Bay Area law enforcement officials are bracing for a regional backlash even as attorneys continue closing arguments in the murder trial of a former BART police officer in Los Angeles today.
San Francisco Police Department Lt. Lyn Tomioka said the department is prepared in case any potential response to the verdict spills into The City.
“We have a lot of experience with large demonstrations,” she said. “It’s really a daily event for us, though the size could be different, our officers are trained and continually trained for this.”
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Patrols are being increased in Golden Gate Park in an effort to prevent future dog attacks similar to the events that put two people in the hospital Thursday morning.
Officer Albie Esparza said The City has off-leash laws and this is an effort to enforce them.
“We’re stepping up patrols so we don’t have this situation occur again,” Esparza said. “Thankfully, no one was injured too badly.”
There are 27 off-leash areas in The City — four in Golden Gate Park. None of them are located near Thursday’s attacks, he said.
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A hearing to restore service cuts on all San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency buses and trains is scheduled for July 6.
Because of a pending budget deficit, SFMTA officials voted to cut bus service and frequency May 8. The move would have saved the transit agency $29 million annually.
The Board of Supervisors did not support the cuts.
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After two high-profile sexual criminal incidents involving San Mateo Medical Center psychiatric patients, increased security and additional attempts to keep patients safe have been instituted — but bureaucratic red tape may be the biggest culprit in both incidents.
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The San Francisco Public Libraries campaign to retrieve thousands of overdue books last year was honored for its innovation and achievement.
This past weekend, the library was given the National John Cotton Dana Award
at the American Library Association Annual Conference for the 2009 amnesty program.
The amnesty campaign, known as “Return the Books,” allowed patrons to return materials to the library without having to pay their overdue fines.
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The Castro Muni station is closed after a tree fell on a power line in Diamond Heights, cutting power to overhead lines Wednesday night.The power outage occurred just before 8 p.m. at Douglas Street in Diamond Heights, PG&E spokesman J.D. Guidi said.A tree reportedly hit the lines, but both the power lines and pole are still intact and no one was injured.An estimated 960 customers are affected, Guidi said. Power is expected to be restored by 9:30 p.m.
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Major police activity is affecting BART trains in both directions between the Civic Center and 16th Street stations, according to BART representatives.
BART spokeswoman Luna Salaver said the transit agency was notified of a delay around 1:38 p.m. Wednesday, but did not have specifics of the delay or for how long trains would be delayed.
Salaver said San Francisco police requested that BART briefly turn off power between the 16th Street station and Civic Center station.
As of 2 p.m., trains were moving again, although with residual delays.
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Come Aug. 23, nearly 300 schoolchildren will walk in to a new school in Redwood Shores, which is part of a 109-acre redesign and development of the area.
Redwood Shores Elementary School is part of Preserve of Redwood Shores, a development that offers 156 new townhomes, a neighborhood park and restored wetlands, according to Redwood City documents.
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Come Aug. 23, nearly 300 schoolchildren will walk in to a new school in Redwood Shores, which is part of a 109-acre redesign and development of the area.
Redwood Shores Elementary School is part of Preserve of Redwood Shores, a development that offers 156 new townhomes, a neighborhood park and restored wetlands, according to Redwood City documents.
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Ron Podoske stood atop the Twin Peaks lookout with a hammer in his hand overlooking the newly installed Pink Triangle.Podoske arrived at 8 a.m. Saturday to find much of the 200-foot triangle already set up, but that didn’t stop the Duboce Triangle resident from climbing down the hillside to put in a few more stakes.“I wasn’t leaving here without hitting one,” he joked.
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The only full-service recreation center in the Outer Sunset will be shuttered for renovations next year, causing concern about where programs will be held.
The Sunset Recreation Center, located at 29th and Lawton Streets, is slated for a $13.7 million renovation that is set to begin at the end of this year.
Some of the most popular programs include table tennis, basketball and Tiny Tots for 1- to 3-year-olds, but the center also offers Kids Gym to 1- to 5-year-olds as well as tennis lessons, soccer and an after-school program.
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Mayor Gavin Newsom’s planning on making a number of public appearances during San Francisco’s Pride weekend.
The Mayor was spotted on Saturday at Twin Peaks during the installation of the Pink Triangle to commemorate gay victims of the Holocaust, before racing off to the grand opening of the new hospital at Laguna Honda. Sunday, the mayor plans to attend the 40th annual Pride Parade before returning to City Hall for regular meetings on Monday.
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Employees who live in San Francisco and travel outside The City using employee transportation are growing, according to San Francisco’s Planning and Urban Research Association.
To determine how to incorporate those increasing number of shuttles into The City’s overall transportation plan, SPUR is holding a luncheon to discuss the topic Tuesday.
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Supervisor Bevan Dufty is getting the word out on The City’s Bike Plan. The District 8 supervisor is helping the San Francisco Municipal Transit Authority get the word out to merchants and residents about the changes that affect the Upper Market corridor with a meeting this week.
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The Palega Recreation Center in Portola Valley is in need of public art.
The City’s Arts Commission seems to think so. To remedy the situation, the commission has put out a request for proposals from artists to create a “durable artwork of the highest aesthetic quality.”
Palega is slated for a remodel by the Recreation and Park Department and the commission hopes to include a piece of art with the community room addition to the existing recreation center, relocation of playground and reconditioning of the landscape.
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