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Just across the estuary, there’s a little street by the name of Thompson Ave that just goes WILD for the holidays. Lights, music, trees, reindeer — these folks go all out! Last year, visitors to one yard were encouraged to step on up to a homemade stage for karaoke, and another family handed out mulled cider to passersby. If you’ve got holiday spirit, this is the place for you.

Grab your bike and join the Project Headlands team as we celebrate the reopening of Upper-Conzelman Road, including Hawk Hill, and the completion of the first year of construction improvements! The ride will start from the Northwest Bridge parking area promptly at 9 a.m., so please be sure to arrive early. Though the construction improved the road in many ways- this is still a difficult ride and should not be attempted by novices. After the bicycles have a head-start vehicles will be welcome to follow them bicycle parade to the top of the hill and complete the loop.

On November 9, Friends of Caltrain is hosting an educational event where you can learn more about the situation and what you can do to help. Carolyn Clevenger of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission will present preliminary findings from the MTC Transit Sustainability project. Yoriko Kishimoto, former Mayor of Palo Alto, will discuss funding opportunities for Caltrain, and opportunities to get involved.

13 miles. 10 peaks. This is not your ordinary walk in the park. See the city like never before! On Peak to Peak, you'll discover hidden stairways and explore new paths while raising funds to make San Francisco a safer, better place to walk.

Demand a safe bikeway on Fell St. while protesting BP's destruction of the Gulf. Ongoing protests.

After wading through the official bureaucratic process for over a year with mediocre results, citizen activists decided to fix a section of Fell Street where motorists have blocked the bike lane for 10 years to enter the ARCO gas station.

In addition to our normal meeting, we will be hearing a presentation from Dr. Rajiv Bhatia titled as follows:

Join us in a lively discussion of the importance of open government in the era of open data and open source, hosted in San Francisco's beautiful City Hall. Hear from visionaries on:

See Donald Shoup, author of The High Cost of Free Parking, speak about the critical reasons cities need to reform their parking policies.