With winter upon us, our San Francisco reps offered us some ideas for cooler weather activities around The City. The colder weather brings a welcome null in tourism. That means that many of the same attractions are still open, just less crowded! Winter is the best time for a San Franciscan to get out and do all the "tourist" attractions. Sometimes at off season prices too.
January is actually the natural time that the sea lions come in closer. Sure, many sea lions have made a home where they know the tourists will feed them but the numbers swell in January when nature calls them closer to the shore. Bundle up and bring a camera.
While you are out, take in all the fun and some yummy hot clam chowder Pier 39 has to offer. Stroll around free of a thousand tourists bumping into you. If it's been a while, remember that there is ice cream, chocolate, crepes, sea food (duh!,) and every food imaginable right there in walking distance and a brisk winter walk does wonders for the soul and creates even more desire for all the amazing food available at Pier 39. There are also great shops which can be easy to forget since lost locals avoid pier 39 and it's summer crowds.
Or go see a great film. The most popular film noir festival in the world returns to San Francisco's majestic Castro Theatre for its 14th edition, January 22-31, 2016. Its timely theme, given the threat traditional arts face from the technology revolution and its skyrocketing living costs, is “The Art of Darkness”—a collection of 25 noir-stained films exploring the pressures, pitfalls, paranoia and pain of being an artist in an indifferent and often cruel world. This time the tortured protagonists aren't felons or fall guys, they're writers, painters, dancers, photographers, and musicians.
And start planning Valentine's Day now. February is right around the corner, take a stroll down Lover's Lane. In the late 1800s, U.S. soldiers used this path in the Presidio to get into town to visit their sweethearts. What a lovely piece of history. Alongside this beautiful path, you'll also find Wood Line here. Andy Goldsworthy is an artist who makes large installations in nature and urban settings. Wood Line is a series of tree pieces that form a serpentine shape in the middle of a eucalyptus grove. To get here, take the Presidio Blvd. entrance to the park and look for a small parking area to the left. Lover’s Lane begins there; you won’t miss Wood Line to the right after just a couple of minutes.
World Class Home Security Systems and Business Alarms in San Francisco
When our San Francisco reps aren't discovering the city, it's all about protecting families and their workplaces. We get way too many calls from families that had a break-in the night before and now they realize it's time for the ADT San Francisco security system. We prefer the happier phone calls from new homeowners, new parents or folks that have just decided it's time to take action against San Francisco crime. Either way, as your local authorized ADT dealer, we offer state of the art systems like the ADT Pulse security system with home automation options.
Here's a few things ADT Pulse allows you to do and a video of the system in action:
- Arm and disarm your system from you mobile app.
- View live video feed from anywhere via mobile app or on-line application.
- Receive text and/or email alerts of what's going on at home.
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Receive reminders to arm your security system
Not just world class outings can be found in San Francisco. California Security Pro offers you world class ADT Security Systems in San Francisco. While you are out enjoying the San Francisco night life, invest in the assurance that your home or business is protected by a state of the art security. If you have any doubts, simply log in and check from your mobile device.
Crime Concerns in San Francisco
More and more San Francisco residents are turning to security systems for their homes and businesses because crime is everywhere. Here's a few recent stories to hit the headlines in the areas you live and work in:
San Francisco's most crime ridden block - Tourists snap photos of cable cars descending Powell Street with loosely gripped cameras, shoppers tear through racks of designer clothes hanging unattended in mall shops, and office workers pour out of the BART station with their eyes glued to their smartphones. The stretch of Market Street between Fourth and Fifth streets is one of the busiest parts of San Francisco. It also generates more crime reports than any other single block in the city. Excluding non-criminal and traffic-related incidents, nearly 1,400 police reports were filed from the 800 block of Market Street and its bordering intersections last year... Read more...
San Francisco Police seek person of interest in beating death of local artist- San Francisco police hope new video will lead them to the person responsible for the deadly beating of an elderly artist. Police released surveillance video of a man they say is a person of interest. Officers say the attack was unprovoked and happened in the middle of the day at the busy intersection of Van Ness and Market. On December 5, 74-year-old Stuart Jackson was waiting for a bus when police say a man punched him so hard he fell to the ground and hit his head. Read more...
Separate San Francisco incidents 1 block apart leave 2 in hospital - Police were continuing to investigate a shooting and a stabbing that injured two men in San Francisco’s Potrero Hill neighborhood early Wednesday morning. Police responded to a report of a shooting at 1:40 a.m. in the vicinity of 25th and Connecticut streets, located on the southern slope of Potrero Hill. Read more...
A security system can help you feel confident that you are taking steps to prevent some crime in your little piece of San Francisco. Just having a security sign in your yard makes you a lot less likely to be a victim of a robbery. Neighborhoods with many alarms communicate that your street is part of a community invested in community safety. Organizations such as neighborhood watch and signing up for Nextdoor.com are also positive steps in taking action against local crime. For more DIY steps you can take to help prevent crime, check out this blog of 10 things you can do yourself to protect your home and loved ones.
If you'd like to look into a security system for your San Francisco home or business, we'd love to be your security company in San Francisco. Have one of our local security consultants come out for a no obligation and FREE Security Review. They will listen to your concerns, take a look at your home or business and your lifestyle and offer a custom plan for you that is also good for your budget. Click below and we'll contact you or give us a call right now at 1-800-310-9490.
