Ingleside Station Captain Message:
Emerging/Recent Crime Trends—There was a spike in thefts on MUNI buses this past weekend where victims were robbed of their cell phones and Ipads. If you ride the bus alone, please keep your electronics tucked away and hidden so as to not be an attractant to thieves.
Captain Daniel J. Mahoney
Sunnyside Safeway Renovation Project – Committee Meeting
The SNA Safeway committee, on behalf of Sunnyside residents, is actively working with Safeway on the upcoming store renovation. They are working together to minimize the neighborhood impact while planning a store that will exceed the needs and expectations of Sunnyside.
The SNA Safeway Committee will be hosting a Sunnyside Safeway project update meeting with the Safeway project manager Natalie Mattei (http://sunnysidesafewaysf.com/) . [Editor’s note, July 2016: Unfortunately Safeway has stopped using this website to post details of renovation plans.]
The meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 30th at 6:30 p.m. PDT at St. Finn Barr Catholic School, 419 Hearst Avenue (enter through the playground on Hearst).
All residents are invited to attend; SNA Safeway committee members are highly encouraged to attend this meeting.
For more information, please contact the SNA Safeway committee lead Richard Goldman at richard2sf@gmail.com.
Sunnyside needs a NERT representative. Please consider volunteering for this important role in our neighborhood.
NERT (Neighborhood Emergency Response Training) is FREE training given by the San Francisco Fire Department. Learn how to prepare yourself, your family, and your pets for an emergency. Learn how you can help your neighbors in the event of an emergency. The next training is nearby – Diamond Heights (flyer posted in the Files section of this list and goes into more detail about what you learn at each session).
RSVP to sffdnert@sfgov.org or call 415-970-2024 to register. Visit http://www.sfgov.org/sffdnert to see more about the training, other locations, and register on line.
Diamond Heights
St. Aidan’s Church
101 Goldmine Dr
Tuesdays 6:30pm-9:30pm
June 12: Class session 1
June 19: Class session 2
June 26: Class session 3
July 3: Class session 4
July 10: Class session 5
July 17: Class session 6
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Below is a summary of the Ingleside Community Meeting. Thank you to our neighbors at Bernal Safe for attending and publishing the notes.
CAPTAIN’S REPORT – 15 May 2012
by Captain Daniel J. Mahoney daniel.j.mahoney@sfgov.org
**New anonymous tip line for Ingleside: 404-4035. This is checked once per day.
STAFFING in and involving the Ingleside Station
Lt. Jim Miller retired from the SFPD on May 14th, with 33 years of experience. He was an excellent officer with great skill in working with the community and will be sorely missed. Lt. Greg Yee will replace him. Yee has 22 yrs experience, most recently in the tech department at the Hall of Justice.
DA Sharon Reardon is working out of Ingleside now. When a case comes in, she’s on the scene with expertise and a different perspective from the police, which benefits both.
Deputy City Attorney Jennifer Choi has replaced Jana Clark as Ingleside Code Enforcement Attorney. Jana Clark was reassigned after doing a yeoman’s job. Choi worked with Clark and on cases involving smoke shops that sell illegal drug paraphernalia. As a result, she is already up to speed on the Ingleside District. The City Attorney’s office can be reached at 554-4700, and Jennifer’s email is jennifer.choi@sfgov.org.
Kevin Easton, Community Relations Coordinator for the City Attorney’s Office. As background, the City Attorney is an elected official, with a staff of 200 deputy attorneys. The Office handles civil litigation and civil law, including code enforcement, and represents all City departments, boards, and officials (the DA’s office handles all criminal matters). The Community Relations Coordinator facilitates communication between city officials and city residents, specifically on issues involving code enforcement, and Easton welcomes communications from the public.
Question about code enforcement from attendee: Blighted properties taken over by banks are often left empty and unkempt. Is something going to be done to hold bank owners accountable and make them clean up the mess? There is a code in place that if a property owner holds 10 or more properties they can be dealt with more severely.
CRIME STATS
Month = the last 28 days. YTD: 1.1.2011 – 4.17.2011 as compared to 1.1.2012 to 4.17.2012
Aggravated Assault: 27 incidents, up 17% from last month and up 24% YTD. 15 arrests made.
Primarily domestic violence and some gang problems.
Robbery: 27 incidents, no change from last month but down 25% YTD. 3 arrests made.
Sexual Assault: No incidents, no arrests.
Burglary: 42 incidents, down 26%, up 47% YTD. 5 arrests made. Bike thefts! Seven stolen over the
weekend, with not one serial number on them. IF YOU HAVE A BIKE, WRITE DOWN THE SERIAL NUMBER AND PUT IT SOMEWHERE SAFE. Do it now. Yes, now.
Auto theft: 51 incidents, down 35% this month, up 31% YTD. 3 arrests made. Hondas still 90% of all car thefts. Arrests involved perps with shaved keys.
Auto burglaries: 45 incidents, down 18% from last month and down 32% YTD. 0 arrests made.
NEWS & INCIDENTS
There was a large group of representatives of various city departments on hand to address the dumping incidents, as well as a well-made-up woman from Channel 5 news. Kudos to the Bernal neighbors who got all this pulled together. Unfortunately, only the three usual Bernal attendees of this meeting were present when they were there, so it was a bit of a missed opportunity to provide feedback/requests/suggestions.
Illegal Industrial Dumping
Call 311 if you see stuff dumped and they’ll call the police. If you see a dumping in progress, you can call either 553-0123 (non-emergency dispatch) or 911. If possible, take note of the license number, or any writing on the truck before you call.
Neighborhood Courts come to the Ingleside
Ingleside became part of District Attorney George Gascón’s restorative justice program by beginning to implement neighborhood courts. These courts encourage community empowerment by giving trained residents a chance to resolve non-violent misdemeanors and infractions within the community using restorative justice. In these cases, non-violent adults are removed from the criminal court system and instead are required to do community service, pay restitution, attend mediation with the victim, or get treatment for issues such as anger management. This can result in reduced backlogs in the criminal court system, because it removes cases of smaller non-violent crimes, and often results in consequences for criminals who otherwise might not be prosecuted at all because of overloaded courts. These take place in the community. Currently, the Ingleside location is at the Scottish Rite Center on 19th Ave.
The DA’s Office is looking for people to serve as volunteer adjudicators throughout the Ingleside Community. Participants are given 25 hours of training for free. Ongoing time commitment is not that high. Wade Chow and Rebecca Prozan are coordinating it for Ingleside. Further information:http://www.sfdistrictattorney.org/index.aspx?page=178. The application has been posted the Files section of this group with the title “Neighborhood Courts Application 2012.” Some additional information on the courts is included at the end of this post, too.
Traffic enforcement
Will Escobar, Traffic Enforcement Officer for Ingleside, will be putting together a series of operations over the next four weeks. They are not advertising the locations in advance. Each will include an education component so residents understand why enforcement of traffic laws is important for all involved – motorists, bicyclists, and pedestrians. Good news – accidents are down 30%.
CALENDAR UPDATES
May 18, 11am: Tree Planting at Phelan and Ocean Garden, planting five trees in memory of five people killed on Howth Street.
May 18, 12-4 pm: Bernal Youth Summit at Balboa High School, organized by the Bernal Heights Neighborhood Center, working with SFPD.
June 19, 7pm: Next Ingleside Police Community meeting at the Ingleside station.
Date: Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Time: 6:30 — 8:00 PM
Location: Sunnyside Conservatory (Monterey Blvd. between Congo/Baden Sts.)
This is a jointly sponsored meeting by the two local park advocacy groups: Sunnyside Park Families & Neighbors and the Friends of Sunnyside Conservatory.
The purpose of this meeting is to gather support and input for the completion of grant applications to fund smaller capital construction improvements to our two neighborhood parks.
The funding source comes from a $5 Million portion of the “Clean and Safe Neighborhood Parks” General Obligation Bond passed by voters in 2008 called the “Community Opportunity Fund.”
Neighborhood and park groups compete for funds to build permanent improvements in local parks. One requirement for an award is citizen participation where credit is given against a percentage of the award for volunteer time spent and expertise of pro-bono professionals with planning, design, stewardship, community out-reach, and beautification contributions to a park.
Visit the Recreation & Parks Department website for more information: www.sfrecpark.org/COF.aspx
Between the two neighborhood parks, a large variety of user group recreational needs are served and a few additional improvements will further the enjoyment and usability of the sites. For the Conservatory, enhancement to the lighting system for popular musical concerts and private events is sought.
The Park has become a favorite destination for families with children from all over The City. The influx of many more visitors than ever before has taken a toll on hillsides where erosion has become an issue and a unique natural spring is in need of protect.
Sunnyside Neighborhood Association 