National Night Out in Bayview

High School Senior Advising at College Track

College Track San Francisco is a non-profit after-school program that helps high school students make their dreams of higher education a reality.

• Over 85% of our students will be the first ones in their families to graduate from college.
• All of our students come from populations under-represented on college campuses.
  

To learn more about serving as a mentor to one of their high school seniors, check out the website by clicking here <https://sites.google.com/site/collegetracksfdemo/>. The sidebar on the left has great info including a description of the Role of the Senior Advisor <https://sites.google.com/site/collegetracksfdemo/role-of-the-senior-advisor>  as well as the dates of the orientation and training. <https://sites.google.com/site/collegetracksfdemo/home/orientation-training-sched-for-new-senior-advisors>

Short description: You are matched with one of our high school seniors and meet with him/her about once a week to help them through the college and financial aid application process. You don't have to be a genius at college advising, we offer trainings and support!

To register your interest in serving as a Senior Advisor for the school year ahead, here's your to do list:

1. Complete the a New Senior Advisor In-Take Form and email it back to Jessica Samples a.s.a.p.

2. Attend ONE of the two New Senior Advisor Orientations, offered:

• Thursday, August 2nd from 5:30pm - 6:30pm (at College Track San Francisco @ 2398 Jerrold Ave.)

OR

• Wednesday, August 8th from 5:30pm - 6:30pm (at College Track San Francisco @ 2398 Jerrold Ave.)
  

3. Come to the official Senior Advisor training on Tuesday, August 21st from 5:30pm - 6:30pm (at College Track San Francisco @ 2398 Jerrold Ave.)

Bayview Bistro Benefit

Friends of Gayview, 5800 Third and our partners

invite you to

Bayview Bistro Benefit

    

Progressive Dining Benefiting

the SF LGBT Center and Bayview Opera House

Featuring some of the City’s best new restaurants,

strengthening our neighborhoods:

Limon Rotisserie / Radio Africa & Kitchen / Old Skool / Poquito 
  

When: 6pm-9pm, Wedn, Aug. 1, 2012

Where: Start at 5800 Third, the City's exciting new condominium property and home to Limón Rotisserie. With MUNI tix (provided) we then scoot to Radio Africa & Kitchen, and Poquito cafe, riding the 3rd Street Light Rail that is helping to bring a culinary renaissance and much more to the Bayview and Dogpatch neighborhoods.

Cost: $45 per person; limit 50 attendees! $20 of the ticket price will be tax deductible.  Purchase tickets here.

Benefit: Proceeds benefit the SF LGBT Center (www.sfcenter.org) and youth programs of the Bayview Opera House (www.bvoh.org). Supporting organizations include the Friends of the Gayview, the 5800 Third Condominiums (www.5800Third.com) and each café.

Here's more info from reviews from SF Chronicle, NYT, KQED, and Yelp:

Limon Rotisserie

       "Well executed! Delectable roast chicken and Peruvian specialties like ensalada rusa (a traditional Peruvian root vegetable) and chicha morada, a non-alcoholic beverage made from purple corn that tastes like sweet berry juice. Expect a packed house on weekends.

Limon Rotisserie 5800 Third St at Carroll San Francisco, CA 94124 www.limonrotisserie.com

  
 

Radio Africa & Kitchen

       "Most venerable! North African cuisine with a California focus on fresh, local and seasonal ingredients. Items on the menu include crimini mushroom crostini with sugar peas and mint, as well as barramundi with mustard greens and saffron.

Radio Africa & Kitchen 4800 3rd St at Oakdale San Francisco, CA 94124 www.radioafricakitchen.com

 

Old Skool Café

"5-star reviews…but the GREAT food and atmosphere will bring us back! Red Snapper Ceviche and Shrimp and Grits were delicious… the Gumbo …. the "Grexican" Burger sliders were (all) fantastic. Rebecca and Marcel entertained us with beautiful and upbeat singing and piano playing, so we wanted to stay all night

Old Skool 1429 Mendell St at Oakdale Ave San Francisco, CA 94124 www.oldskoolcafe.org

Poquito Restaurant

       "Great service, solid food, excellent value. Our group shared a bunch of small plates and a few entrees, cocktails, dessert. We left stuffed and happy.  Beef empanadas and chorizo sliders were standouts.

Poquito 2368 3rd St off 20th St San Francisco, CA 94107 www.poquitosf.com

 

Unite Potrero: Community Party

Sat, July 28
1 - 5p
Potrero Rec Center
801 Arkansas St
http://unitepotrero.org/

Rebuild Potrero’s Community Building Initiative as an effort to increase the internal capacity of Potrero Terrace and Annex residents to improve their quality of life and effect positive change in their community.   An important function of the Rebuild Potrero Community Building Initiative is to bring together community members from various parts of Potrero Hill that would not come together on their own.  To date, hundreds of community members have participated in Rebuild Potrero activities, workshops and meetings.  Some of the most committed residents formed the Community Building Group that meets regularly to plan for community building activities and community wide events.  The group is made up of approximately 40 people representing a cross section of the neighborhood.  The next community event, “Unite Potrero: A Community Wide Party” is an event that was envisioned and planned by a subcommittee of the Rebuild Potrero Community Building Group.

FREE Children's Dental Screening This Sunday!

The UCSF School of Dentistry and Bayview Opera House invite you to a Sunday Streets Family Health & Wellness Fair, offering:

FREE CHILDREN'S DENTAL SCREENING, including Fluoride Varnish Applications

THIS Sunday, July 22, 2012, from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. at the BAYVIEW OPERA HOUSE, 4705 Third Street @ Oakdale.

Screenings are open to the public, and no appointment is necessary.

Please take MUNI lines 23, 24, 44, 54 or the T-Third, as there will be street closures and very limited parking.

UCSF fully ascribes to the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you require accommodation please contact the Community & Government Relations Office at (415) 476-3206 with your suggested accommodation, or email community@cgr.ucsf.edu with questions.

Sunday Streets in Bayview/Dogpatch

Next weekend, July 22, 11AM - 4PM, from Third and King all the way to the Bayview Opera House at Third and Oakdale.

2012 Hunters Point Naval Shipyard Bus Tours

HPNS Bus Tour: July 28, 2012 ­ 10:00 a.m. & 1:00 p.m.

As a part of its continuing efforts to reach out to the community, the Navy
invites you to participate in a bus tour of Hunters Point Naval Shipyard
(HPNS) on July 28, 2012. Keith Forman, Navy Base Realignment and Closure
(BRAC) Environmental Coordinator for HPNS, will lead two guided tours of the
Navy¹s cleanup efforts on the former shipyard and answer questions related
to cleanup activities on the base. Each tour will last one hour, and is
limited to the first 30 people to make reservations for that specific tour
time.

Bus tour details may be found below:

Topic:

Guided Bus Tour of HPNS Cleanup Activities
Tour Date:
Saturday, July 28, 2012

Tour Times:
10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.*

Pick-up Location:
City College of San Francisco, Evans Campus
1400 Evans Blvd.
San Francisco, CA 94124

*Seating is limited to the first 30 people per tour time

If you would like to sign up for the bus tour, please email info@sfhpns.com,
or call the HPNS Info Line at (415) 295-4742. An informational flyer is
attached for quick reference.

For more information, or if you have any questions about this project,
please contact Matt Robinson, the HPNS Community Involvement Manager, by
phone at (415) 295-4645 or email at info@sfhpns.com. Information on the
cleanup program is also available on the Navy website at
www.bracpmo.navy.mil.

Cherries Jubilee at All Good Pizza

From All Good Pizza's events page...


Join us for an evening of pizza and vino (BYOB) and treat yourself to Earl's amazing cherries jubilee made from fresh organic cherries served with Strauss organic vanilla soft serve. 100% of the price of this dessert will be donated to the Quesada Gardens Initiative, which for almost ten years has focused on building community in the Bayview via public art and gathering spaces, gardens and events.

Check them out at the corner of Jerrold and Newhall (at Third St) and at http://allgoodpizza.com


The fundraiser starts at 5PM and goes until the cherries run out!

Osprey nest atop crane at Pier 80 in S.F. first

From SFGate, 

All the early-morning pickleweed planting, all the garbage bags full of fast-food wrappers, and all the endless volunteer hours have finally paid off: San Francisco's gritty southeastern waterfront is so clean a family of rare raptors has moved in and set up house.

A pair of osprey, a species never before reported in San Francisco, has built a nest atop a 150-foot crane at Pier 80. While cement trucks and America's Cup workers rumble along the shoreline, the striking black-and-white birds with 6-foot wingspans swoop and dive across the water, snagging fish for their growing family.

Read more at SFGate http://www.sfgate.com/science/article/Osprey-nest-atop-crane-at-Pier-80-in-S-F-first-3687286.php