This is a lovely setting for a wedding. I know, because I came to a wedding reception here long…read morebefore I lived in San Francisco. Said wedding was fine except for some in-poor-taste snarkery that one particularly tall fellow was spilling within earshot of the people he was snarking (he had never met them before and was just spreading nasty rumors about them, because he was an imbecile). Sadly, the marriage whose beginning I celebrated here did not last, and even more sadly, the bride's sister, who was a year younger than me, has also passed away. Why am I mentioning all these rude and sad things? Because I associate them with that wedding and this place, even though nothing bad from that wedding should be associated with this place. I mean, it's not Trocadero Clubhouse's fault that the particularly tall fellow was an imbecile or that the then happy couple was mismatched from the start and destined for unhappiness with each other or that drug addiction is often tragic and deadly. Here's what to know: This is a lovely setting for a wedding. You can't get much better than the smell of redwood trees at your wedding reception.

This is an update on my previous review after getting married here in November…read more Despite some of the cons(see previous review), it is completely worth it. Absolutely beautiful, staff onsite was friendly and willing to pitch in if needed even though that isn't included. There are extra tables onsite(some good size rectangular ones). Both the upstairs rooms have some chairs and there is a bathroom upstairs in the larger room(perfect for a getting ready room!). There is even a clothing rack in that room! The water damage is still very obvious from the redwood Grove where a lot of people will have their ceremonies. The hillside going up toward sloat is still barren and does not look good a a back drop. I would recommend having your ceremony in the east meadow(included with rental), it's so pretty and very spacious and more private. A lot of traffic goes through the redwood grove area. The lights in the main "dining room" have a dimmer which is nice! There is a restroom behind the bar in the main building as well as the public restrooms just outside on the deck.

This review is for the swim class at Giammona Pool:…read more SCAM SCAM SCAM This swimming pool has a very scammy predatory business practice. My child already graduated from La Petite Baleen at level 5. She swam there for at least 6 years and already knew all the basics. My wife was looking for something for her to do to help her maintain her skills. She was researching online and found this place that was ran by Daly City Recreational Center and wanted to give them a try. The first time she took our daughter there they did a quick assessment and said she belonged to Level 1. My wife reasoned with them and they ended up putting her in Level 2 (Jellyfish). We paid for 4 classes and they told us at the end of the 4th class they will evaluate her again. I was there with her the first 3 classes and all I saw was them putting my daughter on the side of the pool and had her kick her legs and swing her arms in the water while holding the side of the pool. Today was the 4th class. Before she began today's class I asked the guy at the reception counter about the rating. He told me he already got the eval result and that my daughter has failed. So all together they already gave her a failing grade from just 3 previous classes, even before her 4th and final class has started. I told him she already graduated from La Petite at Level 5. How did she fail when all she really did most of the time was kick her legs at the side of the pool. He gave me a non-answer about list of stuff she need to do and the teacher said she failed. My wife was angry. At the end of the today's class (the 4th class) my wife asked the teacher how come my daughter failed. The reason the teacher gave us was another non-answer like "her legs were too low". Even though she never told my daughter to kick her legs higher during class at all. There were zero instructions given. Secondly, when the teacher had her swam out in the open pool, she had my daughter laid on her back and kick her legs in the water while the teacher walked backward holding my daughter armpit. The teacher basically kept holding her back and didn't let my daughter swam freely and let her perform. But when my wife asked why did she hold my daughter's back the teacher lied and said my daughter told her to hold her. My daughter said she never told her to do that and that the teacher only kept repeating simple instructions like "swim in a circle". The whole class was only 25 minutes and there were 5 students in class. The teacher pretty much carried each student in circles and called it swimming. Each student had only around 5 minutes of "swim time" per class. While the rest of the 20 minutes she just swing her arms and kicked her legs at the side of the pool. A complete waste of time and money. My feeling is that they don't want to move students up too fast and they want to milk as much tuition fee from the parents as possible. Honestly, from what I could see, most parents just put their kids here so they have something to do. Many parents just day dream or scroll on the phone instead of paying attention to what they are teaching their kids. At about $10 per class it is cheap, I'll give you that. But you really do get what you paid for. And with the quality of "education" they give your child, it's totally not worth it. I am not sure where all the positive reviews came from. I am pretty sure they are either from people who works there or from parents who just like the big pool. I read through all the 1 star reviews on Yelp and Google review and they are inline of what we've experienced. This is not a swim class, it's more of a children day care with water.

Been coming here since I was in elementary school. I have done every activity that they have…read moreoffered. From swimming to karate. They know how to get children involved in activities so that parents do not lose their minds, seriously though! They really know how to create activities that allow children to get involved at an early age. This was probably one the best parts about growing up in Daly City. The Park & Recreation team have always be instrumental in schools and have contributed to a lot of great opportunities. If you are looking to do something fun during the summer this is a great place to go to. They use to offer catalogs for sign up but because I no longer live in Daly City I am not sure. But, there is an endless amount of activities to choose from. The other cool thing is that they offer classes for adults in a multitude of areas as well. Just a great job of reaching out to the community.

The SSF library is my second home! This is such a great a place to study, with many rooms and food…read moreplaces near by. Sometimes I spend 7-9 hours here and have always felt so comfortable. The staff here is also so nice!

This building is so big, it is awesome! free parking lot but gets pretty packed on special event…read moredays. usually a bit of traffic turning into the lot on those days. wonderful events like the holiday craft fair. yayyy handmade goods, small businesses, and friendly festive cheer!

This review is based on the toddler section since I only come here for my kids. We started over a…read moreyear ago when my kids were 2 and 4. There's a separate room just for kids which is a nice perk of this branch. The room houses books for all kids with a small section of hard picture books (which my 2 year old peruses), a wall of graphic novels for young readers (which neither of my kids are ready for) and then aisles of other reads for mostly ages 5 and up. There are also 2 computers with kids games and a fish tank. There are a few rounded kids tables with chairs and my least favorite... a dirty stained couch. As of now, we have been here maybe 6 times. The space is always clutter free and organized and there's usually not a lot of other people there. I have asked the staff a few times to help find books and sometimes they are less than friendly which makes me feel like a burden. Other times they are helpful and willing so it depends who's working that day. They have a no late fee policy which is great, and they automatically renew your books if they are late. Overall, this is one or the lesser exciting libraries I've taken my family, but it works for what we need.

Friendly staff help check out some crayons for my kids while their stay and another staff help set…read morethe kid computers right for them to learn some ABC's while I can get some work done. Love how they have a large beautiful fish tank in the children's room so they can relax a bit and watch the fishes after reading book/ playing computer.

Amazing people working at an amazing place with an amazing food!…read more Kind, hard-working staff and lots of volunteers serve food to local elderly community (60+ years old) for $3 per person. Great chefs! Nutritious, healthy, balanced meals! Yummy.....!

They are the best ! Restaurant setting, professional and courtesy staffs. Tasty and nutritional…read moremeals. Don't forget they also have seal packed take out meals.

I grew up in Daly City but have never been to this library location…read more I Came by on Thursday about 2:45. Walked by the front desk and saw 3 employees sitting there. No one looked up. Not a greeting or asked if I needed help locating anything. The library employees that is located on Southgate Ave, are very helpful and friendly

This library is too loud for me. The front desk girls talk too loud like they're in a get together…read more It makes it hard to focus and study. You can smell the old books in here as well.

The Jamestown Community Center is one of San Francisco's best providers of after-school and summer…read moreprograms for underprivileged kids. I first found out about Jamestown from a friend who asked me to get involved in planning a fundraising event. I was so impressed with the organization that I continued my volunteer work for three years and then joined the staff last year as the Development Director. Jamestown provides 500 low-income Mission District kids each year with enrichment classes (art, dance, theater, cooking, etc.), one-on-one tutoring, sports teams and camps, leadership and employment programs, and guidance counseling. Unlike many organizations that serve large numbers of kids through short-term programs, Jamestown's goal is to provide a core group of kids with high-impact programs year after year--beginning in elementary school and continuing through high school. By engaging kids at a young age and then keeping them involved as they grow up, Jamestown becomes a second family for these young people and makes sure that they have the mentoring and learning experiences they need to grow into healthy, productive adults. If you're looking for a great volunteer opportunity, Jamestown is the organization for you! You can be a tutor, coach a soccer team, or plan fundraising events. Jamestown also gratefully accepts financial donations to support its programs, which are all provided free of charge to Mission District kids and families. To understand how far a donation can go, consider this: $50 covers the cost of after-school snacks for a week , $100 sends one kid on a three-day camping trip, $200 provides an after-school class with art supplies for a whole semester, $500 covers the cost of uniforms and equipment for an entire Jamestown soccer team, and $2,000 is the average cost of providing a full year of after-school and summer programs for one young person. Go to www.jamestownsf.org to learn more!

I've had the chance to work with Jamestown on planning a large fundraiser to benefit their after…read moreschool programs, so as a result of that got to experience first hand all the good work the Center does for their kids. The Mission is a tough area so having this grounding force, a safe place too, is a great way to give the local kids a better chance of rising above their lot in life. If you have a chance to get involved as a mentor, or even have the ability to donate to the Center, then do it. The effect is immediate and greatly appreciated!

Wonderfully kind and accommodating, clean restroom, no scary people wandering around…read more I needed to conduct a meeting over Zoom. They happily let me use the one "study room", but it's only got a side table, not an actual desk. Really uncomfortable. Parking kind of sucks. The streets are choked with other people competing for space.

I've been coming to this library since I was a kid and now that I have kids of my own, I'm excited…read moreto make new memories by bringing them to experience the library. The layout is still the same but everything has been redecorated over the years so everything feels very clean and modern. And while there is plenty of technology that has been put in, there are still plenty of books to choose from too. I love going to the Children's section and having the kids pick out what they want to read for that week.