San Francisco’s official flower is in bounteous bloom

07/29/2010
By Victoria Schlesinger

The Dahlia Dell, right next to the Conservatory of Flowers in Golden Gate Park, is in full bloom. Some 5oo clumps of the confetti-colored and, in some hybrids, gargantuan blooms fill a fenced oval plot east of the Conservatory.
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Media check: Lily Pond a neglected watering hole crawling with killer frogs…not

07/28/2010
By Victoria Schlesinger

According to a recent story in the San Francisco Chronicle, the green duckweed coating the surface of Lily Pond in Golden Gate Park is a sign of neglect and should be eradicated.
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Best of Bay eco-roundup

07/28/2010
By Alison Hawkes

I always look forward to the annual San Francisco Bay Guardian's Best of the Bay edition. I consider it a sort of test of how hip and in-the-know I am about the Bay Area's best spots.
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SF Environment on hiring binge

07/28/2010
By Alison Hawkes

San Francisco's Department of Environment is "literally bursting at the seams," said acting director David Assmann.
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SF composting a success?

07/28/2010
By Alison Hawkes

Almost a year after San Francisco's mandatory composting law went into effect, city officials are trumpeting its success.
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Local food can be a bargain

07/27/2010
By Alison Hawkes

You know the argument. Eating local food is for rich and crunchy Alice Water types who can throw down $3.50 for a pint of organic strawberries that a family of four can wolf down in a matter of seconds.
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