Category: Activism

Mayor’s Budget Forum & “No Funding” for Rincon Hill Park

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Rincon residents have an opportunity to talk to both our Mayor Ed Lee and our District Supervisor Jane Kim this Monday at the Mayor’s Budget Town Hall at the Main Library’s Koret Auditorium (100 Larkin, next to Civic Center BART/Muni Metro station) starting at 6pm. Reference: http://www.sfmayor.org/index.aspx?recordid=285&page=846 One issue that I am hopeful SEVERAL will… Keep reading

San Francisco Waterfront Alliance’s simple goals: transparent, fair, and thoughtful process

The wolf is in the hen house, but residents can unite to muzzle the wolf a little by joining the San Francisco Waterfront Alliance. The Alliance have pretty noble and seemingly simple goals that City employees should embrace: “fighting for a fair process where all the facts are known and all voices will be heard.”… Keep reading

San Francisco Waterfront Alliance – Demanding a thoughtful process for Warriors Arena project

While lots of folks like the idea of an arena in San Francisco (and some may even think that it could work at Piers 30-32 without shortening our lives and dramatically harming our quality of life), I believe everyone should support a thoughtful process that holds the City accountable for keeping residents safe from environmental… Keep reading

Waterfront Playground Under Construction!

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I’m so thrilled to see the efforts of neighbors coming to fruition with the start of construction over at Sue Bierman Park (Washington Street and The Embarcadero) of the community-driven Waterfront Playground!!  I understand it should be built and ready for kids seeking hours of joy by early July! Congratulations to all the neighbors and… Keep reading

Walk to Work on Friday – Pedestrian Safety Hearing on Monday

If pedestrian safety is a concern of yours – or you just enjoy walking – consider participating in Walk to Work Day tomorrow April 12th and then showing up for a hearing on Pedestrian Safety in District 6 at City Hall on Monday, April 15th at 1:30pm in Room 263. Details below from Supervisor Jane… Keep reading

No on Proposition B – Reform is Needed at San Francisco’s Recreation and Parks Department

Editorial by Jamie Whitaker I’ve made a video to share my SoMa point of view … I’ll be adding to this editorial over the next week or so … there’s so many reasons to vote NO on Proposition B and insist on a more equitable set of beneficiary projects which account for SoMa’s dearth of… Keep reading

Have a DMV ID? Register to Vote Online

There is a very important election coming up in November, and you just have a few weeks to get registered to vote (deadline is October 22nd!) if you have not already registered.  If you have a California DMV drivers license of ID card, you can now register to vote online!  Visit the California Secretary of… Keep reading

SoMa Loop Bus Route Needed

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One of my big frustrations as a resident in Rincon Hill is the fact that the high-rise, 400-600 foot tall residential towers are justified by the Planning Department with phrases like “transit-oriented development,” but there’s not a single neighborhood-serving bus line that goes through this “transit-oriented development” neighborhood. The 12-Folsom bus kinda served that purpose,… Keep reading

Homeless Reflections

You may notice a widget from Kickstarter to help raise funds for a video project Moses, the movie. I hope you’ll consider kicking in $25 or so to help us all learn a little more about one man whom many of us have interacted with in some way while living in South of Market. I… Keep reading

Multi-Use Sports Arena on Piers 30/32?

According to a post on WarriorsWorld.net, we’ll get an official announcement this week about the intentions to move the Golden State Warriors to a new, multi-use arena to be built on top of Piers 30-32 by the 2017-2018 NBA season. This sounds very exciting to the extent that San Franciscans won’t have to travel to… Keep reading

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