Sunnysider Veronika Fimbres aims to be California’s first transgender governor

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Source: Bay Area Reporter http://www.ebar.com/news/article.php?sec=news&article=73231.

Also see this piece in IE Light: http://ielightsf.com/2018/02/05/sunnyside-resident-veronika-fimbres-vying-to-be-first-african-american-transgender-california-governor/

“Political Notebook: Transgender nurse eyes CA governorship”

by Matthew S. Bajko m.bajko@ebar.com

Green Party gubernatorial candidate Veronika Fimbres. Photo: Rick Gerharter
Green Party gubernatorial candidate Veronika Fimbres. Photo: Rick Gerharter from Bay Area Reporter

[Excerpt] Buoyed by the historic wins last month of transgender candidates across the country, Veronika Fimbres is aiming to become the first transgender governor of California. But first, the hospice nurse and Navy veteran has to get her name on the June primary ballot by the March 9 filing deadline.   Continue reading “Sunnysider Veronika Fimbres aims to be California’s first transgender governor” →

Longstanding trash and dumping issue at Balboa Reservoir featured in SF Examiner

On By Sunnyside Neighborhood AssociationIn Balboa Reservoir Project, CCSF, City College of San Francisco, Streets, UncategorizedLeave a comment

The chronic problem of trash and dumping around the Balboa Reservoir and nearby is featured in a recent piece in the SF Examiner (link below). Sunnyside resident Estelle Smith has been working to get CCSF to clean up their mess. Photos below by Estelle Smith. 

Read it here: Complaints of trash arise at CCSF as college ramps up recycling capacity  http://www.sfexaminer.com/complaints-trash-arise-ccsf-college-ramps-recycling-capacity/

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KALW records the voices of Sunnyside: ‘San Francisco neighbors remember Mayor Ed Lee’

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On KALW.org: San Francisco neighbors remember Mayor Ed Lee

Listen here: http://kalw.org/post/san-francisco-neighbors-remember-mayor-ed-lee

“Around San Francisco, residents and community members took a moment to remember their mayor.

“The last place the mayor spent time, yesterday, was at a Safeway near his home in San Francisco’s Sunnyside District. Mayor Lee was shopping when, reports say, he clutched at his chest and fell. People in the market helped him up, and an ambulance came and took him to Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital.   Continue reading “KALW records the voices of Sunnyside: ‘San Francisco neighbors remember Mayor Ed Lee’” →