A San Francisco Bay Area Progressive Directory Saturday 9 Jul ...

than 200 neighborhood parks, playgrounds, recreation centers and community programs. The
Trust has proved its dedication to improving San Francisco's urban landscape with such
projects as the Neighborhood Park Grants Program, which provides grants to community
groups to make improvements in their local parks, giving teachers environmental curriculum
to assist them in using parks as classrooms, providing residents with neighborhood advocacy
skills, and leading the campaign to restore the Conservatory of Flowers. Address: 501
Stanyan Street, Golden Gate Park (McLaren Lodge), San Francisco CA 94117-1989
Voice: (415) 750-5105 Fax: (415) 221-5996 Web: http://www.sfparkstrust.org
[13 Oct 2008]
San Francisco Permaculture Guild Bringing together professionals, educators,
designers, consultants, and activists around the common thread of Permaculture for a village
renaissance in the urban pulse of the city of San Francisco. This San Francisco/Bay Area
network welcomes anyone who is interested in Permaculture and sustainable living. In this
open forum, we exchange ideas, take field trips, and meet to demonstrate sustainable concepts
in urban settings. Concepts and systems discussed and practiced include: low-waste
management, community building, water conservation, food-forests, and renewable energy
systems. Voice: (415) 235-9130 Email: mark@markmcbeth.com
kevinbayuk@yahoo.com Web: http://www.permaculture-sf.org [22 Mar 2008]
San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association (SPUR) San Francisco's
preeminent public-policy think tank. Through research, analysis, public education, and
advocacy, SPUR promotes good planning and good government. Address: 654 Mission
Street, San Francisco CA 94105 Voice: (415) 781-8726 Email: info@spur.org
Web: http://www.spur.org/ [02 Aug 2009]
San Francisco Public Library Dedicated to free and equal access to information,
knowledge, independent learning, and the joys of reading for our diverse community.
Address: 100 Larkin Street, San Francisco CA 94102-4733 Voice: (415) 557-4400
Web: http://sfpl.lib.ca.us/ [12 Oct 2008]
San Francisco Rescued Orphan Mammal Program (SF ROMP) Provides care to San
Francisco's injured and orphaned wild mammals with the goal of returning a healthy
individual back to the wild for independence. We are a community supported volunteer
organization, licensed by the California Department of Fish and Game. Voice: (415) 350-
WILD (9453) Email: contactus@sfromp.org Web: http://www.sfromp.org/ [22 Apr 2008]
San Francisco Sex Information (SFSI) Trains people to become sex educators and
operates a free information and referral switchboard. We provide free, confidential, accurate,
non-judgmental information about sex and reproductive health. If you have a question about
sex, we'll either answer it or refer you to someone who can. Our volunteers undergo extensive
training in all aspects of human sexuality, including reproduction, birth control, safer sex
practices, HIV and other STDs, sexual identity, and gender identity.
Web: http://www.sfsi.org [12 Oct 2008]
San Francisco Tenants Union (SFTU) Fighting since 1971 for the rights of tenants and
for the preservation of affordable housing in San Francisco. From the struggle for rent control
in the 1970s to 1998's Proposition G (to end the abuses of OMI evictions), the Tenants Union
has been the city's leading advocate for tenants. The SFTU is 100% membership supported
and this enables their advocacy to be uncompromising and immune to pressures from
government or other funders. Publishes the quarterly newspaper 'Tenant Times'. See also
Homes Not Jails. Address: 558 Capp Street (near Mission and 21st), San Francisco CA
94110 Voice: (415) 282-6622 Fax: (415) 282-6622 (same as voice) Email: info@sftu.org
Web: http://www.sftu.org [30 Nov 2010]
San Francisco Tree Council (SFTC) A nonprofit organization dedicated to the
preservation and protection of existing mature trees in our parks, civic centers and on our
neighborhood streets. Also supports other Bay Area cities trying to save their trees from being