Civic Groups San Francisco

OpenOakland - Civic Tech for the Community

**NOTE: We will meet on the SECOND Tuesday in August, the 11th, to avoid National Night Out.** Join us for the monthly OpenOakland meeting. This event will bring together professionals, enthusiasts, and experts passionate about utilizing data to drive positive change in Oakland. **Pizza will be served!** The August Meeting will include: * Share upcoming Oakland Tech Week events and volunteer opportunities with OpenOakland * Hear a project spotlight on Project EVOAK * Participate in a brand identity exercise > **If you are interested in development, design, project management, user testing,** **domain research, or just want to get involved, please join us!**

Brainstormer Trivia @ Emeryville Public Market

Join us for trivia at Emeryville public market. Plenty of food and drink options at the market! Trivia starts at 6

Detroit Steps Maintenance Day

Meet at the lower Detroit Steps ([Detroit St & Hearst Ave](https://www.google.com/maps/place/Hearst+Ave+%26+Detroit+St,+San+Francisco,+CA+94112/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x808f7e7f2ec7b0c9:0x7de5d8a6b895afe1?sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwielfWc4J77AhXXLEQIHVqJA-kQ8gF6BAgYEAE "https://www.google.com/maps/place/Hearst+Ave+%26+Detroit+St,+San+Francisco,+CA+94112/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x808f7e7f2ec7b0c9:0x7de5d8a6b895afe1?sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwielfWc4J77AhXXLEQIHVqJA-kQ8gF6BAgYEAE")) to grab supplies, meet your project leader and split into crews. Cleaning, sweeping, and gardening will occur from 10:00am to 12:00pm at the steps and surrounding neighborhood. Sign up on Meetup, this [Civic Joy Fund Mobilize](https://www.mobilize.us/civicjoyfund/event/756100/) page or email info@refuserefusesf.org with event name. \*By participating or registering in a cleanup or volunteer event, I acknowledge and agree to the Civic Joy Fund and Refuse Refuse volunteer waivers: [https://civicjoyfund.org/volunteer](https://civicjoyfund.org/volunteer) - [https://refuserefusesf.org/waiver](https://refuserefusesf.org/waiver)

Chill Vibes Ride

STAR TREK TRIVIA TUES w/ Trek Triv @ Beeryland Oakland!

*Trek Triv* is at BEERYLAND (aka Telegraph Beer Garden) the 3rd Tuesday of every month! Compete in teams and flex your Star Trek knowledge to win drinks and prizes, like vintage action figures and our Trek Triv prize pips. Bring a team or join a team -- trekkies are friendly folk. Follow @TrekTriv on Instagram and email [trektriv@gmail.com](http://trektriv@gmail.com) for more info. FREE! 21+ TRIV LONG AND PROSPER!

Car Guys-Gals, Car People,A Chance to Demo All-Especially EVs

[Electrify Expo has expanded to include all vehicles.](https://demodaysfestival.com/collections/all-events) This used to be focused on electric cars and trucks. If you order soon, [try this 50% off code](https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/WhctKLcMTrZHWbgBbNLDcnnhxQJJtWWPtwQwwdHFWCVdvwLWvsmVqrmJKqvccHjggfBvKJq) for the special admission package ($30.), only $5.00 more than regular admission. This event is held outdoors in a spectacular setting at Alameda Point. I love it. Especially the up and coming Bay Area car manufacturing start-ups you will discover there. You can see their cars and trucks in pre-production. And there are dozens of the established car manufacturers. All ready to let you test drive. This is not your grandfathers Moscone Center new car show they used to have on and before Thanksgiving weekend every year. Really you get to not only sit in but drive all the cars and trucks you want to. Meet me at 9:45am next 2900 Main St, Alameda, CA 94501, exact spot coming soon!

SAVE the TREES near a large Oakland air polluter

Nearly 90 new trees in the median need TLC. Park at 8000 Edgewater Drive median (off Hegenberger near Oakland Airport) parking lot. We have recently planted trees that need mulch, water and weed removal. These trees are currently alive, so now with this infusion of TLC, they will be safe until winter rains to resume growth. The temperature is likely cooler than most of Oakland as it is near the San Leandro Bay. You will need sun hat, water bottle and closed toe shoes. We will have gloves and water refill and a shade canopy.

華語喜劇

Gravel Riding Social (Team Roaring Mouse)

# Gravel Riding Social - women friendly! [San Francisco Cycle Sport (formerly Roaring Mouse Cycles)San Francisco, CA](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gravel-riding-social-women-friendly-tickets-1994754717056?aff=ebdssbdestsearch#location) Saturday, August 15 • 9 AM - 11:30 AM Join us for a fun day out on gravel trails in the Marin Headlands. This free, in-person event is designed to be women-friendly, with time to ask questions and get your gear checked out before the ride, with male and female hosts. Perfect for intermediate or above riders looking to meet others for some good miles and company. Here's the 17-mile route: https://www.strava.com/routes/3501980968027162806 Register here: [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gravel-riding-social-women-friendly-tickets-1994754717056](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gravel-riding-social-women-friendly-tickets-1994754717056)

Start Your Saturday with Qigong 免费大雁功, 开始美好一天

**Start your Saturday with Qigong** Gentle movement. Mindful breathing. Restored balance. Join our **free weekly sessions** to improve focus, reduce stress, and boost energy. All levels are welcome—perfect for beginners and families! **When & Where** 📍 San Francisco Marina Branch Library – Outdoor Patio *(Between the library and the children’s playground)* 🚍 Short walk from Muni lines 30, 45, 22, 28, and 43 🚗 Free/permit parking at Marina Green Park (12-min walk) **What to Bring** ☀️ Sunscreen, hat, gloves for sun protection 🌧️ Sessions canceled if it rains **Featured on the SF Marina Branch Library calendar:** https://sfpl.org/locations/marina

Squash in the Mission (Tuesday)

We are an active squash group that gathers weekly at the courts in the Mission Rec Center (even if Meetup is inactive). Mission Recreation Center is close to the 16th and 24th street Bart stations and completely free. There is street parking all around.

SF AI & Java goes elide hackathon!

*Our friend Sharat Chandar, reached out to feature an event he co-organizes and supports. Let's join the fun with Sam, Travis and Baasil. Best, Benjamin* Please register here: [https://luma.com/csvl3juj](https://luma.com/csvl3juj) [https://elide.dev](https://elide.dev) is a new all-in-one platform that spans the full software development lifecycle. A single distribution compiles source, executes services, and orchestrates builds, consolidating responsibilities that traditionally require three separate toolchains into one cohesive product. ​ * **Quick install:** \`curl \-sSL \-\-tlsv1\.2 elide\.sh \| bash \-s \-\` * **Intro:** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAAfwV8wlSA](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAAfwV8wlSA) **​"Aura Harness" Hackathon by elide - Alright SF, let's build something.** ​ We've just finished a brand new AI coding harness called Aura. This combines the best of two worlds: * ***A next-gen embedded runtime.*** * ***​A best-of-breed OSS harness.*** ​The harness alone sees 61% reduction on output tokens, and a 15% to 25% savings on overall token context compared to traditional harnesses, with improvements to wall-clock time and task effectiveness, too. ​What's novel about this? The embedded runtime enables your favorite model - Claude, GPT, whatever - to see inside a running program and debug it in realtime. ​ We want to put it in the hands of people who will actually push it to its limits before anyone else gets to. So we're inviting you all to our office and turning it into a one night build session. ​Bring your laptop and whatever project you've been meaning to start (or that side quest you keep putting off). The Elide engineers who actually built Aura will be right there with you the whole time, helping you get set up, unsticking you when things break, and taking your bug reports on the spot. ​Expect a quick intro to Aura followed by heads-down building time, with the founders and investors who tend to hang around South Park drifting in too. Nobody's rushing out the door afterward, so stick around, talk shop, and see what everyone else is putting together. **Food and drinks are on us all night. 🍕🍻** ​ You do not need any experience with Elide to come. If you've ever coded with an agent and walked away with strong opinions about what worked and what didn't, you're exactly who we're hoping to see. **Students, founders, and working engineers are all welcome!**