SF Woman Accused Of Fatal Stabbing Pleads Not Guilty

From KTVU,

A woman accused of fatally stabbing another woman in San Francisco's Potrero Hill neighborhood last week pleaded not guilty to a murder charge Friday, a spokesman for the district attorney's office said.

Maria Burgos, 48, allegedly stabbed Ernestine Herron, 26, of San Francisco, at about 11:30 a.m. on March 28 outside a home in the 1000 block of Connecticut Street between 25th and Wisconsin streets, police said.

Burgos and Herron had been involved in some sort of altercation on the street when Burgos allegedly used a knife to stab her in the neck, according to police.

Burgos was arrested shortly afterward near where the attack happened, police said.

The motive for the killing and relationship between the two women remains under investigation, authorities said.

In an arraignment hearing in San Francisco Superior Court today, Burgos pleaded not guilty to a murder charge, district attorney's spokesman Seth Steward said.

She is currently being held in county jail on $2 million bail, Steward said.

Burgos is expected to return to court on April 29, he said.

US EPA, SF Health Department and Lennar accused of asbestos collusion

From SF Bay Guardian,

The SLAM Coalition of Bayview Hunters Point Community Organizations and the New Orleans-based Advocates for Environmental Human Rights held a press conference outside US EPA Region 9’s San Francisco office today to protest the contents of a string of emails they obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request that they claim “show conspiracy by the US Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 and the San Francisco Health Department officials to cover-up dangers of the Lennar Corp.’s development project at the Hunters Point Shipyard.”

“Since 2006 when heavy grading and excavation began by the Lennar Corporation at the Hunters Point Naval Shipyard, residents of the Bayview Hunters Point Community, a majority African-American, Samoan and Latino low-income community, suffered from health problems including nose bleeds, rashes and headaches that they believed were caused by asbestos and heavy metals being unearthed from these actions,” the SLAM/E.H.R.’s press release states. “However, little did residents know that officials in the Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 and the San Francisco Department of Public Health were conspiring with the Lennar Corporation to conceal the health threats of asbestos laden dust.”

Read more at SF Bay Guardian

Silver Terrace Traffic Calming Hearing

Friday, March 18, 2011

10:00 AM

Rm 416, City Hall

San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Hearing

There will be a hearing to discuss community-developed traffic calming proposals for local streets within the project area.

AREA-WIDE TRAFFIC CALMING Silver Terrace neighborhood, bounded by Bayshore Blvd, Silver Ave, Palou Ave, Williams Ave and Phelps St

Bayview Police Newsletter - 03/11/11

BAYVIEW POLICE STATION 201 WILLIAMS AVE S.F. 94124 (415) 671-2300

Captain Greg Suhr

March 11, 2011

CAPTAIN’S MESSAGE

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Bayview Station holds community meetings with Captain Suhr on the first Tuesday of each month. All are welcome to attend!

The next meeting is on Tuesday, April 5, 6:00 pm
Bayview Community Room, 201 Williams Ave. (cross street Newhall )

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Graffiti On MUNI
If you are on MUNI coach and you see someone tagging on the bus, please TEXT the bus number to 415-710-4455 right away. This number is for graffiti “in progress” only.

Incidents of Interest:

On March 4th at 10:30 PM, Officers Nastari, Ellis, Ochoa and Johnson were working a plainclothes assignment in the area of Osceola and LaSalle in response to the high level of narcotics sales and gang activity associated with the area. The officers’ attention was drawn to a subject who was standing in the middle of the street in a lane of traffic. They recognized him from numerous previous contacts and knew that he was on felony probation with a search condition. He was also a suspect in a shooting that had occurred last month and in addition, was implicated in a burglary that had occurred in another county where numerous firearms had been stolen....and he was standing in the middle of the street.

Nightcaps: Potrero Hill’s crop of newcomers take flight

From InsideScoopSF,

Potrero Hill’s new restaurants — Plow, Papito, Poquito, Rocketfish – explain how they are fitting into the neighborhood: “An important ingredient for success, according to Joel Bleskacek, owner of 18th Street’s nascent breakfast-and-lunchery, Plow, is offering something that’s both unique to the neighborhood and in touch with would-be diners … He reports that Plow is ‘exceeding expectations,’ filling 35 seats and managing 230 to 250 covers on a typical day. Business may pick up even more now that a beer and wine license has been issued, the addition of 12 outside seats, and the availability of the space for private evening functions, like wedding rehearsal dinners.” [Potrero View]

S.F. ranked-choice mess looms for mayor's race

From SFGate,

We may be headed for a ballot box train wreck. November's election will technically be the first mayoral election to be decided by controversial ranked-choice voting. (Gavin Newsom was essentially unopposed when he was re-elected mayor.)

Today's Chamber of Commerce survey shows that voters find ranked-choice confusing and unsettling and would prefer a traditional two-candidate runoff. There's even been talk of repealing ranked-choice voting at the ballot box.

Good luck with that.

Read more at SFGate

San Francisco supervisor districts poised to change now that census data is released

From SF Examiner,

With new census data come new population counts. And with new population counts comes redistricting. And with redistricting comes politics.

Click on the photo to the right for more census data.

Let the line-drawing begin.

City elections chief John Arntz informed supervisors this week that he’ll be looking at population changes within their districts.

The City’s charter now gives him 60 days to decide whether populations have changed substantially. If they have, the board convenes a committee to redraw districts for the 2012 elections.

Observers are already eyeing the process, and considering how it could change The City’s balance of power.

Read more at the San Francisco Examiner

“I Heard That:” African American Democratic Club Celebrate Black Elected Officials & Icon Leroy King; Making the Rounds ...

From BeyondChron,

POLITICALLY, the San Francisco Black community has a lot to cheer about; especially District 10! During the TGIF happy hour at Rasselas Ethiopian Jazz club and Restaurant, located on Fillmore Street, the San Francisco African American Democratic Club (AADC), in celebration of Black History Month, honored November 2010 election of San Francisco Black officials and commissioners. AND a SPECIAL TRIBUTE to community ICON, San Francisco Redevelopment Agency Commissioner LEROY KING who has served since 1980.

AADC members gathered in the spacious back room of Rasselas where special events are held (a performing stage and bar). Members and supporters enjoyed delicious Hors d’oeuvres, libations, conversations -.a greet and meet kinda’ thing! Owner AGANOFER SHIFFERAW is a member, and his club HEADQUARTERS for AADC’s many political meetings.

Read more at BeyondChron

Q&A with Jamie Feuerman of School-Lunch Bagger KidChow

From SF Weekly,

Jamie and Rob Feuerman started KidChow in 2003 as a school-lunch delivery service targeted at busy, health-minded San Francisco parents. The company started out serving three local schools and daily deliveries of 100 lunches, made from mostly organic ingredients. KidChow now delivers over 3,000 lunches each school day to 40 schools, from Palo Alto to San Rafael, and caters for various summer camps.

The company operates out of a 6,500-square-foot facility in Dogpatch with 20 employees. Like many working couples we know, my wife and I use KidChow a few times each week, both to give ourselves a break (there's no better feeling on a Thursday night than knowing that Friday's lunch is taken care of) and to mix up lunch options for our daughters. They love KidChow's Indian food offerings, Caprese sandwiches, and hummus- dipped vegetables far more than than the turkey sandwiches, baby carrots, and fruit strips my wife and I usually pack.

I recently sat down with Jamie to discuss the challenges of managing a business that deals with perhaps the most difficult of all consumers: Bay Area parents and their kids.

Read more at http://blogs.sfweekly.com/foodie/2011/03/school_lunch_kid_chow_jamie_feuerman.php

Newsom disagrees with Brown on cutting redevelopment

From KGO,

Lieutenant Gov. Gavin Newsom has a different take on cutting redevelopment agencies than his boss, Gov. Jerry Brown. Newsom says redevelopment funds used properly can be a real boon to cities such as San Francisco.

"Some of my most proud work as mayor was the redevelopment work we did in Bayview Hunters Point, the work we did to get the Treasure Island deal done, the Transbay Terminal done, the work we're doing on mid-Market to revitalize mid-Market and recruit companies like Twitter and others and capturing that increment in that mid-Market corridor," said Newsom.

Newsom says he understands Brown has to cut billions from the state budget, and hopes to serve as an intermediary for cities across the state trying to save their projects.

Join Senator Leland Yee for Coffee in District 10

Senator Leland Yee is exploring a run for Mayor of San Francisco. He has been holding small "20/20" coffees with friends and supporters, talking and hearing about the issues we all face as San Franciscans. In the next two weeks, he will be coming to District 10 to hear about the issues in the neighborhoods and listen to your thoughts about San Francisco - like what's working, what's not, and how we can make it better. We hope you will join us for one of these conversations:

Bayview: 20/20 Coffee with Leland Yee (Mar. 19th)
When: Saturday, March 19th; 2:00 PM
Where: SF Public Library - Bayview Branch -5075 3rd Street (at Revere)
RSVP for this conversation

Potrero Hill: 20/20 (Decaf) Coffee with Leland Yee (Mar. 23rd)
When: Wednesday, March 23rd; 7:00 PM
Where: Farley's - 1315 18th Street (at Texas)
RSVP for this conversation

Mayor Lee Announces Implementation Plan for Local Hire Policy

The local hire ordinance has been a significant issue to workers, represented in demonstrations and negotions by Aboriginal Blacks United (ABU), who feel shut out of the Dogpatch construction of the new UCSF hospital at 16th and 3rd Sts. While UCSF has said it would do its best to hire locally, it is not required to under the local-hire law because it is a state project. Today's announcement by Mayor Lee that he is seeking to impose the local-hire ordinance on federally-funded transportation projects could potentially extend to the UCSF hospital project.

From the SF Sentinel,

Mayor Edwin M. Lee today announced San Francisco’s Local Hire implementation plan, a roadmap that will guide City departments, contractors and the broader community to ensure that the City’s local hiring ordinance is achievable, flexible and will succeed in boosting San Francisco’s economy and provide jobs for San Francisco residents.

Read more at SF Sentinel

The Bay Citizen reports,

Two weeks before a new law takes effect requiring San Francisco construction contractors to hire local workers, city officials will ask the federal government to allow it to impose local-hiring rules on federally funded transportation projects.

Read more at the Bay Citizen

UCSF Donation Supports Construction of “Green” Corridor

From UCSF,

As part of UCSF’s ongoing efforts to support the local community, the University presented the Neighborhood Parks Council’s Blue Greenway project with a donation to help fund the construction of a “green” corridor that will transform San Francisco's southeastern waterfront into a go-to destination for recreation.

The Blue Greenway is the City of San Francisco's effort to improve the City's Southern portion of the 500-mile, nine-county regional Bay Trail and the Bay Water Trail and associated waterfront open space system. The 13 miles of waterfront parks and trails are planned to run from the Giants’ AT& T Park to Candlestick Point, connecting the Bayview-Hunters Point development with direct access to downtown San Francisco.

“The southeastern waterfront has always been the maritime and industrial heart of the city,” said Meredith Thomas, executive director of the National Parks Council. “Now it has the potential to be a parks center as well, transforming into a place with world class bike trails and walkways. The UCSF grant allows us to come up with engagement tools and more opportunities to create excitement about the project.”

Read more at UCSF

Great things are happening at Dr. Charles Drew College Preparatory Academy

From SF Bay View,

Nestled atop Bayview and Pomona streets in San Francisco’s Bayview Hunters Point neighborhood is Dr. Charles Drew College Preparatory Academy. Dr. Charles Drew College Prep is an elementary school, designated for pre-kindergarten through third grade students. Yes – Dr. Charles Drew College Preparatory Academy is an elementary school. 

As part of the San Francisco Unified School District’s “Dream School” initiative, a program intended to transform under-performing, inner-city schools into college prep academies to rival their private school counterparts, Dr. Charles Drew College Prep was targeted as one of the many schools slated for improvement. Leading the charge for improvement at Dr. Charles Drew College Preparatory Academy is Principal Tamitrice Rice-Mitchell. According to Rice-Mitchell, “Dr. Charles Drew College Preparatory Academy is taking college awareness to another level.”

Read more at SF Bay Times

The Dogpatch, Your Next Shopping Destination?

From 7x7,

It’s an unlikely neighborhood to lay claim to the next hot shopping destination in San Francisco, but, nevertheless, the Dogpatch seems destined for that distinction, thanks to the long-anticipated opening later this month of the new MAC—Modern Appealing Clothing store inside a 170-year-old building renovated to house a collaborative project featuring the aforementioned retailer, Blue Bottle Coffee, Piccino Restaurant and DIG wine bar.

Scheduled to open on the 14th, the Minnesota Street complex is one we’ve been eyeing for so very long now.

While the food and beverage within will no doubt be more than enough of a draw for many locals, we’re betting that those with a thirst for cosmopolitan style within this city’s 49 square miles (and, we dare say, far beyond) will be trekking to the new space in droves for MAC’s carefully selected assortment of designer labels, a roster that includes Maison Martin Margiela, Walter Van Beirendonck, Ryan Roberts, Jil Sander, Dries Van Noten, as well as locals such as Nice Collective, Rosenmunns and Dema.

Read more at 7x7

California Census Data Released

From the SF Examiner,

San Francisco’s black exodus is continuing at breakneck speed, and its Latino population is growing slowly as California’s soars. Meanwhile, Asians now make up fully one-third of The City’s population, gaining steadily on the non-Hispanic white population.

Read more at SF Examiner

Census Data Will Likely Signal Loss of Political Power for Bay Area

From the Bay Citizen,

With the much-anticipated release of 2010 census data for California expected Tuesday, the San Francisco Bay Area faces the prospect of ceding political clout to its upstart neighbor: the fast-growing Central Valley.

The dramatic population shift under way in the state, redistricting experts say, will make plain that the Bay Area should probably lose a district. The population in the ascendant Central Valley has grown roughly 15 times as fast as the population in the San Francisco Bay Area over the last decade, according to federal population estimates.

In past years, powerful Democratic lawmakers from the Bay Area would have vehemently resisted any efforts to hand over a district to the more heavily Republican inland area. But the power to line-etch is now the province of the newly formed Citizens Redistricting Commission, created by a voter-approved initiative in 2008. The 14-member panel this year will try to combine communities that share common social, economic and other interests as it redraws California's Senate, Assembly, State Board of Equalization and congressional districts.

Read more at Bay Citizen

San Francisco Mayor’s Race is Off and Running

From Beyond Chron,

It’s eight months before San Francisco’s mayoral election, with the eventual winner already in the field. While a candidate identified with the city’s political Left still may emerge, the current frontrunners are Board of Supervisors President David Chiu, City Attorney Dennis Herrera, and State Senator Leland Yee. Former Supervisors Bevan Dufty and Michela Alioto-Pier and Assessor Phil Ting will shape the outcome due to ranked choice voting, but none have reached the top tier. This is the first time since 1975 where there is no clear favorite in the Mayor’s race, but keep in mind that Jack Molinari in 1987 and Art Agnos in 1991 were heavy favorites in March and both lost. Here’s my assessment of the major upsides and challenges affecting the three current leading contenders.

Read more at BeyondChron

SF Cracks Down on Illegal Dumping - KTVU

I used to call or tweet 311 sometimes five times a day about dumping just in my local area, but recently, I've actually noticed a decline in the trash.  I hope that DPW's recent push to alert residents to the problem and how to get their large trash items picked up has helped.  Still, there are the people from outside our district who still think we're a dumping ground.  Let's hope that continued reporting and pressure from the city, like the recent lawsuits filed by City Attorney Herrera, help the situation further.

From KTVU.com,

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera is cracking down on illegal dumping and has announced plans to sue two companies, but catching the people responsible in the act is a challenge.

Herrera provided KTVU with surveillance video with four different views of illegal dumping at Newcomb Avenue and Barneveld in the city's Bay View Hunters Point neighborhood on Jan. 18, at about 1:30 a.m.The video is dark and the action is hard to see, but it shows is how difficult it is to stop illegal dumping.“It's extremely difficult and it’s even more so in the Bay View Hunters Point District because it's a vast area with a bunch of industrial properties,” said Herrera. “Many of which that are located on streets with dead ends and it also has easy access to freeway ramps.”In the video, a truck pulls up and the driver turns off its lights.

Read more at KTVU.com

Fresh & Easy Launch Party

I too was invited to this event, but didn't get nearly as much information from the F&E folks as The Portola Yahoo Group member J. Morri did.  She writes,

Just wanted to give you an update on what the St. Elizabeth's LOC of the SFOP have been doing with bringing Fresh and Easy into the Portola.  In a prior e-mail, I mentioned that with met with D9 Supervisor David Campos.  Last Wednesday---(2/23), we met with D10 Supervisor Malia Cohen.  She, of course, wants to see a grocery store in the neighborhood and will be scheduling a meeting  with F&E on this matter.  As has been mentioned many times, it has been a very frustrating situation.

However, I think we now have some light at the end of that proverbial tunnel.  My husband, Tom and I were invited to attend the fete given by Fresh and Easy to celebrate their entry into Northern California.   It was held at the Palm Room in the Presidio.  

We were served food and wine plus dessert and coffee---all products from Fresh and Easy-even got some samples and a F&E bag!  What was exciting is we learned that F&E will be submitting architectural plans for the Silver Avenue location to the SF Planning Department by the end of March!

Now, we need to hope and pray that the City moves on this in a timely manner.  Also, perhaps, some of you have seen the notice of the liquor license attached to the fence on the Goettingen Street side of the building.  Please note that F&E only sells beer and wine.  

Now, we still don't have a specific date, but things are moving along.  There are no dates for the other two SF stores, either.  Although, 32nd and Clement will open first.  During this event, Tommy and I spoke with many people---vendors of F&E; the two top people for the West Coast operation and the regional real estate director of F&E.  We told them all of the need for a grocery store in our neighborhood---a need they sorely are aware of.  They are frustrated that this has taken so long, too.

Of interest, in speaking with the vendors, they mentioned that Fresh and Easy in very involved with quality control of the products-----products that don't have any chemicals or additives.

F&E will go to the plant to observe the processing of these products. 

Additionally, I know when F&E made their first presentation; they talked of the fruit and vegetables being pre-packaged. Well, they listened to consumers and now there is a choice---either loose or packaged. We, of course, will continue to monitor the situation and keep you advised.

If you are able to attend, the F&E in Pacifica will open next Wednesday--3/9 at
10:00 am---Cabrillo Highway and Linda Mar Boulevard.

On the calendar for this weekend

You can add events to the neighborhood calendars yourself by clicking on the ZIP Code links above.

Saturday:

Gardening - Volunteer Work Day at Candlestick Park Native Plants Nursery, 1150 Carroll Ave.
10AM - 1PM

Gardening - Volunteer Work Day at Quesada Gardens, 1747 Quesada Ave.
10AM - 1PM

Sunday:

McLaren Park Pancake Breakfast, Louis Sutter Roundhouse
9AM - noon
Adults $10; Children $5

Bayview District Weekly Newsletter

Captain Greg Suhr writes,

Incidents of Interest:


On March 1st at 12:00 PM , Officers Catlett and Hargreaves pulled a vehicle over for a traffic violation at Ingalls and Thomas. A record
check of the driver revealed that his license was suspended, which
meant a mandatory tow for the car. The driver was removed from the
vehicle while Officer Catlett began doing an inventory search of the
vehicle. Officer Catlett located a backpack behind the front seat. As
soon as he lifted the bag, the driver who was nervously watching from the sidewalk, decided to get out in front of what the officer was about to find.


“I’m gonna be honest with you.” The subject told the officers, “There’s a gun in the backpack.”


And so there was…. A Glock 9mm semi automatic loaded with an extended round, high capacity magazine (also illegal in and of itself).


The suspect was taken into custody. The Gang Task Force is following up the investigation and determining the history of the firearm. (Case #110175933)


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On February 17th, Officer Lee responded to a call of a robbery on the 1200 block of Fairfax. The caller gave a description of the suspect as well as the suspect’s direction of travel into a nearby park. After speaking with the victim, it was determined that the actual robbery had occurred a month prior and that the victim had just spotted the suspect from that incident walking into Youngblood park. The victim explained that on the date of the robbery, he had been sitting in his parked car in front of his workplace when he was approached by two suspects. One brandished a gun at him while the other opened the door to the victim’s vehicle and began rummaging through the car. Both suspects ran off
after finding and taking the victims iPod from the vehicle. The victim explained that the suspect he saw today was the one who took the iPod from his car.


Before the victim finished telling his story to Officer Lee, Officers Singh and Gillies had already located and detained a suspect that matched the broadcasted description inside the park. The victim made a positive identification and the suspect was arrested and booked for robbery at Bayview Station. Our investigative team is working on determining the identity of the second suspect involved. (SFPD Case # 110144148)


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On March 3rd at 10:00 PM, a Bayview resident was driving on San Bruno Avenue when he saw a familiar looking car parked on the 3100 block......he recognized it immediately because it was his nephew's car - a car that had reported it stolen three days earlier. The police were called.


Officers Fong and Kavanagh responded to the call and got there just in time. They pulled up right behind the car which now had a driver in the driver’s seat. The driver was speaking to another subject who was leaning into the passenger window from the street. As soon as the officers got out of their car and announced their presence, the guy on the sidewalk took a "dixie" and ran up a flight of stairs into a house, slamming the door behind him. Officer Fong started to follow, but then had to turn right back around to assist his partner, who was tussling with the driver, who had tried to get out of the car and run away. (This caper was a bit like herding cats).


Anyway, they were able to get the driver into custody and, as soon as the dust settled, went to go look for suspect #2. They knocked on the door of the house that the second suspect ran into. They got an answer by the brother of the guy that ran in. They were allowed to search for the suspect, who was a visiting friend of the resident. The search was fruitless as he was no longer in the house. He used the extra time to flee through the rear door while the officers were occupied in their arrest of the driver.


Did he get away? Were the Bayview officers undone? C'mon, if you you've ever read this newsletter before you should know better.....he left his jacket and cell phone behind in his haste to get out of Dodge!

The officers were able to identify him and obtain his residence address, so his days running amuck and stealing cars are numbered....we'll be visiting him at home.


The driver of the stolen vehicle was booked at Bayview Station and the car was returned to its owner.


(SFPD Case # 110175717)


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On March 3rd at 1:20 PM, Officers Misaghi and Ellis were working plainclothes and driving in the area of San Bruno and Woolsey. They observed a vehicle make an abrupt left turn onto Woolsey and stop directly in front of the liquor store on that corner, blocking the handicap ramp. The driver got out and ran in the store. The officers decided to walk in as well to make sure there was no funny business going on relating to the reason for such a rush and “convenient”, though very inconsiderate, parking job.


As they walked in and identified themselves, they found the driver at the counter paying for a drink. No problem there. People buy drinks at stores. However, when they told him that he we was parked in a handicap zone and would be issued a citation, he became very nervous and began to sweat profusely. Now that might indicate that there was a problem...or about to be! When questioned further, he admitted that he was on probation for “having guns”. A record check confirmed his felony probation status with a search condition.


The reason for the "sweating profusely" was quickly revealing itself. They searched him as well as his car. The good news is that there were no guns on him or in the car. The bad news (for him) was that the officers found a baggie containing some individually wrapped crack rocks wedged between the drivers seat and center console. A call went out for a "dope dog" and K-9 officer Byrne arrived with his partner “Roddy” whose nose for narcotics was to be put to use on the car. Roddy can give "Toucan Sam" a run for his money! The dog immediately located an innocent looking rolled up sock that was occupying a corner in the trunk. Hidden inside the sock were four plastic bags, each containing about 10 crack (cocaine) rocks, packaged for sale as well as over $800
in cash. The suspect was arrested and booked at Bayview Station. Ruff!
(Case #110182308)

Nearly 500 in S.F. schools to get pink slips

From SFGate,

Nearly 500 San Francisco teachers, aides and administrators will find pink slips in their mailboxes within the next two weeks as the school board works to backfill an estimated $27 million shortfall if the state's worst-case budget scenario pans out later this year.


If the layoffs hold, class sizes would go up and overall support for students would decline, district officials said Tuesday night.


The layoff notices are expected to hit struggling schools the hardest because of a disproportionate number of new teachers at those sites. Under seniority rules, it's typically last in, first out in layoffs.


At El Dorado Elementary in Visitacion Valley, for example, half the school's 15 teachers are expecting to get a layoff notice.

Read more at SFGate

Visitacion Valley Community Center - New Executive Director Announced

Today, former San Francisco D10 Supervisor candidate Chris Jackson was chosen from a pool of over 20 applicants to be the new Visitacion Valley Community Center Executive Director.

Congratulations, Chris!

Two companies sued by SF for illegal dumping

From KGO

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- San Francisco's industrial areas have long been dumping grounds. City Attorney Dennis Herrera hopes a lawsuit he filed in Superior Court Tuesday will send a message to companies and individuals. The lawsuit charges two companies and their owners with illegally dumping more than 100 tons of roofing material and construction debris on public property in the Bayview/Hunters Point neighborhood.