Our Upcoming City Hall Field Trip!

On Monday, November 16, we are going to go on a field trip to City Hall. This trip will be part of our social studies lesson.

City Hall, located in San Francisco, California, was opened in the 1800s but then damaged by the 1906 earthquake. It was restored in December of 1915 and is now the fifth largest dome in the world. Numerous couples have married at City Hall but the most famous is Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio.

The Board of Supervisors are there to help discuss problems with their districts. Our district supervisor is Michela Alioto-Pier, and she also manages the Catheral Hill neighborhoods, Cow Hollow neighborhoods, Presideo Hill neighborhoods, and some others.

The City Administrator is Edwin Lee and he was appointed by Mayor Gavin Newsom. His responsibility is to manage all the policies and regulations made by the Mayor, board of supervisors, and voters.

And last but not least, Mayor Gavin Newsom! Mayor Gavin Newsom works from day-to-day to "chair the city council" and governs, specifically, San Francisco.

Picture Credit: Google Images
Sources: Wikipedia, The City Hall Website, Sfgate.com

San Franciscans Top List of Nationwide Recyclers and Composters

Student: Camryn

Mayor Gavin Newsom says congratulations to San Francisco for having the highest recycling and composting rate in the nation at 77 percent. Watch the video below, then write a news story about it.

Include information about the city's goal of zero waste by 2020. What does such a goal mean? The mayor is asking for all of our help. What more can we do? Link to these handy flyers for the blue and green bins as resources to help Hillwood's neighbors and friends become recycling pros!