2006Originially published on SFGate.com By Jane Ganahl Four attractive -- if completely different in style -- women greet each other at the Atlas Cafe with hugs and shrieks of joy. Strangers until recently, they're now forever bonded by the rigors of having 40 people carrying cameras...
San Francisco, CA - June 9, 2006 - ROCK Board Member Michelle appeared on the Ronn Owens (KGO Radio) show to answer questions regarding the upcoming series "How to Get the Guy." "How to Get the Guy," a romantic reality series that follows the trials and...
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...
Visitacion Valley Grapevine by Curt Yagi, Executive Director, Real Options for City Kids I always loved sports when I was a kid growing up in the Bay Area. Whether it was playing soccer or baseball, watching the Olympics on television or just running around with friends, I...
San Francisco, CA - September 25, 2005 - Emceed by KTVU reporter John Sasaki, Real Options for City Kids (ROCK) celebrated 11 years of providing children in San Francisco's Visitacion Valley with quality youth development programs. Over the years, ROCK has served thousands of children...
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...