Category: Norman Yee
Mission Local: ‘The weaker people think Norman Yee is, the stronger he becomes’
Read a recent Mission Local article on Norman Yee, D7 Supervisor and recently elected president of the SF Board of Supervisors, by Joe Eskenazi, including some of Yee’s background:
https://missionlocal.org/2019/01/the-weaker-people-think-norman-yee-is-the-stronger-he-becomes/
District 7 Supervisor Norman Yee elected Board of Supervisors President
Congratulations to Supervisor Norman Yee, who was elected president of the SF Board of Supervisors today. Read more on SF Examiner: http://www.sfexaminer.com/norman-yee-elected-board-supervisors-president/
Supervisor Yee: Seeking older adult interns for District 7 office
Supervisor Norman Yee (District 7) is seeking a reliable volunteer to serve in the front office, to better serve constituents. Volunteers are encouraged to apply, especially those with a particular interest in completing research projects related to family housing, early childhood education, Vision Zero, food security and senior housing.
Supervisor Yee: Seeking older adult interns for District 7 office
This internship is a great opportunity to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment in a local elected’s office, especially as Sup. Yee is a third-generation San Franciscan with over 35 years’ experience as a nonprofit and education leader advocating on behalf of children, youth and families. His priorities are pedestrian safety, early childhood education and senior services. Our internship will provide an up-close, insider view of how City Hall runs, San Francisco politics and District 7 community concerns and hot topics, several of which include SFSU, Parkmerced and Stonestown.
Here are some of the skills that interns will develop through our internship: Continue reading “Supervisor Yee: Seeking older adult interns for District 7 office”
Pedestrian safety and parks and playgrounds: Please vote for Sunnyside
Voting closed — we’ll post results as soon as we get them.
If you haven’t voted yet in Participatory Budgeting, please do it today. These are local projects designed for your neighborhood, by your neighbors (see Sunnyside’s list below)—but they don’t get funded without your vote. http://sfpbd.sfgov.org/district/7/vote. Voting season is open until midnight, Saturday Apr 14. All District 7 residents can vote. (Don’t know if you are D7? See map.)
Four projects were developed by Sunnyside residents, and will have a direct impact on our neighborhood–but only if they get enough votes. We did it last year, we can do it again. Please Vote for Sunnyside! http://sfpbd.sfgov.org/district/7/vote.
The short list of Sunnyside projects to vote for (details follow):
- Judson Ave. Traffic Calming
- Mangels-Foerster Crosswalk
- Sunnyside Park Plaza activation
- Sunnyside Elementary Playground
- Vision Zero / Pedestrian Safety
Vision Zero / Pedestrian Safety
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SF Examiner: ‘Phelan Avenue to be renamed Frida Kahlo Way after public vote’
Source: SF Examiner http://www.sfexaminer.com/phelan-avenue-renamed-frida-kahlo-way-public-vote
SF Examiner: Phelan Avenue to be renamed Frida Kahlo Way after public vote
By Laura Waxmann on April 4, 2018 11:00 am
After a public vote that included City College of San Francisco and the surrounding neighborhood, Phelan Avenue’s contentious name will be replaced with that of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo.
The name change is an effort to strip away the legacy of former San Francisco Mayor James Duval Phelan from street signs in the area. Apart from his generous contribution to the arts, Phelan is remembered for anti-immigrant policies and racist election slogans in the early 1900s. Continue reading “SF Examiner: ‘Phelan Avenue to be renamed Frida Kahlo Way after public vote’”
Apr 9: Balboa Reservoir housing project community meeting
The next meeting of the Balboa Reservoir Community Advisory Committee is Monday Apr 9, 6pm, at the CCSF Multi-Use Building. The developer team AvalonBay/BRIDGE will show their plan for the 17-acre site, along with several options for various aspects. Now that the City has approved the Fiscal Feasibility Report, this site plan, if accepted, will begin the environmental review process.
The project site is located west of Phelan Ave and north of Ocean Ave. All residents are welcome at the BRCAC meetings. There is an open public comment period.
- Review previous meetings, including minutes and presentations, here.
- Read an archive of posts about the Balboa Reservoir Project on this site here.
- Other related links can be found at the Balboa Reservoir tab at the top of this page.
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