Police Blotter/Richmond
Roundup
Underground Garage Plan
Moves Forward
After months of intense deliberation over the design choices for Golden
Gate Park's underground parking facility - during which time everyone
seemed to adopt their own favorite - the Golden Gate Park Concourse
Authority unanimously selected its preferred plan at its board meeting
June 12. Prior to the vote, two controversial plans for the garage were
dropped.
Neighbors charge UCSF Breaking
Housing Promises
A plan by the University of California at San Francisco, which proposes
to tear down three homes and one flat it owns in the 1400 block of Fifth
Avenue to build housing for students and faculty, has neighbors crying
foul.
Fur Flies When Foes
Fight Over Fate of House Permit
After a cantankerous debate, the SF Board of Permit Appeals reversed
its earlier decision and voted to allow a demolition permit for property
located at 710 10th Ave.
North Lake Will Return to
Former Glory, South Lake Work Delayed
Though South Lake in Golden Gate Park will be left alone due to budget
constraints, plans are still underway to rehabilitate North Lake - to
make it once again one of the premier places to observe birds in the
City.
Panel Urges Municipal Power
at Town Hall Meeting
The continuing power crisis in the state brought out a diverse crowd
to address members of the public at a Town Hall Meeting held June 23
at the Richmond Community Center.
Legislation Limiting
TICs Passes
Despite the Richmond's reputation as a middle-of-the-road district,
District 1 Supervisor Jack McGoldrick stayed true to his politically
leftward-leaning positions by initiating a progressive measure on the
tenant and home ownership issue.
Seniors Swing, Dance to Hawaiian
Hula Rhythms
Imagine a grandmother hula dancing smoothly to Hawaiian music in front
of an audience. That is what 78-year-old hula dancing instructor Dee
Dee Richardson does every month.
Lazarus Tosses Hat into Political
Ring, Fights for City Attorney Post
Art Exhibitions open at
Asian Art, Legion of Honor
COLUMNS:
Capt. Edgar
Springer: Police Beat
Supervisor Jake McGoldrick:
TIC Legislation Good for City Housing Crisis
John M. Lee: Escrow Can
be a Complex Process
Ginny Kolmar: Kirin
Restaurant
