Jackie Thornhill

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Urban Alchemy expands street ambassadors to San Francisco's Outer Richmond

As of September 2026: Coordinates street ambassador teams citywide

Urban Alchemy, the nonprofit that helped clean up San Francisco's Tenderloin, started patrolling a beachside block in the Outer Richmond in mid-August. Its three ambassadors have so far mostly swept the sidewalk and moved homeless people along.

Updated Sep 18

Bay Area faces three-day heat wave with inland highs near 105

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As of September 2026: Coordinating the city's heat response

The heat advisory covering the Bay Area and Central Coast runs through Thursday at 10 p.m., with inland highs expected to hit 105°F. A Spare the Air alert for Wednesday warns of unhealthy smog, and a red flag warning for fire risk is in effect overnight.

Updated Sep 10

Notable Quotes

They have positive engagements with people, they clean up litter, they reverse overdoses, they help connect people to the teams that can connect them to services.

from Urban Alchemy expands street ambassadors to San Francisco's Outer Richmond · Updated Sep 18

We've come a long way since then in terms of coordinating across all of our departments to make sure that we're reaching residents who are most vulnerable to the heat.

from Bay Area faces three-day heat wave with inland highs near 105 · Updated Sep 10