What is the high school closest to Rincon Hill residents? • What international nonprofit has resided on the SOMA waterfront for more than 100 years? • What nonprofit was recently named in two separate surveys as having the most valuable brand… Keep reading
Sunday Streets 2010 dates and locations announced
| December 21, 2009 | Posted by jamie under Events, Open Spaces |
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Sunday Streets returns to the place where it started as a couple of test pilot events in 2008. The first 2010 Sunday Streets event is scheduled for March 14, 2010 from 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. on The Embarcadero from Pier 39 south to Terry Francois Blvd./China Basin. The Rincon Hill neighborhood lacks adequate open… Keep reading
Mimi Silbert and Delancey Street in Today's Chronicle
| December 20, 2009 | Posted by jamie under Non-Profits |
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If you’ve enjoyed a breakfast at Delancey Street restaurant or some Mitchell’s ice cream at Crossroads Cafe or maybe used Delancey Street Moving or bought a Christmas Tree over on Pier 32, you have come in contact with our neighbors at South Beach’s Delancey Street villas who are working hard at successfully turning around their… Keep reading
Temporary Transbay Terminal Operations Delayed
| December 14, 2009 | Posted by jamie under Transbay Transit Center |
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According to the San Francisco Examiner, the Temporary Transbay Terminal that we’ve watched rise out of what used to be a parking lot with a couple of commercial buildings over the past year or so will not begin operations until the late spring 2010. The delay is primarily due to funding uncertainties for the main… Keep reading
Robert Cameron's Aerial Photography on display at the Metreon
| December 13, 2009 | Posted by jamie under Art |
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The Metreon is suffering an identity crisis on its first and mezzanine floors. One nice diversion occupying the former Sony Style store space on the southern end of the complex is a photography exhibition. The exhibition is called Environmental Journey: Robert Cameron’s Aerial Photography of our Pacific Rim. You may have recently read that photographer… Keep reading
Community meeting about changing student assignment criteria
| December 13, 2009 | Posted by jamie under Meetings |
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The San Francisco Unified School District is holding a town hall meeting on potential changes to the way students are assigned to schools. The meeting is Tuesday from 6pm until 8pm at Dianne Feinstein Elementary School, 2550 25th Avenue. This could be an opportunity for waterfront residents to pipe up about the need for a… Keep reading
One More Day of Target-to-Go
| December 13, 2009 | Posted by jamie under Events |
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Sunday will be the last of 3 days we’ll be able to shop at Target in downtown San Francisco at Mint Plaza (5th and what used to be Jessie Street) – 50 items pre-wrapped for gift giving. Keep reading
Historic and Personal Casualties of the Transbay Transit Center Project
| December 12, 2009 | Posted by jamie under Rincon Hill Businesses, Transbay Transit Center |
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While the California High-Speed Rail Authority considers possible alternative terminus sites for the high-speed rail tracks in downtown San Francisco to the Transbay Transit Center that may require additional demolition of existing homes and commercial buildings, the Rincon Hill neighborhood will already be losing significant historic buildings and long-time businesses like Adolph Gasser Photography to… Keep reading
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