Neighborhood Resources

Find Eureka Valley / Castro
neighborhood resources here.

Bicycling

SF MTA Bicycle Information
SF Parks & Recreation Bicycle Information
SF Bicycle Coalition
Lyft Bike Sharing

Emergency Preparedness

SF72 - San Francisco’s hub for emergency preparedness
AlertSF - emergency text message system
NERT - training for Neighborhood Emergency Response Team
Neighborhood Empowerment Network
Department of Emergency Management
SF Human Services Emergency Preparedness
SF Human Resources Emergency Preparedness
ShakeOut - Earthquake preparedness
SF Water Emergency Preparedness

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Housing

SF Service Guide - rental assistance, eviction prevention, long term housing, and more

Report sweeps (people who are living on the street being forced to move)

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Local Elected Officials

SF Elections - Detailed information about term limits and next elections
Supervisor District 8 - Rafael Mandelman
Mayor London Breed
Assessor-Recorder Joaquín Torres
District Attorney Brooke Jenkins
Public Defender Manohar Raju
Treasurer José Cisneros
Sheriff Paul Miyamoto
City Attorney David Chiu

Board of Education: Kevine Boggess, Lisa Weissman-Ward, Matt Alexander, Alida Fisher, Jenny Lam, Lainie Motamedi, Mark Sanchez

Community College Board: Aliya Chisti, Murrell Green, Anita Martinez, Susan Solomon, Vick Van Chung, Shanell Williams, Alan Wong, Heather Brandt

BART Board District 9: Bevan Dufty

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Local Nonprofits

AIDS Emergency Fund

Alcoholics Anonymous meetings

Alliance Health Project

Castro Community on Patrol

Castro Country Club

Castro Lions Club

Community Benefit District

Castro Cares

Castro Ambassadors

Dimensions Clinic

Equality California

GLBT History Project

Human Rights Campaign

Lyric queer youth services

Maitri residential hospice

Our Town SF

Project Open Hand & the Ruth Brinker film

Queer Life Space

SF AIDS Foundation

Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence

STOP AIDS Project

Strut health & wellness

“The Center” LGBT Center

The Trevor Project

The Stonewall Project / The Speed Project

Sutter Health Coming Home hospice

UCSF AHP Services Center

World Rainbow Fund

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Native Plants

Sutro Stewards
Cal Flora
California Native Plant Society
Cal Scape Garden Planner

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Neighborhood Associations:

Duboce Triangle Neighborhood Association (DTNA)
Friends of Noe Valley (FONV)
North of the Panhandle Neighborhood Association (NOPNA)
Corbett Heights Corbett Heights Neighbors

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Parking and Street Cleaning

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

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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:

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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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