Thursday February 19, 2015 marks the beginning of the Year of the Goat. Festivities however start many days before the Lunar New Year. Observers hand out monetary gifts–a tradition among the Chinese and Koreans. When valuables are readily visible and…
2015 Super Bowl Sunday DUI Saturation Patrol
January 30, 2015 CONTACT: Officer Albie Esparza, 415-553-1651, albie.esparza@sfgov.org Game Plan for Super Bowl Sunday: Are You Drinking or Driving? Fans Don’t Let Fans Drive Drunk San Francisco, CA – The Super Bowl is America’s most watched national sporting event.…
2015 Lunar New Year Public Safety &Crime Prevention Kick-off in Chinatown
January 26, 2015 Contacts: Brent Sverdloff Executive Director Pubic Safety Coordinator (415) 553-1981 brent@sfsafe.org Mason Lee (415) 553-1985 mason@sfsafe.org San Francisco SAFE (Safety Awareness for Everyone) will hold a public safety awareness press conference to kick off the 2015 Lunar…
2015 Dr. MLK Jr. March in SOMA
On Monday, January 19, 2015, Taraval officers joined officers from other stations to help with traffic control for the annual march honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Participants gathered and organized at the CalTrain station. They sang and chanted…
31st Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Luncheon
On Friday, January 16, 2015 the SF Recreation and Parks (Rec and Park) Department organized its 31st Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Luncheon at the Minnie and Lovie Recreation Center in the Taraval Police District. The Luncheon was to…
Police Commission Meetings Regarding District Station Boundary Changes
***Proposed border changes can be seen toward the end of the online slides.*** The San Francisco Police Department submitted its District Station Boundary Analysis to the Police Commission on December 10, 2014, outlining proposed district station boundary changes. A ninety…
API Gives-out Toys at the Asian Pacific American Community Center!
On Tuesday, December 23, 2014, members of the SFPD Asian Pacific Islander (API) Forum helped deliver toys to children at the Asian Pacific American Community (APAC) Center in the Visitacion Valley. Santa Claus, courtesy of API member Ron Lee, was…
West Portal Merchants Toy Drive!
On Thursday, December 18, 2014, merchants of West Portal Avenue generously gave a large number of new toys they collected during a two-week toy drive to their neighborhood footbeat officer–Officer Imhoff. Officer Imhoff was able to fill every available space…
Irving Street Merchants Toy Drive, Part 2!
On Tuesday, December 16, 2014, Taraval officers helped collect toys for the second time on Irving Street with the help of Mr. Bill Barnickel of the Outer Sunset Merchants and Professionals Association! Officers McLaughlin, Marchand, and Ha joined Mr. Barnickel…
Toy Drive Giveaway at Gordon Lau Elementary School!
On Wednesday, December 10, 2014, Captain Lum of Taraval Station and Captain Lazar of Central Station went to Gordon Lau Elementary School to help give out toys collected from the Irving Street Toy Drive. A retired SFPD officer donned his…