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Chief Greg Carey, Patroller Leandro Gonzales, Chief Ken Craig (Community Patrol Service)
Patroller Stephanie Ong, Senior Patroller Marcus Ponce
April 8, 2021
As the City and County of San Francisco, and the Castro neighborhood itself, slowly begins to open up and return to something approaching normality,
Castro Patrol Saddened At The Passing Of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg, 87
We were very saddened to hear the news today, that indefatigable equal and civil rights fighter and Supreme Court Justice, Ruth Bader Ginsberg lost her battle with Cancer and passed away peacefully surrounded by family and friends.
Justice Ginsberg, RBG to Millions of supporters and admirers, was a
Patrolling During COVID-19
The COVID-19 Pandemic has caused legitimate concern and worry for many, and a significant change in normal every day life for most. CCOP Patrols have been no exception.
We reduced our Patrolling during the height of the Shelter In Place period, as the neighborhood was essentially quiet, but
New Volunteer Training Resumes 09/19/2020 In ZOOM Remote Format
While the City & County of San Francisco Health Order restrictions requiring social distancing remain in effect, we are happy to announce resumption of New Volunteer training and existing Patroller re-certification, through remote ZOOM formats. ZOOM offers a remote template which allows us to welcome and train
Disco Response Team Literature
Castro Patrol works with the “Companions of Dorothy the Worker” group, which hosts monthly vigils at the large rainbow flag at Castro and Market Streets to honor those lost in the Orlando, Florida Pulse massacre. They recently developed a training for people who encounter “religious” groups who are harassing LGBT people in and near the […]
Navigating Heat Emergencies
The attached brochure was introduced to the Resilient Diamond Heights workgroup in May. While San Francisco often experiences heat emergencies in September, the event in June 2019 prompted the release of this information now. Many San Francisco homes lack air conditioning. The emergency becomes worse when the nighttime temperature fails to drop below 75 degrees, […]
Marcus Ponce
Joined CCOP: 2017 Position: Senior Patroller – Patrol Division CCOP Awards / Recognition: Promoted to Senior Patroller (SPtlr.) 03/2019 Bio coming soon
Join Us @ STRUT For A FREE Community Self-Defense Class on 04/23 @ 7 PM
Join us for another Queer Community Self Defense Class from the Castro Community On Patrol! This Class is free but fills up quickly we highly recommend registering and securing a spot. In association with the San Francisco AIDS Foundation STRUT, and Community Patrol Service USA (CPS) invites you to pre-register for our very popular Beginners […]
Trial Underway In Murder of Steven “Eriq” Escalon
The trial of murder defendant James Rickleffs has begun. Rickleffs is accused of murdering Steven “Eriq” Escalon six and a half years ago after they met for the first time at 440 Castro bar. Read more in the Bay Times: https://www.ebar.com/news/news/news//271625