Monthly Archives: July 2008
399 Fremont Street – Planning Commission Hearing
| July 30, 2008 | Posted by jamie under Buildings |
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Photo taken by Jamie Whitaker If you own a property within 300 feet of 399 Fremont Street in Rincon Hill, you may have gotten a notice of hearing from the Planning Commission on Thursday, August 7, 2008 starting at 1:30 p.m. or later (call 558-6422 on or after Monday, August 4, 2008 for a recorded… Keep reading
City Hall Nonsense – Picking and Choosing Cigarette Retailers
| July 29, 2008 | Posted by jamie under Activism |
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Mayor Newsom and Supervisors Aaron Peskin and Jake McGoldrick co-sponsored nonsense legislation that, if passed on the second vote (I believe its required to be voted on twice to become effective), would ban Walgreens, Rite Aid, and Long’s chain pharmacies from selling cigarettes while allowing other chain stores with pharmacies, like Safeway, to continue selling… Keep reading
Volunteer for 'Sunday Streets'
| July 29, 2008 | Posted by jamie under Open Spaces, Volunteer |
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Sunday Streets is still on course for Sunday mornings between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. on August 31st and September 14th. In order for the event to be a success, they need some of us to step up and to volunteer to help with various functions required to hold the event. I’ve signed up to… Keep reading
Do We Need a Community Benefit District?
| July 28, 2008 | Posted by jamie under Public Services |
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My latest Rincon Hill Examiner article discusses the Community Benefit District interest survey many of us homeowners received last week. Please add comments to the article to let us know what your thoughts are about a new CBD that includes our neighborhood. Keep reading
Bullying works! Peskin new SF DCCC Chair
| July 24, 2008 | Posted by jamie under Activism |
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Sad day for San Francisco Democrats. I hope I’m wrong and that the DCCC will stay focused on registering Democratic voters and supporting qualified Democratic candidates rather than become a Karl Rove-ish political machine that ignores the will of the Democratic membership. Only time will tell. From LeftInSF.com: San Francisco Democratic County Central Committee Vote… Keep reading
DCCC decides tonight whether or not bullies should rule the San Francisco Democrats
| July 23, 2008 | Posted by jamie under Activism |
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San Francisco’s Democratic County Central Committee will decide tonight whether or not to re-elect Scott Wiener to continue as chair of the County organization. Challening Wiener for the chair is San Francisco Board of Supervisors President Aaron Peskin. While Peskin has been a good cop and kept his hands clean, fellow DCCC member and Supervisor… Keep reading
Festival of Sail Begins Wednesday on the Bay
| July 22, 2008 | Posted by jamie under Events |
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Check out the festival of sail this week if you have a chance. Beautiful boats on our beautiful bay! Keep reading
Possible Halloween Event at Giants Parking Lot A
| July 19, 2008 | Posted by jamie under Meetings |
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The Rincon Point-South Beach Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) meets this Monday, July 21st at 5:00 p.m. a the South Beach Harbor Services Building (between Pier 40 and AT&T Park) in the Community Room. One of the agenda items is a discussion about the possibility of the City hosting a Halloween event at Giants Parking Lot… Keep reading
Supervisors Peskin and Alioto-Pier: Can You Figure Out How to Drive to Pier 39 on a Road Other than The Embarcadero from South of Washington Street?
| July 19, 2008 | Posted by jamie under Activism |
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I sent an e-mail to the Supervisors yesterday encouraging them to support Mayor Newsom’s Sunday Streets. I heard back from Supervisor Dufty that he supports Sunday Streets – thank you Bevan! I’m under the notion (though not confirmed) that Supervisors Maxwell, McGoldrick, and maybe Mirkarimi (though he seems to be waffling on the issue) would… Keep reading
Google Renews Hills Plaza Office Space Lease Through 2015
| July 18, 2008 | Posted by jamie under Rincon Hill Businesses |
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The San Francisco Business Times is reporting that Google has renewed its Hills Plaza office space lease in the Rincon Hill neighborhood through 2015. Fabulous! Keep reading
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