The demolition drew quite a few sidewalk superintendents - me included, of course - who hung around for nearly an hour, waiting for the big bang and crash when the last of the place hit the ground. The company was very careful as it worked - the derelict house was less than 10 feet from an apartment house on its west side.

From Michael Fitzegerald Between grading papers and dreaming of Mexico, the Admiral and I try to get plenty of exercise by walking, riding our bikes and heading to the Capital Athletic Club where the Admiral and I go almost every day for swimming and to work on the machines. (OK. I don't go on the machines at all, but I do try to get in a quarter-mile of thrashing through the water. And, no, I missed today, but...) In my walk this afternoon (to make up for skipping my swim), I ran across a house (506 S Street) a block away that was being torn down, a 100-plus year old casa that had been taken over by some local homeless people. For California, the demolition guys were pretty casual with

...From Steve V Yes, it is a shame to lose an old building... but for what it's worth, I think the appearance of that block of S ST. is much improved & puts a better face on that boundary of our neighborhod. I would expect that whatever is built in it's place will still need to go through Historic Preservation review to maintain the character of the neighborhood. Speaking of saving buildings, 1901 S St (corner of 6th & S) was approved to be demolished. It is in much better condition than 506 S was. I wonder if that should be a topic we revisit in light of these recent events? There hasn't been recent action on 1901, but the last plans were to demolish it & build office/apartments where t

From Paul Trudeau Code Enforcement & Councilmember Fong's office both just called SPNA to let us know that the City will be demolishing the historic home at 506 S Street today. Another historic building lost.  Time to focus on putting more teeth into the City's minimum maintenance ordinance in order protect those that remain.  There are indications that Fong's office and maybe Code Enforcement are thinking in that direction too.