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Parents of Future Kindergartners, You Need a Drink! Drown Your Anxieties During ‘SFUS-D-Day’ at the Lucky Horseshoe

As the ides of March draw near, anyone planning to send their kid to public school in San Francisco is getting a bit nervous right about now. For those not in the know, the school district will soon tell parents which … Continue reading

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TONIGHT: Celebrate The New Wheel’s One Year Anniversary

Has it only been a year? The New Wheel bicycle shop on Cortland is celebrating its one year anniversary tonight, but it feels like the business has been here much longer. Store owners Brett and Karen have carved out a … Continue reading

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Jedi Warrior Defends Bernal from Dark Side of The Force

Bernal Heights plays host to innovative technology, tasteful wildlife, and superior purveyors of fine pickles. But did you know that Bernal Heights is also a critical front in the epic struggle to liberate this star system from the tyranny of … Continue reading

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Bernal Heights Crime Report for February 2013: Robberies Back Down, Car Break-Ins Back Up, and Keep Your iGadgets Hidden

Neighbor Sarah attended the SFPD Ingleside Community meeting last week, and she filed these terrific summary notes on Bernal Heights crime trends. Read on: CRIME STATISTICS & TRENDS At the beginning of January, there were not very many robberies – … Continue reading

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Bernal Neighbor Involved in Kinky Castro District Car Accident

Our friends over at SFist are running with a story about a strange fender-bender that happened today in the Castro District, resulting in the photo you see above. A Mini Cooper hit a Prius, and somehow the Mini ended up … Continue reading

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Caltrain “Ad Wrap” Filter Generates Freaky View of Bernal Hill

It was a beautiful morning today, with bright blue skies shimmering over Bernal Heights. I caught this view about an hour ago, through the window of a southbound Caltrain which was “wrapped” from end-to-end with an advertisement for a popular … Continue reading

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Bernal Designer Creates Fabulously Cool Folding Lamp That Looks Like a Book

Neighbor Max lives on Folsom near Eugenia. He tells Bernalwood that he left his corporate job about a month ago to work on a lighting project he invented. It’s called Lumio, and it’s totally spiffy: Three days ago Max launched a … Continue reading

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Absurd Hummer Limo Creates Stretched Drama on Montcalm

There was some noveau riche excitement on Montcalm at Peralta this morning, as a limo driver made a foolish mistake by trying to navigate the narrow streets of Bernal Heights in a ridiculously long stretched Hummer. As Neighbor Gareth reports, … Continue reading

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Clever Workers Spare Locked Bike During Curb Construction

Neighbor @luna_c snapped this shot today on the corner of Stoneman and Folsom, where a curb reconstruction project is underway. The bike was locked, but it was also spared… in the name of Progress and Improvement. Nicely done!

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Abandoned Bernal Hill Chair Revealed as Fashionable Photo Shoot Prop

A few months ago, Bernalwood pondered an abandoned chair that was left atop Bernal Hill. At the time, we wondered if the chair was illegally dumped trash, or a clever in situ art installation. Soon after, Bernal’s Neighbor Frank saw … Continue reading

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Red Hill Books Asks: “Hey Neighbor, Is This Your Sideboard?”

Did you loan a lovely wooden sideboard to Red Hill Books many many moons ago? If so, they would like to return it to you: We are in the thick of renovations here at Red Hill and have run into … Continue reading

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Donate to Give an iThankYou Gift to an SFPD Officer from Bernal Heights

Following up on the idea of sending a thank you gift to the SFPD officer who tracked down a group of Bernal Heights muggers, Neighbor Regina has set up a fund where Bernalese can donate: A high-tech theft in San … Continue reading

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UPDATED: Suspects in Custody After Brazen Gunpoint Robbery on Bocana and High-Speed Chase on 101

It happened again last night on Bocana at Cortland, just up the street from Chuck’s corner store. Another brazen robbery at gunpoint. This time, Neighbor Jean’s husband –  the same Neighbor Jean who typed up the notes from last Saturday’s … Continue reading

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