September 2010
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The Ocean Beach Bulletin is now at...
As Ferris Bueller would say, what are you doing here? It’s over.
The Ocean Beach Bulletin has moved on to its own domain. Come visit us at oceanbeachbulletin.com.
August 2010
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Facebook Fund Created for Lenny the Dog
The powers of community and social networking have flexed their muscles with impressive timing. Only a day after the story broke that a dog was stabbed at Fort Funston, a fund has been created on Facebook to help pay the vet bills for Lenny, the victim of the stabbing. Lenny suffered damage to the spleen, liver, and some of his arteries when he was stabbed by a suspect on Thursday, August 19. The...
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Fort Funston dog stabbing suspect identified
U.S. Park Police have identified a man suspected in the stabbing of a dog at Fort Funston.
According to the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, the Park Police know the identity of the 33-year-old man, but have not revealed his name pending further investigation. Two people identified the man from information the Park Police posted on flyers at Fort Funston. The man is not under arrest.
At...
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Outside Lands neighborhood survival guide 2010
The Outside Lands Music and Art Festival returns to San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park this weekend, bringing tens of thousands of music fans — and their money — to the city. But while Outside Lands is a fun, freewheeling weekend for those with a ticket, it can try the patience of people who live in nearby San Francisco neighborhoods.
In the festival’s earlier years, a...
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Clearing the smoke from an Ocean Beach bonfire...
San Francisco’s online magazine The Bold Italic has an article on Ocean Beach bonfires today, but it contains a handful of problems that would-be bonfire-builders should be aware of before they head out to the beach.
Problem No. 1
Bonfires are still completely legal on Ocean Beach. The parks department, in conjunction with the Surfrider Foundation and a Burning Man splinter group, has...
Chu campaign reaches fund-raising milestone
San Francisco Supervisor Carmen Chu, running unopposed for re-election in November 2010, has exceeded her fund-raising goal of $160,000, according to an email from the Chu campaign Thursday.
The supervisor’s campaign stated it had taken in $162,666 as of June 30.
Chu, who represents the District 4 Sunset and Parkside neighborhoods, faces no opponents in her re-election bid. Chu was...
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Lands End parking lot to close for remainder of...
The parking area in Lands End adjacent to the USS San Francisco Memorial, near Fort Miley, will close for renovation starting the evening of Tuesday, Aug. 3.
According to the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, renovations will start Monday, Aug. 9 on the lot, which is marred by numerous potholes in some areas. The lot off El Camino Del Mar will be closed through December.
The main Lands...
July 2010
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New rules for Ocean Beach fires
Those all-night bonfires on San Francisco’s Ocean Beach will disappear like so much smoke this summer.
Starting Aug. 1, all bonfires on Ocean Beach will have to be out by 11 p.m. under new rules established recently by the Golden Gate National Recreation area, the arm of the National Park Service that oversees Ocean Beach and other nearby parks and beaches.
The GGNRA already has installed...
