The First Annual Mother’s Day and Family Free Bowl at Classic Bowl in Daly City (photos)
On Sunday, May 9, 2010, Keith O and Daly City Council Member David Canepa hosted a new event to our community – The First Annual Mother’s Day and Family Free ...
Homeless Prevention and Rapid Rehousing
Are you a Daly City resident?
Are you in danger of losing your rental housing?
Have you received a 30 day notice or 3 day pay or quit?
Have you recently lost your housing?
Shelter Network may be able to help you!
Call the Homeless Prevention and Rapid Re-housing hotline 650-458-2726 for an eligibility pre-screening and to schedule an interview appointment.
You will need:
• A copy of your lease
• A copy of your eviction notice
• Pay stubs and all income information for the last 30 days
• A valid ID
At the Daly City Public Library, tomorrow (The History of the Hetch Hetchy Water System )
Paul Mazza of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) will present The History of the Hetch Hetchy Water System – Yesterday, Today and for Tomorrow. Paul will share historic images and unique stories from the pre-Gold Rush days to the 1906 earthquake & fire to the current challenge of upgrading the aging system before the next major earthquake.
The History of the Hetch Hetchy Water System
Monday, May 17th at 4:00pm
War Memorial Building
6655 Mission St.
Daly City
Daly City Park Rec’s 2010 Flea Market Schedule
When: Every 2nd Sunday of the Month (June 13, July 11, Aug 8, Sept 12, Oct. 10, Nov. 14
Where: Westlake Community Center/Doelger Center
Time: Open to the public from 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Full details here, including the registration form for vendors.
Food for Families
Low-income families with children under 18 can get food from The Stimulus Food Box Program:
Reporting Abandoned Shopping Carts
NEW TELEPHONE MESSAGE LINE TO REPORT ABANDONED SHOPPING CARTS
(650) 991-5525
When you dial (650) 991-5525, you will reach Daly City ’s Abandoned Shopping Cart Retrieval reporting line. Our Abandoned Shopping Cart Retrieval Program strives to respond to reports of abandoned shopping carts within 48 hours.
To enable a prompt follow-up to your report, please leave a message providing the following information:
Brief description of cart
Name of the store the cart belongs to–if you are able to determine
Location of the abandoned cart–address or cross streets
Date and time you observed the cart.
If after 48 hours you still notice the same cart in the same location, please telephone our Code Enforcement office at (650) 991-8260.
Please use our reporting line to help Daly City promptly retrieve abandoned shopping carts–keeping our City safe and beautiful!
Daly City Youth Health Center to Celebrate 20 Years
Although the economy is affecting many businesses, families and non-profits, the Daly City Youth Health Center is one non-profit that is hunkering down to survive this storm. Celebrating its 20th anniversary, the Health Center continues to provide programs and services that this community needs.
As a member of the Daly City Council, I see importance in looking toward the future and investing in our city’s young people. Daly City has the fifth largest number of foreign-born residents in the United States. Fifty-two percent of the population is foreign born and 64 percent speak a language other than English at home. While our diversity is one of the strengths of Daly City, it also poses unique challenges for our youth.
The Health Center is cognizant of these challenges. Of the 4,500 youth served last year, 38% were Asian or Pacific Islander and 31% were Hispanic or Latino.
Many of these youth come from recent immigrant families. In counseling sessions, when cultural and generational clashes appear between youth and adults in a family, the therapists facilitate better communication between the two groups by encouraging each side to see from the other’s perspective. In the primary care clinic, the parents’ wishes sometimes clash not only with those of the youth, but also with the dictates of California law. Here, the Health Center providers play a critical role: they educate youth about their rights in California, while encouraging the youth to communicate with their parents.
The Daly City Youth Health Center is one of the local organizations responsible for the record low birth rate in California’s teens.
As the California Department of Public Health recently reported, there has been a decline from a rate of 37.1 births for every 1,000 females ages 15-19 in 2007 to 35.2 in 2008. Though the birth rates to Hispanic teens have also declined, they still have the highest rate of 56.9.
I am both a proud member of the Health Center’s Advisory Council and a grateful supporter of the programs and services they provide to our community. Unfortunately, due to a loss of nearly a third of its budget, the Daly City Youth Health Center will be forced to significantly scale back services and lay off staff, beginning July 2010. During this hardship, there is a bright spot. The Health Center is celebrating its 20th Anniversary on April 29, 6 to 9 p.m., Harding Park Golf Course. Community members are encouraged to show their support for the Health Center and attend the event. For more information about joining the celebration, donating, or learning more about our programs at DCYHC, call Tracey Heather at 985-7014.