Citizenship Prep San Francisco

Thanksgiving Day Meal Packing for Those in Need!

**RSVP via:** https://app.gistirl.com/event-details/Cy0j2Wq7ePYdikUlXKHA **Early Bird Discounts | More $ Later** Hey Volunteers, For those who aren't going home for Thanksgiving, let's volunteer and help some people in need. <3 Come join me and new friends this morning to pack fresh, Thanksgiving groceries and share some laughs as we give back to our neighbors. We will start with about a round of quick chats to meet each other, then we'll team up in small groups and walk over to Project Open Hand, and start filling meal boxes together. By noon, we'd have prepped hundreds of meals for neighbors in need alongside a crew of nice new friends! The Plan: - 8:30AM: Check-In. Follow the link to set up your quick profile on your phone. Find out what inspires each person to give back and how they stay connected to the community. - 9:AM - Noon : Form Groups & walk over to Project Open Hand and begin packing meals together. The goal today isn't to just smile politely and leave with a few loose contacts, it is to actually volunteer together right now and maybe even find your go-to folks for future volunteer days and community service projects. Plus, once the morning wraps up, the app lets you stay in touch with everyone you connected with without having to swap phone numbers on the spot. I cannot wait to spend this morning making a difference with you. A few favorite spots nearby: SPRO Coffee - A bright specialty cafe just two blocks south offering inventive espresso drinks, warm teas, and creative morning toasts in a spacious setting. Cafe Buenos Aires - Located just steps down the street, this warm and welcoming spot pairs comforting South American coffee with freshly baked artisanal empanadas. Brenda's French Soul Food - A legendary neighborhood fixture right around the corner, perfect for sitting down over hot chicory cafe au lait and a warm flight of fresh beignets. Philz Coffee - A roomy, laid-back outpost a few blocks away that easily accommodates groups with customized pour-over brews, herbal teas, and ample seating. Juniper - A vibrant bakery-cafe a short walk up Polk Street serving meticulously crafted coffee alongside award-winning, flaky pastries. **RSVP via:** https://app.gistirl.com/event-details/Cy0j2Wq7ePYdikUlXKHA **Early Bird Discounts | More $ Later**

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StopScamsSF Listen and Learn Workshop

StopScamsSF is the nation's first city-led program dedicated to protecting residents from financial scams. Led by the Treasurer's Office's Economic Justice Center, the initiative is hosting Listen and Learn Sessions to educate the community on the most common scams and tactics scammers use to target residents. During these sessions, participants will have the chance to share their own experiences and feedback — input that helps shape how the city responds to and addresses scams going forward. **Presenter bio:** Mandy Ngu, Community Engagement Specialist. Mandy serves as the Community Engagement Specialist for the Office of Financial Empowerment. She previously worked in the Mayor's Office, where she partnered with community leaders and nonprofit organizations to host cultural celebrations and strengthen connections between local government and San Francisco's diverse communities. She later joined the Department of Public Health's communications team, supporting leadership messaging, media events, and internal communications. Mandy earned her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from San José State University. A San Francisco native and daughter of immigrants, she is deeply committed to serving her community. **This program takes place in the Latino/Hispanic Community Room - Lower Level of Main Library (100 Larkin Street)**

South City Folk Jam November gathering #2 (Fri. 11/20 11am-1pm)

The South City Folk Jam meets twice a month: The second Saturday and the third Friday. **This invitation is for gathering #2 on Friday, Nov. 20th from 11am - 1 pm.** We meet at the SSF Parks & Rec building at 901 Civic Campus Way, Room 235 (2nd Floor). There is a $6 drop-in fee that is cash only. Here's the website for more info about the jam... [www.southcityfolkjam.com](http://www.southcityfolkjam.com) Hope to see you there!

Monday Language Exchange Spanish-English

**Practice languages, make new friends, and have fun with us every week!** We're a group of people keen to improve our second language of all levels and meet new friends in the bay area. We're catered primarily to Spanish & English speakers but may expand to other languages in the future. If you've wanted to travel abroad and speak Spanish fluently or are a native Spanish speaker looking to improve your English, this group is for you! We meet on Mondays at 6:30 PM at Jupiter’s upstairs on the second floor in Berkeley. Address: 2181 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley, California, USA This is a free event although we encourage attendees to purchase food and drinks to support the business. This event is open to everyone.

How to create a city builder game

Project introduction In this tutorial we’ll be creating a playable city builder game with javascript and WebGl. We will start with some basic game concepts, like rendering a dot, and making it perform a random walk around the screen, moving onto more complex ideas, including several meta heuristic algorithms commonly used to simulate behaviors such as traffic, distribution of wealth among citizens, and their consumption of various resources such as food, water, and power. A few examples of these algorithims are Ant Colony Optimization Algorithms (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ant_colony_optimization_algorithms) The code its self will only be lightly covered, though if you follow along (or download the source code at the provided link), it will run. More fundamentally I will be explaining the core logical components involved in creating a simulation style game. I will be writing most parts of the tutorial in a compile to JavaScript language called sibilant (https://sibilant.org/), because this is what I find makes me the most productive. This language sticks to javascript semantics in most places, but with a different syntax. I will frequently be showing the outputted JS to make sure no one gets lost in syntax though. This being the case, I encourage you to follow along with what ever language you feel most comfortable with, if you want to. here is a link to a list of several popular ones that exist. https://github.com/jashkenas/coffeescript/wiki/list-of-languages-that-compile-to-js What are the requirements? In order to get the most out of this tutorial, you should have at least: a basic understanding of JavaScript, HTML, and CSS. Intermediate to "complete" understanding of at least one programming language, regardless of if that is js or some other. an intermediate to advanced understanding of Object Oriented Programming, You know what a method is. An understanding of the fundementals of Functional programming You know what it means to "map" somthing from one type to another. know of the basics of linear algebra you know what a matrix is, and know the basics operations one can take on a matrix. Willingness and desire to learn What is the target audience? This stream is for you if: You like simulation games like SimCity, or Cities:SkylinesYou have an interest in concepts typically associated with the field of AI, such as Neural networks, or Biologically Inspired Algorithms.you like to think of applications separately from the code written to make them run

In-person (Hybrid) Civic Hack Night & MapTime GIS Day Map-a-thon

**Update:** Join us in-person if you can for the November 18th Weekly Civic Hack Night in San Francisco at 1885 Mission St! Please RSVP in advance if you will be joining us so that we can order enough food and drinks. Join SF Civic Tech (formerly Code for San Francisco), a grassroots group of volunteers learning and applying our skills with technology, design, research, and more in service of the public good of San Francisco. **Special guest event:** MapTime GIS Day Map-a-thon MapTime is a light gathering for all those map-curious and map-makers. We aim to be an open learning environment for all levels and degrees of knowledge. Whether you have spent years in GIS or simply have a spatial/mapping interest, you are welcome here. To celebrate GIS Day, MapTime SF is hosting a map-a-thon: an evening of making maps together, sharing what we are working on, and learning from each other. Come with a laptop, a sketchbook, or just curiosity. You can build something from scratch, pick up a project you have been meaning to finish, or work alongside someone and learn their approach. \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* PLEASE help promote our community by registering ahead of time in Meetup. To join online: [https://c4sf.me/zoom](https://c4sf.me/zoom) \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* Our weekly "hack nights" offer an opportunity to join the tech community, network, learn about what's going on, and contribute to projects for your passion or portfolio. Everyone is welcome regardless of your current skillset. If you're unable to attend at this time, you can still join us on slack ([https://c4sf.me/slack](https://c4sf.me/slack)), where you'll find links to current projects and links to project calls. How it works: * **6:30**: Zoom opens: Meet and Greet * **6:45:** Opening announcements * **6:50**: New Member Orientation * **7:00 - 9:00**: Work on projects, explore civic issues, and make new connections. Special guest event: MapTime GIS Day Map-a-thon * **9:00**: Lights out! Good to know: * Join our Slack workspace ([https://c4sf.me/slack](https://c4sf.me/slack)), where we collaborate remotely * We ask everyone to abide by our Code of Conduct ([https://c4sf.me/code-of-conduct/](https://c4sf.me/code-of-conduct/)). We will not hesitate to remove anyone who does not respect our community norms.

Chuang Tzu on Knowledge, Skill, and Letting Go

For this session we’ll read chapters 2, 3, 6, 18, and 19 of Burton Watson’s translation of *The Complete Works of Chuang Tzu* (also known as the *Zhuangzi*). Together, they ask what it means to live well when our judgments about what is right, useful, or worth pursuing may be less secure than we think. Chapter 2 questions whether any one perspective can settle a disagreement and ends with Chuang Tzu’s famous butterfly dream. In chapter 3, Cook Ting’s effortless way of cutting up an ox offers a surprising picture of skill: he succeeds by working with what is there rather than forcing his way through it. Chapters 6 and 18 take that attitude into harder territory—illness, grief, death, and the search for happiness. Chapter 19 returns to skill and asks what it might mean to “master” life without trying to control everything in it. Is Chuang Tzu asking us to give up on truth, or to hold our convictions more lightly? Can we accept change without becoming passive? And is the good life something we achieve, or something we stop getting in the way of? The reading can be found [here](https://terebess.hu/english/chuangtzu.html)

JOIN US IN PERSON OR ON ZOOM TO BUILD YOUR COMMUNICATION SKILLS

We have a hybrid meeting each and every Wednesday morning starting at 7:15am. Join us for an action-packed hour of fun and learning. If you want to attend via Zoom, please contact the meeting Organizer, Janice for the link At a typical meeting, we have 2-3 prepared speeches from members. Speakers get candid, constructive feedback and suggestions for improvement. We will also practice answering impromptu questions during the Table Topics section of our meeting. Ever been tongue-tied when your boss asked you a question in a meeting? Table topics is a great way to practice the skills of thinking and speaking on the fly. Great conversations happen after the meeting too! Join members for breakfast after the meeting, if you have the time.

Online Spanish Bilingual SF Toastmasters Weekly Meeting

During the Shelter in Place, we will be celebrating meetings through Zoom. You can submit your request to attend here or on our website. Join us every Thursday for this unique Toastmasters meeting in two languages! Every meeting is two meetings in one: an English segment, followed by a Spanish segment. Each segment is approximately 30-45 minutes, or 90 minutes total, adjourning promptly at 8:00pm. Each segment includes: * 1-2 prepared speeches (5-7 minutes) * Formal speech evaluations (2-3 minutes) * Impromptu speaking opportunities (Table Topics, 2-3 minutes) * Reports: Grammarian, Ah Counter, Timer (1-3 minutes) * After meetings, many of us go to a nearby restaurant for food and drinks. Learn more and request a visit at https://www.clubbilinguesf.org/visit LOCATION: Wells Fargo Museum, 420 Montgomery Street, San Francisco

Alameda Tongue Twisters, a Toastmasters Club

Every Tuesday we meet! Do you want to level up your public speaking? Maybe you’re working on job skills, running a meeting, or feeling comfortable talking to groups. Maybe you just want something to do on Tuesdays! We are a safe and welcoming place to explore your skills. There is no fee until you decide to become a full member, and you can be a guest as many times as you want. Come check us out and see if it’s right for you. We'd love to meet ya. :)

Nonprofit & Social Services Career Fair

Connect with local San Francisco nonprofits and social service agencies that are actively hiring. Meet employers, learn about career opportunities, and explore ways to make a meaningful impact in the community. [PRC](https://prcsf.org/) is a longtime Bay Area nonprofit committed to ensuring everyone has an advocate and an opportunity. PRC provides critical support and services—including employment training, housing, financial assistance, and access to healthcare and benefits—to help people facing HIV/AIDS, substance use, mental health challenges, and other barriers achieve greater stability and independence. For questions about this event, contact Basil Martinez at at 415-972-0820 or email: basil.martinez@prcsf.org. **This program takes place in the Koret Lobby & Latino/Hispanic Community Room Center - Lower Level of Main Library (100 Larkin Street)**