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Countdown
to Daly City’s Centennial...
20 houses on Templeton Avenue uniquely
the same
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 Long
before Henry Doelger envisioned
the “little boxes” of his
Westlake Subdivision, another
prominent developer was busy
carving out his own legacy
in Daly City’s Crocker neighborhood.
The homebuilder and architect
was Clifford S. Allred. An
ambitious entrepreneur, Allred
built homes from the early
1920s through the 1940s. He
sold his homes directly, a
business model he proclaimed
in newspaper advertisements
that was, “an arrangement,
for obvious reasons, to your
(the buyer’s) advantage.”
Allred homes sprung up in
the Sunset, Parkside, and
Laguna Honda neighborhoods
of San Francisco. He constructed
upscale Mission Revival-style
homes in Ingleside Terrace.
The self-described “Master
Builder” declared that he
built “thousands of San Francisco
homes” with his efficient
team of craftsmen. However,
it is his 20 modest houses
on Templeton Avenue that earned
Allred a place in Daly City
history. Allred built the
houses in the early 1920s.
Of the 20 houses, 17 share
an identical floor plan and
footprint. The three slightly
different houses on the block
were adapted to fit the ends
of the row.
Clifford
S. Allred was born in 1881.
He sold homes from an office
in the Mount Davidson Building
on Ocean Avenue in San Francisco.
The names of Allred and his
wife, Maggie, are found on
the original deeds of all
of the houses he built on
Templeton Avenue. He sold
them one at a time as they
were completed in the early
1920s. Allred died in 1957.
The
20 Allred homes on Templeton
Avenue still stand today –
approximately 85 years after
they were built. The row of
distinct houses is situated
several feet below street
level, making this one of
Daly City’s most unique residential
developments. If you would
like to see “Allred Row” in
person, travel eastward on
Templeton from Mission Street.
The houses are on the 700
block – just past the pronounced
bend in the road.
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New
drop-off programs
Disposing of
waste materials
... Safe and
Environmentally
Responsible
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 Hundreds
of residents
participated
in Daly City’s
first-ever
electronic
waste
(e-waste)
recycling
collection
held in February.
The event
at City Hall
attracted
lines of cars
filled with
an assortment
of unwanted
computers,
monitors,
printers,
televisions,
cell phones,
VCRs, and
DVD players.
The two-day
event generated
more than
eight 45-foot
trailer loads
of electronics
— more than
100 tons of
electronic
waste — an
unprecedented
amount for
the organizers
of the event,
Universal
Waste Management.
The event
was so successful,
the City and
UWM wasted
no time in
scheduling
a second e-waste
collection.
The next FREE
e-waste recycling
opportunity
is Saturday
and Sunday,
June 23 and
24. The event
will be held
in the front
parking lot
at City Hall,
333 90th Street,
from 9:00
a.m. to 3:00
p.m., both
days. This
event is for
electronics
only – including
televisions,
computers,
and cell phones.
Appliances
and household
hazardous
waste will
not be accepted
at the event.
For a complete
list of accepted
items, call
(888)
832-9839
or check online
at www.unwaste.com.
Residents
looking for
a safe and
environmentally
responsible
way to dispose
of household
hazardous
waste
are encouraged
to make an
appointment
for a FREE
collection
in Daly City
on Saturday,
June 30 from
8:30 a.m.
to 12:15 p.m.
at City Hall.
Appointments
are MANDATORY
and limited
to the first
200 and are
available
in 15-minute
increments
throughout
the morning.
Appointments
can be made
at www.smhealth.org/hhw/appt
or by calling
the San Mateo
County Environmental
Health reservation
line at (650)
363-4718
at least seven
days prior
to the event.
 Typical
household
hazardous
waste items
include paint,
solvents,
insecticides
and herbicides,
antifreeze
and other
automotive
products,
pool chemicals,
fluorescent
lights, and
personal care
products.
Materials
that will
NOT be accepted
include electronic
waste (televisions,
computers,
cell phones),
asbestos,
and explosives.
Pharmaceuticals
are not accepted
at the event,
but may be
disposed at
the Daly City
Police Department
during normal
business hours
and on Saturdays
from 8:00
a.m. to 5:00
p.m.
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Water
— there isn’t a drop to waste!
City seeks community action
on conservation |
Following
the fourth driest winter
on record and concerns about
potential first year drought
conditions, the Daly City
Water Department is asking
water customers to curtail
water consumption in the
coming months to help avert
possible mandatory rationing
and deeper water consumption
limits later this year.
According to the latest
measures, March precipitation
at the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir
was just 27% of normal,
and the Sierra snowpack
in the region is at just
46% of normal for the season.
Why
is water in short supply?
Daly City purchases a large
portion of its water from
the San Francisco Public
Utilities Commission (SFPUC).
The SFPUC serves 2.4 million
customers in San Francisco,
San Mateo, Santa Clara,
and Alameda Counties through
the Hetch Hetchy water delivery
system. Though the SFPUC
anticipates that the Hetch
Hetchy Reservoir – the SFPUC’s
largest reservoir supplying
85% of the SFPUC’s water
supplies – will fill this
Spring, the reduced snowpack
in the surrounding watershed
may not be sufficient to
meet normal demand later
this summer or fall. Additionally,
the SFPUC’s local reservoirs
are unfilled, with Crystal
Springs in San Mateo County
at just 85% capacity and
the seismically-vulnerable
Calaveras Reservoir in Alameda
County at just one-third
capacity due to a state-mandated
reduction in water levels.
Government
conservation action.
Daly City is a member agency
of the Bay Area Water Supply
and Conservation Agency
(BAWSCA) which represents
the SFPUC’s 27 wholesale
customers in San Mateo,
Santa Clara and Alameda
Counties.
“BAWSCA
supports the SFPUC’s cautious
management of the limited
water supply and the timely
and prudent call for customers’
continued conservation of
water and further reductions
in water use as we go into
the hot summer season,”
said Art Jensen, General
Manager of BAWSCA.
While
the initial call for additional
water conservation is voluntary,
the Daly City Water Department
hopes that public response
and action will ward off
the need to require mandatory
cutbacks. Mandatory rationing
was last required during
the 1987 – 1992 drought.
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Let
us help you conserve water this summer
Now is the time to get ready for summer |
To help
our water customers meet the water conservation
goal, the Daly City Water Department is offering
free watersaving devices that include: faucet
aerators, shower heads, hose nozzles, and
toilet devices. In addition, rebates are available
through the Energy Star Clothes Washer Rebate
Program. A complete list of water conservation
programs and devices is available at the City’s
website: www.dalycity.org.
Water
Conservation Devices
Water
Miser 6-Position Garden Hose Nozzle
– Saves water through Peak Efficiency settings
and these nozzles won’t break!
Toilet
Tank Bank – Saves up to 0.8 gallons
per flush or 1,200 gallons per year. Recommended
for toilets greater than 1.6 gallons per flush.
Toilet
Fill Cycle Diverter – Saves up to
0.5 gallon per flush ... saves 50% of fill
cycle water.
Leak
Detection Dye Tablets – Find and
repair toilet leaks that can waste over 100
gallons per day.
Swivel
Kitchen Faucet Aerator – 2 gallons
per minute maximum flow.
Bathroom
Faucet Aerator –1 gallon per minute
maximum flow.
Swivel
Showerhead – Greater force at low
pressure. 2.5 gallons per minute maximum flow.
Drip
Gauge – Calculate how many gallons
are wasted daily weekly.
Shower
Flow Meter Bag – Measure your current
shower flow rate ... a typical shower uses
6 gallons per minute.
Clothes
Washer Rebate Program
Energy
Star Clothes Washer Rebate Program – The Daly
City Water Department offers rebates between
$50 and $150 to residential customers who
purchase and install a new, qualifying high-efficiency
clothes washer. Not only will you save water,
energy, and money, but you’ll get cash back,
too! For information, visit www.conservationrebates.com
and click on
“Bay Area Water.”
Water
Conservation Publications
WaterWise™
Gardening – A landscape guide on
CD ROM! The software features garden gallery
photographs with hot links to the plants that
include both hardscape (patios, fences, gates,
gazebos) and plantings areas. It also contains
a plant database for homeowners to find water
efficient plants for their garden.
Mulch
Guide – A Bay-Friendly landscaping
publication - Creating mulch from plant debris
and using mulch is one of the most important
Bay-Friendly landscaping practices.
Call
or email Daly City’s Ward Donnelly to receive
any devices or publications: wdonnelly@dalycity.org
or (650) 991-8208.
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Burglars
posing as Water Dept. Workers
— guard yourself against potential thieves
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Burglars
constantly use new techniques to prey upon
unsuspecting victims. A recently uncovered
method cropping up across the Bay Area involves
perpetrators attempting to gain access to
homes while claiming to be on official city
business. Once they gain access, they attempt
to distract their victim while an accomplice
enters the home to steal valuables. The Daly
City Police Department is warning residents
to be mindful of any stranger at your door,
even if the person tells you they are a government
employee.
A
recent occurrence in Daly City took place
at approximately 7:00 p.m. on a weekday evening.
A man knocked on the doors of several houses,
identifying himself as a water department
official. The would-be burglar claimed he
needed to check the water quality in the neighborhood.
Thanks to quick thinking residents, he was
denied access to any homes.
According
to Mark Baker, Chief of Operations for the
City’s Department of Water and Wastewater
Resources, “A Daly City Water Operator will
only show up at a citizen’s residence in response
to a request for service or on official business
that can be easily verified.”
If
a stranger comes to your door claiming to
be a Daly City employee on official business,
ask to see their identification badge.
If
you do not feel comfortable with the person
at your door, don’t let them in ... other
arrangements can be made. Call the City department
directly, and ask why an employee is at your
home.
If
you feel threatened in any way, call the Daly
City Police Department at (650) 991-8119.
If
the situation is an emergency, please dial
911.
You
can improve the safety of your neighborhood
by taking the time to get to know your neighbors
and agreeing to look out for one another.
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City
Council Meetings
City Hall – 7:00 pm
2nd and 4th Monday of each month
Planning
Commission Meetings
City Hall – 7:00 pm
1st Tuesday of each month
Electronic
Waste Recycling Event
City Hall Main Parking Lot – 9:00
am to 3:00 pm
Saturday, June 23 and Sunday, June
24
FREE
Household
Hazardous Waste Round-up
City Hall Main Parking Lot – 8:30
am to 12:30 pm
Saturday, June 30
By appointment only – call (650) 363-4718
Independence
Day Celebration
Doelger Senior Center
101 Lake Merced Blvd. – 11:00 am to
1:00 pm
Tuesday, July 3
13th
Annual Fil-Am
Friendship Celebration
Serra Bowl,
Junipero Serra Blvd. at B Street
Saturday, July 21
Sunday, July 22
11:00 am to 5:00 pm
Please
vist our web site, www.dalycity.org
for a complete community calendar
listing.
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