Alamo’s Woes

ASNA plans a volunteer workday to focus on the park’s problems

by Will Lyons — Aug. 2, 2010 at 10:28 p.m.

Alamo Square Park has some high highs and some low lows. On the beautiful end of the spectrum, the park is one of San Francisco’s most popular attractions as tourists gaze from its grassy hills towards the row of Painted Ladies along Steiner Street. It has the kind of statues and perfectly manicured floral arrangements that give San Francisco parks a good name.

Best of July 2010

Photos by Andrew Codd and Anthony Anastasi

Fillmore residents trade food stamps for fresh produce

EBT users get $5 extra for shopping at farmers’ market

by Morgane Byloos — July 31, 2010 at 6:13 p.m.

Fillmore residents who use Electronic Benefit Transfer, also known as food stamps, receive an extra $5 when purchasing at least $10 at the Fillmore Farmers’ Market this summer.

Filmore Farmers’ Market offers free credit to food stamp users

Western Addition sees an increase in robberies

Oblivious citizens with high-end electronics are target for opportunistic criminals

by Nathan Codd — July 30, 2010 at 4:41 p.m.

The Western Addition has seen an increase in robberies over the past month, with most incidents targeting users of electronic devices like iPods.