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Volunteers and Donations Needed – 4th Annual Sunnyside Halloween Block Party
Boo….Volunteers and donations…we need you!
We are soliciting volunteers and donations for the Sunnyside Halloween Block Party to be held on Saturday, October 27th from 3 p.m. – 6 p.m.
There will be costume contests, pumkin decorating, kids jumpy house, trick or treating, refreshments, music and much more!
We are looking for volunteers to assist during the block party and for donations for food, drink and/or prizes. Any assistance is greatly appreciated.
To volunteer or donate, please contact Michael at 415-584-3252 or email us at info@sunnysideassociation.org
Early morning blaze on Ocean Avenue
[This article is over 8 years old.] Many Sunnyside residents woke to sounds of sirens, billowing smoke and the smell of something ablaze. A four alarm fire at King’s Coffee and Tea at 1552 Ocean Avenue kept SF Firefighters busy and traffic snarled. The fire was extremely dangerous with a strong back-draft explosion of super-heated gases.
The fire is under investigation.
Below is the article for the San Francisco Chronicle.
(08-07) 12:55 PDT SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco firefighters battling a blaze in a commercial building narrowly escaped serious injury Tuesday morning when an explosion sent a fireball of hot gas rocketing out a door they had just opened, authorities said.
The near-miss happened at little before 6 a.m. as firefighters responded to a four-alarm in the city’s Ingleside neighborhood near Ocean and Capitol avenues.
As they opened the front door to one of the businesses, King’s Coffee and Tea, they were greeted with a strong back-draft explosion of super-heated gases.
Assistant Chief Tom Siragusa said the gases ignited and “sent a fireball across the street.”
About 10 firefighters were surrounding the doorway at the time. After the blast, firefighters quickly checked to make sure all crews were accounted for and it was “miraculous” that no one was seriously injured, Siragusa said.
Back-draft explosions are rare and only occur when a fire and hot smoke get trapped for a while in a contained space, firefighters said. Siragusa said that this is only the second time he’s witnessed a back-draft explosion in his decades of experience.
Two firefighters received minor injures while fighting the blaze. One suffered an irregular heart beat after the explosion, Gonzales said. The other later suffered a shoulder injury.
The fire was reported around 5:45 a.m. in the attic of a commercial building on 1552 Ocean Avenue. About 120 firefighters and 40 pieces of equipment brought the fire under control by 6:30 a.m., authorities said.
The fire spread to three businesses that share an attic and caused the roof of the building to collapse, said Deputy Chief Mark Gonzales.
Lili Knit and Happy Bakery and Deli, businesses on either side of King’s Coffee and Tea, suffered extensive water and fire damage, though the exact amount of damage has yet to be determined.
Following standard procedure, the department’s arson unit was called to the scene to investigate.
Muni’s K-Ingleside Metro line has been blocked by fire for at least 6 hours. Bus shuttles have been brought in to replace the train.
Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Fireball-just-misses-S-F-firefighters-3768750.php#ixzz22u7T7Z9P
CCSF Office of the Chancellor responds to Accreditation Report
August 2, 2012
Dear Friend of City College,
Your support of City College of San Francisco has helped many students succeed, complete their education plans and improve their futures. Your contribution has made a difference to them and our community. For this you have my sincere thanks and gratitude.
Your commitment to City College warrants a timely response to the issues raised by CCSF’s recent Accreditation Report. This letter is to give you the facts about what you have been reading and put them in the proper context. It is important for you to know that City College remains fully accredited, as it has been since 1935, is operating as usual, and is not closing. We at the College are not going to let that happen — City College is far too important to San Francisco and its students.
The Accreditation Report cites structural issues and fiscal issues that are in need of correction. The Accreditation Team’s 14 recommendations focus on structure, process and governance as well as on fiscal issues. Our current accreditation status is “Show Cause.” Though severe, this means that City College continues as an accredited institution, but needs to show significant progress toward resolution of the 14 recommendations by October 15, 2012; and achieve them all by March 15, 2013. To meet these goals, City College will have to change how it operates and is structured. The College will have to become more efficient in its decision-making, be more cost effective, and be able to provide evidence of student success.
CCSF is taking responsibility for fixing the problems cited in the Accreditation Report. Work has begun on the recommendations. I am leading this effort along with the Accreditation Response Team, which I direct and appointed and includes representation from all key College constituent groups, including trustees, administrators, faculty, staff, and student representatives. City College Trustees have adopted a budget for fiscal year 2012-2013 that contains further overall reductions of $8 million. The College also has requested the State’s Financial Crisis Management Assistance Team (FCMAT), a panel of school finance specialists, to examine its finances and processes and make specific recommendations for improvement. FCMAT has already started its work and will be on site in late July. The Board of Trustees of City College has placed a $79 parcel tax before the San Francisco voters on the November 2012 ballot. If passed, the parcel tax will raise $14 million of funding for City College each year for eight years.
We are focused on the future and what needs to happen between now and October 15, our first deadline, to show meaningful progress in addressing the recommendations in the Accreditation Report. In the meantime, if you or others would like key accreditation information and reports, please visit the CCSF website at www.ccsf.edu. Rest assured that I will keep you informed of our progress.
Your support is deeply appreciated as we work our way through this crisis. Please accept my sincere thanks for everything you do for City College.
Sincerely,
Dr. Pamila Fisher CCSF Interim Chancellor
BOARD OF TRUSTEES JOHN RIZZO, PRESIDENT • DR. ANITA GRIER, VICE PRESIDENT • DR. NATALIE BERG • CHRIS JACKSON MILTON MARKS • STEVE NGO • LAWRENCE WONG, ESQ. • WILLIAM WALKER, STUDENT TRUSTEE DR. PAMILA J. FISHER, INTERIM CHANCELLOR
Sunnyside Neighborhood Association 