CCOP will join members of the San Francisco Police Department and the department Pride Alliance officers at Martuni’s piano lounge on Market Street by Valencia Street on Wednesday June 5, 2013 to raise funds for the Scholarship Fund named after fallen SFPD Officer Jon Clifton Cook, a gay officer who was killed in a traffic […]
PINK SATURDAY is the annual street celebration that takes place in the Castro every June on the evening before the SF Pride Parade. This year it will take place on Saturday June 29, and it’s expected to attract upwards of 50k attendees plus to the neighborhood. With so many people out to have a good […]
In a city like San Francisco, it’s not a matter of IF an earthquake will strike, it’s simply a matter of when it will happen and how well prepared city agencies, non governmental organizations and individual citizens are to survive the initial incident and recover as quickly as possible afterwards. As reported in the Emergency […]
Following a considerable number of community requests over the last few months, and in response to rising assaults within the Castro, we’re working with our CP-USA and SAFE partners once again to bring FREE self-defense training to the community. Castro Community On Patrol (CCOP), in collaboration with our safety partners Community Patrol USA (CP-USA) and the Sisters of Perpetual […]
Recent media stories from New York City have rocked and rightly angered the LGBT community throughout the country. The brazen assaults and most recently the horrific cowardly murder of Mark Carson is galvanizing the LGBT community in NYC to action. Castro Community On Patrol is in contact with a number of indiiduals in NYC, providing […]
During the regular Patrol Directors and Volunteers Meeting on Monday, May 20th, two patrollers received promotions to the rank of Patroller (Ptlr) from Trainee Patroller (TPtlr)! Here is Ptlr. Aja Banks (center) receiving his promotion from DPtlr. Brian Hill (left) and DPtlr. Ken Craig (right): Donald Wagda also received a promotion to Patroller. Donald received […]
We added seven new Trainee Patrollers yesterday during our 36th Volunteer Training this past Saturday. Thank you and WELCOME to our newest volunteers. Your participation will help make the Castro just a little safer and more secure. Without further adieu, here are the graduates of our 36th training: Wanna patrol with us? Check our web […]
I was walking home from work just like any other evening. After being in massage school and working all day, I quite enjoyed walking down darker streets at night, enjoying the quieter, more peaceful streets while catching up with friends over the phone. I’ve always been diligent about being aware of my surroundings in areas […]
An article in the Bay Area Reporter by Matthew S. Bajko indicates that our beloved Jane Warner Plaza, at the intersection of Castro Street, 17th Street and Market Street will be upgraded as part of a larger sidewalk improvement project. Residents were asked to vote on a number of different projects in terms of importance […]
We will join thousands of others on Sunday May 19 in the Castro to recognize and remember Harvey Milk, the gay civil rights leader who called the neighborhood home, and who would have celebrated his 83rd birthday on May 22 which is officially recognized as a “day of special significance” in California – Harvey Milk […]