Street cleaning in San Francisco occurs either weekly or twice monthly on residential streets, and at least weekly on commercial streets. During the designated sweeping times, residents must move their cars to allow access to the curb area of the street by the large mechanical sweepers. Additionally, property owners must keep street trees trimmed up to 14 feet.

Links to the Street Cleaning Schedule are available on the San Francisco Public Works website.

Parks

Mission Dolores Park

Eureka Valley Recreation Center

Rikki Streicher Field / Baseball / Softball / Kickball
Eureka Valley Dog Owners Group (EVDOG)
Playground
Tennis

Jane Warner Plaza

Kite Hill

Pink Triangle Memorial

Seward Mini Park

Corwin Street Community Garden
Playground

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Places of Worship

Sha’ar Zahav
Hartford Street Zen Center
St. Francis Lutheran - includes meals
Most Holy Redeemer - includes meals

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Police/Fire

Make the right call: keep 911 available for emergencies

Make the right call

911 - Police, Fire & Medical emergency only, available 24/7

Police reports for crimes not in progress, such as: auto burglaries, petty theft, vandalism.

Is there a danger to life, property or the environment?
Is there a crime in progress?
Is someone having a medical emergency & needs immediate assistance?
Is there a fire?

If you answered YES to any of these questions, immediately call 911.

311 - City Services & Information, available 24/7

All city services & information are available. For example, some of the most common requests are:

Police reports for crimes not in progress, such as: auto burglaries, petty theft, vandalism.
Report graffiti, potholes, abandoned vehicles, or blocked driveways.
Garbage and recycling services.
Street & park maintenance
Property Tax payments
Birth certificates
Marriage licenses
Business registration

415-553-0123 Police non-emergency assistance, available 24/7
For example: noise complaints, loitering, wellness checks.

Complaints about police: Department of Police Accountability

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Related organizations - Citywide, but very active in the Castro:

Golden Gate Business Association LGBTQ+ Chamber of Commerce
San Francisco Chamber of Commerce
Dining Out for Life benefiting SF AIDS Foundation
Gaylesta
SF LOMA Merchant Association
CART SF Compassionate Alternative Response Team Coalition is a non-police response to homelessness being implemented in 2023-24, endorsed by EVNA.
Larkin Street Youth
Coalition on Homelessness
League of Women Voters of San Francisco
Training to attend public meetings
Voter Information

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Schools

A complete list of San Francisco Public Schools is available on the San Francisco Unified School District website. Some of the public schools in our neighborhood include:

Everett Middle School (6-8)
450 Church St.
SF, CA 94114
415-241-6344

Harvey Milk Civil Rights Academy (K-5)
4235 19th St.
SF, CA 94114
415-241-6276

McKinley Elementary School (K-5)
1025 14th St.
SF, CA 94114
415-241-6300

Mission High School (9-13)
3750 18th St.
SF, CA 94114
415-241-6240

Sanchez Elementary School (TK, K-5)
325 Sanchez St.
SF, CA 94114
415-241-6380

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Trash Removal

San Francisco customers are serviced by three companies: Recology Sunset Scavenger, Recology Golden Gate, and Recology San Francisco. Your service provider's name is listed on the top third of your bill.

The Helpful Resources tab of the Recology website provides information about rates, recycling and the collection calendar.

The City and County of San Francisco approves and sets residential refuse (garbage) rates. Details are available on the Public Works website.

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