Umbrella Predicts Weather Changes, Reminds Owner

This is cool..."The Ambient Umbrella lets you know when rain or snow is in the forecast by illuminating its handle. Light patterns intuitively indicate rain, drizzle, snow, or thunderstorms. Automatically receives local weather data from AccuWeather.com — no setup, no...

Local SF Shelter Resident Puts New Books In Shelters- Without Funding !

Friday, April 4, 2008Shelter Resident Creates Libraries Inside San Francisco Shelters Without Funding !San Francisco has an abundance of talent, ideas, creativity and 'outof the box' thinking -- right inside of our own tax funded HomelessShelters. We have some great shelter...

Setting Standards For Shelter Care - Street Spirit Article

An Open Proposal To All San Francisco City Workers Making Over $100,000 per Year and All The Good People of San Francisco :This Proposal is a solution derived from San Francisco residents who are elderly,...

An American Woman in Dubai Fights for Abused Women

An American by birth, Sharla Musabih argues that confrontation is essential in order to fight ingrained patriacal tradition, and points out that the Emirates needs to address human trafficking.  “When a woman...

Beit Lahia, Sderot, Ashkelon:’ Oh What a Curious War’

"  Two Stories and an Opinion.    The twins of Beit Lahia in Ashkelon.  Twins from from Beit Lahia, in northern Gaza Strip, where born a week ago in the newborn  intensive care...

Home furnishings for the homeless

Folding benches that convert to beds, inflatable dwellings that run on the air waste of buildings, and carts that transform into shelters are among the innovations showcased here.They're not ideal solutions,...

Beyond beds [ Mayor Newsom Stalling Shelter Standards Law

San Francisco homeless residents cannot understand why Mayor Gavin Newsom is stalling ?   This legislation and its funding is the will of the people that are most affected by and that live in and that work in and around this matter.If he was at the table for the...

Beyond beds [ Mayor Newsom Stalling Shelter Standards Law

San Francisco homeless residents cannot understand why Mayor Gavin Newsom is stalling ?   If he was at the table for the past nine months and 2 years, like everyone else, we could have passed this last week and ended suffering,  immediately start reducing 20 to...

Open Letter To: SF City Officials & Non-Profit Providers

An Open Letter to the City Officials and the Homeless & Housing Service Providers.   Why have you abused us for the past 15 years ?   The latest HSA Report to the Board of Supervisors, regarding 'Shelter Policies' is a lie.   The Shelters...

SF Homeless Shelter Model - Makes Respect, Dignity and Hygiene enforceable by...

San Francisco,  after 10 or 15 years of a somewhat abusive, violent and generally undesirable living conditions,  our City's Shelter System is finally reversing years of suffering and lack of moral and...

DRAFT - NO PICTURES - SEE OTHER SAME TITLE - 'SF Homeless Shelter Model - Mak...

** THIS IS A DRAFT -- THIS ARTICLE IS SUPERCEDED BY OTHER ARTICLE BY THE SAME NAME WITH PICTURES, ETC.  *** DRAFT ONLY *** COMMENT ON THE FINAL ARTICLE --SAME TITLE ** San Francisco,  after 10 or 15 years of a somewhat abusive, violent and generally undesirable...

Electricity Restored to Prince Edward Island After Four Days Without Power

While some people I spoke to had friends whose power wouldn't be on for another two or three days, almost all residents of Prince Edward Island, Canada have power back after freezing rain and heavy ice brought...

Exercise Bikes Used to Light Homeless Shelter

Imagine taking this further, and setting up power generators in Gyms and Spas across Toronto. Then they could take the power down to Shelters and schools. I mean, the work is being done anyway, right?"The Salvation Army Gateway shelter will soon be glowing with lights...

Chimp can't be declared a person: supreme court

A crushing blow to evolutionists, I wonder?"VIENNA, Austria - Austria's Supreme Court has ruled today that a chimpanzee cannot be declared a person. An animal rights group had sought to have the chimp, Matthew...

San Francisco InterFaith Winter Shelter Said 'No Christmas Breakfast' to home...

Homeless Guests were denied a Christmas breakfast and worse, while staying at San Francisco's Interfaith Winter Shelter, located at St. Mary's Cathedral, 1111 Gough St, being operated by ECS (Episcopal Community...
 

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