How lovely to find Bernal Heights Tribe! I've been in love with this part of sf!
Lived here for about ten years...To me it is the sacred ground of the city..haha
{ no seriously did you see those amazing owls on the Big hill???!}
I love Holly park...I just wish that the Big hill would not have those ugly antenas,
there should be nice chill out place with trees or something!!
Lived here for about ten years...To me it is the sacred ground of the city..haha
{ no seriously did you see those amazing owls on the Big hill???!}
I love Holly park...I just wish that the Big hill would not have those ugly antenas,
there should be nice chill out place with trees or something!!
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Re: Love Bernal Heights and Owls
Wed, June 13, 2007 - 3:54 AMwelcome; ah yes, the ugly antennas! too bad they make the hill so unattractive.
i love to hike there myself. the hill always has a cool breeze even on hot days.
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Re: Love Bernal Heights and Owls
Wed, June 13, 2007 - 8:36 AMI wonder what those antennas acctualy are? Anyone knows? Once i wanted to ask the city about possibly removing or moving this somewhere else.. i guess that is too brave of an idea. but i think it is a great hill and someting much more artistic could be "erected" there to glorify our creative San Francisco? I am an utopist. i believe anything is possible! -
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Re: Love Bernal Heights and Owls
Wed, June 13, 2007 - 2:28 PM<I wonder what those antennas acctualy are? Anyone knows? Once i wanted to ask the city about possibly removing or moving this somewhere else.. >
The antennas have been used to relay telephone calls, data, and TV programs. They've been in use since I believe the late 1950s and are owned by AT&T. The hilltop is important for 2-way relays as well. A typical 2-way radio in a delivery truck such as a FedEx van needs these hilltop repeaters in order to hit the dispatching transmitters because the small in-truck radios simply don't put out a signal anywhere big enough to reach the main transmitters.
As to moving them somewhere else, it's gotta be a mountaintop. That's the nature of VHF and UHF radio.
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Re: Love Bernal Heights and Owls
Wed, June 13, 2007 - 10:02 PMthank you so much for the info!! at least now i know what i am looking at...
seems like will be looking at the antennas for long time... beeee -
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Re: Love Bernal Heights and Owls
Thu, June 14, 2007 - 11:46 PMsharka, i love your idea of removing them and putting something lovely in their place! if we can't remove them, who says it has to be all ugly up there. i would love to find some way to restore the beauty up there. it has one of the best views in the city (and of the city) but it's totally uglied up by the antennas and that godawful building with all the graffitti and ugly fencing.
wonder if there's ever been a community group which worked on beautifying it? precita eyes murals does such cool stuff all over bernal and the mission. and we have so many active neighborhood groups and artists.
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Re: Love Bernal Heights and Owls
Fri, June 15, 2007 - 10:57 AM
this would be great. i've been dreaming about creating something like this for years. this would be awesome!
i am sure we can figure something out. ****** hmm i am thinking..
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The Owls are Dead
Sat, July 28, 2007 - 12:58 PMThere is a note at the top of the Bernal Heights Stairs dated June 19th that sez the Owls are dead. The second Owls body was sent to a Wildlife Project (415.456-7283) in Marin for an Autopsy. Rumor is that the first owl was poisoined. Who would do that. Also the Ravens that nest on the hill do not like Owls and I have seen them attack the owls in flight.
Losing Owls is bad news. They are an Oman and a protector. Now they are gone....
Lets hope the hawks are not next.
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Re: The Owls are Dead
Sun, July 29, 2007 - 3:40 PMwhat????yes that is a bad omen. shut. truly sad. nothing real stays around too long....?!
can't belive this. they were soooo cute and perfect.....!!!!
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Re: The Owls are Dead
Sun, July 29, 2007 - 7:31 PMThere was sign up there earlier in the summer that said that the first owl died of a virus (I can't remember what it was....) and they were worried that it was contagious and that the second was at risk. So no poison, but still very sad. Let hope our coyote doesn't attract too much attention.
Kirsten
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Re: Love Bernal Heights and Owls
Sun, September 16, 2007 - 7:58 PMThere's a new owl in residence:
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Re: Love Bernal Heights and Owls
Sun, September 16, 2007 - 9:03 PMno way! i am excited! huuu
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