Monthly Archives: January 2012
Nextdoor Rincon Hill website started
| January 28, 2012 | Posted by jamie under RinconHillSF.org |
While Facebook, Google+, and other social networks may or may not be your thing, there’s a more targeted social network website that aims to bring neighborhood residents together and limiting access only to the neighbors by confirming residency. I’ve just created a website for the Rincon Hill neighborhood with the boundaries of 2nd Street eastward… Keep reading
Entertainment Commission Votes on Attacking SoMa Residents this Tuesday
| January 22, 2012 | Posted by jamie under Activism |
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The Western SoMa Community Plan was created by and for the residents of South of Market. Between 2006 and 2011, hundreds of community meetings were held to reach a consensus on land use plans for Western SoMa for the next 20 years. Now that the Plan is complete, the Entertainment Commission is voting on whether… Keep reading
Guest Opinion: Plastic Tents a Blight on Waterfront
| January 18, 2012 | Posted by jamie under Buildings |
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Please note that the following is the opinion of neighborhood advocate David Osgood. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect the opinion of Jamie Whitaker. I do appreciate the opportunity to share others’ viewpoints on topics relevant to Rincon Hill neighborhood residents. by David Osgood Will the restaurants at Rincon Park ever stop expanding? Epic… Keep reading
CORRECTION: Oscar Park not on CAC agenda Thursday
| January 11, 2012 | Posted by jamie under Meetings, Open Spaces |
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Correction: The Transbay CAC meeting this Thursday, January 12, 2012 at 5:30 p.m. at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (701 Mission Street) on the 2nd Floor will not discuss Oscar Park. I was a bit over zealous in assuming that if the meeting is still happening that the agenda remained as expected. Sorry about… Keep reading
Next Rincon Hill Dog Park Community Group Meeting on Thursday
| January 9, 2012 | Posted by jamie under Meetings, Open Spaces |
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From Marty Coressel: All, The next Rincon Hill Dog Park Community Group meeting will be held on Thursday, January 12, 2012 from 6 to 7:00 pm. We will gather in front of the Bayside Village Management Office a few minutes prior to 6 pm to be escorted to the meeting room. Please join us if… Keep reading
Free NERT (Disaster Preparedness) Training in South Beach!
| January 9, 2012 | Posted by jamie under Public Services |
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While we read about earthquakes in Ohio, Virginia, and other spots not accustomed to being prepared for an earthquake, there is really no good excuse that each and everyone of us in San Francisco are not ready for “The Big One.” The next NERT (Neighborhood Emergency Response Training) class in the South Beach neighborhood starts… Keep reading
How Redistricting Could Harm the Rincon Hill Neighborhood
| January 9, 2012 | Posted by jamie under Activism |
While I admit that I do not know a lot about the redistricting process that is currently redrawing the lines within San Francisco County in regards to legislative representation on the Board of Supervisors, I know a little more than most. You can catch up and learn by visiting the Redistricting Task Force website at… Keep reading
Rincon Hill Dog Park website
| January 9, 2012 | Posted by jamie under Open Spaces |
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The Rincon Hill neighborhood sure had a sweet holiday season with its first public open space, the Rincon Hill Dog Park, opening for use while construction continues. The dog park has a website built by yours truly on Christmas morning at www.RinconHillDogPark.org. There will be a Grand Opening Celebration at the Rincon Hill Dog Park… Keep reading
25 Essex Starts Construction
| January 9, 2012 | Posted by jamie under Buildings |
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While we wait for decisions to be made regarding which Transbay Redevelopment Area project components will continue under the management of the “successor agency” (the City and County of San Francisco) after the Redevelopment Agency is dissolved effective February 1, 2012, at least one project will be completed – the Rene Cazenave Apartments at 25… Keep reading
Kids Playground Design for Sue Bierman Park – Community Meeting 1/24/2012
| January 8, 2012 | Posted by jamie under Kids, Meetings, Open Spaces |
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The effort to get a kids playground built along the waterfront continues. Please join parents, grandparents, and other interested parties at a community meeting on Thursday, January 24, 2012 at 6 p.m. at the Port of San Francisco, Pier 1, in the Bayside Conference Room to learn about the proposed kids playground design for Sue… Keep reading
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