A View of San Francisco’s History from its Highest Point

You are invited to join Miraloma Park neighbor, Jacquie Proctor, author of San Francisco’s West of Twin Peaks, (http://www.MtDavidson.org/) on a guided tour of Mt Davidson on Saturday, August 21st at 1:30 pm. Explore the inspired history of San Francisco’s highest hill on this hike through our 38 acre nature preserve to the amazing view and gigantic monument at its summit.

The walk is free and sponsored by the San Francisco City Guides (http://www.sfcityguides.org/). Trails can be windy and muddy. Wear a jacket and sturdy shoes. Meet at the 36 Muni line bus shelter at Dalewood and Myra.

• Greg Gaar Presents a Slide Show of the Natural and Cultural History of Glen Park, Mt. Davidson, Twin Peaks Following the MPIC Board Elections on June 17
• MPIC Board Moves to Oppose Conditional Use Permit for Cell Phone Transmission Antennae in Residential Area
• Urgent: Survey Regarding Cell Phone Service Quality
• Stories and Tips from the Police: Selections From Ingleside Police Captain Louis Castanego’s Daily Email Newsletter
• Public Notice: Park Merced DEIR
• From the Legal Files: Friends of the Urban Forest
• Jewels in Miraloma Park
• Late Winter Outside Prescott, Arizona
• Summary of Minutes of MPIC Board Meeting of April 1, 2010

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Events in June

Thursday, June 3, 7:00 pm: MPIC Board Meeting
MPIC Clubhouse, 350 O’Shaughnessay at Del Val

Thursday, June 17, 7:30 pm - 9:15 pm: MPIC Election and Greg Gaar Talk
MPIC Clubhouse, 350 O’Shaughnessay at Del Val

Saturday, June 26, 1:00 pm: Laguna Honda Hospital Opening
375 Laguna Honda Blvd

• Special May Event: A Miraloma Park Literary Soiree and Book Sale
• A Great Day at the MPIC Parking Lot Party and Barbecue
• Update on the Proposed Development on Los Palmos
• “No” to Extended Parking Meter Hours and Enforcement
• Laguna Honda Hospital Opening Celebration and Tours
• Celebrating Restoration of Mt. Davidson Park and SFPUC Water Facilities
• Public Interest Notices
• San Francisco Police Urge Safety Awareness
• From the Legal Files: Dog Bite and Your Liability
• Splashin’ in the Rain
• Summary of Minutes of MPIC Board Meeting of April 1, 2010

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• First Annual MPIC BBQ and Parking Lot Party
• Miraloma Park Community Alert
• Changes at Miraloma Elementary
• Miraloma Elementary Annual Auction
• March 11, 2010 Mt. Davidson Park Stabbing
• A Marijuana “Grow” in Miraloma Park
• Neighborhood Scams—Watch Out!
• From the Legal Files: Dog Matters
• Gitmo Diary: the Geneva Conventions Revisited
• Summary of Minutes of MPIC Board Meeting of March 4, 2010
• Fool’s Luck
• Keep Miraloma Park a Drug-Free Neighborhood!

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• First Annual MPIC Parking Lot Party: Saturday, April 17 at the MPIC Clubhouse
• Notes from the MPIC Safety Committee
• The Tragedy of Semmelweis: Have We Learned Our Lesson?
• Creating a 21st Century Police Force:  Big Changes in the SFPD
• A Cold? The Flu?  H1N1? What Have I Caught?
• From the Legal Files: Prenuptial Agreements: What They Are and Why You Might Need One
• Public Interest Notices
• Summary of Minutes of MPIC Board Meeting of February 4, 2010

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• December Crimes in Miraloma Park
• Our Rare Community Asset
• Laguna Honda Hospital Policy Questions—Part 2
• Tips from San Francisco SAFE
• More Fraud, and How to Avoid it!
• Aunt Denise’s New York Cheesecake
• The Golden Gate National Parks Endangered Species Big Year
• Coyote Chowder
• What is an Advance Health Care Directive?
• Organizing a Tree Planting in Miraloma Park
• Highlights from the MPIC Board Meeting of January 7, 2010
• Notice: volunteers are invited to help

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• Best Ever Holiday Party and Pot-Luck Cook-Off
• Laguna Honda Hospital Policy Questions—Part 1*
• Clean Out the Medicine Cabinet But Dispose of Drugs Properly
• Coping With Winter Weather
• From The Legal Files: What is a Living Trust?
• Highlights from the MPIC Board Meeting of December 3, 2009

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• Remember: Holiday Party and Pot-Luck Cook-Off on December 6!
• The 36 Teresita Bus Route Will Change on December 5, 2009
• Miraloma Park Graffiti Team Signs Up Newest and Youngest Volunteers
• In Memoriam, Joseph Thomas Elsbernd
• Let’s Get A Wildlife Care and Nature Center in San Francisco
• Beware Scams! Two Case Histories from SFPD Ingleside District Captain Lazar’s Daily E-mail Message
• From The Legal Files: What is a Will and Why You Need One
• Camping
• Did You Know?
• Mice in Winter
• Winter Rains: How to Protect Your House
• Fifty Years Ago in Miraloma Park:
  Highlights from the November and December 1959 issues of Miraloma Life
• Highlights from the MPIC Board Meeting of November 5, 2009
• Miraloma Park Residential Design Guidelines

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• MPIC Annual Holiday Party
• Pro-active Community Safety Practice: Reporting Suspicious Activity
• San Francisco Gets Tougher on Graffiti
• From The Legal Files
• Tips for a Healthy Bay
• Into the Past
• Highlights from the MPIC Board Meeting of October 1, 2009
• Lost Cat - (Poem)

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• Summary of the November 3 Ballot
• Beware of Scams!
• Get Involved in Your Neighborhood
• The San Francisco Bicycle Plan and Miraloma Park
• Enlightened
• NERT News
• Sunnyside Park and Conservatory Being Readied for Community Use
• Highlights: MPIC Board Meeting of September 3, 2009
• Miraloma Park Residential Design

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• Tips for Safety
• Results of the MPIC June Elections
• NERT News
• HELP WANTED!
• From The Legal Files: Disclosure, Disclosure, Disclosure
• In Praise of Simplexity
• In Memoriam, Colonel Bud Wilson
• Age (poem)
• Contaminating the Gene Pool: Caveats for Planting Native
• Highlights from the MPIC Board Meeting of August 6, 2009

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• A Word From Captain David Lazar of Ingleside Station
• Reminder: MPIC Annual Election
• Glen Park Canyon Bird and Plant Tour a Wonderful Experience
• The Housing Element: Planning Issues for All to Consider
• Why Plan? What is the Housing Element and Where Is it Taking Us?
• Miraloma Park Residential Guidelines
• The Short Happy Life of Francis Macphotochromer
• Legal Ease
• Design Matters

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• Goodbye, Again: Against SFPD District Captain Rotation
• Neighborhood Social with Supervisor Elsbernd for June MPIC Election
• Water and Sewer Rates Are Rising Why and How
• Tales of the Great Quake Enchant Once Again
• So Long to Nathan Rutherford and Lou Johnson
• The Los Palmos Neighborhood Community Garden
• What’s Happening with NERT?
• Fifty Years Ago in Miraloma Park:: Highlights from the May 1959 issue of Miraloma Life
• Important Notice About the Housing Element
• Table Tennis In Glen Park?
• In Memoriam: John Lockley, Former President of the MPIC
• Woodblock Color Print (1924)

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• A Grand Bird and Plant Tour of Glen Park Canyon
• Miraloma Life Volunteers Invited
• 75th Anniversary of Mount Davidson Cross
• What is the WOTPCC?
• Legal Ease
• What is the CSFN?
• NERT News
• Parks and Open Space Planning Meeting
• Fifty Years Ago in Miraloma Park: Highlights from the April 1959 issue of Miraloma Life
• Make Some Music!

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