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EPA Now has an Air, Noise and Radiation Page!

We are making some progress folks! The US Environment Protection Agency finally put together a page on Noise Pollution; Noise... more

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Beware: Noise Is Hazardous to Our Children’s Development

Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D. Chair of the New York City Council on the Environment. Noises impinge on the child’s language,... more

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Traffic Noise Causes Heart Attacks

People living in residential areas with high levels of noise from road traffic appear to suffer more heart attacks than people... more

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Golfer's Ear: Can Big Drives Hurt Your Hearing?

A study in the latest issue of the British Medical Journal found that modern thin-faced titanium golf clubs produce a noise loud... more

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The Noisy Epidemic - City major urban pollution issues

The Noisy Epidemic by Elizabeth Svaboda The amount of noise in every day life is increasing in America, and medical... more

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All That Noise Is Damaging Children’s Hearing

Michael became hooked on headphones in his early teens. He walked the streets of Brooklyn day after day with his favorite music... more

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Stress From Pollution

Utter despair In my ranting and ravings about loud music and unwanted sounds, I have never before gone so far as to publicly... more

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Central District Newsletter-December 2, 2008

Central District Newsletter Captain James I. Dudley December 2, 2008 “Arm yourself….with knowledge!”... more

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Whale songs drowned out by human noise pollution

Whales and other creatures of the deep suffer not only from damaged food supplies and polluted waters; they also suffer from noise... more

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Boom Car Safety Concerns

On the surface and to most people, this problem seems as simple as kids playing their music very loud. The truth of the matter is... more

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Can I do this to You? - Comments on Comments Part One

Today we are going to review this post with the title; "Can I do this to You?"

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How young are your ears?

Here is a list of mosquito tones that you can test your hearing by... I can hear all the way up to 18 Khz. ... a... more

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Noise, not good for your health

Letter to the Editor Article Launched: 11/17/2008 12:00:00 AM PST Noise unhealthy Letter from Louis Hagler, MD to Contra... more

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Noisy neighborhoods

The City of Macon, Georgia has a noise ordinance on the books, and yet some people are living in noisy neighborhoods. So far this... more

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What Obama can do to abate acoustic pollution?

What the next elected President of the United States can do to undue the human health and environmental damage caused by the... more

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Central District Newsletter-November 5, 2008

“Arm yourself….with knowledge!”

Captain’s Comments

Captain James Dudley is at training this week. The following is submitted by Officer Fred Crisp.

Halloween has come and gone and as you can see by the Broadway statistics following these comments, it was just another weekend on Broadway. The convergence of Halloween on a Friday night, a Critical Mass event and Broadway patrons were adroitly handled by assigned officers.

One of the lesser known and very important assignments at Central is that of the “70” units. Officers in this unit respond to calls of homeless, indigent, disabled, mentally challenged and substance abusive people. Most of these calls are from citizens concerned about the welfare of the person on the street. Sometimes it is an obvious problem such as an infected wound, an altered mental state, dirty clothing, little or no personal hygiene, drunk in public etc. Other times it is a person interfering with the operation of a business or camped out on, or in, a doorstep. No matter the reason, officers are requested to respond, handle the person and solve the problem.

Catherine (Cathy) Daly and Sanjay Shastri are the two officers assigned in the Central. Cathy and Sanjay have been in the PD for over eighteen years and assigned to the 70 unit for over four years each. Both officers have developed the required skills and resources to deal with a very difficult population. A whole newsletter could be dedicated to the efforts of these two and only the surface of the problem would be scratched. The officers work in concert with SFFD, DPH and the Mayor’s Office. Recently, after much work and continued follow-up, four long term street people were placed into permanent housing. One was a woman who lived on the street, in the area of Battery and Pine for sixteen years, with a dog and sometimes a cat.

Cathy Daly requested I inform readers that all vacant or operating storefronts have a 25MPC Poster in the window. Section 25 of the Municipal Police Code gives a Police Officer the ability to act as an agent for the property owner 24 hours a day. This allows officers to request people leave doorways or other areas of private property when the owner is not present. Property owners, property managers or business operators may request a 25 MPC poster. Requirements are to fill out the form, place a copy in the window of the premises and return one to be filed at the station. To request a 25 MPC poster, call 315-2400 and leave a message with your name and phone number. You will be contacted about completing the procedure.
“Arm yourself….with knowledge!” Captain’s Comments Captain James Dudley is at training this week.... more