Archive for September, 2007
San Franciscans protest China’s role in Myanmar crisis
Posted in Western Addition, news on September 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
SF courts info
Posted in crime and justice on September 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
San Francisco Superior Court
Civil Division:
Judge David L. Ballati, Presiding Judge
Department 206
400 McAllister Street
San Francisco, CA 94102-4514
SF police jurisdiction info
Posted in crime and justice on September 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
San Francisco Police Department
Public Affairs
850 Bryant St. rm 549
San Francisco, CA 94103
Office: 415-553-1651
Fax: 415-553-9229
email: sfpdpbaf@pacbell.net
School board backs call to stop HP shipyard development
Posted in education, news on September 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
By Julie Johnson
SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco Unified School District passed a resolution this week calling for the temporary halt of a construction project on the Hunters Point Naval Shipyard.
The resolution cites concerns with the project’s effect on student health and demands the city increase its effort to examine exactly how particles released into [...]
New arts education program successful in first three years
Posted in SF City Hall on September 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
By Kim Geiger
SAN FRANCISCO – San Francisco’s 2004 plan to provide arts education to all public school students has been successful but needs more funding and attention in the future, administrators told a special committee of the city Board of Supervisors Thursday.
SF Info
Posted in San Francisco Basics on September 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
SoMa Schools
Posted in education on September 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
There are two schools in the 94103 area — Bessie Carmichael and Marshall. Find out more about these schools.
SF Evaluating Increase in Foot Patrols
Posted in crime and justice, news on September 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
By Julie Johnson
SAN FRANCISCO — One hundred and thirty-four police officers are out of their squad cars and walking their beats throughout San Francisco — roughly double the number since the Board of Supervisors passed an ordinance last year mandating that more police walk the streets in 2007.The increase, a yearlong pilot program that began [...]
Sprucing Up the Street – the Whole Street — Could Encourage Peace Along Divisadero
Posted in Western Addition, news on September 26, 2007 | 1 Comment »
By Julie Johnson
San Francisco’s lower Divisadero Street – 13 blocks between Haight Street and Geary Boulevard – is a corridor in flux. Restaurants such as the upscale NOPA have lines out the door. New businesses are opening at a rapid pace.
At the same time, the sound of gunfire is common. Police chalk marking where 15 [...]
Commissioners struggle to finalize bond proposal
Posted in SF City Hall on September 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
By Kim Geiger
SAN FRANCISCO – The debate over a $185 million bond proposal for the city’s most run-down parks continued Monday as commissioners and bond supporters struggled to finalize the controversial bond measure.
Slated for the February 2008 ballot, the proposal is an attempt to take a new approach to issuing bonds, stating specifically what parks [...]
