Police Blotter/Richmond
Roundup/Letters to the Editor
Youth attacked
outside Internet cafe
A 17-year-old boy was beaten on Geary Boulevard around midnight June
9 in an attack he claims was racially motivated. A group of young Chinese
men who were loitering outside the Internet cafe Cyber Hunt kicked the
Caucasian boy in the head, knocking him unconscious, according to his
mother, Elta Anderson.
Lab tests show
anthrax scare fueled by starch
Extensive testing has concluded the powdered-filled envelopes found
in the mailboxes of Richmond and Sunset district homes in late June
were non-toxic. Testing revealed that the 12 envelopes, a majority of
them left in the Richmond District, did not contain anthrax but a harmless
starch, according to Richard Lee, senior industrial hygienist for the
SF Department of Public Health.
Rec.
and Park Plan Reworked due to Budget Cutbacks
Residents attending a July 22 workshop, hosted
by the SF Recreation and Park Department for Districts 1, 4 and 7, were
surprised to learn that a revised plan to rebuild the cityÕs aging recreational
facilities and renovate playgrounds and clubhouses was put on hold,
in some instances, for years.
Scientists
See Drop in Whale Strandings
Stranding rates for Gray Whales, which pass north
and south along the coast each year, are down again, but Gray Whale
population estimates suggest that the gentle giantÕs numbers are on
the decline.
Rare
Algae Bloom Kills Hundreds of Fish at Spreckels Lake
Workers at Golden Gate Park responsible for maintenance
at Spreckels Lake, a large pond in the northwestern section of the park,
became alarmed in late June when hundreds of fish began washing up dead
on the shoreline. ÒThe fish were gasping for air,Ó said Chris Daquiozg,
a gardener who works at the lake.
Lincoln
Highway gets new marker at Lincoln Park
Geary Merchants'
bestow honors
Shakespeare in the Park
celebrates 20th Anniversary
COLUMNS:
Capt. Marsha
Ashe: Police Beat
Supervisor
Jake McGoldrick: Planning for the Future
Ginny Kolmar: Presidio
Cafe
John
M. Lee: Impact of the Internet on Real Estate
Damien Raffa: A Brief
History of the Presidio
Leah Shahum: Input Needed
to Improve Golden Gate Park
Ina Shlez:
Cut Pollution and 'Spare the Air'
