I just received the Taraval Police Station Crime Report For Wednesday, July 30, 2008.  And I have to say, this particular incident gave me a chuckle.  I’m guessing the commentary at the end was Captain Chignell’s addition. 

07/30/08        1:55 am                                        12th and Irving

A woman looked out her window and observed a man driving a car, crash into a parked car, stumble out of his vehicle, start arguing with his passenger, and then get into the car and drive one block away but then stop again as his vehicle was inoperable. The woman called the police with Officers Jordan King and Justin Erb arriving on the scene. The officers made contact with the driver, who was quite inebriated. He stated that he had not been driving at all and that he was feeling “euphoric”. The suspect, who lives on the 1400 block of 48th Avenue, failed field sobriety and chemical tests. He was arrested for drunk driving and hit & run. His euphoria may have dissipated.

Case #080795518

To get your own copy of the Crime Report, email the captain and request one. 

SNBC’s Annual National Night Out Community BBQ is back!

Join your friends, neighbors and members of the Sunset community at this FREE community celebration. Free food and music will be provided!

When: Tuesday, August 5, 2008
5:00 – 7:00 PM

Where: Sunset Neighborhood Beacon Center
3925 Noriega Street @ 46th Avenue

For more information, contact Darrow by email or by calling (415) 694-1287.

Hope to see you there!

I just got this scoop on this beach clean-up from the folks at Thrillist.

Clean up Ocean Beach and get rewarded with food, libations and music for all of your hard work!

Barefoot Wine Beach Rescue Project

Jul 26, 3-5pm at Ocean Beach/5:30-7:30pm at the Beach Chalet

1000 Great Hwy, at Ocean Beach

The Sunset
415.386.8439

This Saturday, hit OB for a Surfrider/Barefoot sponsored, 2hr beach clean that’ll be immediately followed by a free-wine Beach Chalet bash featuring everything from cab sauv to bubbly white zin, “beach treats” like grilled salmon BLTs and hangar steak skewers, and live music from Tristan Prettyman — who would have been a very pretty man indeed, if she wasn’t a chick.

Carmen Chu’s office rocks.  Oh wait, did I say I’m not endorsing any candidates?  I did.  And while Carman doesn’t have my official endorsement, I’ve been impressed by a lot of things she’s done. 

Her level of interaction with the community is awesome and she has embraced technology in ways that other candidates haven’t, including emailing her community newsletter to her constituents.  

And now - I’ve got one more reason to be impressed:

FREE tickets from Supervisor Carmen Chu’s Office to the de Young Museum on Sunday, July 27th.

If you are interested in participating in this free museum day and live in District 4 (Sunset), please contact Supervisor Carmen Chu’s Office and the first 200 to respond will receive free admission to the de Young.
Please wait for confirmation from our office and further details on how to claim your tickets.

TICKETS WILL NOT BE MAILED TO PEOPLE - THEY MUST BE PICKED UP ON THE FREE MUSEUM DAY - JULY 27 between 10:00 - 10:30am.

There will be a welcome reception with Supervisor Chu on the free museum day for ticket recipients at 10:30am at the Piazoni Room near Woolsey Court. The de Young Museum is open on Sunday from 9:30am to 5:15pm.

By Email:
Send an email to chustaff@sfgov.org
Subject line: de Young
Include in email: Your first and last name, phone number, home address and number of tickets you are requesting

By Phone
Call (415) 554-7460

If you are leaving a voicemail, please make sure to include your name and contact information.

I might be a REALTOR, but I care about more than just SF home sales!  I dig community stuff too.  So on that note, The Avenues Blog has another community event to share in the Sunset District.

This time, it’s from Carmen Chu’s Office:

Please join our office in improving West Sunset Playground this Saturday, June 28th as we work to repaint structures, clean and sift sand and pick up litter in the surrounding areas so that children who use the playground have a safe environment to play in!

We are working in conjunction with the Friends of West Sunset Playground, the Neighborhood Parks Council and Recreation and Parks Department to help improve this playground.

Materials and supplies will be provided, and refreshments will be served.  Please dress comfortably.

To RSVP, contact our office - (415) 554-7460 or email us at chustaff@sfgov.org

WEST SUNSET PLAYGROUND CLEAN-UP
SATURDAY, JUNE 28
9AM - 12PM
39TH AVE & ORTEGA STREET

Hope to see you out there!

I got “another” reminder from Supervisor Carmen Chu’s office today about an upcoming cleaning event at Sunset Blvd this coming weekend.  It’s a good thing I got “another” reminder, because the first one never made it to my inbox. 

From Carmen:

We will be working along 36th & 37th Ave, on Noriega, Moraga and Ortega to clean up brush and debris along the corridor and help clear walking paths for safe walking and jogging. The event on Saturday is a kick-off to our ongoing efforts to improve Sunset Boulevard, and the work will continue beyond Saturday with crews removing dead tree parts and pruning dense trees and bushes all along Sunset Blvd.

Sunset Blvd Clean Up

When: Saturday, June 21                    Time: 10:00am - 12:00pm

Location: Meet at Noriega & 37th Ave (NW corner)

Supplies will be provided through the Department of Public Works. Please dress in comfortable clothing and shoes.

If you plan on attending the clean-up, please email chustaff@sfgov.org.

Hope to see you all out there on Saturday!

 

I have to say, so far, I’ve been very pleased with Carmen’s office and with her communication with the neighborhoods.  And I’m still hoping that Supervisor Sean R. Elsbernd will jump on the technological bandwagon and learn to email his constituents as well.  We might hear more about what’s happening in the Northern portion of the Avenues if he was able to do so. 

Anyhow - hope you have a chance to stop by and help clean up the hood!