On Dec. 17, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and The San Francisco County Transportation Authority both passed resolutions opposing Senate Bill 50 unless amended.
Press Release: Mar’s Resolution Pushes for SB-50 Fixes
Press Release: Mar Announces Initiative for Long-Term Funding of City College
Supervisor Gordon Mar directed the city attorney to draft an expansion of the Public Education Enrichment Fund to cover essential community-serving City College programs and classes.
Press Release: L-Taraval Improvement Project Open House Dec. 12
There’s another opportunity to join us at our second open house to learn about the staging locations for L Taraval Improvement Project Segment B’s work (Sunset Boulevard to West Portal).
Fire Threat ‘State of Urgency’ Declared by SF Board of Supes
At Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting, the Board unanimously adopted Supervisor Gordon Mar’s legislation declaring a State of Urgency to rapidly expand the City’s Emergency Firefighting Water System (EFWS) to protect all neighborhoods in the event of a major earthquake and fire.
SFMTA Press Release – Work on N-Judah and L-Taraval Lines
Update from SFMTA on the construction projects on the N-Judah and L-Taraval streetcar lines.
Press Release: UCSF Plan for Re-envisioning the Parnassus Campus
UCSF’s Plan for Re-Envisioning the Parnassus Campus and Upcoming Public Meeting As a public university, UCSF seeks to improve people’s lives through its worldwide mission of delivering the best patient care, research […]
Press Release: SFMTA Update on the L-Taraval Improvement Project
Monday, October 21 to Friday, November 8: Construction crew are performing sewer main replacement work on the northside of Taraval Street between 46th and 43rd avenues.
Press Release: School Board Votes to Cover Washington H.S. Mural
The San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) Board of Education voted to remove the “Life of Washington” mural from view by covering it without destroying it, amending its June 25 vote to paint over the mural unless doing so would result in undue delay.
School Board President Proposes Solution to GWHS Mural Dispute
“Life of Washington” mural could be preserved by covering it to make way for new, positive artwork
Outer Taraval Community Demands Answers from SFMTA re: L-Line Project
Outer Taraval merchants between 46thand 47th avenues sent a letter to San Francisco Mayor London Breed and San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) Board members, requesting that the SFMTA provide alternative solutions to staging, provide a traffic study, provide more information about the impact of construction on local businesses and a commitment from SFMTA To receive regular updates during construction.
SF Marathon July 28 – Traffic, Transit Advisories
Sunday, July 28: The annual San Francisco Marathon will begin from The Embarcadero and Mission Street at 5:30 a.m., with staggered starts from 5:30 a.m. until 6:30 a.m.
Press Release: Richmond, Sunset Need Firefighting Water System ASAP
… the Civil Grand Jury found that large parts of the City, such as the Outer Richmond, Outer Sunset and Bayview/Hunters Point districts, among others, do not have a high-pressure AWSS, and would be particularly vulnerable to fire damage when the next major earthquake strikes.
Press Release: Board Approves Deal to Fully Fund City College
On July 16, the SF Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a package of legislation sponsored by Supervisor Gordon Mar and Mayor London Breed to fully fund the Free City College Program for the next decade.
Press Release: Sunset Youth Services Album Release
On Saturday, June 22, 2019, Upstar Records, a youth-run record label and project of Sunset Youth Services, released its ninth compilation album, “Sco Stories: This Ain’t the End” 10 years after producing its first record (“Hard to Ignore”) in 2009.
Press Release: Sunlight on Dark Money Ballot Initiative
On July 15, at the Board of Supervisors Rules Committee meeting, Supervisor Gordon Mar held a hearing on the Sunlight on Dark Money initiative to address issues of political corruption and financial disclosures in San Francisco politics.
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