Monday, April 18, 2011

San Francisco News - Earthquake Fetted, Bridge Fall, Recology - News Roundup

If Oakland gets coverage, why not add San Francisco news? After all, there's a lot of it, starting with marking the 105th Anniversary of the 1906 Earthquake.

According to CBS KPIX 5 News, many gathered early this Monday morning not just to celebrate the anniversary of the SF great quake, but to remember those who suffered in the Japan earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster of two months ago.

Woman Falls From Golden Gate Bridge

On Twitter, this tweet popped up two hours ago now:

cvandr Country Vacations
Girl Survives Fall From #Golden Gate Bridge - FoxNews.com foxnews.com/us/2011/04/18/… Good grief! #SanFrancisco
1 hour ago Favorite Retweet Reply

Looking deeper, it appears girl was but 16-years old, and it's not known if she fell or jumped (it's not reported as a suicide attempt) but she was in the water for 20 minutes before being rescued; the girl's at Marin General Hospital now.

Recology and SF Rec & Park Give Away Eighteen Truck Loads of Compost

Over the weekend, Recology, which collects SF's trash, hosted the "Great Compost Giveaway" and as thanks to San Francisco residents for participating in the SF's recycling and composting programs.

Thousands of participants collected their 5 gallons of compost free from Recology— compost made from the very food scraps and plant matter that San Franciscans place in their green compost bins daily. The event, co - hosted by Recology, the SF Recreation and Park Department, the SF Department of Public Works and the SF Department of the Environment, was formed to encourage more people to compost and promotes San Francisco’s popular community gardens.

USF Seeks Director Of Innovation

According to this tweet, USF, the University of San Francisco, has a job opening:

tmj_sfo_edu TMJ-SFO Educ. Jobs
Director, Center for Innovation... - University of California - San F...: ( #SanFrancisco , CA) http://bit.ly/eUhVxX #Education #Jobs #Job
1 hour ago Favorite Retweet Reply

Other Twitter SF News:

YahooSF Yahoo!
SF Bay Area post offices open late for tax filing http://www.kron4.com/Article.aspx?ArticleID=796 #taxes #sanfrancisco
13 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

Gives new meaning to "hot time:"

justveri Jamal Wright
Man ‘Engulfed In Flames’ At San Francisco Porn Shop http://fb.me/VOoPL6hg
17 minutes ago

And what about tweets about "San Francisco Mayor?"

cookiesinheaven jillian johnson
#SF Supervisor John Avalos to run for #mayor sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/… via @sfgate #UCSB #Gaucho #UCSBAlum #SanFrancisco #SantaBarbara
28 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

RegioFora_CA RegioFora_CA
#US San Francisco pension rates fuel debate about reform: As Mayor Ed Lee strives to craft a... http://bit.ly/fFXYGL #SanFrancisco #News
13 hours ago Favorite Retweet Reply

SFNews360 San Francisco News
[SFNews 360] San Francisco Mayor Lee Not Happy With Finalists Police Chief ...: San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee is re... http://bit.ly/eKYC3Y
21 hours ago Favorite Retweet Reply

LandisComm LandisCommunications
Smart move: #SF @MayorEdLee forms high tech advisory board. http://ht.ly/4Ak8W #tech
14 Apr

Stay tuned!

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