Heading up , the Park Station police reported 11 vehicle burglaries, which continue to be by far the most prominent single type of crime reported in the district.
Atypically, the report also included six separate instances of vehicle thefts. The most remarkable one of these was an incident from 4 o'clock Friday morning, in which a 35-year-old man was attacked by two men who dragged him from his car, took the car, and drove off in it. So far there has been no announcement of the car's fate.
The Park Station has also promised increased monitoring for traffic violations in the district, by both motorists and cyclists, to help calm neighborhood traffic tensions (a clarification on the previous stance).
On the neighborhood events docket, Second Act Marketplace is launching a series of summer events in their event space, including tonight's "Legacies Of Man," a night of music and visual arts by artists Xander Weaver-Scull, Craig Perry, Mark Harris and Schuyler Beecroft. The show is at 7:30, tickets $10.
Other events at Second Act this month include an experimental music night (July 15th), San Francisco stand-up comedy competition try-outs (July 23rd), and the screening of a documentary about the global clothing industry (July 26th).
In Golden Gate Park this weekend there's the K-Pop festival at the music concourse. Until 5 pm you can learn how to dance and groove with the best Korean pop. Admission is free and open to the public.
This is also the first weekend of the Botanical Garden's Flower Piano, a display of pianos in the park, with concerts and pianos to play on.
And next Sunday is a newly-inaugurated Adah's Stairway work day, on July 19th from 10 am to noon, to help keep the new stairs looking spiff. The crew is looking for volunteers to help plant over 100 new plants for the area.
Other than that, the weather is fine and the beer is cold. Enjoy some down time before half the neighborhood starts gearing up to depart for Burning Man.
