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Photo: Maureen McGettigan
Maria Tsacle has been serving the patrons
at the Janet Pomeroy Center near the SF Zoo for 40 years.
In the picture above, she catches the holiday spirit with Alex
and Lucinda.
Labor
of Love
Woman started as a volunteer, stayed
40 years
He will never walk on his own," a doctor told the parents of a brain-damaged
7-year-old. But Maria Tsacle, who works at the Janet Pomeroy
Center, walked with the child every day for six months, holding
him up, helping him up, trying to teach him how to walk on his
own, trying to defy the doctor's enervating diagnosis. One day,
when the kid's mother came to pick him up, Tsacle told him to
"walk to your mom" Ð and the child did.
Veterans Medical Center
Set to Build New Labs
The San Francisco Veterans Administration Medical Center is
continuing its plans to construct research labs on a corner
patch of land that borders Seal Rock Drive.
Year of the Dog Rings
in New Year
Families and friends will gather in January and February to
celebrate the arrival of the Chinese New Year. Traditionally
a two-week celebration, the Chinese New Year will be celebrated
in San Francisco during a variety of events over a three-week
period.
New Trails in Works
for Sutro Bath House Ruins
As part of the ambitious plans by the Golden Gate National
Recreation Area (GGNRA) to enact facility improvements in the
areas encompassing Lands End, Sutro Baths and the Cliff House,
there will also be improvements made in the Sutro Bath House
ruins.
Plans for Improving
#38 Geary Debated
Richmond District residents got a glimpse at what public transportation
on Geary Boulevard may one day look like at a SF County Transportation
Authority (TA) workshop Dec. 10. In its second series of public
workshops, the transportation authority and Muni presented the
latest results of its Geary Corridor Bus Rapid Transit Study
to local residents.
COLUMNS:
Paul
Kozakiewicz: Supervisors
Force Geary Transit Changes
Capt.
Sandra Tong: Happy New Year, Stay Safe
Supervisor
Jake McGoldrick: Geary Bus Rapid Transit
John M.
Lee: The Year in Review - 2005
Assemblyman
Leland Yee: We Must End Domestic Violence
