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November 2001
 

 

Police Blotter/Richmond Roundup/Letters to the Editor

Special Report:
No Justice in 3 out of 4 Homicides: Killers at Large
One year ago, a young mother was stabbed to death in her Richmond District apartment by a former boyfriend in front of her two children. Now her mother asks for one thing - justice.

USF Housing gets Failing Grade from Third Ave. Residents
Some residents on Third Avenue have a real problem with their neighbors. At the end of summer, the University of San Francisco started moving furniture into two flats at 569/571 Third Ave., near Balboa Street, to accommodate 10 students. When the current semester started in September, the students moved in - much to the chagrin of neighbors.

Field Heads for MUD Finish Line
Two very different initiatives on the November ballot seek to do the same thing: boot Pacific Gas & Electric out of San Francisco and establish a public power agency in its place.

Buddhist Organization Works for a Better World
The Tzu Chi Foundation, a Buddhist compassion relief organization with an office at Irving Street and 30th Avenue in the Sunset District, is headquartered in Taiwan.

Life-long Resident Travels World, Happily Returns to Richmond
For veteran public relations man, first-time novelist and Richmond District native Alvin Guthertz, writing is the springboard of his life. "I was one of those few guys who knew what he wanted," Guthertz said about his longing to write.

COLUMNS:

Capt. Edgar Springer: Police Beat

Paul Kozakiewicz: Homicide Arrests, Prosecution Rates Unacceptable

John M. Lee: Update on Rent Control

Ginny Kolmar: Greco Romano