If you’re a history buff and interested in more information about Sunnyside, check out the Mt. Davidson and It’s Historic Neighborhoods website http://www.mtdavidson.org/sunnyside.

Here you will find a rich information on the origins of Sunnyside including it’s infamous reputation for being a “Bootleggers Paradise” during Prohibition.

 

We hope to see you today, Sunday April 29th, at the Glen Park Festival today.  We’re located at Booth #43 located next to Canyon Market on Wilder Street, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Check out the beautiful mosaic created by the SNA President Lisa Spinali.  Each piece is a magnet which will be given away to festival goers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Also enter a chance to win this beautiful Italian basket.

 

 

 

Thanks to Lisa Spinali for donating and creating another great gift.  We will have lollipops for the kids (and the big kids), treats for our four legged friends and information on Sunnyside Neighborhood Association.  We will forward to seeing you today!

 

  Free entry this weekend for 94127 Sunnyside residents.

Explore critters that crawl, walk, swim and slither from all parts of the globe.  Check out the Tropical Rainforest where it’s nice and toasty with butterflies fluttering around and fish swimming in the waters below.

For more information, visit CAS’ website – http://www.calacademy.org/visit/sf_free_days_2012.php

Free admission is available for San Francisco residents in each ZIP code during the designated dates listed below. Each visiting adult is limited to six children for free entry.

Don’t worry 94112, your free weekend is May 18 – 20.

*Each visiting adult must show a valid photo ID with proof of residency. The following items or combinations are acceptable:

A driver license or state ID card Photo ID plus postmarked envelope, postcard, or magazine label with name and date Photo ID plus utility bill (gas/electric/cable), bank statement, or letter from a government agency with name and home address (not a P.O. Box)

 

Bike thefts are serious, but many, many owners don’t even know their serial number to report the theft and reclaim their bike, even for a $2000 bike. Police will set up an online site to register bikes, and put in owner name and serial number. Once the bike owner registers, he/she gets an Ingleside sticker. If someone notices the bike with the sticker, they can stop the rider, check their name, and check the database to confirm ownership and return the bike. Can also stick GPS on the bike to track it.

Commuting by Bicycle in San Francisco?  Learn about bike safety, commuting on your bike, and just enjoying the scenery!

Here are some helpful tips on biking in San Francisco, http://www.sfmta.com/cms/bcomm/3178.html

Biking in the Ingleside Police Community

Traffic enforcement:

If there are hot spots that you think the police should pay close attention to, you can tell them directly at the Ingleside Police Station website / Contact Us.

http://www.inglesidepolicestation.com

Ops are two parts:

1 – pedestrian safety (incidents result in many pedestrians being hurt)

2 – look for pedestrians coming out into the middle of the street without looking. The captain wants to improve safety by looking for all violators – not just one type.

Bike v. vehicle: Will also do an operation to stop drivers in bike lanes, etc. Then will do the same to stop cyclists from running red lights and stop signs.  Bicyclists running stop lights or signs are subject to same tickets that autos get for doing that.

 

Thank you to our neighbors at Bernalsafe for the summary of the community meeting.

Ingleside Station Monthly Community Meetings are held on the third Tuesday of each month at the Ingleside Station Community Room. All are welcome to attend the meetings, which are held by Captain Mahoney.  The next meeting is May 15, 2012 at 7:00 p.m.  This is an opportunity to hear about our community and ask questions regarding safety and crime.

Notable information for Sunnyside from the April 17th meeting:

Most robberies continue to be cell-phone-related, with an uptick in those occurring on MUNI buses. Captain has asked every officer to ride MUNI twice a day.  MUNI has great video surveillance; many arrests stem from video captured on MUNI.

Safe Haven: a program where merchants put up a sign in their window. If a person walking down the street and feels intimidated, they can go into a business with a sign and ask for help.

URGENT REMINDER:
Police department will lose around 400 officers by 2014 through retirement. Without budget increase, there will be no new Police Academy classes to train new officers. This means that police will be taken off all the proactive programs that prevent crime before it happens, such as beat patrols, in order to react to the crime that takes place. Oakland, Vallejo, and Sacramento have all had to gut their police forces and now lack key departments like narcotics and gang task forces. Basically, all they can do is respond the most urgent emergency calls.