Police Department - This link takes you to information about our local police department, which includes a tip line and links to local information like MUNI bus re-routes.  Of course, always dial 911 in case of an emergency, or from Monterey Heights homes, dial 553-0123 or from a mobile phone 553-8090.

◦http://www.sfgov.org/site/police_index.asp?id=19975

◦Sgt. Steve Quon has graciously volunteered his phone numbers to MHHA residents.  He can be reached at his desk at 415-759-3196 or on his mobile at 415-553-0123. 

Note: If you would like to sign up for Taraval Police Station's Captain Paul C. Chignell's daily crime reports, please email him at Paul.Chignell@sfgov.org with your email address requesting to be put on his daily crime report email list.  Feel free to mention you're a resident of Monterey Heights.  Captain Chignell's daily reports discuss arrests, criminal incidents, and other issues that happen in the Taraval Police Station's jurisdiction, which includes Monterey Heights.

• 311- Do you need to

◦Request litter removal service?

◦Determine Muni route information?

◦Report a pothole?

◦Obtain requirements for purchasing a marriage license?

◦Report a graffiti problem?

◦Find out a department’s office hours?

◦Get information on starting a business in San Francisco?

◦File a taxi complaint or compliment or report a lost item?  

If so, dialing the new, toll-free number 311 will connect you to a customer service representative around the clock to help you find your answer.  Translation services available in 145 languages.  (Dial 415-701-2311 from outside the 415 area code.

• NERT and 72 Hours- Neighborhood Emergency Response Team and 72 hours.  NERT: This branch of the S.F. Fire Department helps neighborhoods organize themselves for relief efforts and neighborhood communication in the event of a major disaster. Click on the top link for information including the training schedule.  72 Hours is an overview of what we can do to prepare ourselves for the first 72 hours after a major disaster would hit San Francisco.  Recently launched, this website has loads of information, including what to do with pets, utilities, and putting together a "go bag".  Click on the second link below.

◦www.sfgov.org/sffdnert

◦www.72hours.org

• Planning Department - Link to the department of planning.  Their phone number is 415-558-6377.

◦http://www.sfgov.org/planning

•Traffic Calming - This is a link to the Department of Parking and Transportation's Traffic Calming Program site.

◦http://www.sfgov.org/site/dpt_index.asp?id=13571

•Department of Public Works- This is the link to the Department of Public Works. 

◦http://www.sfdpw.org

•San Francisco SAFE- crime-prevention education organization, including a link to CrimeMaps, which gives information about what kinds of crimes are committed in different neighborhoods.
◦http://www.sfsafe.org