Monthly Archives: July 2010
Transbay Terminal Historical Tours
| July 24, 2010 | Posted by jamie under Events, Transbay Transit Center |
Just received an email from the busy folks at the Transbay JPA offering the public tours of our historical Transbay Terminal before it gets shut down on the night of Friday, August 6th to be demolished. From the e-mail: Before we take a giant step forward to build the “Grand Central of the West,” join… Keep reading
Street Closures in SoMa for San Francisco Marathon, Up Your Alley
| July 23, 2010 | Posted by jamie under Events |
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The Chronicle alerts us to the street closures around the Rincon Hill neighborhood along The Embarcadero and other parts of San Francisco this Sunday due to the San Francisco Marathon. I think you can still register, if you’d like to participate. Other happenings this weekend … Up Your Alley street fair on the west side… Keep reading
Transbay Temporary Terminal Meetings
| July 23, 2010 | Posted by jamie under Transbay Transit Center |
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The first community meeting regarding the August 7th opening of the Transbay Temporary Terminal brought one new piece of information … the Greyhound bus services will commence on August 4th! You can watch news coverage of the meeting from KTVU-2 and CBS 5. There are more meetings scheduled … On July 26th, at 12pm and… Keep reading
Community Patrol Crime Activity Report
| July 23, 2010 | Posted by jamie under Neighborhood Crime Watch |
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From our neighbor Ken Craig … SOUTH BEACH / RINCON HILL / MISSION BAY NEIGHBORHOOD CRIME ACTIVITY REPORT 07/18/2010 THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS COMPILED FROM VARIOUS SOURCES INCLUDING THE SAN FRANCISCO POLICE DEPARTMENT (SFPD), CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL (CHP), SAN FRANCISCO PATROL SPECIAL POLICE (PSP), COMMUNITY PATROL USA (CP-USA), BUSINESS OWNERS AND RESIDENTS TO ASSIST US… Keep reading
Casting Call for Extras for Moneyball Filming
| July 19, 2010 | Posted by jamie under Weird |
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Now for something a little offbeat …. A feature film version of the book Money Ball written by Berkeley’s Michael Lewis is being filmed in Oakland. It stars Brad Pitt, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Jonah Hill. They are looking for extras … Check out the requirements at http://www.beaubonneaucasting.com/casting.asp Keep reading
Effort to Find New Sleeping Spots for 140 Transbay Terminal Homeless
| July 19, 2010 | Posted by jamie under Activism, Transbay Transit Center |
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A lot of you have been asking why the block on Main Street between Mission and Howard Street has an increased number of homeless individuals sleeping there in the evenings. For the first 3 years that I lived in the Rincon Hill neighborhood, there was just the one bushy eye-browed and bearded gentleman who sleeps… Keep reading
Rincon Hill Tentative Pilot for Area Plan Infrastructure Finance Districts
| July 19, 2010 | Posted by jamie under Activism |
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The following is from an Executive Summary presented to the Planning Commissioners for this Thursday’s meeting which starts at 1:30pm in Room 400 at City Hall. Feel free to come make public comments on this topic … especially to ask that there be a Rincon Hill Area Plan resident on the Committee that will likely… Keep reading
Dangers in the Bike Lane on Folsom at Essex
| July 17, 2010 | Posted by jamie under Transbay Transit Center, Transportation & Ped Safety |
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Be extra careful while bicycling east on Folsom Street between 2nd Street and Essex … apparently, there are some new barriers/cones that are catching drivers by surprise and triggering lane changes that endanger bicyclists in the bicycle lane. From SeeClickFix.com … Molly entered: Dangerous Bike Intersection At the moment, the turnoff onto the Bay Bridge… Keep reading
Latest RHNA e-news link
| July 16, 2010 | Posted by jamie under RHNA |
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If you are not a subscriber, here is the latest Rincon Hill Neighborhood Association e-news sent this morning. Sign up to receive our e-news: Email Address: Email Marketing by VerticalResponse Keep reading
Transbay JPA Community Outreach Meeting Announced
| July 15, 2010 | Posted by jamie under Meetings, Transbay Transit Center |
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Here is a great opportunity to meet with our friends at the Transbay JPA and to learn more about the Temporary Transbay Terminal opening on August 7th and the 7-year construction project ahead of us for the permanent Transbay Transit Center. On Wednesday, July 21st starting at 5:30pm, community members are invited to the Transbay… Keep reading
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