SF Examiner: Update on City College bond measure

From SF Examiner. Source: https://www.sfexaminer.com/the-city/ccsf-preparing-to-ask-voters-for-bigger-bond-measure-to-pay-for-maintenance-new-construction/ 

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CCSF preparing to ask voters for bigger bond measure to pay for maintenance, new construction

Performing arts center project included in measure could be scaled down

LAURA WAXMANN

Jun. 2, 2019 12:30 a.m.

A proposed facilities bond to pay for much needed renovations at City College of San Francisco could be increased to $845 million and still pass at the ballot box, according to a recent poll conducted to gauge the success of a potential November ballot initiative.

But a new proposal to scale down the design of the long-planned Performing Arts and Education Center (PAEC) in an effort to spread the bond funds across multiple projects could meet with resistance from members of the City College community.

Housing Resource Fair at City College

From Homeownership SF, Sat June 1 (11am-2:30pm) at City College of San Francisco. Read more and register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2019-san-francisco-housing-expo-tickets-58751141245

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San Francisco’s Annual Housing Resource Fair
Support for renters, first time homebuyers, and current home owners

This FREE event will help you connect with free and low-cost housing resources.
Workshops | Individual Counseling | Housing Information
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Looking to buy in SF?

• Get information about affordable homeownership opportunities including Below Market Rate homes
• Learn about city, state, and federal down payment assistance programs.
• Find out about new SF developments, and join a bus tour to visit them.

Need Affordable Rental Housing? Need help with landlord issues? Facing Eviction?

• Learn about affordable rental programs.
• Understand your rights as a tenant.
• Connect with legal resources and eviction prevention services.

Having trouble with your mortgage payments? 

June 11: Earthquake Safety Fair

From the San Francisco Department of Building Inspection (DBI):

PROPERTY OWNERS INVITED TO DBI’S ANNUAL EARTHQUAKE SAFETY FAIR
“GET READY FOR THE BIG ONE!”
JUNE 11, 2019 AT 10AM – 4PM

WHAT: San Francisco residents, property and business owners are invited to the Department of Building Inspection’s (DBI) Annual Earthquake Safety Fair on Tuesday, June 11, 2019. This free public event will take place from 10am to 4pm at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, 99 Grove Street, just across from City Hall and easy walking distance from the Civic Center MUNI and BART lines.

Last year, DBI hosted over 80 exhibitors — ranging from contractors, design professionals, financial institutions, government agencies and community partners; provided five informative workshops about building, earthquake and accessible business storefronts; hands-on emergency trainings and brought over 600 attendees to learn and benefit from the all-day building safety event.

New signal equipment on Frida Kahlo Way

For everyone who has waited at red lights on Frida Kahlo Way when there are no cars crossing the intersection, this is good news: SFMTA’s Signal Shop workers have installed new equipment to replace the broken detectors (did they ever work?) which have meant inefficient and frustrating experiences for drivers over the last few years.

SFMTA’s Mark Dreger, who is heading up the Ocean Avenue Safety Project, met recently with members of the SNA Balboa Reservoir Committee, and got an earful about the miseries of Frida Kahlo Way. He got this feedback to the right people, and the problem was fixed this week. The system will be getting the kinks worked out initally.

Feedback about Frida Kahlo Way? Contact SNA at info@SunnysideAssociation.org and we’ll make sure you are heard.

Laguna Honda Mural Ribbon-Cutting event Saturday

The Laguna Honda Mural is a Participatory Budgeting project that over 1600 District 7 residents voted to fund.  It is now complete and you are invited to the official unveiling and tour on Saturday April 20th.  Please join Supervisor Norman Yee, the muralists, and community members to celebrate this beautiful mural–the longest in San Francisco!

• 12:30 to 1pm– Reception held at the Art Room in Laguna Honda Hospital (1st FL)( New building) 375 Laguna Honda Blvd.
• 1:00pm to 1:30pm– Ceremonial Mural Blessing by Jorge Guillermo Perez Molina and Ribbon Cutting with Supervisor Norman Yee.
• 1:30pm to 2pm – Mural Tour with the Muralists.

May 9: City College Benefit Plant Sale

The Department of Environmental Horticulture & Floristry at City College of San Francisco (Ocean Campus) is holding a plant sale on May 9th to benefit a scholarship fund. The center is located on Judson just east of Frida Kahlo Way.

Two days left to vote! Participatory Budgeting 2019

VOTING IS NOW CLOSED.

Be a Sunnyside booster! Take two minutes to cast your vote for five excellent local projects. Vote here: https://sfpbd.sfgov.org/en/district/7/vote Voting closes on April 14.

Be sure to check off the Sunnyside-based projects: