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October 2011 Blog Posts (2)

How will Election 2011 impact SF families?

Election season is in full swing and because I know how hard it is for busy parents to keep up with candidates and issues related to families and education, I have listed some articles below that may help you wade through your ballot. Full disclosure: my child is in public school so the articles reflect that perspective. My intention is not to promote public vs. private, it is more to highlight the serious issues of family flight and to illustrate how our votes on open seats and ballot…

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Added by Daphne Magnawa on October 24, 2011 at 9:30 — 1 Comment

October 16th Planting Day at McKinley Square was a great success

Thank you all that made the planting on Sunday morning.

We had a great turn out, and planted approximately 600 native plants on the McKinley Square hillside, which are all fairly visible for the flags that were placed to mark them (until we ran out of flags). These plants will help native wildlife, bees, butterflies, some of which are endangered, while at the same time making the hillside safer for dogs by combatting the invasive fox tail…

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Added by Cris Rys on October 21, 2011 at 15:02 — No Comments