[Coworking] Re: Drama at Citizen Space

2008-10-08 Thread Allie Allie
Hello, My name is Allyson, and I'm new here, but I thought I'd comment since I used to manage a large public housing development in the state of Rhode Island. It sounds as though this person may have some mental disability issues. Lots of times the police know to bring a person like this to a loca

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2008-10-02 Thread Susan Evans
Tara thanks so much for posting about this. I think we all have a lot to gain by sharing not only our successes but our stumbling blocks with one another. This is a super tough one, but it sounds as if you guys are doing the absolute best you can to remedy the situation in a way that keeps your

[Coworking] Re: Drama at Citizen Space

2008-10-02 Thread dkords
e are agencies that can help, and sometimes if you know the right people in city hall, you can get some special assistance. Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile -Original Message- From: JDean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thu, 2 Oct 2008 11:05:41 To: Coworking Subject: [Coworking] R

[Coworking] Re: Drama at Citizen Space

2008-10-02 Thread melaniebee
Tara, We at PariSoMa had a small coworker party about a month ago. I knew pretty much every one there, except there was one tall, balding guy kind of lurking around that no one knew. He introduced himself as Ryan and said he was interested in renting a desk from us. I asked him how he knew about

[Coworking] Re: Drama at Citizen Space

2008-10-02 Thread Mike Schinkel
essage- From: coworking@googlegroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of JDean Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2008 2:06 PM To: Coworking Subject: [Coworking] Re: Drama at Citizen Space Here are my two suggestions: 1. Build a strong relationship with the SFPD, and let them know that their office

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2008-10-02 Thread JDean
Here are my two suggestions: 1. Build a strong relationship with the SFPD, and let them know that their officers are free to complete paperwork at your site. 2. Call the police. The squeaky wheel gets the grease, and if you don't want a sleeper in your workplace, you will need to document and

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2008-10-02 Thread felicity at cubes
Wow, freaky! I wish I had some sage wisdom for you, Tara. I think keeping the police informed is the safest solution for you and your coworkers. It is unfortunate that this guy has no other place to go and you have been very generous, but you are right that you are not running a shelter. All t

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2008-10-01 Thread Colin Loretz
Tara, This is something we almost expect to see once we open our space in downtown Reno. We have a river that runs through downtown and there are always people looking for places to sleep and loiter 24/7. We too will be offering free drop-in space and expect to have our fair share of curious loit

[Coworking] Re: Drama at Citizen Space

2008-10-01 Thread Dawn Hayes
Hmmm... That's a tough one and I am probably pointing out the obvious (forgive me). Here's a few links that might be useful: I would check in with the community affairs division of the San Francisco Police Department, because they are more likely to be better equipped to deal with him if another

[Coworking] Re: Drama at Citizen Space

2008-10-01 Thread Hillary Hartley
Tara, I actually meant to call you before I left town 2 weeks ago. I had just spoken with Eddie, and lo and behold Ryan was at the space that day. Evidently, he'd been storing stuff (bags of clothes) at the Hat Factory and other residents caught him hanging out in the laundry room at night. I

[Coworking] Re: Drama at Citizen Space

2008-10-01 Thread David J. Kordsmeier
Folks, being in SF, I've seen this problem over and over in the past 5 years at my space. As a human being, you have to balance your desire to be compassionate with the need to run a business. Folks who are homeless and/or jobless or suffering from substance abuse, will frequently gravitate to

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2008-10-01 Thread Tara Hunt
Thanks Dawn, When asked these questions (and we've asked many to fine out more), he doesn't speak up. He just stares defiantly. I think he may be autistic? T On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 2:59 PM, Dawn Hayes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Tara, > > Given the economy, your situation might not be that unu

[Coworking] Re: Drama at Citizen Space

2008-10-01 Thread Dawn Hayes
Tara, Given the economy, your situation might not be that unusual. I work out of several locations in NYC- some public and some private- and I've seen more than my share of folks that remind me of RC. Due to the size of most of the locations, only regulars might have noticed somewhat odd behaviors