Bayview District Weekend Recap

The Next Bayview SFPD Captain's meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 1 at 6PM at the BAYVIEW POLICE STATION-201 WILLIAMS ST, S.F. 94124. 415 671-2300

Captain Paul Chignell October 31, 2011 CAPTAIN’S MESSAGE:

Bayview Officers Continue to Remove Multiple Firearms From the Streets of the Bayview District!

In October of 2011 (so far) Bayview officers have confiscated fourteen (14) firearms from the streets with ten (10) arrests. Most of the arrests have been made with individuals who have prior felony convictions. Not surprisingly, th e3rd Street corridor and environs Hudson to Williams is the most prevalent area of firearms. In just the last week we have retrieved eight (8) firearms.

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On October 28th, officers responded to a home on the 2000 block of 19th St. regarding a burglary. They spoke with the victim who told them that someone had broken into her home while she, her boyfriend, and child were asleep. She went on to say that at about midnight she had placed her laptop computer on a dresser a few feet from her bed and went to sleep. When she awoke at 7:00 AM, she found that the laptop and the iPhone that was next to it were both gone. A search of the residence revealed that the downstairs bathroom window, above the toilet was ajar and there was a shoe print on the toilet seat. The victim stated that that window might have been left unlocked, as it did not appear to have been forced open. Crime Scene Investigations came out to further collect evidence from the scene. This incident is under investigation. (SFPD Case No. 110869465)

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Movember

I've signed myself to raise money for a men's health awareness campaign known as "Movember".

http://mobro.co/ChrisWaddling

Please help me raise money for prostate cancer research, and watch my Mo Grow!  Donate here.


About Movember:

During November each year, Movember is responsible for the sprouting of moustaches on thousands of men’s faces, in the US and around the world. With their Mo’s, these men raise vital funds and awareness for men’s health, specifically prostate cancer and other cancers that affect men.



On Movember 1st, guys register at Movember.com with a clean-shaven face. For the rest of the month, these selfless and generous men, known as Mo Bros, groom, trim and wax their way into the annals of fine moustachery. Supported by the women in their lives, Mo Sistas, Movember Mo Bros raise funds by seeking out sponsorship for their Mo-growing efforts.

Mo Bros effectively become walking, talking billboards for the 30 days of November. Through their actions and words they raise awareness by prompting private and public conversation around the often ignored issue of men’s health.

At the end of the month, Mo Bros and Mo Sistas celebrate their gallantry and valor by either throwing their own Movember party or attending one of the infamous Gala Partés held around the world by Movember, for Movember. 
 

EVENT: Nov 3rd: BBQ, Wine and Art

It is almost the Holiday Season, and before we stock up on turkeys for you all to enjoy on Thanksgiving, we would love to see you join us at an amazing get-together on November 3rd, for a very unique night of BBQ prepared by Olivier's Butchery,  taste some wine from our friends at Sutton Cellars and view the incredible original, affordable art at 3 Fish Studios. On the BBQ, chef Phillip will grill  ~Butcher Burger $8 ~Chicken Kabobs $8 ~Our favorite sausage of the month $8 *All will be served with mixed green salad  We will start the festivities Thursday, November 3rd, at 5pm until 8pm, and are expecting a great crowd! So please RSVP at olivier@oliviersbutchery.com and let's celebrate this beautiful fall season in the Dogpatch neighborhood.

Wine and Fashion in D10

Some D10 Business news:

After Crushpad, S.F. sprouts new crop of urban wineries

San Francisco Mayor Lee Launches FashionSF Economic Development Initiative

EVENT: Saturday is Barktoberfest

From the Pet Camp Newsletter:

Barktoberfest Barktoberfest, I can't wait for Barktoberfest.
 
There's lots to do for you & pooch. With drinks and food & things to mooch.

A custom contest with prizes to win. A hay bale maze to make you grin

Barktoberfest Barktoberfest, I can't wait for Barktoberfest.

How about the new Barktoberfest Jingle? If you don't like it now, you'll really hate it when Mark sings it! Just be thankful he's not creative enough to come up with a second verse!!

That's right this Saturday afternoon is Barktoberfest 2011. From 2 to 5 we'll be in the Pet Camp Savannah at the Main Campground. Last year (as you may recall) there was a slight conflict with a World Series Game being played by our STILL World Champion San Francisco Giants ˆ this year there's no excuse not to be here.

Food, drink, prizes and an overall good time all for FREE. Costume contests, pumpkin decorating, a hay bale maze - where else can you and your dog hang out and do all this?

Bayview District Weekly Newsletter

Gun Tally Continues to Grow:  Bayview Police Station officers have been encouraged to make the confiscation of firearms with arrests their highest priority. In the last week another five (5) guns have been recovered with multiple arrests. In Monday’s crime newsletter we will have a special report on the multitude of gun arrests in the Bayview District.

Bayview Station holds community meetings with the Captain on the first Tuesday of each month. We are working on holding these monthly meetings at various locations within the Bayview to help provide access and convenience to all residents who wish to attend.

The next meeting is on Tuesday, November 1st, at 6:00 pm Bayview Station Community Room 201 Williams Ave (Cross Street Newhall)

Incidents of Interest:
On October 25th at 5:45 pm, a 67 year old victim drove a friend home to the area of Oakdale and Ingalls in a white Ford Crown Victoria that he had borrowed from another friend. After dropping her off and seeing her into the house, the victim noticed three suspects standing in the area. One of the suspects approached the victim in the driver’s seat, pointed a gun at him and told him to “give it up”. The victim took that to mean the car and swiftly exited the vehicle. All three suspects then got in and drove off. The victim did not immediately report the crime as he wanted to contact the owner of the vehicle first to obtain its plate information. Officers searched the district for the vehicle and suspects but were unable to locate them that afternoon. This incident is under investigation. (SFPD Case No. 110862572)

BAYVIEW OPERA HOUSE RECEIVES GOVERNOR’S AWARD FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION 2011

Announced today by the State Historical Resources Commission:
Bayview Opera House Save America’s Treasures Project Recognized as
Notable Achievement in Preserving the Heritage of California

SAN FRANCISCO, October 28, 2011: On November 17, 2011, members of the Bayview Opera House Ruth Williams Memorial Theater (BVOH) and the San Francisco Arts Commission (SFAC) will travel to Sacramento to receive the 2011 Governor’s Historic Preservation Award. The only one of its kind in the State of California, the award recognizes the BVOH’s recent completion of a “Save America’s Treasures” historic preservation project, which resulted in the restoration of the 122-year-old Opera House’s original Douglas Fir floor and auditorium stage and the building’s acceptance into the National Register of Historic Places. The Bayview Opera House is one of four city-owned cultural centers located in San Francisco and is a central community space for arts and other social activities for the Bayview Hunters Point neighborhood.

“The Governor’s Award will help us shine a spotlight on the Bayview Opera House, a remarkable San Francisco treasure that continues to be relevant and serve the community through its many arts programs,” says Barbara Ockel, Interim Managing Director of the BVOH. “The over 500 children who participate annually in our programs will tell you that this place matters to them!”

Formerly known as the South San Francisco Opera House, the BVOH is the oldest standing theater in San Francisco and survived both the earthquake and fire in 1906. It is the first and only building in San Francisco’s District 10 to be included in the National Register of Historic Places. Historic preservation efforts have traditionally been focused on more affluent areas. Neighborhoods like the Bayview district have not yet been surveyed for historic structures.

Bayview Opera House Events

BAYVIEW OPERA HOUSE RUTH WILLIAMS MEMORIAL THEATER

Treat & Eat Halloween Celebration
Third Street Corridor Project and Bayview Opera House
Sunday, October 30, 1-6PM

The Bayview-Hunters Point community, located on the Sunny Side of San Francisco, is celebrating its inaugural Treat & Eat Halloween Celebration with great food and lots of family fun:

FREE SPOOKY ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS

San Francisco's Landmark Building No. 8, the Bayview Opera House, will become spookified for goblins of all ages to enjoy, so plan to come in costume for a ghoulish time that includes a haunted house, petting zoo, pony rides, pumpkin art, face painting and a costume contest for all ages.

TREAT & EAT FOR ALL AGES

Like Ma used to say, the family has to eat, so plan to eat lunch or dinner while you're here! Explore the many diverse culinary experiences the Third Street Corridor has to offer.
Each ticket allows treats to be sampled at 14 Bayview restaurants!

Get your Treat & Eat tickets now at www.treat-eat.com.
Prices are $10 for adults, $5 for seniors and $2 for children (12 and under). Family 4-pack available for only $20.

Police rescue lost, stricken hiker in SF’s McLaren Park

From SFGate,

A lost hiker was rescued Monday night after police collaborated with a Good Samaritan and used cell phones and a police siren to find her in San Francisco's John McLaren Park.

The hiker had a seizure just before 5 p.m., which caused her to fall down an embankment, police said.

When she came to, she didn't know where she was and was trapped, said Officer Carlos Manfredi, a police spokesman. She had little to no cell service, and could only text her partner about her situation.

An unidentified Good Samaritan was walking the trail when she heard the hiker calling for help. Though the woman was able to find the hiker, she also couldn't direct police to where they were, Manfredi said.

Officers then began using their sirens to triangulate their location while the Good Samaritan stayed in contact with them with her cell phone. Police were able to find them within 20 minutes. The woman was  more than 50 yards down a steep hillside.

"Time was a factor," Manfredi said. "It was right around the time it was getting dark, and if it got too dark, it would have been that much more difficult to locate her."
The hiker was treated for minor injuries at San Francisco General Hospital.

Read more at: http://blog.sfgate.com/crime/2011/10/25/police-rescue-lost-stricken-hiker-in-sfs-mclaren-park/

MUNI LRV Performance Report Spring 2011

Rail System Characteristics

• 6 routes (J,K,L,M,N,T)
• K and T interlined
• 114 peak period weekday trains scheduled
• Approximately 140,000 boardings per weekday
• 23% of total Muni boardings
• On-street and subway operation
• Level of transit priority ranges from exclusive subway to dedicated surface lane to mixed traffic
• On-time performance impacted by mixed-traffic and all routes converging in Muni Metro tunnel

Rail Service Overview– Spring 2011

• Operator shortages and vehicle breakdowns significantly impacted rail performance in Spring 2011
• On-time performance and missed runs resulted from both manpower and vehicle issues
• Baseball and other special events increased demand on rail service
• Range of line management techniques used to manage gaps in service
• SFMTA has a policy of not switching back trains unless another train is following within 5 min
• Key actions taken to improve service for Muni rail customers 

Actions Taken to Improve LRV Service

• Operations
• Line Management Center monitoring hours expanded to manage breakdowns, delays in service, operator performance
• Operator hiring accelerated and supplemented by Prop F workers
• NX bus service implemented to reduce crowding on N Judah
• Schedule improvements implemented October 15
• Running time adjustments made on all routes to improve on-time performance
• Vehicles
• Rail vehicle component overhaul programs underway to reduce vehicle breakdowns
• Doors/Steps Overhaul Program
• Component rebuild
• Additional Mobile Response Unit (MRU) to resolve subway/surface delays
• Operator training to resolve in-service equipment issues
• Accelerating overhaul of out of service rail vehicles
• Facilities
• Eliminating subway slow zones
• Eureka curve track replacement
• Church & Duboce interim rail replacement
• Upgraded station and vehicle announcements
• ATCS software upgrade – Vetag failures reduced from 10 % to 1 %

Going Forward

• Hiring additional supervisors 
• 13 in training
• Reallocate pull-outs between Green and Muni Metro East
• Jan 2012
• Breda out of service trains to be repaired 
• First vehicles due back Spring 2013
• Signal loop replacement in Subway 
• Completion date mid-2012

h/t Supervisor Cohen

Funding Approved for Masonic EIR and Cargo Way Protected Bikeway

Cargo Way will see the city’s first two-way, on-street bikeway protected by a raised concrete barrier and fence, according to the memos. The bikeway will fill a gap in the San Francisco Bay Trail, connecting Third Street and existing bike lanes on Illinois to Heron Head’s Park and Hunters Point. It will be placed along the south side of the street to minimize conflicts with trucks accessing the north side.

Read more at SF Streets Blog

Art Auction at Hunters Point Shipyard Art Colony

Art Auction at Hunters Point Shipyard Art Colony
Live Auction: Sunday, October 30, 12 pm

SILENT AUCTION: View the donated art and make silent bids or by proxy on Saturday, Oct 29, from 11am to 6 pm until Sunday, Oct 30, at 5:00 pm.
LIVE AUCTION: Sunday, Oct 30 at 12:00 NOON (at an exciting NEW TIME!)
BID NUMBERS: $10 donation to STAR (a non-profit organization)
LOCATION:  Hunters Point Shipyard, Building 101, 2nd floor, in “Gallery 101”
OPEN STUDIOS is a free event with plenty of free parking.

Shipyard Trust for the Arts (STAR) hosts the Annual Art Auction on Sat Oct. 29 and Sun Oct 30, 2011. Proceeds benefit STAR, the organization that has helped keep arts at the shipyard for over 30 years. There is a silent auction all weekend and a live auction, which is juried by prominent SF art professionals:  dealer George Krevsky of George Krevsky Gallery and Maria Medua, Director of SFMOMA’s Artist Gallery. The live auction is Sunday at 12 pm.

Bayview District Weekend Recap

After weeks of surveillance and information gathering, Bayview Plainclothes Officers were able to obtain a search warrant for the person, home, and vehicle of an individual believed to be dealing in drugs. On October 20th at 6:20 pm, they executed this search warrant. The team of officers responded to the suspect’s home on the 1500 block of Thomas. After a short while, they observed the suspect leave his home and get into his car which was driven from the scene. Housing officers stopped the car without incident and notified the suspect of the search. The officers were able to obtain the suspects house keys from his pockets and entered his residence.

Once inside, the officers came across two locked doors that they forced open. They found an additional suspect inside one of the rooms along with cocaine powder in plain view along with a digital scale, and packaging material. Also found was a BB gun and behind the TV stand, and a loaded shotgun. Both suspects were placed under arrest, as it was determined that they shared the bedroom where the narcotics and guns were found. Both were booked at Bayview Station on multiple charges. (SFPD Case No. 110848152)

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Bayview Hunters Point Mayoral Candidate Forum

Tuesday, October 25th, 6-8PM
Boys and Girls Club, 195 Kiska Road (map)

Hosted by YNOT Unite, 415-424-3671

Dinner will be served!

Supported by 100% College Prep Institute, Coleman Advocates for Children and Youth, and the Boys and Girls Club

SFAACC: Small Business Doing business with The America's Cup

Date:       Monday, October 24, 2011 Time:       6:00pm-8:00pm Where:     The Southeast Community Facility                  Alex L Pitcher Community Room                  1800 Oakdale Avenue                  San Francisco, CA 94124 The San Francisco African American Chamber of Commerce invites small business, community based organizations, social organizations and churches to meet the team and learn about contract and employment opportunities with America's Cup.   Click below links for pdf: AC Business Outreach PDF Small Business Presentation PDF Please R.S.V.P. to info@SFAACC.org and provide the following information:                                 Visit www.SFAACC.org and become a member today!    Contact:  Ruth Mays (415) 749-6400

SECF Meeting

NOTICE OF MEETING
SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY FACILITY COMMISSION
Wednesday, October 26, 2011, 6:00 P.M.
1800 Oakdale Avenue, Alex Pitcher Community Room
San Francisco, CA  94124

PRESENTERS (Discussion and Possible Action)

Frances Matthew, Outreach, Department of Elections
Topic:  Rank-choice voting

Barbara Garcia, MPA, Director, Department of Public Health
Topic: Vision and Goals Pertaining to the Overall Health and Nutrition of
Southeast Sector Residents

More at http://www.sfgov3.org/index.aspx?page=3101

Kayaker lost in water near Pier 80 presumed dead

From KTVU.com

A 50-year-old man was presumed to be dead after his kayak tipped over near Pier 80 in San Francisco Sunday afternoon.

The coast guard was still searching for Thomas Gregoire as of 10 p.m. Sunday night.

The man and his friends launched off from a dock Sunday morning to celebrate the Gregoire's recovery from throat cancer.

Friends of the missing man towed his kayak to shore, somewhat dazed by how quickly their idyllic afternoon had changed.

"This is a freak accident," Barnes said. "Total flat water calm."

Bo Barnes said the three had been kayaking all afternoon and were 200 yards from shore when a tugboat escorting a tanker ship passed by the group creating a wake near pier 80 around 2:40 p.m.

"So coming up the creek it passed us this way and me and Alena went through it and when I turned around to see how he was his boat was already over," Barnes said.

When the kayaker did not surface, the tugboat pilot called for help.

The coast guard, San Francisco police and fire started to search by boat and from the air.

The coast is taking the lead on the investigation and is starting to interview witnesses who were on the water at the time of the man's disappearance.

Friend Alena Subertova, who started kayaking six months ago, told KTVU the water turbulence wasn't unmanageable.

"It wasn't really hard and what I know is Tom had more experience than I do," Subertova said.

Bo Barnes said Gregoire had years of experience on the water, but took some time off to beat cancer.

"he did beat the cancer," Subertova said. "He was high on life."

Friends said they're not giving up hope that their friend has survived because he's had a history of beating the odds.

Gregoire was wearing a red shirt and a blue vest when he entered the water, Leahey said.

A joint search was conducted Sunday afternoon by the San Francisco Fire and Police departments and the Coast Guard, involving a helicopter, boats and divers.

Assistant Fire Chief Dave Franklin said the fire department pulled its divers from the water after several hours of searching because the search became a "recovery operation." Based on the time lapsed since the incident and the circumstances under which Gregoire disappeared, Franklin said it was unlikely he was still alive.

EVENT: Reset The T Third Street

For those who are fed up with the T-Third and want to talk to someone at City Hall about it, come to the "Reset the T-Third" at:
Bayview Police Station
201 Williams Ave
6:30 - 8:00pm
Monday, October 24, 2011
RSVP at:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=271765822854629

Portola Family Connections Receives Hearst Foundation Award

Portola Family Connections Center (at 2565 San Bruno Ave) has been granted $30,000 for family support services by the Hearst Foundation!

Read more at SFGate.

Local Food: Appetite for Infrastructure

A really nice write-up on a local treasure that many San Franciscans probably don't even know exists, the San Francisco Wholesale Produce Market that straddles Jerrold Ave between Toland and the Caltrain tracks.

I recently heard from a friend that the flower market on 6th St was being split over whether to stay there or to move.  I wonder if there's ever been discussion about expanding the Bayview produce market to incorporate those flower vendors who want to remain in the city.  I know that the produce market has an expansion/renovation plan in the works to try to keep their vendors, but I don't recall seeing or hearing about plans to bring other non-food vendors to the market.

Chris Waddling is QGI's new Vice Chair

In the summer of 2007, I began pressuring the city and Samtrans to start taking responsibility for their own property at Palou and Dunshee, over the Caltrain Oakdale rail tunnel.  I called the new 311 system to get trash picked up that the city could get to, and found email addresses of people at Samtrans so as to get things cleaned up inside the fence.  Unbeknownst to me, at around the same time, two residents were beginning to take some responsibility for the area as well, cleaning up what trash they could get to and working with Quesada Gardens Initiative to get extra volunteer help, planting a few jade plants on the accessible strip of dirt.  QGI, in turn, was working on getting an agreement with Samtrans, but things were plodding along very slowly.

In 2008, we all joined forces and haven't looked back.  The Palou Community Garden has come a long way, with the city and Samtrans now working with us to keep it cleaned up.  QGI has obtained an agreement wiht Samtrans, has organized several cleanup days, and we're now at the stage where we're laying down weed barrier (cardboard) and mulch to try to keep the weeds at bay.  Neighbors notice the difference, as they're no longer assaulted by the stench of the dumped trash that met them each day.  The project has a long way to go. It is the largest and most complex project we've worked on so far.  Every Saturday, anyone and everyone is welcome to come out and help!

From Bayview Footprints (and yes, that's me):

Pictured is Chris at the Palou Garden after a recent mulching effort. 
Bridgeview Garden neighbor Sherry Scott pitched in.

Quesada Gardens Initiative has even more to thank Chris Waddling for. First for his massive contribution to the Palou Garden project, and now for expressing his commitment to Bayview Hunters Point through expanded leadership with the feisty band of neighbors known as Quesada Gardens.   

Chris agreed to fill QGI's Board of Directors Vice Chair position, which had been empty since co-founder James Ross moved to Kentucky, and the Board voted its unanimous and enthusiastic approval.  He will work with Chair (Emeritus) Annette Smith and all the residents associated with QGI to grow the network of involved residents building social cohesion through consensus and asset-based approaches to community change.    

Taught the value of gardening and sustainable living by his mother and grandmother, Chris has become an avid backyard gardener himself, with a passion for improving the community by working the soil and bringing neighbors together. Chris credits his "can-do" attitude to lessons passed down from his working-class ancestors - the Jamaican meat-packer, the English ship-builder, the American iron-worker - and credits his parents for encouraging his demand of himself to strive for better.  

Chris sees the founders and members of the Quesada Gardens Initiative as sharing many of the same values as his family. He has found QGI to be a good fit for all those who believe that nurturing our community's strengths and building consensus as a way to solving our problems are simply part of being a good neighbor.


You can often find Chris working at QGI's Palou Community Garden, where he continues to serve in a project leader capacity, or walking from his home to his job as a PhD scientist at UCSF, Mission Bay. He also does his best to keep himself and others in the district informed through his D10 Watch blog.  

Chris immigrated to the US in 1994, has lived in San Francisco since 2000, and in the city's Bayview neighborhood with his family since 2004.

Weekend Activities in D10

Autumn may be upon us, but that doesn't mean there aren't things to do close to home...

Saturday, October 22

• Quesada Gardens Initiative Volunteer Day

• Visitacion Valley Walking Tours

• Old Skool Cafe BBQ & Blues Event

• Potrero Hill History Night

Sunday, October 23

• Sunday Streets: The Mission, on Valencia between Duboce & 24th, and on 24th, between Valencia and Potrero, 11AM - 4PM.

• 5th Annual Pawtrero Halloween Pet Party, South Beach Harbor, 11AM-2PM.

SFPUC Rain Barrel and Cistern Program

Don’t let good water go to waste – harvest rainwater!

The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) has launched year four of their popular Discounted Rain Barrel and Cistern Program. Starting now, get discounts of 30-60% off 60-gallon rain barrels and up to $640 off cisterns!

You may also wish to consider utilizing graywater. Our Laundry-to-Landscape Graywater Program lets you convert your clothes washer into a garden-watering system -- for less than $15! You’ll get a Laundry-to-Landscape kit, installation training, in-home technical assistance and more!

Get details on both of these programs at:  http://sfwater.org/index.aspx?page=488

SFHDC Bayview Town Center Proposal

While this proposal has been around for a while, now that the T-Third MUNI is active, housing is being built and occupied along the corridor, and we now have a bona fide grocery store, there's been a renewal in discussion of reactivating the Bayview Town Center plan.  This information below is taken from a presentation given to me by Katherine Williams of SFHDC.

Bayview Town Center - Existing Conditions

Bayview Town Center 10-Step Road Map

Goal

For the Bayview Town center to bring 1000 people to Third Street every day by:

• Managing the center as a campus 
• Adding new, dynamic tenants and programming

Impact

• Economic infusion to the neighborhood = more people on the street
• New career training = jobs, jobs, jobs
• New entertainment, education, and cultural opportunities on Third Street night and day
• Residents and workers can buy local

whoa...

I feel the earth - move - under my feet
I feel the sky tum-b-ling down - tum-b-ling down
I feel my heart start to trem-b-ling -
Whenever you're around

4.2 3.9 Magnitude earthquake hits near Berkeley.

EVENT: Visitacion Valley Walking Tours

If you want to learn more about the history of our neighborhood, you are invited to join me this Saturday, October 22nd, for one or both SF City Guides-sponsored walking tours of Visitacion Valley.

Explore Visitacion Valley, named by 18th-century Spaniards lost in the fog and part of the only local land grant deeded to an Anglo.

Morning Walk, 10AM:

The morning's focus is on the valley's commerce, transportation, and development, including a foray through Little Hollywood and ending at Silvestri's showroom.

Saturday, October 22 at 10:00 am given by Cynthia Cox

Afternoon Walk, 2PM:

In the afternoon (2-4) the emphasis is on community life -- churches, the greenways, housing, etc. This walk is somewhat strenuous, as we go all the way up to the middle school and end at our beautiful new library.


Saturday, October 22 at 2:00 pm given by Cynthia Cox

Both walks begin outside the former branch library at 45 Leland (Leland and Desmond).


All City Guides walks are free, although donations are invited.  For more information on these Vis Valley tours or any of the other many offerings, just go to www.sfcityguides.org.

5-year old shooting victim needs your HELP!

Marlena was walking with her father and 7-year old sister near 3rd and Palou in San Francisco’s Bayview District on Wednesday, September 20th, when she became a casualty of a reckless shooting. The young girl attended the Bayview Opera House Dare to Dream ARTS summer camp and her Kindergarten class was scheduled to return to the Dare to Dream after school program two days after she was shot. Needless to say, that did not happen.

Can you imagine being 5 years old and experiencing the trauma and shock from being shot by a gun, forcing a dramatic change in your life that you were not ready for? Stopping you from school, from playing with friends, family and from enjoying life. Causing your family to have to deal with a great deal of stress, medical bills, loss of work, rental car expenses back and forth to many doctor appointments and fear for the well-being of your precious young daughter and her two sisters. Multiple surgeries, a full leg cast, stitches, metal pins, not to mention the psychological impact on her young life. Marlena will have many challenges to overcome before she and her family can return to a normal life.

We at the Bayview Opera House are asking you to not only take a stand for our community and help stop the violence, but to step up and help a young family in need:

• $2,500 would bring them up to date on their expenses so far 
• A donated vehicle or money to buy a car would accommodate Marlena's long recovery process
• Additional funds are needed to cover future special expenses

If you can help, please make a donation payable to the Bayview Opera House, Inc. and mark the memo line “Marlena.” ALL funds donated on her behalf will be turned over to the family. A tax-deductible donation receipt from the Bayview Opera House, Inc., a 501(c)(3) organization (Tax ID 94-3136172), will be mailed to you for your records.

To donate online, please visit our website, www.bvoh.org, and click on Fund A Dream/Donate Now. 

Or mail a check to:
Bayview Opera House
4705 3rd Street
San Francisco CA, 94124
Attention: Marlena

For any further questions or information please call the Bayview Opera House at 415-824-0386.

We thank you for helping one of our families that really needs your support now!

The Bayview Opera House Staff and Board of Directors

EVENT: 12th annual Potrero Hill History Night

The Potrero Hill Archives Project and UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay invite you to the 12th annual Potrero Hill History Night this Saturday, October 22, at the International Studies Academy, 665 De Haro St. at 18th St.

Interviews with long-time Hill residents are the focus: Pioneer rock critic Joel Selvin; Country Joe McDonald; and Josephine Firpo Alioto are on this year’s program.

A BBQ at 5:30PM will raise funds for the International Studies Academy's student travel program.

For more info, call 415-863-0784 or visit http://www.potreroarchives.com/

EVENT: Old Skool Cafe BBQ & Blues Event

When: Sat, October 22, 12pm – 5pm

Where: Mendell Plaza (3rd St at Oakdale/Palou) (map)

Description: We're throwing a party! We'll have a BBQ pit, along with other food vendors, live music, open house to see the community garden, and the progress of our renovations! Come have fun with us!

Bayview District Weekend Recap

BAYVIEW POLICE STATION-201 WILLIAMS ST, S.F. 94124. 415 671-2300
Captain Paul Chignell October 17, 2011 CAPTAIN’S MESSAGE:
BAYVIEW OFFICERS CONTINUE TO ARRREST SUSPECTS WITH GUNS— MORE OUTSTANDING GUN ARRESTS THIS PAST WEEKEND---SEE BELOW!
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On October 13th at 2:00 PM, Officers responded to a home in the area of McKinnon and 3rd regarding a subject with a warrant who was refusing to allow the caller and her children to leave the home. Officers arrived and arrested the suspect without incident on confirmation of the warrant. The victim stated that the suspect, whom she was dating, had pointed a gun at her and refused to allow her to leave the home on the previous night. She told officers that the gun was still inside the house and gave them permission to search for the weapon. The .22 caliber handgun was located underneath the mattress of the bed that the suspect had slept in. The suspect was booked on weapons, false imprisonment, and threats among numerous other charges. (SFPD Case No. 110831163)
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UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay Celebrates "Topping Out" Construction Milestone

From UCSF,

UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay celebrated a major milestone today with the placement of a 1,600-pound beam – painted white and decorated with colorful autographs of construction workers, donors and supporters, along with art created by hospitalized children and adults – atop the new hospital complex, signifying the end of the structural steel phase of San Francisco’s first new hospital in decades.

The “Topping Out” Celebration, a tradition in building construction, recognized the hundreds of construction crew members, ironworkers and others who have helped erect the skeleton of the 878,000-gross-square-foot buildings, in addition to the entire team behind the design and construction of the new medical center.

D10 Street names

Ever wonder, as I was this afternoon, why your street is named as it is and what the correct pronunciation is?  Who was Robblee, or Quesada?  Locals say "ROH-blee", but everything I've found says it should be "RAW-blee".  Similarly, locals say "cue-SAY-dah", but the correct Spanish pronunciation has to be "kay-SAH-dah."  Just like The Portola should be pronounced "pore-TOLL-ah" and not "PORE-to-lah" like the locals say it.  Ahhh!!

I found a pretty good listing of street names and their origins here, but nothing comprehensive, and still haven't found anything that helps with oddball "locals only" pronunciations.

Below I've listed the names I recognized as being in D10, but if I've missed one or more from the source material, or you know of another street names and their origins, or even know of a comprehensive list or book, please add it in the comments!  As for books on the subject, does anyone know if this book is any good for this?


"San Francisco street names: Sketches of the lives of pioneers for whom San Francisco streets are named," by Henry C. Carlisle, 1954.


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Armstrong Avenue was named for General Samuel Strong Armstrong, who was the founder of the Hampton Institute.

Arthur Avenue was named for Chester A. Arthur, the twenty-first President of the United States. 

Cameron Way is named for Miss Donaldina Cameron, who was called "The Angel of Chinatown". She ran the Chinese Presbyterian Mission and rescued several thousand Chinese girls from the brothels of San Francisco.

Carroll Avenue was named for Charles Carroll who was a signatory to The Declaration of Independence.

Weekend News

I'm sorry, I'm going to be lazy here.  It's Sunday night, I have homework, and I've just spent eight hours filling ten yard clipping bags, transplanted our lemon verbena tree, pulled out one of our two old meyer lemon trees, amended my garden with chicken manure, and planted this fall's crop of broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, chard, onions, and radishes.  This, after working for two-plus hours yesterday at the Quesada Gardens Initiative Palou Garden cleanup day, where forty or so people, many from the neighborhood, came together to lay down cardboard and mulch and begin to make some positive change for the community.

KTVU: Officers injured during chase, capture of suspect with gun

SF Gate: Bayview blaze hits storefront church

Examiner.com: Cor-o-van Site May Be Developed

Tasting SF: Piccino, Dogpatch

SF Examiner:  Street reopened after San Francisco police search for suspicious device

Bayview District SFPD Newsletter

Bayview Station holds community meetings with the Captain on the first Tuesday of each month. We are working on holding these monthly meetings at various locations within the Bayview to help provide access and convenience to all residents who wish to attend.

The next meeting is on Tuesday, November 1st, at 6:00 pm Bayview Station Community Room 201 Williams Ave (Cross Street Newhall)

Incidents of Interest:

On October 9th at 11:00 Pm, Officers responded to the unit block of Augusta regarding a burglary. They immediately detected a gas leak inside the residence. The gas leak was coming from the main gas pipe that was bent as if someone had tried to break it off. The pipe was located next to a small side window of the garage that had been smashed. PG&E were called to secure the leak as the Officers searched the home. No suspect was located. According to the owner, she had left the house secured in the morning and came home to the smell of gas. Nothing in the house appeared to be disturbed. This incident is under investigation. (SFPD Case No. 110815913)
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Discover a new part of D10 this weekend!

This is a busy weekend in D10! There’s something for everyone, and if you’re a good planner, you can make it to all of them!!
 
In Bayview and Potrero Hill/Dogpatch, SF Open Studios is going on this weekend.  It is the oldest and largest open studios program in the  country, featuring an annual, month-long art event in October that  showcases over 900 emerging and established San Francisco artists in  their studios. Each weekend, art patrons, admirers, and  collectors venture out on self-guided tours to see as many SF Open  Studios artists and their artworks as possible, in the hopes of finding  their next true art love. The event connects collectors with artists for  engaging dialogue and a glimpse into the life of the working artist; SF  Open Studios simultaneously helps artists build their mailing lists,  gain new admirers, and ultimately sustain a living making art.

http://www.artspan.org/sites/default/files/SF%20Open%20Studios_2011_Weekend_3.pdf

Visit ArtSpan <http://www.artspan.org/sfopenstudios>  for details.

Also, Open Studios at the Bayview Opera House
11 participating artists including Ron Saunders, Malik Seneferu and William Rhodes
October 14-16
Reception for the artists Friday, October 14th 6-9PM
Open Studios Saturday/Sunday October 15/16 11AM-6PM daily

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Quesada Gardens Initiative is hosting Palou Garden Cleanup Day near 1818 Palou Ave, over the Caltrain rail tunnel.  Lunch will be provided.  Saturday, October 15, 10AM – 1PM.

Email palougarden@gmail.com or visit http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/8509973/CA/San-Francisco/QGI39s-Palou-Garden-quotBehind-the-Fencequot-Day/QGI39s-Palou-Gardens/ for more details.

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To the west is the annual Portola Garden Tour.  If you're unfamiliar with the Portola neighborhood, this is a good way to see it, support a local activity, and get some gardening ideas for your own home.

Portola Garden Tour

Saturday, October 15, 10AM - 3PM
Tickets $25 ea or $40 for two

All proceeds go toward the Portola Garden District Scholarship for students at City College of San Francisco's acclaimed Environmental Horticulture and Floristry Department.

Tickets available at Sterling Bank, Fat Beli Deli, Family Connections (all on San Bruno Ave), and Flora Grubb Gardens (on Jerrold near Third St), or info@portolagardentour.com or Ruth Wallace, 415-420-6185

More information at http://portolagardentour.com/

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A little farther west and south, and there’s the West Coast Zoner Jam 5 music festival from noon – 6PM at Jerry Garcia Amphitheater in McLaren Park.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/West-Coast-Zoner-Jam/123510677669154 for more details.

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To the north is the annual Potrero Hill Festival.

New Orleans Jazz Brunch
Location: Potrero Hill Neighborhood House, 953 De Haro Street
Date: October 15, 2011, 9:00am-1:00pm
Before the Festival join the Festival Committee and the Potrero Hill  Neighborhood House for an annual tradition – a lavish and delicious  brunch catered by the California Culinary Academy featuring Dixieland  music and superb bay views. Buy your tickets here! <http://www.eventbrite.com/tickets-external?eid=1887255833&ref=etckt>

• The New Orleans Jazz Brunch is located at the Potrero Hill Neighborhood House
• The Potrero Hill Festival is located on 20th Street between Missouri and Wisconsin.
  

Potrero Hill Festival
Date: October 15, 2011, 11am-4:30pm
Location: 20th Street Between Missouri & Wisconsin Streets

Visit http://potrerofestival.com/ for more information.

Bayview police arrest suspect in shooting of 5-year old girl

BAYVIEW Station Special Announcement

BAYVIEW POLICE STATION-201 WILLIAMS ST, S.F. 94124. 415 671-2300

Captain Paul Chignell

October 13, 2011

CAPTAIN'S MESSAGE:

We are pleased to announce that Bayview Officers in conjunction with Violence Reduction Team Officers arrested a suspect in the September 20, 2011 shooting of a five (5) year old girl at 3^rd and Palou Streets.

In the incident the victim was walking home from school with her sister and father. Gunfire erupted and the victim was struck with a single non-life threatening bullet to her leg.

Through investigative leads, video surveillance and community assistance, the Police Department was able to identify a suspect.

This arrest was made yesterday at 4:00 pm at Kirkwood and Mendell. A number of individuals ran from the officers but were captured, including the suspect wanted in the shooting. The officers also confiscated a loaded semi-automatic pistol in conjunction with the arrest.

Bayview officers have been searching for the suspect in the shooting since September 20^th. This arrest was the culmination of excellent investigative work.

The suspect's name is being withheld due to the fact that he is a juvenile. Taken into custody was a 16 year old male who is a San Francisco resident. He was booked for three counts of assault with a deadly weapon, using a firearm in the commission of a felony, inflicting great bodily injury in the commission of a felony, carrying a loaded firearm, inflicting great bodily injury on a victim five years old or younger and possessing a firearm concealable without registration. The suspect was booked at the Juvenile Justice Center.

We are committed to bring to justice individuals who commit violence in the Bayview community and to remove firearms from the streets.

That work shall continue.

Hunters Point Shipyard Artist-in-Residence Program

Hunters Point Shipyard Artist-in-Residence Program

Now accepting applications for 18-month studio residency at the Hunters Point Shipyard

Residency is open to all visual or cross-disciplinary artists at least 18 years of age who are working, living or involved with the Bayview-Hunters Point Community.

Includes:
Large Studio space (work-in only)
Spring and Fall Open Studios Fees and Postcards
$500 stipend
Access to one of the largest artist colonies in the US

Residency Date: 12/14/2011 – 6/14/2013
Application Deadline: 11/5/2011

For More Information & Application:
Go to www.shipyardtrust.org, or contact
STAR Artist-in-Residence Program
415-822-0922; info@shipyardtrust.org

Bayview District Mid-Week Recap

BAYVIEW POLICE STATION-201 WILLIAMS ST, S.F. 94124. 415 671-2300
Captain Paul Chignell October 12, 2011
CAPTAIN’S MESSAGE:
BAYVIEW OFFICERS MAKE OUTSTANDING ARRESTS OF ROBBERY AND SHOOTING SUSPECTS!

Officer Sue Lavin of Bayview Police Station has been chosen as Bayview Officer of the Month. She has been a stalwart member of our station who specializes in handling quality of life issues such as homeless encampments. Please congratulate Officer Lavin when you see her out and about!

Sergeant Chuck Collins is the liaison sergeant to Bayview Hunters Point YMCA, the Bay Park Business Condominiums and the Potrero Hill Dogpatch Merchants’ Association.
On October 8th at 8:00 PM, a 17 year old resident of a home on the 100 block of Cameron was home alone with a nine year old and decided to leave the back door open for fresh air. At some point, seven (7) subjects (some of whom the teenage resident knew from the neighborhood) walked into the house. They walked into the living room and began to play video games on the families PS3 console. The teenage victim tried to get them to leave the house but they refused and after about a half an hour, the argument escalated and one of the subjects grabbed a knife from the kitchen and attacked the victim, causing defensive cuts to her hand.

EVENT: 21st Annual Potrero Hill Festival

Festival Information

The 21st Annual Potrero Hill Festival will be held on October 15th on 20th Street between Wisconsin and Missouri Streets.

New Orleans Jazz Brunch
Location: Potrero Hill Neighborhood House, 953 De Haro Street
Date: October 15, 2011, 9:00am-1:00pm

Before the Festival join the Festival Committee and the Potrero Hill Neighborhood House for an annual tradition – a lavish and delicious brunch catered by the California Culinary Academy featuring Dixieland music and superb bay views. Buy your tickets here!

• The New Orleans Jazz Brunch is located at the Potrero Hill Neighborhood House
• The Potrero Hill Festival is located on 20^th Street between Missouri and Wisconsin.

Potrero Hill Festival
Date: October 15, 2011, 11am-4:30pm
Location: 20th Street Between Missouri & Wisconsin Streets

Festival Performances & Activities

• Main and Side Stage including performances by some of the area’s most exciting performers
• Kids Area including bouncy house, petting zoo, pony rides, performer stage and more
• Snack the Hill: A variety of food from Potrero Hill restaurateurs and more
• Over 40 Potrero Hill and local artists, merchants & nonprofit organizations

Marketing

• Collectible Posters will be posted on Potrero Hill and beyond
• Advertising in Potrero View & the San Francisco Bay Guardian
• Online campaign including a website, social marketing and email campaign

Attendance

• Festival has an expected attendance of over 7,500 Potrero Hill & San Francisco Residents
• New Orleans Jazz Brunch will be attended by as many as 500 Potrero Hill and San Francisco Residents

Benefits the Potrero Hill Neighborhood House

The Potrero Hill Festival will support the programs of the Potrero Hill Neighborhood House (NABE). The NABE is an invaluable community resource that provides important programs for the community, including youth and senior nutrition, employment and supplemental education programs and programs for developmentally disabled adults.

District 10 walking tour with Sup. Malia Cohen

Thursday, October 13, 2011

Image credit: Lida Skoteina

3:00 pm

This event has been rescheduled from Wednesday, October 5th at 12:00 pm.
See your neighborhood through the eyes of your district supervisor! Join Supervisor Malia Cohen on this walking tour of District 10 landmarks in the Portola along San Bruno Avenue. Supervisor Cohen will take us to some of her favorite spots, but with only one hour, we won’t see it all. Grab your walking shoes!
This tour will last from 3:00 pm to approximately 4:30 pm.

Details provided upon registration.

$10. Limit 25 people SPUR members only Register here