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Sunset Farmers Market – Exploratory Survey

March 7th, 2009

Sunset Farmers Market – Exploratory Survey

The Sunset Neighborhood Beacon Center and Supervisor Carmen Chu’s Office are working with community members and the Pacific Coast Farmers Market Association to explore the possibility of starting a Sunset Farmers Market.  We would like to hear your thoughts.  Please complete this super short survey (only 5 questions) to let us know what you think.  If you already filled out a paper survey, we’ve got you covered, otherwise respond now!

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Sunset Soiree Benefiting West Sunset Playground

September 23rd, 2008

Thursday, October 2, 6-8pm
City Hall, North Light Court

This promises to be a unique and exciting community event to help rebuild West Sunset Playground for our families and residents. Come join us for an evening of gourmet food and wine and good company at City Hall. There will be a silent auction with items such as spa and restaurant certificates, lunches with local politicians, and many more great items donated by local businesses and friends of San Francisco’s parks.  If you are interested in donating a silent auction item or know of any local businesses interested in helping West Sunset Playground, please let us know!

To register for the event and make your donation, visit our website at http://www.fowsp.org/SunsetSoiree.php

West Sunset Playground, located in the Sunset District on 39th Avenue and Ortega, is a heavily used playground surrounded by a high concentration of schools, a public library and residential homes. This playground is in dire need of repair as it was deemed unsafe by the Neighborhood Parks Council in their recent April 2008 assessment survey. Let’s work together to rebuild this playground for our children and our community!

For more information contact us at 415-839-8875 or events@fowsp.org.

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14th Annual Sunset Festival – The Sunset Celebrates by Going ‘Green’!

September 23rd, 2008

Saturday, September 27, 11am-4pm
Sunset Rec Center, 28th Ave and Lawton St
FREE

The Sunset Community festival will include exhibits and entertainment that celebrate the neighborhood’s successes, will feature exhibits highlighting all that is “green” which will help community members learn how to better manage natural resources and control waste, and ensure that the greater Sunset community will continue to be a safe, family-friendly environment that is culturally, socially and economically inclusive. Of course, we will continue the tradition of providing a truly fantastic, delightful day in the Sunset with live performances, fun activities, great food, and much, much more.

In keeping with the “green” theme of the Festival, this year’s event will feature garden displays from Eco SF, a Bike Roadeo for kids to learn the rules of the road, a Bike Doctor to tune-up your ride, SF PUC’s “GoSolarSF” show with many solar companies on hand, an electricity generating bike from West Sunset RecConnect’s Sunset Green youth, and many more fun and exciting ways to explore going green.  And don’t forget to bring your electronic waste for free e-recycling!

FREE E-Recycling at the Sunset Festival!

Bring your unwanted and broken electronic items to the Sunset Festival on Saturday, September 27, 11am-4pm, at the Sunset Rec Center and we will proeperly and safely recycle them.

We CAN take:
Screens (i.e. televisions, monitors & LCD displays), home and office electronics, small kitchen appliances, computers, wire, metals, batteries, vacuum cleaners, etc.
 
We CANNOT take:
Refrigerators, stoves, florescent light bulbs or other hazardous materials for disposal such as paints and chemicals (or anything with liquid).

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Sunset District is About to Get Greener!

September 5th, 2008

From the Sunset District Safety Network comes some pretty cool news:

Free Trees and HUGE Tree Planting Event Coming to the Sunset

As you may know, Friends of the Urban Forest (FUF) are always working hard to secure funding that will enable us to further subsidize the planting and maintenance of street trees for  residents in the Sunset.  FUF is delighted to say that Timberland has awarded us a major grant that will make this possible.  Trees will be FREE for residents.

On Saturday, October 18, FUF is planning to manage a 100+ tree planting, from 19th Avenue to the Great Highway, while coordinating simultaneous park and beach clean-up efforts.  We need to engage 400 to 500 volunteers throughout the Sunset to meet these goals.  To ensure success, we need all Sunset residents to take part in this neighborhood event.  Please contact Suzanne@fuf.net or 561-6890 x101 for more information.  

There is a great way for Sunset residents, groups, and organizations to beautify our neighborhood for FREE.  All we need to do is provide our time and energy.  Please let me know if you are interested in helping out at darrow@snbc.org.

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Help Save the San Francisco Zoo from Chris Daly!!!

September 3rd, 2008

I received an emergency plea today from the San Francisco Zoo. 

Please, if you care about conservation programs, please reach out to your San Francisco District supervisor.

Please read the details of what will happen if we let Chris Daly stick his nose where it doesn’t belong!!!  And take a look at the plea from the SF Zoo below.

We need your help and assistance as we near the upcoming Board of Supervisors hearing on Chris Daly’s “rescue zoo” legislation. This meeting will decide the fate of the San Francisco Zoo.

As you are probably aware, it has been a trying time at the San Francisco Zoo since the events of last Christmas, but changing the Zoo into a rescue facility is not the solution. We already care for more than 100 rescued animals (e.g., the Animal Research Center education animals, the grizzly bears, and Ulu, one of our polar bears), but the legislation would require that all future animals come from rescue situations, with a few limited exceptions. Under this scheme, our Members would no longer connect with rare and endangered animals or learn about the conditions of their native lands, but more importantly, the legislation would eradicate much of the Society’s contribution to conservation, endangered species education, and other vital programs here at the Zoo.

Supervisor Daly’s “rescue zoo” legislation will be heard before the full Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, September 9. The Supervisors as well as the Mayor need to hear from you before September 9 if we want to stop this legislation. To make communication easier for you, please visit www.sfzoo.org/rescuelegislation for more details on the legislation, the Zoo’s position on the matter, and how you can help save the San Francisco Zoo – from writing letters to meeting in-person with your District Supervisor.

CONTACT INFORMATION:
Mayor Gavin Newsom
District 1 Jake McGoldrick 
District 2 Michela Alioto-Pier
District 3 Aaron Peskin, President of the Board
District 4 Carmen Chu 
District 5 Ross Mirkarimi 

District 6 Chris Daly 
District 7 Sean Elsbernd 
District 8 Bevan Dufty 
District 9 Tom Ammiano 
District 10 Sophie Maxwell 
District 11 Gerardo Sandoval

On behalf of the entire San Francsico Zoo community, I thank you in advance for your consideration and assistance.

Best regards,

Tanya Peterson
Acting Executive Director and President

 

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Dissipated Euphoria

July 31st, 2008

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. 

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Neighborhood BBQ in the Sunset!

July 29th, 2008

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

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!

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Beach Clean-up

July 23rd, 2008

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.

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Free Tickets to De Young Museum for Sunset Residents

July 22nd, 2008

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.

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West Sunset Playground Cleanup

June 25th, 2008

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!

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