By Curt Yagi, Executive Director, Real Options for City Kids San Francisco, CA - Michelle is not only a volunteer extraordinaire and Board Member for ROCK, but also the star of ABC's new series "How to Get the Guy". I recently had the opportunity to sit...
BY CERISE HENZES The familiar squeak of Nikes on parquet coupled with laughter bouncing off the painted concrete walls of a gymnasium sends me directly back to recess, the highlight of my elementary-school days. But I’m not in my third-grade gym. I’m at the Visitacion Valley...
San Francisco, CA - June 2005 - Curt Yagi, Executive Director for Real Options for City Kids (ROCK), has been selected to the 2006 class of Leadership San Francisco, a prestigious leadership program through the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce. In addition, Yagi was the...
Oakland, CA - June 2005 - LeaderSpring proudly announces 15 newly selected Fellows who form our first ever cohort based in the City of San Francisco! These Fellows have been awarded a two-year, on-the job Fellowship following a rigorous and competitive selection process. Please see...
Reported by Carolyn Tyler, ABC7 News December 2003 (Transcribed by Curt Yagi) Carolyn Tyler: Growing up in this part of San Francisco isn't easy. Violence and gang activity are part of every day life in Visitacion Valley. Nine years ago, a group of volunteers wanted to do something...