November

Thursday, November 21, 10 AM – zoom
Coastal Conservancy Hybrid Board Meeting
Elihu M Harris State Building Room 2 – 2nd Floor
1515 Clay St., Oakland CA 94612 – The agenda: The agenda: https://scc.ca.gov/2024/11/08/coastal-conservancy-public-meeting-in-oakland-november-21/\ 

Wednesday, November 20, 10AM – zoom
Don’t Miss This Fantastic Educational Opportunity!
CSF Deep Dive: Is there really a Housing Crisis in SF?
Grab a cuppa and settle in! Our resident expert economist will take us through
what’s really going on down at City Hall.
We’re told San Francisco needs to build 82,000 housing units. Why and what does that mean? Is this number based on a solid foundation? And how do we tackle that?
Let’s dig in!

Tuesday November 19, 6:30 PM – CSFN GA
Program: Chris Bowman will explain the election results.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87296403120?pwd=6g6Ex64R1gL9UNS6lReaktu4jm4RqO.1

Thursday, November 14, 10AM – live and on Zoom
California Coastal Commission – in SF Hyatt Regency 5 Embarcadero Center
agenda and details: https://www.coastal.ca.gov/meetings/agenda/#/2024/11

October 2024

No on K – Home Stretch
Weekdays 3:30 pm-6pm – Weekends 10:30am-1pm
Tuesday November 5 Sunset Blvd & Ortega
Monday November 4 Geary & Park Presidio
Sunday November 3 Frida Khalo Way
Saturday November 2 Bosworth & Diamond
Friday November 1 Portola & O’Shaughnessy
Thursday October 31 Market & Sanchez
Wednesday October 30 Divisadero & Fell St
Wednesday October 30 (Peskin 10 AM) 501 Stanyan & Fell St
Tuesday October 29 Van Ness & Geary
Monday October 28 Lombard & Franklin
Sunday October 27 Great Hwy & Lincoln
Saturday October 26 Lincoln & 19th
Friday October 25 Sloat & 19th Ave
Thursday October 24 Market & 5th

Tuesday, October 22nd, 6:30 – 9pm
Mothership, 3152 Misison Street
SF League of Pissed Off Voters
wanna see you out for a ballot breakdown.

Monday, October 21, 1:30 PM – agenda
SF Land Use and Transportation Committee
2. [Interim Zoning Controls – Legacy Businesses in Neighborhood
Commercial Districts] Resolution: 240909 Resolution imposing interim zoning controls for an 18-month period to require conditional use authorization prior to replacing a Legacy Business in Neighborhood Commercial Districts and Neighborhood Commercial Transit Districts, and the Chinatown Community Business, Chinatown Visitor Retail, and Chinatown Residential Neighborhood Commercial Districts; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; and making findings of consistency with the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1. Aaron Peskin, Connie Chan, Dean Preston, Shamann Walton, Hillary Ronen (any supervisor or candidate supporting small businesses should support this.)

Sunday, Oct. 20th, 7:00pm
Mid-Sunset Neighborhood Association
1271 26th Ave. Leyla and Shane host the final
“Coffee with the Candidates” Aaron Peskin (RSVP)

Friday, October 18, 6 – 7:30pm PM
1345 Ocean Ave San Francisco, CA 94112 Map
Neighbors and Communities United for a D- 11 Town Hall
proposed zoning changes that could lead to 10,000+ new luxury condos across District 

Tuesday October 15, 6:30 PM – CSFN GA
Program:  Niall Murphy, co-chair of the CGJ Committee on Commissions
will fill us in on which tasks the CGJ Committee on Commissions handles.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83974046092?pwd=YhbLgHxzVSiV7obdlu0jvX1mTsZnsY.1

Tuesday October 15, 1 PM – ConnectedSF
Program: Do we need to build that much or are these outdated numbers given SF’s population loss?
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMrceqrpzMqH9UbOAulDDwlUWGHJGwjTjhv#/registration

Monday October 14, 5:30 PM – SaveMuni –
Debate on State Proposition 5 with John Avalos, for Yes on 5 and Tom Rubin in Proposition 5. Zoom –
No registration:  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6377599629?pwd=WTlWS1RjcWpoc3VERVhWNkozZkNtUT09

Sunday October  13, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
The Plough and the Stars, 116 Clement
Small Business Protections Town Hall  (RSVP)

No on K Rallys Upcoming Rally and Events (Oct 11-13, 2024) : site
Sunday October 13, 9 AM – 12 PM Heart of the City Farmers Market
Sunday October 13, 11 -AM  – Great Highway Canvassing  
Sunday October 12, 9 AM – 2 PM Sunday Streets/Soma Block Party
Sunday October 12, 2 PM – 4 PM Sunday Streets/Soma Block Party
Saturday October 12, 6:30 PM – Non on K Rally:  Portsmouth Square
Saturday October 12, 9-AM – 12  PM – Noe Valley Farmers Market
Saturday October 12, 10 AM – 1 PM- Whole Foods Tabling (California and Franklin)

Thursday, October 10, 7 PM
FIX PROP 19 – Prop5 Debate – Senator Seyarto supporting
zoom:  https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87231076039

Thursday, October 10, 6:30 – 8:30 PM
District 1 St. John’s Church, 25 Lake Street
Neighborhoods United SF Town Hall with Aaron Peskin, President of the Board of Supervisors and Connie Chan, District 1 Supervisor.
Impacts of Upzoning Plans – Challenge the extreme and unnecessary height increases. Tell our elected officials to halt their redevelopment agenda for San Francisco that prioritizes developer profits over existing residents and small businesses. (RSVP)

September 2024

Aaron’s Meet and Greets:
September 29 – Meet and Greet: Pelicans for Peskin, 385 Tehama, 5 -7 PM 
September 28 – Meet and Greet: Home of Lowinger, 1592 Underwood Ave., 3-5 PM
September 27 – Aaron Speaks: Bookshop West Portal, 80 West Portal Avenue, 7 PM
September 26 – Meet and Greet: Home of John Sanger, 3600 Washington, 5:30 – 7 PM (Katherine Petrin co-host)
September 25 – Meet and Greet: Home of Barbara Heffernan, 2423 Green Street, 4:15 PM

February 2023

Tuesday, February 21, 6:30 PM – zoom
CSFN General Assembly Meeting
Guest is Supervisor Peskin. Please send questions for the supervisor to Charles Head.
Link to register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAudOGoqDktHtU2H0mnisyOoUMqhHqO-n

Wednesday, February 22, at 7 PM. – on Zoom
East Mission Improvement Association Meeting
Uniting the Mission to deal with Problems on the streets and sidewalks
 1458 San Bruno vs Potrero del Sol – Planning hearing March 2nd
large project at the former Farm: Stop 1458SanBruno <Stop@1458sanbruno.org>
Join us on Zoom to discus actions we can take and meet your neighbors.
Via Computer: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6377599629?pwd=WTlWS1RjcWpoc3VERVhWNkozZkNtUT09
By Phone: +1 213 338 8477 – Meeting ID: 637 759 9629 – Passcode: 1234

October 2022

Send us information about candidates and ballot initiatives meetings to post if you like.

Tuesday, October 11, 7 PM on Zoom
S.H.A.R.P. will conduct a public forum featuring a nonpartisan pros-and-cons presentation by the San Francisco League of Women Voters. The debates will cover Proposition I and J (reopening/closure of JFK Drive and the Great Highway) and Proposition L (transportation tax).
Pre-register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMtc–upz4qE9eP2UDYh37KyBrbx3lOCxoi

Friday, October 14, 1 PM
SF City Hall Room 416, Floor 4 – online at ww.sfgovtv.org/sfmtaLIVE
Public Comment Call-In: 415.655.0001, Access Code: 2498 110 6321
SFMTA will be reevaluating the entire Slow Street program
Members of the public may attend the meeting to observe and provide public comment at the physical meeting location listed above or Send comments via email to MTABoard@sfmta.com by 5pm the day before the meeting or call 415.646.4470. 

Monday, October 17, 5:30 PM – zoom link
SaveMUNI meeting. We will hear updates on two measures on the November ballot – Measure I (JFK Drive) and Measure L (1/2 cent sales tax for transportation).  We will also hear about the latest developments on the J line. At 6:00 we will hear from Adina Levin from Seamless Transit about the group’s agenda and why a bill to adopt seamless principles for transit in the Bay Area failed in this past legislative session. Then at 6:45 we will consider MTA’s proposal to interline the K and the L lines in a discussion led by Jerry Cauthen.
By Phone: +1 213 338 8477
Meeting ID: 637 7599629
Passcode: 1234

Thursday, October 20, 7 PM
United Irish Cultural Center – 2700 45th Ave. (between Sloat & Wawona)
Information session on Access-4-all Yes on I campaign.

Monday, October 31, 1 PM
Gimme Shelter (and Seating) Press Conference
Live Bus Stop at Potrero and 23rd Street opposite SF General Hospital
Contact Pi Ra, Senior and Disability Action srira[@sdaction.org for the Zoom link

September 2022

Indybay list of events leading up to the election:
https://www.indybay.org/calendar/?page_id=12

Tuesday, September 6, 6:30 PM – Zoom
Potrero Democratic Club presents 13 Local Propositions, 7 State Measures
Speakers will present pros and coms on the measures (except for three that have no opposition)
See https://www.phdemclub.org/ for details.

Wednesday, September 7, 5-6 PM
Catalysts hosts a Town Hall Series – California’s failed housing policies. Bob Silvestri, president of Community Venture Partners and publisher of The Marin Post will offer housing solutions to replace California’s failed housing policies. (register)

Tuesday, September 13, 6:30 PM – Zoom
Potrero Democratic Club presents CCSF Board of Trustees Candidates presentations
and the Board of Education Forum. See https://www.phdemclub.org/ for details.

Thursday, September 15, 7 PM – Zoom (details)
Richmond District Democratic Club candidate endorsements
US Congress, State Asesmbly, Citywide, and Supervisor http://www.rddcsf.org/events

Monday, September 19, 5:30 – 7:30 PM
SaveMUNI Ballot Initiatives Debates 
Propositions I, J, and a discussion on Proposition N –  Propositions I and J relate to road closures in Golden Gate Park, including JFK Drive, and the closure of the Great Highway. Proposition N relates to the funding and jurisdiction of the garage underneath the Golden Gate Park Concourse. You can learn more about these measures here: https://sfelections.sfgov.org/measures Questions may be sent ahead of time to bobf@att.net  
Via Computer: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6377599629?pwd=WTlWS1RjcWpoc3VERVhWNkozZkNtUT09   
By Phone: +1 213 338 8477  
Meeting ID: 637 7599629  Passcode: 1234  

Wednesday, September 21 5-6 PM
Catalysts hosts a Town Hall Series – Lawsuit against SB-9
Mike Griffiths, Torrance City Council member and founder of California Cities for Local Control, will discuss why Torrance (Charter City) joined the lawsuit against SB-9. John Cruikshank, City Council member, Rancho Palos Verde (General Law City), will describe his city’s motivation and process for joining the SB-9 lawsuit. (register) Save the DAate. ZOOM information to follow soon.

Thursday, September 22, 7 PM – Zoom (details)
Richmond District Democratic Club endorsements for local ballot measures and state propositions.
http://www.rddcsf.org/events

Friday, October 14, 1 PM
SF City Hall Room 416, Floor 4 – online at ww.sfgovtv.org/sfmtaLIVE
Public Comment Call-In: 415.655.0001, Access Code: 2498 110 6321
SFMTA will be reevaluating the entire Slow Street program
Members of the public may attend the meeting to observe and provide public comment at the physical meeting location listed above or Send comments via email to MTABoard@sfmta.com by 5pm the day before the meeting or call 415.646.4470. 

August 2022

Schedule of public meetings and debates with Supervisor Candidates and ballot measures for November 2022 Election: Other debates on ballot measures will be listed here on csfn.net

Thursday, August 4, 7 PM
People of Parkside Sunset (POPS) POPS will host an in person meeting
Our special guest will be D4 candidate Leanna Louie to talk about her campaign. The Taraval Police Station, 2345 (24th Ave.), San Francisco

Wednesday August 10, 5-6 PM
Catalysts hosts a Town Hall Series – Housing Solutions & Lawsuits
Pam Lee, Esq., Aleshire & Wynder. Ms. Lee represents cities with lawsuits against SB-9. She will describe the cases and how cities can join litigation at reduced rates as more join. (register)

Wednesday August 10, 5-6 PM
Mid Sunset Neighboorhood Association (MSNA) on zoom
will host Joel Engardio – (zoom info)

Date: Wednesday, August 10th Time: 6:30pm to 8:00 PM
Location: The Strand Theater – 1127 Market St, San Francisco Moderator: Scott Shafer KQED Please join co-hosts the San Francisco Eastern Neighborhoods Democratic Club and the Chinese American Democratic Club for a riveting District 6 Supervisor Debate with Ms. Billie Cooper, Matt Dorsey, Cherelle Jackson, and Honey Mahagony. Scott Shafer of KQED will moderate. Vaccinations will be checked and masks will be required for all attendees. This event is free, but you must REGISTER.

Friday August 12, 6:30 PM
CSFN Government & Elections Committee – Zoom meeting

Monday, August 15, 5:30 PM
SaveMuni will host a debate on the (former Prop K) Bond Issue (zoom info)
Join us for the first, and perhaps the o0nly, debate about the re-authorization of the 1/2 cent sales tax for transportation that will be on San Francisco;’s November ballot.  Zack Deutsch-Gross from SF Transit Riders will be supporting the measure and Larry Marso, attorney and economist, will be opposing.  Bring your questions. We will also be considering taking action on Supervisor Connie Chan’s resolution to urge the MTA Board of Directors to remove third party dispatch from its taxi upfront fare pilot program. Please feel free to share this invitation with your friends and neighbors. (zoom info)

Wednesday August 24, 5-6 PM
Catalysts hosts a Town Hall Series – Problems with RHNA
Michael Barnes, a former Albany City Council member, will expose how California’s housing quotas (RHNA numbers) are rigged. (register)

Wednesday, August 24, 5-6 PM
Mid Sunset Neighboorhood Associationwill (MSNA) on zoom
will host Gordon Mar –(zoom)

Wednesday August 31, 5-6 PM
Mid Sunset Neighboorhood Association (MSNA) on zoom
will host Leanna Louie – (zoom info)

Wednesday, September 7, 5-6 PM
Catalysts hosts a Town Hall Series – California’s failed housing policies. Bob Silvestri, president of Community Venture Partners and publisher of The Marin Post will offer housing solutions to replace California’s failed housing policies. (register)

Wednesday, September 21 5-6 PM
Catalysts hosts a Town Hall Series – Lawsuit against SB-9
Mike Griffiths, Torrance City Council member and founder of California Cities for Local Control, will discuss why Torrance (Charter City) joined the lawsuit against SB-9. John Cruikshank, City Council member, Rancho Palos Verde (General Law City), will describe his city’s motivation and process for joining the SB-9 lawsuit. (register)

July 2021

Monday, July 12, 1:30 PM – agenda
Land Use and Transportation Committee
1. 210182 [Planning Code, Zoning Map – 2500-2530 18th Street Affordable Housing Special Use District] Ordinance amending the Planning Code to create the new 2500-2530 18th Street Affordable Housing Special Use District (Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 4014, Lot Nos. 002 and 002A), to facilitate the development of affordable housing at the site; amending the Zoning Map to rezone the lots from PDR-1-G (Production, Distribution, and Repair, General) to UMU (Urban Mixed Use)… Turning PDR into UMU in spite of the Prop X voters support for preserving PDR.
5. 210284 [Administrative, Public Works, and Transportation Codes – Shared Spaces]
This is yoru chance to comment on the Shared spaces plan prior to the Board of Supervisosrs vote on Tuesday.

Tuesday, July 13, 2 PM – agenda
Board of Supervisors Meeting
38. 210182 [Planning Code, Zoning Map – 2500-2530 18th Street Affordable Housing Special Use District] See above.
39. 210284 [Administrative, Public Works, and Transportation Codes – Shared Spaces] See above.

March 2021

Monday, March 1, 1:30 PM – agenda
Land Use and Transportation Committee
5. Urging Departments to Create a Permanent Shared Spaces Program

Tuesday, March 2, 2 PM – agenda
Board of Supervisors Meeting
9. Building Code – Fee Waiver for Accessory Dwelling Units
12. Emergency Ordinance – Limiting COVID-19 Impacts by Continuing to MakeShelter-in-Place Hotel Rooms Available to People Experiencing Homelessness
20. Administrative Code – Protections for Occupants of Residential Hotels During COVID-19 Pandemic
21. Urging the City and County of San Francisco to Revise Shelter-in-PlaceHotels’ Standard Agreements with Existing Owners to Include an Option to Purchase the Hotels and/or a Long-Term Lease
36. Public Comment

Thursday, March 4 1PM – agenda
Planning Commission

February 2021

Monday, February 8, 1:30 PM – agenda
Land Use and Transportation Committee
2.  [Hearing – Treasure Island Clean-Up] 200231
Sponsor: HaneyHearing to review the past, current, and future clean-up of toxins on Treasure Island dating back to 2013, and any protective measures to ensure there is no continuing risk to human health and the environment; and requesting the California Environmental Protection Agency, San Francisco Department of Public Health, Treasure Island Development Authority, and United States Department of the Navy to report.

Tuesday, February 9, 10 AM – agenda
SFCTA Meeting
8. Approve the 2021 State and Federal Legislative Program – ACTION* 2021 Legislative Program MEMO 2021-02-09 (PDF)
1g. Lower the 2/3 supermajority voter approval requirement for transportation taxes • Support a constitutional amendment to lower the voter approval requirement for special taxes dedicated to local transportation projects from 66.67% to 55% or a simple majority.
2b. Support the Treasure Island Mobility Management Agency’s (TIMMA) work for sustainable mobility on Treasure Island • Support funding and authorization, as needed, for study, piloting, and implementation of innovative mobility management such as tolling infrastructure, transportation and housing affordability programs, bike and car share initiatives, and autonomous shuttle pilot.
2c. Improve reliably and efficiency of San Francisco’s roadway network and other transportation demand management (TDM) strategies • Support new legislation that promotes innovative TDM strategies such as authorizing area-wide congestion pricing pilot programs. • Support MTC’s efforts to improve compliance with occupancy requirements in High Occupancy Vehicle lanes.

Tuesday, February 9, 2 PM – agenda
Board of Supervisors Meeting

Thursday, February 25, 1PM – agenda
Planning Commissioners Meeting
15a 321 Florida Street 2018-016808SHD – Large Project Authorization and Shadow Findings. Request for Planning Commission consideration of Adoption of Shadow Findings pursuant to Section 295 that shadows from the project would not adversely affect use of Franklin Square Park under the jurisdiction of the Recreation and Park Commission. Preliminary Recommendation: Adopt.
15b 321 Florida Street 2018-016808ENX Large Project Authorization. Request for a Large ProjectAuthorization, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 329 and 843, for a Project which proposes the construction of a nine-story, 92’ tall, 154,396 square feet (sq ft) mixed-use building containing 168 dwelling units, 1,336 sq ft of Retail Sales and Service Use, and 47 off-street auto parking spaces, on a site currently developed as a private parking lot. Preliminary Recommendation: Approve with Conditions. see page 23 -32 document: 2018-016808ENX (We understand that we now have some of the documents we requested detailing the Archeological plans to mitigate the issues that arise with excavation and foundation work. We are still concerned about the shadow studies that do not take into account existing solar panels.)