Incident Date:
Saturday, January 18th, 2014
The next community meeting at Ingleside Station will be held on February 18, 2014. Thank you.
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.
An 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.
Arrests:
12:37am Edinburgh/Persia Recovered Vehicle
A couple of nervous people at an ATM along with a car with no license plates caught the attention of Ingleside Officers Padilla, Seavey, and Barajas. The nervous suspects were standing next to the ATM and quickly glancing around while attempting to retrieve cash from the machine. When they were unsuccessful, they got into an older Nissan Sentra, without plates, and started driving away eastbound on Silver Avenue with the officers following in a police vehicle. After a while, the suspects started speeding away traveling through several stop signs without stopping. The officers, fearing for the safety of innocent civilians, stopped their pursuit and followed at a safe distance. Other Ingleside officers responded to the area and soon found the vehicle and occupants parked at Geneva and Brookdale where the driver, seeing the officers, jumped out and started running away. After a short foot pursuit the driver was apprehended in the backyard of a nearby residence. The car he was driving was reported stolen earlier that evening along with the ATM cards and other property. He was booked at Ingleside Station on a variety of charges. Two other occupants in the stolen vehicle were arrested on probation violations and other charges. Report number: 140050753
Serious Incidents:
12:00am 1100 Blk Russia Robbery
Ingleside Officers Dilag and Vainshtok responded to a report of a brutal assault and battery. When they arrived an ambulance crew was already treating the victim who had suffered severe facial and head injuries. He told the officers that he was walking home and was attacked by several suspects who beat him and stole his phone, keys, wallet, and a flashlight. He could not describe the suspects and was unable to tell the officers the exact location of the robbery. Report number: 140050719
12:45am 200 Blk Richland Robbery
A young woman was robbed of her valuables after exiting a MUNI bus. The victim told Ingleside Officers Trujillo and Curry that she was walking home after getting off the #9 MUNI bus at Richland and Mission Streets. She had only walked a short distance when she heard footsteps behind her. The victim turned around and saw the first suspect pointing a gun at her. He told her, “Shut up and empty your purse”. The victim handed the first suspect her cell phone and a second suspect her wallet. A third suspect soon arrived at the scene and quickly fled with his accomplices after the robbery. The loss was a cell phone, wallet, debit card, and a medical insurance card. Report number: 14001397
12:00pm 100 Blk Blythedale Robbery
A victim walked into Ingleside station and told desk Officer Muro that he was a robbery victim. The victim said he was hanging out with a friend of his when suddenly there was a disagreement. The friend started struggling with the victim and somehow reached into the victim’s pocket and stole $1300 in cash. The suspect, who is homeless, then fled with the money. Report number: 140052185
4:10pm 2800 Blk Diamond Robbery
A mother walking out of a grocery store heard her teenage son yell, “Stop him”, and noticed her son chasing another young man down the street. Her son’s cell phone had been stolen and the victim decided to chase the suspect to get his property back. The chase went only for a short distance before the suspect turned around and motioned to his waistband saying “I have a gun and I’ll shoot you”. The victim, fearing for his life, stopped chasing the suspect and watched him jump into a waiting black sedan that sped away. Ingleside Officers Fulgado, Conway, Lockett, Kerlegan, Khan, Chew and Lustenberger responded and searched the area for the suspects without success. The officers did find surveillance video of the robbery from a nearby business. Report number: 140052630
Vehicle and Other Incidents:
12:46am 200 Blk Brookdale Recovered Vehicle
9:00am 50 Phelan Theft from Building
10:30am Unit Blk Sgt John Young Fraud
12:00pm 200 Blk Leland Fraud
3:00pm Santos/Velasco Hit and Run
6:00pm Unit Blk Mirando Burglary
7:33pm San Jose/Geneva Attempted Theft from Vehicle
11:00pm 3500 Blk Mission Battery
Burglaries with suspect description:
No Incidents to Report.
