World Cup in the Portola

Our neighbors in the Portola are putting on an afternoon of World Cup fun this Sunday in the Burrows St Pocket Park, just off San Bruno Ave.  

Come out and watch USA vs Portugal on the big screen!

With your Portola Passport, you can enter to win some fabulous raffle prizes:

* A re-built mountain bike - Value $200

* 2 REI Flash 18 Day Packs (valued at $34.50 each)

* 2 x Sports Basement Certificate ($25 each)

* Portola Gift Basket - with Portola Bag, Honey, Arcadia Books, T-shirt, Maps, and bottle of wine

* Metal Wine Bottle Rack with of Garden Wine Glass Stands

* $25 iTune Card

* Basket of 4 wine bottles

* And more!

World Cup Soccer in the Portola

Love soccer? So do we! Come watch World Cup games in the Portola!

On June 22, the Portola Neighborhood Association will host a free live screening of the Team USA v. Portugal game, with seating, crafts, booths, and fun games for kids of all ages. They'll also host a live screening of the championship finals on July 13.

Also, pick up the World Cup in the Portola Passport starting on June 12th, the first day of the World Cup tournament. Visit San Bruno Ave. merchants and collect all the stamps to win a super duper one-of-the-kind prize!

More information to come at portolasf.org/worldcup or follow us on Twitter (@sfportola)!

See you at the Burrows Pocket Park (1 Burrows Street)!

Warriors buy Salesforce site in Mission Bay

There goes the neighborhood!  From SFGate,

The Golden State Warriors have abandoned their plan to build an arena on Piers 30-32 just south of the Bay Bridge and instead have purchased a site in Mission Bay to hold their new 18,000-seat venue, sources close to the deal have confirmed to The Chronicle. 

The Warriors bought the 12-acre site from Salesforce.com for an undisclosed amount in a deal that was inked Saturday night. The team plans to have the arena ready for the 2018-19 NBA season

Bayview's Miller advances, surprises

From Boxing News 24,

In challengers bracket action, middleweight Raquel Miller (San Francisco, Calif.) continued her surprising run by knocking off top seed Franchon Crews (Baltimore, Md.) in the middleweight contest. Miller took control of the bout in the second round and didn't let it go, winning a 26-15 final decision. She will face Hemingway in Friday's challengers bracket final.

USA Olympics Update: Bayview Boxer Raquel Miller Advances

From USABoxing,

Raquel Miller (San Francisco, Calif.) enjoyed a very happy birthday, winning an upset victory over 2010 Welterweight World Champion Andrecia Wasson (Centerline, Mich.). Miller won a 7-6 over Wasson to advance to Thursday’s action.

Read here for more about Raquel Miller, who has one more bout today against Franchon Crews of Baltimore, MD.  Wish her luck!

Bayview native Raquel Miller feeling ‘invincible’ heading into Olympic Trials

From the SFGate City Insider,

Raquel Miller: Fighting her way to the Olympics

Feeling “like a champion” and with her lucky socks in tow, Olympic-hopeful Raquel Miller said she’s ready for this week’s trials competition leading to the landmark 2012 Summer Games in London.

This is the first time in the Olympics that women will compete in boxing, and Miller, a San Francisco native who still lives, works and trains in the city, is one of eight middleweight contenders from across the country who have been invited to the U.S Olympic Team Trials for the sport.

The double-elimination tournament in Airway Heights, Wash., just outside Spokane, starts today and runs through next weekend.

Miller, who grew up as a street fighter in the Bayview, followed a rocky road to get where she is today — one of the best female boxers in the United States. And to think she didn’t start training seriously until the spring of 2010 when she signed up for a boxing class at the city-run Mission Recreation Center.

After losing her first bout Monday, but coming back to win her second one yesterday, Ms Miller has to win tonight if she wants to stay alive in the Olympic Trials being held in Spokane, WA.

More are the City Insider.