The men and women of Ingleside Police Station would like to welcome Captain Timothy Falvey as the new Commanding Officer of Ingleside Station.

As much as we are saddened with the departure of Captain Daniel Mahoney, we are excited in welcoming Captain Falvey to Ingleside Police Station. Captain Falvey brings with him many years of diverse experience and knowledge to seamlessly carry forward where Captain Mahoney left off.

Captain Falvey is looking forward to meeting the community during the various community meetings throughout Ingleside District. Please help us in warmly welcoming Captain Falvey to our district.

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Over the past week, there has been several auto thefts in Sunnyside. 

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), San Francisco ranks as one of the top cities for car thefts. 

No one is safe from vehicular theft. Use common sense when parking or leaving your car for the night. Make sure you lock up, remove your valuables and never leave the area while your car is running.  Other suggestions include parking in a lit area and investing in an after market anti-theft device.  Anything that will make a thieft think twice about stealing a car is a good idea.

Also, keep an eye out in the neighborhood.  If something looks suspicious, contact SFPD. Click here for tips from SFPD on avoiding car thefts.

If you are a victim of a theft, please contact SFPD, their contact information is located on our Links page.

Push to find consumers owed $7.5 million by Money Mart, Loan Mart to enter final 50-days

City, community, labor leaders unite in statewide bid to maximize restitution to borrowers victimized by fraudulent lending practices
SAN FRANCISCO (July 26, 2012)—City Attorney Dennis Herrera was joined at a news conference today by City Treasurer José Cisneros, San Francisco Labor Council Executive Director Tim Paulson, and S.F. Interfaith Council Executive Director Michael Pappas to highlight the upcoming final 60-day mark of the City’s statewide push to locate consumers who may be eligible for restitution from Money Mart and Loan Mart in amounts ranging from between $20 to $1,800.  Victims of the payday lenders’ predatory lending schemes were also on hand to speak to the news media about their own experiences.
The restitution outreach program is among the terms of an agreement Herrera’s office negotiated to settle his office’s 2007 consumer protection lawsuit against payday lenders Money Mart and Loan Mart and an affiliated out-of-state bank for unfair and fraudulent business practices.  The alleged wrongdoing stemmed from the lenders’ marketing of short-term installment loans and oversized payday loans, usually targeted to low-income borrowers, at exorbitant and illegal interest rates.  While the settlement requires the lenders to engage an independent administrator to make “reasonable efforts” to contact all eligible claimants, Herrera’s office is authorized to undertake additional outreach efforts in advance of the Oct. 1, 2012 deadline to reach all potential claimants who may have moved, or who may have dismissed or misunderstood letters from the restitution administrator. 
California consumers who obtained short-term installment loans from Money Mart and Loan Mart from 2005 through 2007, and oversized payday loans from Money Mart and Loan Mart in 2005, may be eligible for restitution of most of interest, fees and finance charges they paid.  The three-month push was launched earlier this month, and will include additional news conferences with community leaders and consumer advocates across the state in advance of the Oct. 1, 2012 deadline. 
“Bringing justice to victims of predatory payday lending means working aggressively to maximize restitution to all the low-income and moderate-income Californians who deserve it,” said Herrera.  “As we approach the final 60-days of our outreach effort, I’m very grateful to be joined by  City Treasurer José Cisneros, whose leadership established more affordable alternatives to predatory storefront lenders.  I’m also very thankful to labor and community leaders like Tim Paulson, Mike Casey and Michael Pappas who have also agreed to take part in our important task.”
Herrera’s office is asking for assistance from all reporters, editors and broadcasters who cover consumer affairs issues in California to assist in identifying all potential claimants statewide to learn more:
• By visiting http://www.sfcityattorney.org, to complete a claim form. 
• By calling the City Attorney’s Money Mart Settlement Hotline at (866) 497-5497
• By emailing further inquiries to: MoneyMartSettlement@sfgov.org 
Also under terms of the settlement agreement, Money Mart and Loan Mart are required to forgive $8 million in other debt owed by California consumers.  In addition, the company will pay the City and County of San Francisco $875,000. 
The litigation involving the Money Mart/Loan Mart settlement is: People of the State of California ex rel. Dennis Herrera v. Check N’ Go of California, Inc., et al. (San Francisco Superior Court Case No. CGC-07-462779).

KEVIN L. EASTON
Coordinator, Community Relations

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