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Come join your neighbors for a picnic in the sun, Saturday, July 12th, from 11am - 1pm in Precita Park.

Learn how solar energy can be affordable for your home or business

SolarCity has been recommended by District 9 community groups as the neighborhood aggregate solar vendor. For every solar system we buy, SolarCity will donate part of the proceeds to the Neighborhood Parks Council to upgrade our parks.

Solar Picnic precita park
• Solar Power 101 – Q&A with SolarCity to learn how federal, state, and local
credits make solar more affordable than ever for San Francisco residents

• energy efficiency and solar panel information – Provided by The
SF Department of Environment

• Free children’s art activities – Provided by Precita Mural Arts Center

• Lunch – Provided by Charlie’s Cafe

Labels: Precita Park, Precita Valley Neighbors, pvn

This close to 4th of July, it's hard to tell if it's gunshots or fireworks you're hearing.

Gunshots are usually fired in closer succession, often 1-2 shots per second.

Labels: Neighborhood Watch, Precita Park

This is extremely unacceptable. We cannot let Precita Park be infiltrated by violent criminals. Be vigilant and call 911 when you see suspicious activity in the park... SFPD appreciates our neighborhood help in keeping the park crime-free.

June 23rd, 10:55 pm Precita Park Armed Robbery

A 21 year old Bernal Heights man was set upon by four suspects as he walked by Precita Park. He resisted their efforts to rob him and one of the four struck him in the head with a pistol. The robbers fled with the man's belongings.

Remember: SFPD asks you to call 911 for any immediate threat to life or property. Don't hesitate. It's better to be safe than sorry.

Labels: crime, Precita Park

June 26th, 1:50 pm at Precita Ave & Alabama St. Car/Bike Collision

A 32 year old Bernal Heights bicyclist was hit by a car as she crossed the street. She was taken to San Francisco General Hospital for treatment.

Please be careful when driving down Precita. There are often children, pets, bike riders and more coming out of the park from between the parked cars, which are hard to see. This goes for non-drivers as well, do your part and don't rush into the street, it's often hard to see you because of all the parked cars.

Labels: Precita Park, Precita Valley Neighbors, traffic calming

Bernal Resident murdered near Holly Park Circle and Newman: William Amrull, a 50-year old man was "shot in the stomach and killed early Thursday [June 26th] around the corner from his home. Amrull's body was found shortly before 3 a.m. on the sidewalk near Holly Park Circle and Newman Street, near Holly Park."

If you're concerned about things like this, please contact Maya Dillard-Smith, of the Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice. Maya.Smith@sfgov.org, 415-554-3297. Ms. Dillard-Smith was hired to coordinate the development of a violence prevention plan for the City and County of San Francisco, but this plan has been in the works since February and hasn't been released yet.

Labels: Cortland Ave, crime, Neighborhood Watch, News

Wed, Jun 25th, 10 pm at Cortland Ave. & Elsie St. : Armed Robbery - Shot Fired

A 40 year old Bernal Heights woman was walking on Cortland Avenue when a suspect tried to pull her purse from her. She resisted and the robber fired one shot from a handgun into the ground. The suspect pulled the bag from the victim and ran south on Elsie Street.

Neighbors: let's not let this kind of thing escalate into our neighborhood. Please contact contact Supervisor Ammiano online, or call his office at 554-5144 and tell him you're concerned about the rash of violent crime in Bernal. You can also email his office directly at Tom.Ammiano@sfgov.org.

Labels: Cortland Ave, crime, Neighborhood Watch, police blotter

The California Highway Patrol will assist the San Francisco Police Department in traffic and law enforcement in the Ingleside Police District on Friday, June 20th. Operation Impact will deploy a significant visual police presence to engage in various traffic enforcement operations. Operation Impact is designed to reduce traffic violations and collisions and to provide additional police presence thereby increasing the safety of residents in the community.

Labels: traffic calming

Precita.org was Offline from May 20th through June 5th due to an electrical fire and outage at our web hosting provider. We're back now, and will be getting caught up on posting stories in the next few days.

A Toyota Four Runner was stolen from Precita between Treat and Harrison, Sunday, May 25th, between the hours of 1-6 am.

UPDATE 3-Jun-08: The car was recovered in Redwood City, with beer bottles and sandwich wrappers in it, and gas tank empty.

Labels: crime

9:30 am, 23 May 08 1600 block of Florida St.

Attempted Robbery. A 34 year old Bernal Heights man loaded his car for a trip and left the trunk open while retrieving more items. He returned to the car to find a thief carrying off a loaded cooler. The man confronted the thief, who threatened the man with a baseball bat. The man recovered his cooler and the thief fled in a van.

Note to neighbors: we've been getting reports of more aggressive behavior from the homeless/street people and scavengers. If you come across someone going through your garbage who acts in an aggressive nature, you should call 911 to report it.

Labels: crime, police blotter

May 8th, 11:30 pm 300 block of Precita Ave.

A 25 year old Hunters Point man was held by neighbors after he crashed his car into two parked vehicles. The man was drunk and tried to walk away from the scene. Officer Cuenca and Officer Baldovino arrested the man for DUI. Case # 080484543

Labels: police blotter

Suspects in the recent rash of street robberies are in custody. The SFPD is asking that victims of robberies, or witnessed a robbery & can identify the suspects, please contact Inspector Danker at 553-9256.

The police & the DA need the cooperation of the community to keep dangerous criminals off the street. If you or someone you know is the victim of a crime please report it & give us the tools we need to make this a safer place to live, work, & grow.

Once again, regarding the robbery suspects, contact Inspector Danker at 415 553-9256.

Labels: crime, Neighborhood Watch, police blotter, Precita Park, Precita Valley Neighbors, pvn

A stabbing was reported at 11:35 p.m. on Saturday, May 10th, at Harrison and 26th streets.
Definitely this intersection gets more than its share of crime

Labels: crime

NEXT MEETING 10:00 AM SATURDAY MAY 10th – CHARLIES’S CAFÉ AT PRECITA/FOLSOM

David Robinson (285-5957) and Demece Garepis (641-0507) Co-Chairs.

AGENDA

1. John Miller, Disctrict 9 Supervisor at the Recreation and Parks Dept., has provided carpentry staff to replace the broken planks in the Childrens’ Playground, and has utilized Urban Forestry to remove the stumps in Precita Park. He will also be using the gardeners to complete the crab grass removal job we did last month in the Childrens’ Playground. The crab grass was eroding the black pads in the Playground.

2. Precita Area Crime Update and Bernal Wide Update – great response from the Ingleside Station – thanks Captain O’Leary and officers, the suspects have been caught regarding the recent chain of robberies and muggings in Glen Park/Bernal areas.

3. The Solar Picnic is delayed until the final approval is made for local San Francisco solar panel rebates. The local rebate, already funded through PG&E via the SFPUC, is clearing an approval process through the Board of Supervisors.

Labels: Precita Valley Neighbors, pvn

SFGATE: Chain store allowed to move into vacant Mission District space:

"The paint store's application for a permit to open at that location, which owners sought after closing a store on Market Street, had been denied by the city's Planning Commission. The supervisors' vote overturned that decision.


In changing the commission's ruling, the supervisors also mandated that the paint store comply with a noise ordinance in the area, not allow delivery trucks to idle and plant trees and shrubs outside the business."

(Via SF Gate.)

We spoke with Supervisor Tom Ammiano's office this morning and they said that they had received a large number of calls about the hearing; and that they were pretty evenly split between those wanting a "upscale grocery store" at that location, and others supporting the paint store.

While it would be great to have a store like Rainbow, Good Life, Bi Rite or Canyon Market at that location; there have been no plans presented by any grocers to build a store at that location.

At a minimum, it will be good to have a non-vacant building at the location, as vacant buildings attract crime.

Labels: News, Precita Valley Neighbors, pvn, real estate

SAN FRANCISCO / 3 men arrested, may be tied to muggings:

"Police arrested three men Monday for allegedly mugging a man at gunpoint in Potrero Hill and they say the three may be connected to a recent series of robberies in Glen Park and Bernal Heights.
Police arrested Deljuan Bankston, 21, of Oakland and Tony Carter, 20, and Artes Tims, 18, both of San Francisco, shortly after a man was robbed in Potrero Hill."

There was a more detailed followup article later:
Police arrest suspected muggers who may be connected to other S.F. attacks:

"Ingleside Station Police Capt. Denis O'Leary said the latest suspects may have links to some of the recent robberies in Glen Park and Bernal Heights. While Monday's mugging occurred in Potrero Hill, O'Leary said police believe the suspects fled through Holly Park and Glen Park before they were found near Ceasar Chavez Street.
'We do see some similar patterns in this arrest and prior robberies,' he said."

(Via SF Gate.)

Labels: crime

The Martha Brothers coffee shop at 745 Cortland Avenue was robbed this morning, April 29th, around 5:30 AM. Here's the police report:

A black male about 19 to 23 years old, standing 5'9" tall, weighing about 140 pounds, wearing a dark brown hooded sweatshirt, a black ski mask, and blue jeans entered the Martha Brothers coffee shop and brandished a black revolver. He demanded that all present, three employees and two customers, get on the floor. The robber took cash from the shop's cash register and fled the store. No car was seen and the area was searched to no avail. Inspector Danker of the Robbery Detail took over the case. CSI processed the scene. SFPD # 080446957

While not specifically Precita Valley, this is an area where many Precita area residents shop.

Labels: Cortland Ave, crime, police blotter

Police Blotter: April 27, 5:10 pm - Bernal Heights Park

``Officer Lozano and Officer Creed investigated a burglary alarm inside the park They stopped five juveniles loitering near the building in question. One of the juveniles, a 17 year old Bayview District resident, had been reported missing to the SFPD. He was released to his sister. ``

Kids, this is a wireless radio site owned by American Tower Corporation, and . Not only does it have tons of alarms all over it, but it's got video monitoring. When motion is detected on one of the cameras, or an alarm goes off, it is monitored at ATC's control center.

This is not something to mess with. It may look like now one is home, but it's got more monitoring and alarms than you can imagine.

Labels: police blotter

An article in the Chronicle talks about a spate of muggings in Glen Park and nearby Bernal Heights:

The Ingleside police district, which includes those neighborhoods, reported 52 robberies last month, up from 32 in March 2007; robberies increased only slightly citywide during the same period.

The robberies occur between 6 and 9 p.m. and are carried out by groups of two or three teenagers in cars, probably coming from other parts of the city. The holdups do not all appear to be linked to the same perpetrators, though.

We've reported a few of these robberies here, and many people are attributing the increase of crime to higher gas prices and the current economic downturn. So keep your eyes open, report suspicious behavior to 911.

We just got this forwarded from the Dogpatch Neighborhood Assoc:

I have lived on 22nd street for 10 years. Last night around 10:00, my
friend and I were robbed on 22nd Street at Minnesota.
A gun was fired, though not directly at us. We were
lucky, the police informed us that a couple were
robbed about 10 minutes before, at gunpoint, although
they too were unharmed, just traumatized.  As far as I
know two of three suspects are in custody.  A vehicle
was recovered and suspects found in the Potrero
projects. We are waiting to hear if our purses are
among the items recovered

I learned several interesting details from the
investigating officers that I thought I would pass on.

1. The past two weeks have seen a sharp increase in
armed robbery in dogpatch/potrero. (If the chron is
any indicator,
it is not just our neighborhood)

2. They hit multiple victims until they get the money
that they need for that night and then go buy whatever
it is that they want/need.

3. They used a getaway car, which allowed them to get
to the Potrero projects quickly. The officers think
that the shots fired after the crime means that they
were sending a signal to the driver that they were
done and to come get them.

4. They were apparently hiding in the small park that
people use as a dog park on 22nd btwn Minnesota and
Indiana. I parked on that block, and as we exited the
car and were crossing 22nd, they approached us in the
middle of the street asking for directions. We knew
exactly what was happening but there wasn't a soul
around or car in sight. We just threw our purses to
the ground and told them to take them. The whole thing
was over in under 30 seconds.

Please, tell our neighbors to be vigilant, pay
attention to their surroundings, and that there is
nothing in their purses and wallets worth getting shot
over. These people were armed and at least one of them
is still out there.

Here's another report from the Dogpatch area from the Police Blotter:

April 26, 2008-Robbery, Street w/gun-20th/Tennessee-3:56pm-CN#080437053:

Members of Bayview plainclothes unit responded to 20th/Tennessee regarding a robbery. Officers spoke with the victim who told officers that she had spoken to a person on the phone regarding buying a laptop computer from him that he had listed on Craig’s List. The person on the phone told her to meet him at 20th/Tennessee. She arrived and saw a person standing under the bus shelter. She approached the man and asked if he was the one with the laptop for sale. The man replied by telling her to give him her purse. The suspect then pulled out a silver gun and demanded her purse. The suspect ran from the scene with the purse. She chased him down the block while screaming for help. The suspect threw her purse under a car and kept going. Officers searched the area for the suspect, to no avail. The victim was not hurt during the incident.

So there is a lot of stuff going on. Don't be a victim: be aware, but also don't be scared.

Labels: crime

5:35 am April 28th Crescent & Folsom Streets

A 29 year old Bernal Heights man was standing in a bus stop when a black SUV stopped in front of him. Two men approached him from the vehicle. One of the men pointed a chrome hand gun at the victim and demanded that he empty his pockets. The robbers took the victim's belongings and fled in the SUV. Inspector Bini of the Robbery Detail took over both cases.

5:53 pm April 28th Chenery & Miguel Streets

A 50 year old Upper Noe Valley woman had her purse taken by a robber. The man then ran to a black Honda four door and fled the scene in the car.

There were a lot of shoplifting incidents today at Safeway that many neighbors shop at:

12:15 pm 3300 block of Mission Street

Officer Jones responded to a grocery store and took custody of a Visitacion Valley juvenile on shoplifting charges. The 16 year old female was wanted on a Juvenile Court warrant and was turned over to a Probation Officer on the warrant and burglary charges. SFPD # 080443903

3 pm 3300 block of Mission Street

Officer Thompson took custody of a shoplifting suspect and cited the 54 year old SOMA man for petty theft. SFPD # 080444553

4:20 pm 3300 block of Mission Street

Officer McWilliams took custody of a shoplifting suspect and booked a 34 year old man at Ingleside Station for petty theft because he did not qualify for release on a promise to appear. SFPD # 080445040

Labels: crime, police blotter

April 16, 2008 8:55 pm 100 block of Precita Ave.

A witness saw two robbers sneak up on two women as they walked on Precita Avenue. The robbers took the womens' purses and ran to Coso Avenue where they fled in a white four door car with a blue fender.

[There seems to be a slight rash or purse-snatchings on Precita between Mission and Shotwell, keep your eyes open! - Editor]

Labels: crime, police blotter

Police Captain Denis O'Leary informs us:

The Bernal Heights neighborhood has been struck by robbers in a Chevrolet Astro van with a stripe on its side. This van may have been used in robberies in other parts of San Francisco. Report suspicious activity to the police.

Ingleside Station has increased its staffing in the Bernal Heights neighborhood.

[The events happened last night, on the South side of Bernal Hill park.]


April 14th 8:30 pm Ellsworth St. & Eugenia Ave.

A 36 year old Bernal Heights woman was confronted by two robbers who demanded her purse. She surrendered her wallet and the two men ran away.

April 14th 10:10 pm Bocana St. & Powhattan Ave.

A 35 year old Bernal Heights woman was walking home when two robbers approached her from a green Chevrolet Astro van with a stripe on its side. One of the robbers placed a hard object against the victim's side and demanded her belongings. The woman surrendered a Walkman and a coin purse. The robbers fled in the van.

Labels: crime, police blotter

From the police blotter: good news: they caught the guys. Bad news, some innocent bystander's van got shot up.

4:15 pm Cesar Chavez and Bryant Streets

Ingleside and Mission Station officers responded to the neighborhood on the call of shots fired. Citizens reported seeing a gunman firing shots from an SUV. The investigation brought officers to the first block of Gold Mine Drive in the Diamond Heights neighborhood. There the officers found a handgun and ammunition. Three males: a 19 year old from the Mission District, another 19 year from Diamond Heights, and a 17 year old from the mid-Market Street neighborhood, were arrested for aggravated assault and gang charges.

Labels: crime, gang, gangs, police blotter, precita, Precita Park, Precita Valley Neighbors, pvn

We received an anonymous comment about the shots fired Friday early evening:

You bet thre were shots fired. My van was struck at 564 Precita. Major damage done. Police investigated, no arrest, no motive. Some kind of pursuit on foot and car. will send pics of damage to my vehicle and have poilce report number if interested.

This is near the liquor store on the corner of Florida and Precita. Glad no one got hurt. If you can post the pics on flickr or somewhere, we'd like to see them.

Labels: crime

We just enjoying the lovely day outside, above Precita Park, and heard 5 shots fired at about 4:08pm. Couldn't tell exactly where they were coming from, definitely somewhere down near Cesar Chavez, probably between Folsom and Alabama.

Anyone else hear them?

Update: Shots were fired near Precita and Florida, a van was damaged. No one was hurt.

Labels: crime, police blotter

The next Precita Valley Neighbors meeting will also be gardening in the park, so meet at 10:00 am, Saturday April 19th, in the children's playground in Precita Park (not at the usual Charlie's Cafe location).

Here's the update from Demece Garepis:

John Miller, the Supervisor of District 9 Park and Recreation Dept., has asked PVN to pull out the crab grass between the black square rubber pads in the Childrens’ Playground and help provide garden maintenance inside the Childrens’ Playground. He has generously allocated enough maintenance and tree renewal for the triangle and the Park this spring – thanks John and Davida! We will be using our garden shovels to remove crab grass inside the Childrens’ Playground and around the Butterfly Garden.

David Robinson (285-5957) and Demece Garepis (641-0507) are the PVN Co-Chairs. To get added to the email list for PVN, contact demecegarepis (at) yahoo (dot) com.

Labels: Precita Park, Precita Valley Neighbors

Demece Garepis has notified us that the May 10th Solar Picnic in Precita Park is delayed until the final approval is made for local San Francisco solar panel rebates. "The local rebate, already funded through PG&E via the SFPUC, is clearing an approval process through the Board of Supervisors. See the solar update file below. Chris Bennett will represent PVN at the Board of Supervisors May 16th Finance Committee meeting to support solar panel rebates."

Subject: Update on solar rebate program

I wanted to provide an update on the solar rebate program that was heard earlier this week in the Board of Supervisors' Budget Committee. Many of you have been following this issue for the last several months, while others have recently inquired about the status of the program due to personal interest in installing solar on your rooftops. The solar rebate program that the Mayor and Assessor Ting have crafted that was scheduled for implementation on April 1 has been stalled by legislation at the Board of Supervisors to freeze funding for the program.

Additionally, legislation to establish the solar rebate program on a long-term, 10-year basis has been stuck in a Board of Supervisors Committee.

The legislation to freeze funding for the solar program that was heard this week was actually not advanced out of committee (a good thing for solar), but rather scheduled for another hearing on Wednesday, April 16 at 1PM.

Supervisors said they had several questions on the program that they wanted to research in the next two weeks. During this time, we are engaging Supervisor McGoldrick and other committee members to continue to answer questions they have and address any of their concerns. We will also likely succeed in getting the legislation to establish the solar program on a long-term basis heard at the same hearing on April 16.

Mayor Newsom and Assessor Ting remain fully committed to implementing this legislation, either through the Board of Supervisors in the coming weeks or if need be, through the ballot process later this year. Currently, we are working hard to have this program supported by the Board of Supervisors, which would ensure that the program can be implemented immediately.

A sincere thanks to all who have emailed, called and testified in support of the solar rebate program at the Board of Supervisors. This advocacy has been very helpful to convincing Supervisors about the broad support for the solar rebate program and the strong opposition within the environmental and renewable energy communities to stalling or prohibiting this initiative.

Your continued advocacy in the next two weeks with Supervisors and their staff members, and at the hearing on April 16, will be key to both removing the threat of freezing the funding for the program and approving the legislation to establish the solar rebates as a 10-year program.

Thank you very much for you interest and advocacy on this important environmental legislation.

Wade Crowfoot
Director of Climate Protection Initiatives
Office of Mayor Gavin Newsom

Labels: Precita Park, Precita Valley Neighbors

According to the SFPD: A 26 year old Mission District man reported being mugged. He was struck in the face by his assailant and his wallet was taken on April 9th at 1AM (Wednesday early morning) at Precita Avenue and Folsom Street.

Labels: crime, police blotter, Precita Park, Precita Valley Neighbors

Tiffany tells us about the upcoming Neighborhood Watch Meeting:

Wanted to let you all know we will be having our next Neighborhood Watch Meeting Thursday, April 10 at 6:30 at Mona Tong's office, 326 Precita Ave.

It will be our 5th meeting! Please join us and invite other's to help get this group underway. Last months meeting was great and some cool new things have developed since then!

Labels: Neighborhood Watch

SFGate has an interesting, interactive map of Homicides in San Francisco 2007/2008. Zoom in to see the clump around S. Van Ness and C. Chavez.

Labels: crime

(Thanks to Demece Garepis for this update)

proposed ICI commercial paint store

David Alumbaugh, the Planning Dept’s Cesar Chavez Traffic Calming Planner heard our concerns regarding the proposed ICI commercial paint store lease of the old Hollywood Video Store. The Planning Commission later rejected the lease, in support of the neighborhood.

Precita Area Crime Update

Great response from the Ingleside Station – thanks Captain O’Leary and officers!

Solar Picnic

Solar Picnic May 10th from 10-3pm in Precita Park. SolarCity, District 9’s Aggregate Solar Vendor has committed to providing SOLAR PANELS TO LIGHT THE CHILDRENS’ PLAYGROUND IN PRECITA PARK! Matching funds for installation and additional equipment will be requested through Prop B matching Funds.

Next Meeting

Our next meeting is SATURDAY, APRIL 5th at 10 am at Charlie’s to plan and provide flyer routes for flyering the neighborhood about the Solar Picnic.

More information?

Contact Precita Valley Neighbors. David Robinson (285-5957) and Demece Garepis (641-0507) Co-Chairs

Labels: Precita Valley Neighbors

4:57 pm 3300 block of Folsom Street

Officer Hopkins and posse came upon a group of five juveniles smoking marijuana. One was wanted on a warrant issued by the San Francisco Juvenile Court and another was listed as missing with the SFPD. The other three teens were admonished and released. The first two teenagers were left in the custody of the Child Protective Services at San Francisco General Hospital.

(We like that Officer Hopkins has a Posse! - Ed.)

Labels: police blotter

7:15 pm Cesar Chavez and Hampshire Streets

Officer Campos saw a man wandering in traffic. He stopped to question the man and found that the 39 year old San Francisco man was wanted by the California Department of Corrections for parole violation. The man was booked at Ingleside Station.

Labels: police blotter

Demolition has begun on the former Kelly Moore paint store site at Mission and Cesar Chavez.

Labels: construction

1:50 pm 400 block of Precita Avenue

Officer Altamirano and Officer Alvarado investigated a dog attack. A pit bull dog had jumped a neighbor's fence and attacked another dog. The officers contained the dog in the back seat of a police car and turned it over to an Animal Care and Control officer.

Labels: police blotter

A four-alarm fire happened this evening between Valencia, Poplar, 26th and 25th. Several buildings were destroyed, and many residents lost everything. The Chronicle now has a story up with more details. CBS 5 was the first to report it on their website, here's some video grabs from CBS 5's helicopter:





A commenter on the SFGate story wrote:

I have been watching this for almost 2 hours now, it is almost across the street from me. I think there were some injuries- as I saw people on 3 gernies being wheeled away.

Someone who lived nearby posted images of the fire.

Here's a map of the location:


Here's a picture from the ally behind the buildings the next day. It's sad and tragic to see.

Labels: News

San Francisco Crime: Two Mission District shootings kill 1, injure 3: "A 16 year-old boy was shot in the arm and leg at 26th and Shotwell Streets at 7:30 p.m. He was transported to SFGH with non-life-threatening injuries."

(Via the excellent San Francisco Crime Blog and tipster Marijane.)

SF Gate also has this:

A teen was transported to a local hospital after being shot in the arm and leg while in the Mission District Saturday, according to a San Francisco Police Department spokesman.
The 16-year-old victim was standing at the corner of 26th and Shotwell streets around 7:30 p.m. when the suspect allegedly approached him and fired shots for no reason, spokesman Neville Gittens said.
The victim sustained gunshot wounds to one arm and one leg and was transported to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries, said Gittens.
Police suspect the incident may have been gang-related.

So that accounts for the sound of gunfire and the tons of sirens shortly thereafter.

There was another fatal shooting at this same location in December of 2006. Because of that, several cameras were installed at that intersection. Apparently, the cameras had no deterrent effect on this crime.







We wonder if the cameras recorded anything useful, or if they help expedite the arrivals of police and ambulances? Or were they useful at all?

Labels: crime, gang, gangs, Neighborhood Watch, police blotter, Precita Park

Anyone know any details on the sounds of gunfire followed shortly thereafter by lots of sirens were? The sounds of the gunshots seemed to come from the eastern end of Precita Park.

(Update: turns out it was a shooting at 26th and Shotwell, one injured.)

Labels: crime, Precita Park

On Harrison, above Precita, there has been water leaking from the curb area for a couple weeks. Some neighbors called 311 about it, and the water department came out and replaced the water line that feeds fresh water to the house by the leak.

Mary Ann from Bernal Hill Realty sent us some pictures of the work:

Labels: construction, water main

Saturday, March 8th, 10am – 11:00am at the
Charlie’s Deli, 3202 Folsom Street -Folsom at Precita
 
David Robinson (415 285-5957) and Demece Garepis (415 641-0507) Co-Chairs.
 

AGENDA

I.              Talk to David Alumbaugh, the Planning Dept’s Cesar Chavez Traffic Calming Planner: Opposition to ICI Paintstore Commercial Lease at (old Hollywood Video store) 1575 South Van Ness at Chavez: Tell Mr. Alumbaugh we oppose a paint store serving commercial contractors in the middle of a residential neighborhood because it is incompatible with the existing neighborhood traffic flow.  Please email your concerns to Diego Sanchez, Planning Dept. Project Manager, at diego.sanchez(at)sfgov(dot)org by this Wednesday.
 
II.            Precita Area Crime Update – great response from the Ingleside Station – thanks Captain O’Leary and officers!
 
III.          Solar Picnic May 10th from 10-3pm in Precita Park.  Details and marketing – help plan SF’s first Green Event!

IV.          Precita Park Dog Run contacts/ideas, miscellaneous.

Labels: Precita Valley Neighbors, pvn

# posted by The Editor @ 3/03/2008 10:02:00 PM 1 comments

There is a neighboorhood watch for the 300 Block of Precita Avenue and the 1500 and 1600 Blocks of Treat Ave on Thursday, March 6 at 6:30 at Mona Tong's office, 326 Precita Ave.

This is our 4th meeting!

The purpose of this meeting is to join other neighbors in helping to reduce crime and improve quality of life issues in the immediate neighborhood.

We will be welcoming Captain O'Leary, the new Captain from Ingleside Station.

Please join us and invite others to help get this group underway.

Thursday, March 6 at 6:30pm SHARP at Mona Tong's office, 326 Precita Ave. The meeting will last 1 hour.

Labels: Neighborhood Watch, Precita Park, Precita Valley Neighbors, pvn

Labels: Dog park, Precita Park

A new mural on C. Chaves and Shotwell.

In the last few days, a lot of underground survey marks have popped up on Treat from Precita to the South end of Treat. Tonight, we encountered some PG&E employees marking/surveying gas lines, and asked them if they knew what was up.

``The city is going to do construction to fix the pot holes.`` Was the response. ``Not us, the City``.

You may remember, between October 2003 and Feb 2004, the city replaced the sewer line going down Treat ave. They opened up a 2 foot trench in the middle of the street, replaced the sewer lines, repaved the street and also replaced the curbs on the street.

Apparently, they didn't do something right when they closed up the trench in the middle of the street, because it has been sinking. There are numerous potholes, including the rather large one that appeared in January 2008, so hopefully the construction will be done properly this time.

However, we might be in for another 2 months of Treat being under construction again, like it was in last 2003.

(Here are some pictures from the 2003/2004 sewer replacement on Treat)



The photo below shows a cross-section of the street after it was cut through. Notice the old cobblestones/ bricks under the asphalt.





The new sewer line. They would rip out the old pipes, and immediately replace it with the new pipes.







The new pipes were laid in a bed of gravel, our understanding is because that gives the pipes a bit of room to move during an earthquake.



If you know anything more about this construction, post a comment. Calls to 311 were directed to a voicemail number for DPW, who didn't return our call.

Labels: construction, precita

There have been three armed robberies reported to the police in the past three days:

February 27th    10 pm    500 block of Crescent Avenue 
February 28th       7:45 pm    Gates Street and Tompkins Avenue 
February  28th      8:30 pm     300 block of Chenery Street 

The armed suspect's description is similar in all three cases:

16 to 20 years old black male standing 5'6" to 5'9" tall, weighing 140 to 150 pounds, wearing a black hooded sweatshirt over black pants, carrying a black semi-automatic handgun.

(A semi-automatic handgun, in case you don't know, it basically a pistol... like a Glock you might see in a movie.)

Labels: crime

The drinking fountain in the southwest corner of Precita Park is constantly surrounded by mud. Apparently, there is no plumbed drain, and the water just overflows onto the ground, leading to this ugly mess.

Perhaps if enough people call 311 and report the muddy conditions of the drinking fountain, the parks department will do something about it.

It's great to have a drinking fountain in the park, but it's better if it's not so messy.

Labels: Precita Park

A residential burglary occurred between 3:30 pm and 7:30 pm on February 25th on the 1500 block of Florida Street (between Chavez and Precita).

Labels: crime

From Tiffany Delloue:

Wanted to let you all know we will be having our next Neighborhood Watch Meeting Thursday, March 6 at 6:30 at Mona Tong's office, 326 Precita Ave.

We missed last month's meeting due to illness and injury!

It will be our 4th meeting and Captain O'Leary from Ingleside Stattion (or one of his staff) will be here to discuss safety. Please join us and invite other's to help get this group underway.

Labels: Neighborhood Watch

Sorry for the late notice, but there is a Precita Valley Neighbors Monthly Meeting happening tomorrow at Charlie's Deli, Saturday, February 16th, 10am – 11:00am.


Charlie’s Deli is located at 3202 Folsom Street (Folsom at Precita)


AGENDA:

I. Precita Park Landscaping and Lighting Update. The storms have taken out several trees and other ground concerns.
II. Precita Area Crime Update.
III. Miscellaneous.

Labels: crime, Precita Valley Neighbors, trees

(Van Ness was blocked off from 26th to 25th on Friday night at 7pm - not sure when the street was closed. There was a ton of police activity in the area; on the side streets, driving around. Suprised that the news took so long to show up.)

Man shot to death in the Mission: "No arrests yet in street killing in S.F.'s Mission District

Marisa Lagos, Chronicle Staff Writer

Tuesday, February 12, 2008

(02-12) 12:24 PST SAN FRANCISCO -- Police are searching for two men who walked up to a 21-year-old San Francisco man on the street in the Mission District and shot him to death, authorities said today.

Jose Reynoso and two friends were standing on the 1400 block of South Van Ness Avenue, near 25th Street, around 6:45 p.m. Friday when the two men opened fire, said police Sgt. Steve Mannina.

Reynoso was struck in the head and chest and taken to San Francisco General Hospital, where he died the next day. Witnesses provided only sketchy descriptions of the killers, who fled on foot.

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This one got almost no media. It happened on Friday, but there was no news until today. Further more, SFgate inserted it straight into the crime section, rather than put it on the front page first, like they do for EVERY other crime story, such as the 3 different articles about murder in Oakland. Funny how the SF article is all but ignored...And in the meantime front page headlines shout about Oakland and it's 'continuing bloodshed.'
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(Via San Francisco Crime.)

Labels: crime

Since many residential streets in Precita Valley don't have street cleaning, a lot of cars get parked (or abandoned) here. If you notice a car that's been parked over 72 hours, report it to DPT by calling 415-553-1200. They're open 24 hours. Chances are it's a stolen or abandoned car.

They'll come out, leave a pink warning on it, and come back in 72 hours to see if it's still there, and if it is, they'll tow it.

Labels: parking

7:53 pm Feb 4, 2008

100 block of Precita Avenue

37 year old Bernal Heights woman robbed of her belongings. Three juveniles detained. Robbery Inspector took over case.

(Kind of surprising this happened at 8pm on a Monday night)

Labels: police blotter

1:15 am Folsom and Ripley Street

Officer Anaya and Officer Baldovino saw two men pushing a van and stopped to question them. The van was in the control of a 26 year old New Mission Terrace woman. She was in possession of methamphetamine. She was booked at Ingleside Station.

I'm sure there was more to the story than that - Ed.

Labels: police blotter

If you see a big pot hole, you can actually call 311 and they will actually repair it. It might take 2 weeks. But it will get done.

Treat above Precita has been having some pothole issues since the sewer construction (re-cnstruction?) a couple years back.

About a week after Calling 311 and reporting the hole, DPW came out and checked it out, and left some barriers.



The hole kept getting deeper, and the barriers started to tilt.



Finally, a couple days ago, it got fixed. Yay!



Calling 311 does work!

Labels: precita, Precita Valley Neighbors

Precita Valley Neighbors Monthly Meeting
Saturday, January 12th, 10am – 11:00am at the
Charlie’s Deli, 3202 Folsom Street -Folsom at Precita


AGENDA:
I. Traffic Calming Plan of Northwest Bernal Heights update. We have updates on Precita, Manchester, and Stoneman

II. Precita Park Landscaping Update. The storms have taken out several trees and other ground concerns.

III. Precita Area Crime Update.

David Robinson (285-5957) and Demece Garepis (641-0507) Co-Chairs.

Why was someone in a City of SF vehicle cutting up a fallen tree on the 1500 block of Treat at 1:30am on Monday morning?

I know there are a lot of fallen trees in the city right now, but really, chain saws at 1:30am in the morning?

This is the tree (as seen Friday) that they were cutting on:

Labels: precita, trees

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