Outer Mission Merchants And Residents Association

Outer Mission Merchants and Residents Association

Outer Mission Merchants and Residents Association Volume 12, Issue 9 October 2009

OMMRA ANNUAL PICNIC Thanks for all for attending the Annual OMMRA picnic. We had a great and the weather was perfect. We were graced by for Chief Heather Fong, who by the way, stayed for quite some time and Captain David Lazar and his family (and three children) who were very gracious. Thanks to all who brought food and your wonderful company.

Inside this issue: Earthquake of ‘89 From Ingleside Station

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From the District Attor- 4ney’s Office—Scams 5 Excelsier Branch Library 6 Meet the Authors 6

Dear SAFE Friends,

Executive Board Summary—Sept.

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OMMRA Agenda

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Executive Board Summary—Aug.

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Resources

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As you know, having a Block Party is a great way to do something fun and social with your Neighborhood Watch group. It's also a fantastic way to meet more of your neighbors and get them involved in building stronger, safer, more prepared communities. SAFE encourages you to form Neighborhood Watch groups, empower others to improve their communities, and participate in events that bring your neighbors together.

President’s Note: Lastly, we are grateful to those who have renewed your membership. Encourage others to join and participate. If you would like to have notices, emails, the Newsletters sent to you on-line, please let us know your email address and what you want sent to you; for instance newsletter and/or notices, etc. If you have questions or concerns, please contact me. Steven R. Currier President Outer Mission Merchants and Residents Association P.O. Box 34099 San Francisco, CA 94134 415.587.9150 [email protected]

Special points of interest:  OMMRA is putting together a list for all members who wish to receive the newsletter by email. If you are interested email us at: [email protected]

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Organize Your Own "Where Were You in '89?" Block Party - Grants Available! One exciting component of The Big Rumble is the "Where Were You in '89?" Block Party initiative. This is your opportunity to participate in this major regional event. The Big Rumble has worked closely with SAFE, The American Red Cross, the Neighborhood Empowerment Network, and the Department of Parking and Traffic to help you produce a one-of-a-kind fun filled day for your community.

Commemorate, Educate & Empower October 17, 2009 marks the 20th anniversary of the Loma Prieta earthquake. Thousands of people in the Bay Area will remember this moment with one question: "Where were you in '89?"

Hardwood Floors Refinished, Repaired, Installed Since 1976 Peter Visalli, Owner (415) 586-0307

To leverage this significant date to build better prepared neighborhoods for the inevitable earthquake, the City and County of San Francisco is producing The Big Rumble, a week long series of events running from October 12th - 17th to raise awareness of the

The Big Rumble is giving grants to "Where Were You in '89?" block party hosts to help cover some of the permitting fees associated with producing a block party as well as the cost of the required barricades. All block party applications (for street closure and grants) are due by Wednesday September 23rd at 5pm. We encourage you to register immediately and get your toolkit by visiting the "Where Were You in '89?" website. https://www.bigtent.com/ groups/89blockparty

importance of disaster preparedness.

http:// www.thebigrumble.org/

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From Ingleside Police Station We now have our multi-language tip lines in place. We are encouraging the community to report crime! Cantonese Tip Line: 734-5658 Spanish Tip Line:

734-5659

Ingleside Police Station Contact Info

Resources:

278-9462 (fax) Megan’s Law Website Access:

Emergency:

911

EMERGENCY: 911

Non-Emergency – Police

(415) 553.0123

Non-Emergency: 553-0123

San Francisco City Switchboard:

311

Ingleside Station Anonymous Tip Line SFPD Tip Line

San Francisco Cellular 911

(415) 553.8090

587-8984

on the DOJ website: www.meganslaw.ca.gov or at the SFPD link at

Ingleside Police Station

575-4444

www.sfgov.org/police.

One Sergeant John V. Young Lane

SFPD Website:

San Francisco, CA 94112

www.sfgov.org/police

311 San Francisco Customer Service Center

Front Desk:

(415) 404.4000

(For Crime Stats, Internet Reports, etc.)

Fax:

(415) 404.4008

Ingleside Station

Permits:

(415) 404.4023

404-4000

Ingleside Station’s Anonymous Tip Line: (415) 587.8984

Dept. Parking &Traffic:

Commanding Officer: Captain David Lazar

553-1943

The general public can find out information regarding sexual predators

This is a toll free, NONEMERGENCY phone number for the public to use to access information about government services. A live customer service representative will assist you. This service is available 24 hours a

DPW Dispatch:

day, 7 days a week including Holidays. If calling from a cellular

695-2020

phone, please call 415-701-2311.

SF SAFE

Monthly Community Meetings:

673-SAFE

Oct. 20, 7pm: Ingleside Station

To receive a copy of the Ingleside Station Newsletter, please send an email to:

[email protected]

[email protected]

Graffiti Abatement

Nov. 17, 7pm: Crocker Amazon Clubhouse

278-9454

Dec. 15, 7pm: Ingleside Station

Desk:

(415) 404.4030

Fax:

(415) 404.4034

Email:

[email protected]

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From the District Attorney’s Office—Scams in the Technology Age Following are some current scams as reported by ScamBusters.org. Social Networking Under Siege Four sites targeted in 2009 attacks, plus new economy-linked scams A fourth is being used to try to lure members into downloading malware. We also have news about new type of threatening email, a phony gift cards con and a couple of scams aimed at taking advantage of victims' financial plight in the economic downturn. In particular, we highlight a new scam that tries to trick people into selling their homes and cars for nothing. 1. Twitter, Facebook, Digg, targeted in phishing attacks The scams: First, the rapidly expanding microblogging site Twitter is attacked twice. In both incidents (which are unconnected), members receive messages inviting them to check out a sensational story. When they click the link, they are taken to a bogus Twitter sign-on page that looks like the real thing and harvests thousands of IDs and passwords. Around the same time, Facebook users receive messages on their "walls" (areas where others can post comments), seeming to be from a trusted friend and offering a link to some compromising photos. Again, the link takes them to a phony sign-on page. Finally, the social news site Digg is in the firing line when instant

messages and emails appearing to come from the real Digg and linking to a particular story are received by users. Once more victims go to a spoof sign-on page that looks like the genuine article. Hackers who use these tricks are phishing for usernames and passwords that may also be used on other sites, like Amazon.com. The hacker simply tries every name/email address and password and orders goods with each one that works. The solution: In all cases, although the sign-on pages looked genuine, a glance at the browser address bar showed that these were not the real sites. So, always check that bar before resigning in. Second, use different usernames and sign-ons for each and every account where your money is either stored or spent. And if you are caught by one of these tricks, change all passwords immediately. Notify any organizations that might be contacted with the old names. The worst of this scam is that, armed with your sign-on details, the hackers also send their messages to your Twitter and Facebook contacts in your name. So warn all your contacts as soon as you discover you've been hacked. For more on social networking scams, check out this article. Also, see this article on password security -- and look out for a forthcoming new Scambusters issue that provides more guidance. 2. LinkedIn profiles point to Trojan downloads

The scam: Users of another social networking site -- the business-oriented LinkedIn -- are targeted by criminals who set up phony profiles on the site, containing supposed links to nude photos of celebrities. The links take victims to a site where they're either told they need to download a program to be able to view the photos -TubePlayer.ver.6.20885.exe -- or that that they have a virus, which can be removed. Either way, what they get is malware, a Trojan that takes control of the victim's PC . The solution: Don't click on links from people you don't know or trust. And if you do, never subsequently click on a link to download a program from a site you don't know or trust. The more sensational or salacious the supposed story/photo, the more likely it is to be a scam. 3. Spoof FBI email demands cash -- or else The scam: A new type of threat email emerges in East Coast states. Victims get a message seeming to come from the FBI, telling them they're suspected of involvement with terrorism. It demands a $500 money-wire payment so the Bureau supposedly can obtain documents that will clear them but adds a nasty warning that failure to pay up will endanger them: "We'll pick you up off the street -- you'll never see us coming." The solution: Quite simply the FBI or any counter-terrorism organization does not send emails to its suspects, not does it ask for payments, least of all by wired cash. Report these threats to the police immediately.

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From the District Attorney’s Office—Scams in the Technology Age—cont. 4. Scammer baits with gift cards lure The scam: Decorah, IA, residents receive a phone call saying they've won a $100 Wal-mart card plus a $100 gift card to any gas station. The scammer, claiming to be from an organization called Financial Education of America, says he needs $3.96 to cover shipping. He asks for the victim's MasterCard number. To try to convince the victim he's in the know, he adds that the card begins with a number '5'. In fact, all MasterCards begin with a '5'. The solution: Another phishing attempt. Never pay to receive a supposed prize. Never give out your credit card number or any other financial details to an incoming caller or to anyone else whose identity or business you're not 100% sure of. There are all sorts of scams going around that involve gift cards – some of them just senseless tricks, like this one, supposedly from the Gap. 5. Work-from-home scams on the rise, says FBI The scam: With the economic downturn, bogus work from home schemes are rocketing, the FBI warns after an incident in Nashville, TN. Most of this type of scam involve an upfront payment for materials or training but in the Nashville case the victim is supposedly employed to help manage the financial affairs of a man and his pregnant wife. She cashes a $7,800 check, most of which she then forwards to the scammer. The check bounces and the victim is left

owing this amount to the bank. The solution: Simply never cash a check and forward a payment to someone you don't know. For more work-at-home advice, see these work-from-home scam articles. 6. "Fed-backed" house purchase bonds are fakes The scam: Staying with the theme of the struggling economy, a nasty trick aimed at desperate homeowners emerges in the shape of a "private offset bond" supposedly guaranteed by the federal government. This bond is a sort of promissory note. The crook offers to a buy a house by transferring the bond to the vendors, claiming it's the same as cash because it's backed by the government. The bonds appear to be federal documents bearing the signature of Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and are also used in attempts to buy cars. But they are fakes. The solution: It's hard to imagine how any scammer thinks they can get away with this but it's happening often enough for the US Treasury to issue a warning. In fact, the federal government does not guarantee private bonds, and the only printed bonds it does issue are savings bonds. For more on economyrelated and mortgage scams, see this article on bad economy scams. This week's roundup of the scam headlines confirms our earlier warnings that phishing and the economic downturn would be key features of the 2009 crime scene. It gives us no comfort to be proved right!

Ethel Siegel Newlin

Consumer Mediation San Francisco District Attorney 850 Bryant Street, Third Floor San Francisco, CA 94103 Direct Line: (415) 551-9526 Consumer Hotline: (415) 5519595

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Outer Mission Merchants and Residents Association THE EXCELSIOR BRANCH ARTS & CULTURE SALON Meet the authors The American Resting Place: Four Hundred Years of History Through Our Cemeteries and Burial Grounds Wednesday, October 28, 2009, 7:00 p.m. Just in time for Halloween, cultural historian Marilyn Yalom discusses her definitive history of the American cemetery. The book illuminates gravestones, graveyards, and burial practices found throughout the United States, including those of the Spanish Catholic missions of California, and presents vivid and poignant descriptions. Her son, Reid S. Yalom, who lives in San Francisco, contributed the photographs. Raising More Hell and Fewer Dahlias: The Public Life of Charlotte Smith, 1840-1917 Wednesday, November 18, 2009, 7:00 p.m. Autumn Stanley extensively researched this first biography of nineteenth-century magazine editor and reformer Charlotte Smith, who became a force to be reckoned with despite having only a grade-school education and supporting two children alone. Her first periodical, the Inland Monthly, was doubly rare: edited by a woman but not a women's magazine; and a profitable venture, bringing a large sum when sold. Made possible by a generous gift from Dolorous Knight to Friends of the San Francisco Public Library All programs at the Library are free. Books will be sold by the Friends of the San Francisco Public Library Book Bay Main The Excelsior Branch of the San Francisco Public Library in association with Friends of the San Francisco Public Library and District 11 Supervisor John Avalos presents All programs at the Library are free. Supported by Friends of the San Francisco Public Library 4400 Mission St. (at Cotter) (415) 355-2868 sfpl.orgA Saturday, October 3, 2009 2-4 p.m. Excelsior Branch Library Come meet representatives of non-profit organizations and agencies that serve seniors, including the San Francisco Public Library, the Mission YMCA, the Department of Aging and Adult Services, the Elder Financial Protection Network and more. Get information and advice on how to stay active, become engaged in the community, avoid financial scams and invest wisely. Obtain a benefits checkup. See a demonstration of fitness video games on a Wii console. The first 50 visitors aged 50 and over will receive a free tote bag! Free information and light refreshments provided.

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This event honors Excelsior resident Dolorous Knight, age 95, avid reader and long-time library patron and supporter, on the occasion of the International Day of Older Persons

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OMMRA Executive Board Meeting September 21, 2009 1.

City Hall issues – Amnesty for youths under the age of 21 and who are illegal immigrants to be turned over to ICE – OMMRA opposes this legislation.

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SFPD – Gascon having surgery. Newsletter: Remove Walsh Construction and Starving Marvins – Balboa High School is having its Homecoming on October 17th the Athletic Hall of Fame on Saturday, October 24th. Please see flyer. Donation for Officer Mike Walsh’s Family – $235.00 from OMMRA and members – Thank you note from Flo Walsh. We are going to put the note in the Newsletter.

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7th Annual Excelsior Festival – Sunday, October 4th – We will participate in the festival with FACE. Naples Greening – Concept A has been agreed to. OMMRA will not be asking for funding, at this time, until community meetings take place. 467 Naples Street, 1294 Geneva Avenue, and 421 Winding Way, these issues are moving forward with DBI speaking to OMMRA at its General Meeting. 12 Curtis Street – OMMRA is working with DPW, the property owners, and the City Attorney’s Office. 5098 Mission Street – The Code Enforcement Officer at the Planning Department affirmed that a conditional use application must be filled out for any retail use of the gas station at this address. The spokesperson for Quiznos and Extra Mile Convenience Store is scheduled to speak at the October 5th OMMRA meeting. She plans on asking for the business to stay open for 24 hours/seven days and an alcohol permit at the gas station – Sherry Olson along with the business owner Ari Samurkashian.

10. OMMRA meeting – Monday, October 5th – Extra Mile; Rosemary Bosque, Senior Inspector, DBI 11. Jewish SF Home – Parking issues 12. Balboa High School Homecoming – Saturday, October 17th 13. Broken Record – We look forward to a hearing in October at the Planning Commission. 14. New/old Business: Red zone parking on Winding Way and speed humps on Huron Avenue – Petitions; Linda D’Avirro and Terry Factora will be honored as OMMRA’s Claire Shea “Persons of the Year on December 7th. 466 Naples Street, loud music where the daughter lives there – OMMRA will investigate with the SFPD.

For Information on Special Events at the Excelsior Branch Library, call or go on-line at http://excelsiorbranchsfpl.blogspot.com Excelsior Branch Library San Francisco Public Library 4400 Mission Street (at Cotter) San Francisco, CA 94112 (415) 355-2868 All programs at the Library are free.

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Outer Mission Merchants and Residents Association Proposed Agenda (subject to change or additions) When:

Monday, October 5, 2009

Where:

Crocker Amazon Park Rec Center, Moscow and Italy Street

Time:

7:00 p.m.

1.

Call to Order

2.

Pledge of Allegiance

3.

Approval of Agenda (ACTION ITEM)

4.

Approval of August 3, 2009 (ACTION ITEM)

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President’s Report (DISCUSSION ONLY) Executive Board Report: Note: See Minutes of the August 17th and September 21st. Executive Board Meeting in this Newsletter (DISCUSSION and ACTION ITEMS) Ingleside Police Station Report: Captain David Lazar and Sgt. Timothy Paine(DISCUSSION ONLY)

7. 8.

Swearing in of OMMRA Officers – Captain David Lazar

9.

San Francisco Fire Department Report (DISCUSSION ONLY)

10. Elected Officials Report 11. Broken Record – Monthly report (DISCUSSION ONLY) 12. Guest Speakers: Rosemary Bosque, DBI, MARTCO Gas Station, Geneva and Mission Street 13. New/Old Business: 14. Adjourn Next Meeting: Monday, November 2, 2009—7:00 p.m. Crocker Amazon Park Rec Center

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Outer Mission Merchants and Residents Association OMMRA Executive Board Meeting, August 17 20, 2009 1.

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City Hall issues – 2009/2010 Budget – The budget season is over for this fiscal year. OMMRA was very active in supporting the public safety end of the budget with no lay-offs in the police and fire departments and teachers. Newsletter: Change of mast – Advertisers – There have been only praises for the new Newsletter design. Donation for Officer Mike Walsh’s Family – $235.00 from OMMRA and members 467 Naples Street and 1294 Geneva Avenue – 1294 Geneva Avenue - Department of Building Inspection. A Director’s Hearing was held on June 25 at the Department of Inspection. There were a number code violations and a “15-Day Abatement” was ordered. DBI finally posted the Notice on August 12th. The property has ten days to appeal. If there is no appeal filed, DBI will start to assess fines on the property to the property owner. Rosemary Bosque, Senior Housing Inspector will speak at the October OMMRA meeting. NOTE: Bring your code violation and illegal unit questions. This should be lively. 12 Curtis Street – The owners of this property was given a “24-Hour Notice” to remove a diseased tree on the other side of their retaining. The tree actually is the responsibility of the City (DPW). The Notice was abate and the City removed the tree. OMMRA is negotiating with DPW and the City Attorney in repairing the retaining wall which abuts four property owners. 5098 Mission Street – The Code Enforcement Officer at the Planning Department affirmed that a conditional use application must be filled out for any retail use of the gas station at this address. The spokesperson for Quiznos and Next Exit Convenience Store is scheduled to speak at the October OMMRA meeting. She plans on asking for the business to stay open for 24 hours/seven days and an alcohol permit at the gas station. SFPD Chief George Gascon – Chief Gascon has been invited to OMMRA’s Picnic on Sunday, September 6th.

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Broken Record – Neighbor still has problem with loitering and people smoking outside disturbing the quiet nights. OMMRA will talk to the owner.

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New/old Business: Red zone parking on Winding Way and speed humps on Huron Avenue – Petitions; Linda D’Avirro and Terry Factora will be honored as OMMRA’s Claire Shea “Persons of the Year on

Outer Mission Merchants and Residents Association Executive Board Steven R. Currier, President Alan Mills, 1st Vice President Joelle Kenealey, 2nd Vice President Kenneth Kalani, Treasurer Jeanne Anberg, Sergeant-at-Arms Monika Yungert, Secretary Marleen Norman, Member at Large Martha McCaffrey, Member at Large Michael McCaffrey, Newsletter Editor [email protected]

If you received this Newsletter at your local business or was handed this Newsletter, you are not a member. OMMRA would like to invite you to become a member. Help us make our community a better place. If you are a member, let others know about OMMRA by giving them a copy of this Newsletter. NEXT MEETING Monday, July 6, 2009 7:00 P.M. Crocker Amazon Recreation Center Moscow and Italy Streets PLEASE JOIN US!

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Important Dates for the Neighborhood and the City Current Meetings and Events Saturday, October 10, 2009, 11:00 am, District 11 Council, Crocker Amazon Rec Center, Moscow and Italy Streets OMMRA Meetings and Events: Monday, October 5, 2009 7:00 pm, General Membership Meeting, Crocker Amazon Rec Center, Moscow and Italy Streets

Monday, October 19, 2009, 7:00 pm , OMMRA Executive Board Meeting, 116 Drake Street Monday, November 2, 2009 7:00 pm, General Membership Meeting, Crocker Amazon Rec Center, Moscow and Italy Streets

Regularly Scheduled Meetings 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of each month, 6:30 pm, Crocker Community Club, Crocker Amazon Park Rec Center

Every Tuesday, (Generally), 2:00 pm, Board of Supervisors Meeting, , City Hall, #1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Pl, Legislative Chambers, 2nd Floor

3rd Tuesday of each month, 7:00 pm, Coalition for San Francisco Neighborhoods, Northern Police Station, Fillmore and Turk Streets

Every Monday, 1:00 pm, Land Use and Economic Development Committee, City Hall, Room 263

3rd Tuesday of each month, 7:00 pm, Police Community Relation Mtg, #1 Sgt. John V. Young Lane 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each Month, 1:30 pm, Public Utilities Commission, City Hall, #1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Pl., Room 400 Every Thursday (Generally), 1:30 pm, Planning Commission, City Hall, l#1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Pl., Room 400 1st and 3rd Mondays of each month, 9:00 am, Building Inspection Commission City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Pl, Room 400 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month, 6:00 pm, Fire Commission, 698 Second Street, Room

1st and 3rd Mondays of each month, 1:00 pm, Government Audit & Oversight Committee, City Hall, Room 263 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month, 10:00 am, Public Safety Committee, City Hall, Room 263 Every Wednesday, 1:00 pm, Budget and Finance Committee, City Hall, Legislative Chambers 1st and 3rd Thursdays, 10:00 am, Rules Committee, City Hall, Room 263 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month, 10:00 am, City Operations & Neighborhood Services Committee, City Hall, Room 263

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Outer Mission Neighborhood Services Directory Keep these useful phone numbers handy General Non-Emergency Services

311

Abandoned Cars

553-9817

Airport Parking availability

650-877-0227

Animal Care & Control

554-6364

Building Permits

558-6070

Bus Shelters (repair/clean)

882-4949

Curb Painting (DPT)

554-2336

Department of Public Works Street Cleaning (daytime) (evening/weekend)

695-2017 695-2020

Garbage – free Norcal or pick up of oversize item

330-1300

Graffiti Hot Line

28CLEAN

Hazardous waste disposal

554-3400

MUNI Information

673-6864

Non-Emergency Fire Response

558.3268

Parking Enforcement (DPT)

553-1200

Parking meters (broken)

550-2739

Police (non-emergency)

553-0123

Police Station (Ingleside) Anonymous Tip Line

404-4000 587-8984

Homicide Tip Line

431-2127

Police (Emergency from cell phone)

553-8090

Potholes

695-2100

Street signs (missing or damaged)

554-9780

Street lighting

554-0730

Supervisor John Avalos

554-6975

Traffic signs (missing or down)

554-9780 695-2027

Tree trimming

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