San Francisco’s 44th Annual LGBT Pride Celebration and Parade will take place over the weekend of Friday June 27 through Sunday June 29, attracting upwards of 750,000 plus visitors to the city and an estimated 50,000 plus attendees at the annual Pink Saturday party in the Castro neighborhood on 6/28. Recognizing the challenges such a […]
The Metropolitan Community Church (MCC), Community Patrol USA (CP-USA) and Castro Community On Patrol (CCOP) will once again collaborate to present a community Self-Defense seminar on Saturday June 21 from 12:30pm to 5pm at the Metropolitan Community Church, 150 Eureka Street in the heart of the Castro. “Safety awareness is vital,” said Ken Craig, a […]
CCOP has been selected from a tough field of competing organizations as the sole beneficiary of the Pride Run 2014 which will take place in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco on Pride Weekend Saturday. “We’re very proud and honored to be selected for this recognition, and the funds will be invaluable in helping us […]
On Saturday May 03 we will hold our 40th Patrol Volunteer Basic Training Class from 1pm to 4:30pm in the heart of the Castro. I can’t believe we’ve held forty training classes since we first formed in late 2006, but this one is certainly a milestone to celebrate, and we’d love nothing more than to have […]
A Bay Area Reporter article by Seth Hemmelgarn notes that a 68 year old man was attacked and robbed at 18th Street and Castro Street at 2am on Thursday April 3, 2014. The victim was approached from behind and punched in the face by the suspect, described as a black male aged 30-35 years. The […]
The San Francisco Police Department is pleased to announce the commencement of a Modular III Basic Academy Course beginning Tuesday, May 6, 2014. This is the first time the Department has presented this type of course in at least 20 years to the best of our recollection. The Modular Basic Academy is the same as […]
Every April and October, hundreds of volunteers of the San Francisco Fire Department (SFFD) Neighborhood Emergency Response Team (NERT) assemble to practice their skills in a city-wide drill exercise. The exercise is a unique opportunity for these unpaid volunteers to establish a “staging area”, develop a response organizational structure, establish field teams to simulate search […]
San Francisco— District 5 Supervisor London Breed introduced a comprehensive overhaul of San Francisco’s graffiti policies today at City Hall. Based on a nationwide study of best practices, the new policies will streamline evidence-gathering, enable the City Attorney to pursue civil lawsuits against the worst graffiti offenders, save the City money, and tighten graffiti controls in City parks and […]
From Seth Hemmelgarn, March 20, 2014 @ 12:14 pm PST UPDATE 03/20/2014: We have been advised that an arrest has been made in this case. We will provide additional information as it is made available to us. A man was robbed at gunpoint at 11 p.m. Tuesday, March 18 at Market and Castro streets in the […]
San Francisco – District Attorney George Gascón announced today the availability of Neighborhood Justice Fund grants to community-based organizations for projects that will enhance neighborhood safety, livability and cohesion. The grants are a result of restitution funds collected from Neighborhood Court directives and held by the District Attorney’s Office solely for the Neighborhood Justice Fund annual grant program. “This grant cycle, […]