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June 2001
 

 

Police Blotter/Richmond Roundup/Letter to the Editor

No Majority in New Census Count
Hispanic, Black Populations Static
A new analysis of the 2000 census shows that whites now outnumber Asians in the Richmond District, while the Hispanic and Black populations have remained static or taken a slight dip.

Commission Gives Thumbs up for Balboa St. Cellular Antennae Site
The SF Planning Commission approved a plan by Sprint PCS to put two cellular antennae on top of a PG&E; substation at the corner of 24th Avenue and Balboa Street.

Anza Library Closed for Electrical Improvements
Since March 14, the Anza Branch Library, located at 550 37th Ave., has been closed. The library, opened in 1932 as a Special Works Project, will not reopen until July. That is because the City has been modernizing wiring at the dilapidated facility.

Out-of-control Weed Growth Choking Pine Lake
Though seemingly idyllic, the patches of pleasant looking plants growing on the surface of Pine Lake at Stern Grove are actually unwanted weeds which threaten to cover the surface of the lake, altering the lake's ecology - and that is only one of the lake's problems.

Parkside School $8.8 Million Short; City May Help
Supervisor Leland Yee made the cash-strapped San Francisco Unified School District an offer it may find hard to refuse: City resources to help rebuild Parkside Elementary School.

O'Brien Illuminates San Francisco Irish
Parkside District resident Anne O'Brien Hickey was undaunted when publishers rejected her original manuscript.

Under Chef's Guidance, Youth Create Culinary Treats
"Evidently," says Roberta DesBouillons, founder and chief chef at Apron Springs, "the future chefs of America are coming from the Richmond District."

Legends of Lands End Tour Brings History to Life
History is not a subject that stirs enthusiasm in too many people. For most it revives memories of trance-like hours in the classroom, interrupted only by the recess bell.

COLUMNS:

Capt. Edgar Springer: Police Beat

Maria Baird: What Do You Know About Batteries?

Supervisor Jake McGoldrick: It is Time to Fight for District's Budget Priorities

John M. Lee: Mortgage Interest Rates

Willie Brown: Wanted - Big-hearted San Franciscans

Paul Kozakiewicz: Newspapers Flourish in Garden of the Future

Mark Westlund: Wealth of Information Now Available