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Who’s watching you? A map of security cameras in the neighborhood 26 Aug 2013 | 05:10 pm
We got an email last week about a new initiative called CommunityCam. It’s a website that maps out the video security cameras at businesses across San Francisco. Camera locations are crowdsourced, e.g...
Amy Stewart at Conservatory with new book, “The Drunken Botanist”, Oct. 3 26 Aug 2013 | 05:05 pm
You might remember the Conservatory of Flowers exhibition in 2011 called “Wicked Plants: Botanical Rogues and Assassins”, which was inspired by author Amy Stewart’s book of the same name that chronicl...
Video: A look at the newly renovated, $4.5M Cabrillo Playground 24 Aug 2013 | 03:35 am
On June 3, Cabrillo Playground reopened after a $4.5 million remodel that included the renovation of the historic clubhouse, a complete overhaul of the children’s play area, resurfaced sport courts, a...
In case you were wondering… 23 Aug 2013 | 10:17 pm
A window at 25th & Geary. Photo by xxriabellaxx
Traffic island being replaced at California/Cornwall & 7th Avenue 23 Aug 2013 | 01:47 am
Photo by Roz A. Reader Roz A. sent us the above photo today of work being done on the traffic island along California Street between 6th and 7th Avenues. The island separates traffic between Cornwal...
Police Blotter – August 23, 2013 | GGP tree vandal arrested again 23 Aug 2013 | 01:33 am
[Reprinted from The Richmond Police Station Newsletter of August 23, 2013. To be added to the station's mailing list, email sfpd.richmond.station@sfgov.org.] CAPTAIN SHARON FERRIGNO’S MESSAGE Richmo...
Blood Drive at the Richmond District Neighborhood Center, August 28 22 Aug 2013 | 05:05 pm
Next Wednesday from 3pm until 7pm, the Richmond District Neighborhood Center will host a blood drive at their offices at 741 30th Avenue between Balboa and Cabrillo. Walk-ins are welcome, but reserva...
Go green: Celebrate Argonne Community Garden Day this Saturday 21 Aug 2013 | 05:11 pm
Saturday is Argonne Community Garden Day, celebrating the community garden that resides on 16th Avenue between Cabrillo and Fulton. The Argonne Community Garden was started in 1975 when the San Franc...
Outer Richmond District contains a virtual Jewish neighborhood, or eruv 21 Aug 2013 | 02:06 am
We came across an interesting article recently on jweekly.com about the establishment of a community eruv in the Richmond District. In its simplest form, an eruv (Hebrew for “mixed together”) is a sy...
Police Blotter – August 16, 2013 18 Aug 2013 | 04:32 am
[Reprinted from The Richmond Police Station Newsletter of August 16, 2013. To be added to the station's mailing list, email sfpd.richmond.station@sfgov.org.] CAPTAIN’S MESSAGE I would like to take t...