Incident Date:
Sunday, January 12th, 2014
The next community meeting at Ingleside Station will be held on January 21, 2014. Thank you.
F.Y.I: In anticipation of the San Francisco 49’ers winning the playoff game on Sunday, January 19, 2014, the San Francisco Police Department is asking that residents, who normally have their garbage picked up on Monday morning, not to leave their garbage cans out on Sunday evening. The Police Department is anticipating large celebrations throughout the city and is trying to avoid having disruptive people setting garbage or trash cans on fire or using discarded glass bottles or large objects as weapons or projectiles. Just one step, you as a resident, can do to help make it safe for citizens on the street.
Go Niners !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Greetings San Francisco Garden Community -
After a competitive bidding process, the SFPUC College Hill Demonstration
Garden Project was awarded to seasoned Landscape Architects Pam Nagle and
Jeni Webber. And, for the past few months, their firms have been working
closely with the SFPUC to finalize the build-out plans as well as a
projected vision for the SFPUC's new eco-literacy demonstration garden and
outdoor education center. The new demonstration gardens will be built
adjacent to the water reservoirs on Elsie Street at Santa Maria just South
of Cortland in Bernal Heights neighborhood, San Francisco.
Since September, their firms, Pam Nagle Landscape Architect and Jeni Webber
and Associates have been developing a very forward-thinking
sustainability-focused physical design with an even more progressive plan
for youth engagement and educational programming on site. And we need your
input.
The "One Water, One City (One World)" Program is putting a call out to
solicit community input on the programmatic side of the College Hill
Demonstration Gardens. What would you like to see happen in Bernal Heights
related to urban garden education and the promotion of global
sustainability?
How do you envision youth and other community engagement happening on site?
Please join other interested community members for a...
What: COLLEGE HILL DEMONSTRATION GARDEN COMMUNITY MEETING
When: Thursday, January 23rd, 2014
Where: @ the Bernal Heights Neighborhood Center - 515 Cortland Ave, San
Francisco, CA 94110
Who: All interested community members, urban farmers, gardeners,
neighbors, etc.
Why: Because we need your input!
For more information please email: markosmajor@gmail.com
We look forward to cultivating the environmental stewards of the future
with your input -
Best with compost -
Markos Major
Climate Action Now! Manager415.503.7639
markosmajor@gmail.com
Rules and pointers for pedestrians and drivers
Pay attention to reduce your chances of being in an accident
The most important safety tip to reduce pedestrian injuries and fatalities is to pay attention. You can significantly reduce your chances of being in a collision with a motor vehicle by obeying traffic rules and being aware of dangers posed by cars in your vicinity. Make eye contact with drivers if possible and make sure that they can see you.
Both drivers and pedestrians have certain safety responsibilities that depend on both circumstances and common sense.
Drivers must:
- Yield to pedestrians when crossing a sidewalk or entering an alley or driveway
- Yield to pedestrians who have started crossing at an intersection or crosswalk on a "walk" signal or a green light, if there is no walk signal
- Yield to pedestrians who are crossing the highway within a marked or unmarked crosswalk at an intersection where there are no traffic lights or control signals
- Not overtake and pass any vehicle that stops at an intersection or crosswalk to permit a pedestrian or bicyclist to cross the roadway safely
Pedestrians must:
- Yield to drivers when crossing a road where there is no intersection or crosswalk or where the pedestrian does not have a green or "walk" signal and where vehicles have a green signal
- Not suddenly move into the path of a closely approaching vehicle that does not have sufficient time to yield for a pedestrian
- Walk on and along the left side of a highway when not walking on a sidewalk. Note: This law does not apply to bicycles. Bicycles operate under the same laws as other legal vehicles on the road and should always stay on the right side of the road.
Crime Alert: Many people are out and about enjoying this unseasonably warm weather during these winter months, but many people are focused on their electronic devices and unaware of their surroundings. Burglary trends are on the rise as well as robberies, especially in the Excelsior District. If you’re walking along and headed to or from your destination, be vigilant of your surroundings. Don’t let yourself be a target and have valuable items exposed for everyone to see. If you leave any windows or doors open to help cool down during the warm weather, remember to shut and lock them before you leave your home. Burglary suspects are on the look-out for an easy way into your house. They will climb, crawl, scale and squeeze themselves through any opening to get to your valuable belongings. Don’t hesitate to call the police if you see anything suspicious.
The San Francisco Neighborhood Emergency Response Team (NERT) is free training from the San Francisco Fire Department in how to help yourself and your neighbors prepare for and respond to a disaster by working together. The 20-hour training, taught by First Responders, includes personal preparedness, light search and rescue, disaster medicine, shutting off your utilities, and how to participate as a member of a neighborhood response team. NERT also offers continuing training for graduates and activities that support building robust neighborhood teams. For more information, visit the NERT website at http://sfgov.org//sffdnert, or contact Lt. Erica Arteseros at (415)970-2022 or sffdnert@sfgov.org
Are you someone who is interested in disaster preparedness and wants to help out your community while working hand in hand with law enforcement? Then the ALERT program is for you!
What is the A.L.E.R.T. Program?
The San Francisco Police Department has developed a volunteer citizen disaster preparedness program. The Auxiliary Law Enforcement Response Team (ALERT) is modeled after and works in partnership with the San Francisco Fire Department's Neighborhood Emergency Response Team (NERT). The ALERT program will train members of the public to assist law enforcement in essential tasks after a major disaster. Such tasks may include: traffic control, foot patrol of business and residential areas, and reporting criminal activity. Volunteers must be at least 16 years of age and live, work, or attend high school in San Francisco.
Three steps to becoming an
A.L.E.R.T. volunteer:
1. Complete NERT training and receive certification. To register for NERT training courses please visit www.sfgov.org/sfnert
2. Once NERT certified, forward a copy of your NERT ID card to the ALERT program. sfpdalert@sfov.org
3. After clearing a basic background check the individual is eligible to register for ALERT training.
A informational meeting will be held on March 6th, 2014, at 7:00pm. The meeting will be held at the San Francisco Police Academy in the parking lot bungalow. This is NOT a mandatory meeting for interested volunteers. Come have your questions answered.
The next ALERT training class has been scheduled for Jan. 18th, 2014, from 8:00am-5:00pm. This class will be held at the San Francisco Police Academy, in the parking lot bungalow.
Arrests:
2:12am 4600 Blk Mission Robbery
An employee working at a local restaurant was getting reading to close the business when a known suspect pushed past the front doors and knocked the employee to the ground. The suspect pointed a gun at her and said, “B****! Give me your purse”. Another employee, who was in the kitchen, rushed out to her aide and was immediately struck in the face by the suspect. Fearing for their lives the female employee gave up her purse. The suspect then ran out the store and fled the area on foot last seen headed eastbound on Persia Avenue. The suspect got away with the purse, wallet, Iphone, money and miscellaneous credit cards. Both employees told Officers Uang, Peregoy and Trail that they recognized the suspect from the area. They also said the known suspect frequents the restaurant from time to time. Based on the distinctive description that the employees provided, the officers immediately knew who they were describing. The suspect was identified and the case is still under investigation. Report Number: 131074378
9:11pm Bayshore/Cortland Traffic Violation
Officers Padilla and Barajas were in the area of Cortland and Bayshore Avenue when they noticed a Honda Civic pull into a parking spot. The occupants inside went into the liquor store located at the corner of the intersection. The officers decided to run the license plate, which showed it being registered to a Dodge vehicle. The officers detained the occupants once they were back in the vehicle. The driver informed the officers that he bought the vehicle a few days ago and that the only thing given to him was a bill of sale. The driver said he knew nothing of the license plate that was on the vehicle. After further investigation, it was discovered that the driver was somewhat truthful, but was driving on a suspended license and the license plate on the vehicle had been stolen. As a result, the driver was cited for multiple vehicle violations and the vehicle was ultimately towed. Report Number: 140033931
Serious Incidents:
3:50pm Ellsworth/Tompkins Evading Police
Officers Opler and Suguitan were patrolling the area of Cortland and Ellsworth when they observed a motorcycle run a posted STOP sign at this same intersection. The officers decided to pull the rider over and activated their lights and siren. The rider looked back at the officers and motioned that he was going to pull over at the next intersection. When the rider made a left turn, the rider took off at a high rate of speed and ignored the officers attempt to pull him over. The officers followed briefly but decided to call off the pursuit due to the danger it posed for both the motorcycle rider and the public. The officers said that they were unable to get the license plate information because the license plate was purposely turned upwards making it hard to read. Report Number: 140033210
Vehicle and Other Incidents:
4:30am San Jose/John V Young Hit and Run
1:10pm Huron/Naglee Hit and Run
4:40pm Alemany/Lawrence Traffic Collision
6:00pm London/Geneva Hit and Run
8:15pm 1500 Blk Geneva Vandalism to Vehicle
10:17pm Alemany/Santa Rosa Traffic Collision
11:12pm Mission/Bosworth Traffic Collision
Burglaries with suspect description:
No Incidents to Report.
