Here are four phone numbers that I recommend all San Franciscans keep programmed in their cell phone. I use the numbers on a fairly regular basis (except the emergency one, thankfully).
Emergency, 911: 415-553-8090
Use the number for emergencies.
Non-emergency Police Dispatch: 415-553-0123
Use this number when you see people acting suspiciously and would like a patrol car [...]

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In case you drive south along The Embarcadero in the late evenings, please note the following lane closures for the next couple of nights …
On Wednesday and Thursday, July 9 and 10, from 8:00 p.m. – 5:30 a.m. the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission will be closing two lanes of southbound traffic on Embarcadero Way [...]

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Tonight from 6:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m., take advantage of a presentation at the Mission Bay library by Matt Springer, Assistant Professor of Medicine at UCSF, about precautions that can be taken to lessen the damage from an earthquake at home and work. His presentation includes many photos of preparations in his own home and [...]

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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 [...]

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Update: False alarm - the sidewalk on Main Street between Folsom and Howard is still filthy. Keep your fingers crossed though… as Steve Perry would sing during his days with the super group Journey, “Don’t Stop Believin’”
I believe today may be the day - the one time a year that the main sidewalks in [...]

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