Miraloma Life Online – May 2013

  • PDF Version – May Miraloma Life
  • Neighborhood Night Out: August 6, 2013
  • Garbage Rates to Increase? Not if They Hear From Us!Save the Date: June 20 MPIC Election, Community Game Night,and Social
  • Lending a Helping Paw
  • Where the Easter Bunny Lives!
  • Mt. Davidson Denizen Sets Record Straight on Easter Bunny “Legend”
  • Summary of MPIC Board Meeting of March 7, 2013
  • Ruth ASAWA SF School of the Arts (SOTA)—Madwoman of Chaillot and Future Offerings
  • Another Nearby Treasure: Sunnyside Conservatory
  • How to be a Responsible Neighbor
  • Recycle And Disposal

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Nominations for MPIC Board

Please join your neighbors and MPIC Board Members at the Clubhouse at 7 pm on Thursday, June 20 for the annual election of Directors and Officers, to be accompanied by a community game night. All ages are welcome to participate in board and card games, puzzles, and lively conversation.

Snacks and beverages will be provided.

MPIC members (2013 membership dues paid by May 20, 2013) can vote on the slate for the Directors and Officers, which will be published in the June newsletter.

Please look for details of this event in the next issue of Miraloma Life.

June 6, 2013 – Board Meeting

Start Time: 7:00 pm

Location: MPIC Clubhouse, 350 O’Shaughnessy Blvd. at Del Vale, San Francisco, CA 94127

Miraloma Life Online – April 2013

  • PDF Version – April Miraloma Life
  • MPIC All-Ages Neighborhood Networking Event Review and Summary
  • Save the Date: Neighborhood Night Out, 5 pm, August 6, 2013
  • From the President’s Corner
  • Supervisor Scott Wiener’s CEQA Reform Proposals
  • Diddling With San Francisco’s Environmental Review Laws: Supervisor Wiener’s Attempt to Gut CEQA Appeals
  • Summary of MPIC Board Meeting on March 7, 2013
  • A Terrific Performance of 42nd Street at Ruth Asawa SF School of the Arts—and Madwoman of Chaillot Still to Come
  • Just One Tree
  • How to be a Resonsible Neighbor
  • NERT Notice (Renewing Your Certification)
  • MPIC Clubhouse Cleanup

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May 2, 2013 – Board Meeting

Start Time: 7:00 pm

Location: MPIC Clubhouse, 350 O’Shaughnessy Blvd. at Del Vale, San Francisco, CA 94127

Miraloma Life Online – March 2013

  • PDF Version – March Miraloma Life
  • MPIC All-Ages Neighborhood Networking Event: March 9, 2 to 4 pm
  • From the President’s Corner
  • The MPIC’s Position on the Plans for Mt. Davidson Forest
  • Preserving or Destroying the Mt. Davidson Forest?
  • Mt. Davidson’s Forest—the Discussion Continues
  • Another SF Forest at Risk?*
  • Summary of MPIC Board Meeting on February 12, 2013
  • Spring Auctions Support Schools!
  • Miraloma Park Crime Report May-Dec. 2012
  • Important Notices from the MPIC

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MPIC Letter RE: Significant Natural Resource Areas Management Plan

MPIC letter on Significant Natural Resource Areas Management Plan (SNRAMP) for Mt. Davidson


The Board of Directors submitted this letter on the Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) for the SNRAMP. The DEIR conclusions are incompatible with, degrade, and subordinate the goals and needs of Miraloma Park residents – those of us who use Mt Davidson Park as a vital recreation resource.

The letter points out errors in the SNRAMP, how the Final EIR needs to correct this information and re-evaluate its conclusions that the planned tree cutting, access restrictions, and continued use of hazardous herbicides will not result in a significant negative impact on the park and park users.

Completion of an historic cultural landscape study was also requested.


You may also access this document from this link:  http://tinyurl.com/d2ecqpl


Miraloma Life Online – February 2013

  • PDF Version – February Miraloma Life
  • San Francisco Forest Alliance: Preserving Our Forests
  • A Completely Different Kind of Neighborhood Watch in San Francisco!
  • Preserving Mount Davidson’s Forests: Another Viewpoint
  • Say NO to Poison!
  • E-Filing, Tax Fraud, and You
  • From the Safety Committee: What We Do
  • Summary of MPIC Board Meeting on January 3, 2013
  • Ruth ASAWA SOTA Performances
  • How to be a Responsible Neighbor
  • Should the MPIC Host a Neighborhood Garden Tour this Spring?

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Miraloma Life Online – January 2013

  • PDF Version – January Miraloma Life
  • MPIC Holiday Party and Potluck Cook-off
  • From the President’s Corner
  • Police Make Arrests in Massive Theft of Electronics—Is Your Stolen iPhone in this Stash?
  • Notice: San Francisco Department of Environment Door-to-Door Outreach in Ingleside District
  • Summary of MPIC Board Meeting on December 6, 2012
  • Upcoming Ruth Asawa SOTA Events
  • From the Safety Committee: Help Prevent West Nile Virus!
  • From the MPIC Safety Committee: Salmonella Outbreak in Bay Area Songbirds
  • Join or Renew Your MPIC Membership Using PayPal, a Credit Card, or a Check
  • How to Be A Responsible Neighbor
  • January 2013 Neighborhood Emergency Response Training (NERT) Class Schedule

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Miraloma Life Online – December 2012

  • PDF Version – December Miraloma Life
  • From the President’s Corner
  • Endangered Manzanita on Mt. Davidson
  • Bench Replaced on Mt. Davidson
  • About the Beach Chalet Soccer Field Renovations
  • From the MPIC Safety Committee: A Wake Up Call
  • Summary of MPIC Board Meeting on November 1, 2012
  • Poems of the True Holiday Spirit
  • How to Be a Helpful and Responsible Neighbor
  • Upcoming Ruth Asawa SOTA Events

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Miraloma Life Online – November 2012

  • PDF Version – November Miraloma Life
  • MPIC Holiday Party and Pot-Luck Cook-Off on December 2
  • From the MPIC Safety Committee
  • Summary of MPIC Board Meeting on October 4, 2012
  • The West Portal Fire
  • Dido and Aeneas by Henry Purcell: A Superb Performance at Ruth Asawa SOTA
  • Getting Ready for Winter Rains
  • Are You Ready for a Big Quake or Other Disaster?
  • Miraloma Park Residential Design Guidelines

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Miraloma Life Online – October 2012

  • PDF Version – Oct Miraloma Life
  • Fall Literary Festival at the Clubhouse
  • Show Your Fall Colors Attended by Pizza-Loving Horde
  • Potential Changes to Mt. Davidson Park
  • Coyote Safety Advisory
  • Something to Keep an Eye On: The San Francisco Transportation Sustainability Program (TSP)
  • From the Safety Committee: Recent Burglaries and a Multiple Choice
  • Go Native!
  • The MPIC’s Zoning and Planning Committee: What Does It Do?
  • An Afternoon with Dan Liberthson: Poems to Make You Laugh, Cry, and Dance
  • Summary of MPIC Board Meeting on September 6, 2012

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Miraloma Life Online – September 2012

  • PDF Version – Sept Miraloma Life
  • Show Your Fall Colors—Food and Fun on September 15
  • Will Mt. Davidson Be Spared the Axe?
  • One Bay Area: A Regional Plan that Demands Our Attention
  • A Successful Miraloma Park and Sunnyside Tree Planting!
  • Miraloma Elementary School Traffic Plan
  • MPIC Safety Committee
  • Results of the MPIC Board Election of June 21, 2012
  • Thank You to Jim O’Donnell as He Leaves the Board
  • Energy Efficient Homes: A Case Study
  • When Do You Need a Building Permit?
  • 2012 Year to Date Miraloma Park Crime Report from the Ingleside Station Newsletter
  • Summary of MPIC Board Meetings on June 7 and August 2, 2012
  • August 2, 2012 Board Meeting

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Miraloma Life Online – June 2012

  • Bad Actors in the Plant World: Following the MPIC Election, a Scintillating Slide Presentation
  • Greetings to the Miraloma Community
  • Comment on the Natural Area Plan Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) for Mt. Davidson Due by June 11
  • Miraloma Park Burglaries, September, 2011—April, 2012
  • The American Community Survey Results The Latest Economic and Social Characteristics for Miraloma Park
  • Why San Franciscans Should Vote for Proposition A*
  • Summary of MPIC Board Meeting on May 3, 2012
  • Why S.F. Should Vote Against Proposition A*
  • Lost and Found

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Miraloma Life Online – May 2012

  • Spring Fling Bash Brings Out the Crowd
  • The Purpose of the MPIC
  • Bad Actors in the Plant World
  • From the Safety Committee
  • Miraloma Park Crime Report: 2012, First Quarter
  • Update to the General Plan: Community Safety Element
  • Lost and Found: A New Miraloma Life and MPIC Website Feature
  • A Lost Cat Story
  • The San Francisco Education Fund
  • MPIC Board Policy Regarding Anonymous Comments
  • Notice: Nominations of Candidates for the MPIC Board and the Election
  • Median Strips, Graffiti, and Other Maintenance Issues—Call 311
  • Summary of Minutes of April 5, 2012 Board Meeting
  • Opera Review and May Events at Ruth Asawa SF School of the Arts (SOTA)
  • “Big Bash” at the Clubhouse: a Benefit for Bird & Beckett Books
  • Gary Noguera Leaves the MPIC Board

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Miraloma Life Online – April 2012

  • What is the MPIC Spring Fling?
  • Arbor Day Petition Drive to Save Mt. Davidson Trees
  • A Neighborhood Garden Treasure
  • Teresita Boulevard Traffic Calming Plan Update
  • Redistricting
  • Ruth Asawa School of the Arts Performances
  • Botanical Illustration Classes
  • Summary of MPIC Board Meeting on March 1, 2011
  • Longing
  • Miraloma Park Residential Design Guidelines (MPRDG)

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Miraloma Life Online – March 2012

  • How the Planning Commission and Department Failed Miraloma Park
    in the Design of the Future Portola CVS Store
  • From the MPIC Safety Committee: Community Policing and SFPD Staffing Concerns
  • Now You Can Join the MPIC or Renew Your Membership Using PayPal or a Credit Card
  • MPIC Safety Committee Google Group
  • Letter from Arthur M. Shapiro, Distinguished Professor of Evolution and Ecology, UC Davis, to the Environmental Review Officer for the Natural Areas Management Plan
  • Summary of Minutes of MPIC Board Meeting of February 2, 2012
  • The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
  • The Ruth Asawa School of the Arts Performance Schedule
  • From the Legal Files: What You Should Know and Do if You Are Bitten by a Dog
  • Our New Neighbors: Cornerstone Trinity Baptist Church
  • Canary (poem)

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Miraloma Life Online – February 2012

  • The Redistricting Process: Status and Implications
  • Supervisor Elsbernd Talks to the MPIC Board About the Bicycle Plan: Status and Effective Input by Residents
  • See the Natural Areas Program’s Plans for Mt. Davidson on a Guided Walking Tour: Saturday, February 25, 10 am
  • Here We go Again: UCSF, the Sutro Stewards, and the Fund-raising “Fire Hazard”
  • From the MPIC Safety Committee
  • Summary of MPIC Board Meeting on January 5, 2012
  • Pressure Cooker
  • From the Legal Files:If a Tenant’s Dog Bites Someone, is the Landlord Liable?
  • The Producers Opens at Ruth Asawa School of the Arts Starting February 23
  • Rebuilding Together San Francisco: A Home Safety Program for Low-Income Residents
  • San Francisco Recreation and Parks Urban Trails Corps: Get Out and Volunteer with SF Rec and Park

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Miraloma Life Online – January 2012

  • MPIC Holiday Party and Pot-Luck and Cook-off: A Grand Time Had by All
  • From the MPIC Safety Committee
  • Summary of MPIC Board Meeting on December 1, 2011
  • Left Turn Lane from Portola to Fowler Reduced to One Lane
  • The SF School of the Arts Program
  • Mt. Davidson Forest and the Natural Areas Plan
  • From the Legal Files: Uphill/Downhill Neighbor Law

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Miraloma Life Online – December 2011

  • Reminder: MPIC Holiday Party and Pot-Luck Cook-Off on December 4!
  • The 2010 Census: What Changes Have You Seen in Miraloma Park?
  • From the MPIC Safety Committee
  • Summary of MPIC Board Meeting on November 3, 2011
  • From the Legal Files: Some Facts to Know About Renting Out Your San Francisco Home
  • Notice of Event
  • Winter Poem: Waiting for the Rain
  • Miraloma Park Residential Design Guidelines (MPRDG)

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Miraloma Life Online – November 2011

  • MPIC Holiday Party and Pot-Luck Cook-Off on December 4!
  • MPIC Clubhouse Rental Liability Coverage Policy
  • City Ordinance Requires ‘Hidden’ Disposal Bins
  • Summary of Minutes of Board Meeting of October 6
  • From the Legal Files: How Much is Your Neighbor’s Nuisance Worth?
  • Yards to Gardens, a Project of Earth Island Institute
  • Fog Rise
  • Miraloma Park Residential Design Guidelines (MPRDG)

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Miraloma Life Online – October 2011

  • Mt. Davidson Park – An Open Space Preserved for Recreation or Native Plants?
  • T-Mobile Withdraws Cell Tower Application
  • Report from the Membership Committee
  • Ingleside District Community Safety Update
  • Chaves Burglary
  • Beautify Miraloma Park!
  • All I’ve Ever Known
  • Miraloma Park Improvement Club Fall Fiesta
  • From the Legal Files: The Sun Will Come out Tomorrow: San Francisco Courts Avoid Some Closures

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Miraloma Life Online – September 2011

  • Miraloma Park Fall Fiesta
  • West of Twin Peaks Central Council – Mayoral Candidate Forum
  • An Open Letter to the Miraloma Park Improvement Club – Ned Dahdah of Miraloma Auto Care
  • Miraloma Elementary School Traffic
  • Report from the MPIC Board of Directors Safety Committee
  • There’s Still Time to Participate in the Neighborhood Tree Planting
  • Are you ready for the BIG SHAKE!
  • The SF Botanical Garden Grey-to-Green Program
  • Coyotes In Urban Areas, Miraloma Park Included
  • Miraloma Church sold to Cornerstone Church
  • MPIC Board Meeting Summaries

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Miraloma Life Online – June 2011

  • Bad Decisions: Supervisors Accept 2004-9 Housing Element EIR and Recommend Adoption of Housing Element
  • Update on the New CVS Drugstore
  • MPIC Spring Social and Board Election on June 16
  • About Parking: What’s Up With That?
  • Neighbor Alert: Arson
  • From the Legal Files: Why Arbitration is Fundamentally Unfair
  • Summary of Minutes of MPIC Board Meeting of May 5, 2011
  • Miraloma Park Residential Design Guidelines (MPRDG)

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Miraloma Life Online – May 2011

  • The Destruction of San Francisco’s RH-1 and RH-2 Neighborhoods
  • Auto Break-ins in Miraloma Park
  • Miraloma Community Church Cell Tower – On Hold Indefinitely!
  • Welcome, NERT Members: Coming Activities
  • Let’s Plant More Trees in Miraloma Park
  • From the Legal Files: Should Condominium Homeowners Associations Be Shielded From Lawsuits?
  • NOTICE: Nominations Open for MPIC Board
  • Summary of Minutes of MPIC Board Meeting of April 7, 2011

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