Daily Archives: March 12, 2009

Neighborhood Meeting this Wednesday, 6pm re: 430 Main and 429 Beale Streets – Tell Them To Forget It!

March 12, 2009 Posted by jamie under Activism
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Please visit http://livable.wetpaint.com and sign our online petition to ask for a redesign that takes into consideration the livability and quality of life of the neighborhood – don’t let them build a 84 foot Berlin Wall and close off BayCrest towers’s open space from sunlight – there has to be a more fair design that… Keep reading

Transbay CAC Meeting Reminder

March 12, 2009 Posted by jamie under Events
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While a lot of folks are probably interested in learning more about the proposed building at 333 Harrison Street at the 6 pm meeting at One Rincon Hill’s community room tonight, some of you (including myself) will likely choose to go to the Transbay CAC meeting at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, 2nd Floor… Keep reading

Folgers and Hills Brothers – Rincon Hill's Former Coffee Businesses

March 12, 2009 Posted by jamie under Weird
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For a brief blurb in today’s San Francisco Chronicle, we learn a little bit about San Francisco’s relationship with coffee. Specifically, the article briefly notes Folgers and Hills Brothers opening up in San Francisco – and I’ll add that their headquarters’ were in Rincon Hill. Keep reading

A new BART line running down Folsom Street in Rincon Hill?

March 12, 2009 Posted by jamie under Transportation & Ped Safety
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While I believe it is pretty cool that AT&T Park will get some use this October as the home of the City’s newest football squad and a part of the inaugural season of the United Football League (watch for a contest to name the team at www.ufl-football.com), that isn’t today’s most interesting story. While education is… Keep reading

Meeting re: 333 Harrison Street Plans

March 12, 2009 Posted by jamie under Activism
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Again, the folks seeking to develop 333 Harrison have engaged the community and been very open … they’re good people.  We just need to let them know, in my opinion, that exceptions to the Rincon Hill Plan approved in 2005 aren’t something we’d like to go for. They can redesign and cut back on parking to meet the Rincon… Keep reading