supervisor farrell fall - 2011 newsletter

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Film Rebate Legislation

Our City’s Film Rebate Program, also known as ―Scene in SanFrancisco,‖ has been extremely popular and has attracted feature filmssuch as The Pursuit of Happyness , Milk and La Mission . I wrote legislation

to bolster our rebate program by including documentary films,docudrama films and ―reality‖ programs in the rebate program. My legislation passed unanimously at the Board of Supervisors meeting inOctober. In the past, reality shows used to be fairly low budgeted

productions - now, we are seeing more with substantial budgets to work with, and we would like to attractthem here in order to have them spend their production dollars in San Francisco and hire local crews. Wehave also had requests lately from large documentary productions interested in our rebate program.

My legislation also decreases film use fees to $100 a day for productions with budgets less than $500,000 forthe filming of any commercial, corporate media, industrial media, video, short subject or web video. As acomparison, New York City has a permit fee of $300 for the whole production, no matter how many daysthey film – for all size budgets. In Vancouver, permits cost $100 per day. In New Mexico, they are $25 per

day. In Louisiana, they are free. This legislation will make our permits more affordable and will continue tomake our rebate program as attractive as possible – already my office has received calls from major reality programs and documentary film companies wanting to do business in San Francisco.

Public Financing Legislation

The United States Supreme Court recently held in McComish v. Bennetthat Arizona’s public financing system was unconstitutional because itchilled political speech when public funds were doled out to publicly financed candidates under certain circumstances. The Supreme Courtopinion is extremely important and relevant to San Francisco because ourpublic financing law also provides candidates additional public funding in

response to spending by other candidates or third parties.

Thus, I introduced legislation to reform our public financing system to comply with the Supreme Courtdecision. My legislation would have avoided a potential lawsuit putting taxpayer dollars at risk whilepreserving the constitutional aspects of our public financing system. This ordinance required 8 votes forpassage instead of 6 because changes made to the Campaign and Government Conduct Code requires asupermajority for passage both by the Ethics Commission and the Board of Supervisors. The ordinancepassed out of the Ethics Commission but only received 6 votes at the Board of Supervisors, with Supervisors

Avalos, Campos, Kim, Mar and Mirkarimi voting no. I will continue to push this issue forward to avoidcostly lawsuits to the City.

The Aftermath of the King Edward II Debate: Noticing Legislation

At the October 4 th meeting of the Board of Supervisors, the King Edward IIproject was approved with a 10-1 vote. Despite my opposition to the project,moving forward I am committed to making the King Edward II a development wecan all be proud of. To prevent another similar development debacle in our City, I

introduced legislation to increase noticing requirements to neighbors on City projects. It establishes minimumpublic notice requirements for certain projects funded directly by the City or administered by the City through the use of federal, state or other funding sources. As I said during my campaign, and have continuedto practice now in City Hall, bringing the neighborhood into the conversation and getting their input on these



neighborhood projects is extremely important. Current noticing provisions on City-funded projects cometoo late to allow the public to provide meaningful input to City decision makers.

As many of you are very aware, neighborhood notice and input was lacking in two major transitional agedyouth projects proposed in District 2 – the Booker T. Washington project and King Edward II. Theproposal to convert the former bed and breakfast at 3155 Scott Street (King Edward II) into transitional

youth housing for at-risk youth and to increase the number of allowable units from 16 to 25 suffered greatly from a lack of neighborhood notice from the start. The City and County of San Francisco entered in apurchase and sale agreement to purchase the building before members of the surrounding neighborhoods

were ever notified, communicated with, or given a chance to provide input on the proposed project.

My legislation will require the Mayor’s Office of Housing to post on its official website an updated list of allproposed projects and provide email notice to those who sign up for such notice about those projects thatapply for funding in response to a Notice of Funding Availability, when a department decides to fund a pre-development study, or when a department takes any step towards potentially funding or administering aproposed project.

I don’t believe any development, specifically in the middle of our neighborhoods (whether affordable or

market rate housing), should be constructed or approved that is not responsive to the concerns of theneighborhoods in which they are placed. We cannot lose sight of the fact that engaging the neighborhoodearlier in the process will best benefit the youth that will ultimately reside in the neighborhood.

Non-voter Approved Debt (Certificates of Participation)

This past April I held a hearing to discuss San Francisco’s use of Certificates of Participation (COPs), a mechanism for issuing non-voter approved debt. The City currently has nearly $1 billion in COPs on its books. After the hearing I worked withour City Controller to come up with effective policies to restrict the use of COPs. Thus,I recently introduced legislation stating that COPs may not be used to finance ongoing operating costs for the City, that realistic repayment burdens must be placed on theGeneral Fund for such debt, and that the City may only use COPs to fund capital

projects only if the cost of servicing all such debt does not exceed 3.25% of General Fund discretionary revenues. City Hall should not be financing operating costs and creating unseen debt without voter approval.

This legislation will provide us with the flexibility to use COPs where necessary and curb fiscally irresponsiblebehavior in City Hall. This legislation is scheduled for a hearing in the Budget and Finance committee onOctober 26, 2011 at 10:00 a.m.

Special Sign District Legislation – Target

Target is coming to District 2! I’m pleased to report that my legislation to establish the―City Center Special Sign District‖ to help Target redesign and reinvigorate the signage atthe old Sears store at Masonic Avenue and Geary Boulevard passed unanimously at the fullBoard this month. The Target team has put much thought into producing signs and

improving the property so that people will be easily directed into the right parking lot andbusiness. This legislation will help Target meet the deadline for its planned opening in

spring of 2013.

Police in the Community Housing Program

My hearing on the status of San Francisco’s Police in the Community Program (PIC) and workforce housing issues will be heard on November10th in the Government Audit and Oversight Committee. We expect



speakers from the Mayor’s Office of Housing, the Department of Human Resources and the Police Officers’ Association. The PIC Program has been in existence for close to a decade and provides down paymentassistance loans to police officers purchasing their first home in the City and County of San Francisco toencourage them to live in San Francisco. I do believe that having police officers live in our City makes ourneighborhoods safer, yet despite this program’s existence the vast majority of our first responders live outsidethe City.

We will explore how we can make our current PIC Program more effective and whether we can expand it toinclude other first responder departments in San Francisco. This is about workforce housing making ourneighborhoods safer and being prepared with people on the ground in the case of emergencies.

KEEPING FAMILIES IN SAN FRANCISCO

Inaugural Fleet Week Fu ndraiser Benefitting SFUSD’s Safe Playground Project

As a native San Franciscan, I grew up playing sports at parks and playgrounds throughout the City. One of the fondest memories from my childhood in the Marina was playing basketball at the local schoolyard withmy father and, as I grew older, playing strikeout at the same schoolyard with my friends. Unfortunately, dueto significant budget constraints, today most of our schoolyards in San Francisco are closed on the weekends.I tried to use the schoolyard by our house a few months ago to allow my children to ride their bikes, and Icould not believe the gates were chained. This year, in cooperation with the San Francisco Unified SchoolDistrict and the San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department, I hosted a fundraiser to raise money toopen the City’s schoolyards on weekends once again for children, families and all residents of San Francisco.

With the money we raised we are going to be able to open approximately 25 schoolyards next year every weekend, and I will continue to hold this fundraiser each year until our Board of Education resumes funding for these schoolyards – I simply believe it is a core part of City living.

Family Flight

Family flight continues to be a huge problem for San Francisco. I am conducting a hearing on this issue on December 8, 2011 in the Government Audit &Oversight Committee to examine and discuss real, concrete measures we can takehere at City Hall to address the major causes contributing to the problem. The

hearing will ask representatives from a number of different City agencies whichhouse data on this issue to come together and collectively address the topic. Specifically, representatives fromthe Department of Children, Youth and Families, the San Francisco Unified School District, Mayor’s Officeof Housing, Recreation and Park Department, and the Mayor’s Office of Civic Engagement and Immigrant

Affairs will be asked to speak.



Inaugural Marina Family Festival

On September 24, 2011, we held the Inaugural Marina Family Festival at the Little Marina Green. I wasproud to help organize the event in conjunction with the Marina Community Association. The event washuge hit and a chance for families in the Bay Area to enjoy a variety of entertainment including bouncehouses, a petting zoo, music, gourmet food trucks, a beer & wine garden and booths sponsored by localmerchants. A big thanks to the Marina Community Association, and Don Carmignani (MCA board member)in particular, for putting the event together and for their continued commitment to create a thriving family-

friendly city.

COMMUNITY UPDATE

King Edward II

On October 7, 2011 three neighborhood and two merchant associationsappealed the conditional use permit and the CEQA determination for theKing Edward II to the Board of Supervisors. Although I voted against theproject for a myriad of reasons, I am committed to making certain thatneighborhood and merchant associations are involved from the beginning of each project. Moving forward, I am fully committed to working with the

Community Housing Partnership, Larkin Street Youth Services and thesurrounding neighborhood groups to foster a deeper dialogue and to build a long-term relationship as thisproject is implemented and completed.

CPMC Development Agreement Update

Negotiations between the Mayor’s Office and CPMC are continuing to takeplace regarding provisions for workforce housing, health benefits for the poor( ―charity care‖) and community improvements, among others. CPMC hasagreed to make design changes to their proposed Medical Office Building tomake it more compatible with historic buildings along Van Ness Avenue. Thenew design will be ―more contextual‖ and related architecturally to nearby

buildings and smaller in scale. Hearings for the final adoption of the DraftEnvironmental Impact Report have been pushed back and are expected to take place in early 2012. ThePlanning Department has dedicated a special webpage for the CPMC project and will be updating it wheneverchanges are made to the project schedule. This site also includes all CPMC staff reports and presentations,along with several other documents that may be of interest. See cpmc.sfplanning.org. CPMC’s website is

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America’s Cup and the People Plan On October 3, 2011, the America’s Cup Event Authority officially accepted the ―People Plan,‖ a transportation plan that leverages the entireBay Area’s transportation resources in order to deliver an incredibleexperience for visitors and residents during the 34th America’s Cup eventsin San Francisco. The People Plan was developed by City agencies,

including the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA)and the Office of Economic and Workforce Development (OEWD) withinput from key stakeholders, and I had several meetings with City staff to

discuss areas of concern in District 2.

The City will now consider the People Plan for adoption as part of the project approvals once theenvironmental review (DEIR) is complete. OEWD received nearly 2,000 pages of comments which the City is now currently completing formal responses to. They expect to publish comments and responses to theDEIR before the Thanksgiving weekend, and the certification hearing on the America’s Cup DEIR istentatively scheduled for December 8, 2011 at the Planning Commission. The People Plan is included as partof the project review in the DEIR and may be further revised as a result of additional recommendationsresulting from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) analysis and as project details are refined.

In addition to accepting the People Plan, the Event Authority also accepted the Security Plan as called forunder the Host and Venue Agreement. The non-confidential aspects of the Security Plan and the revisedPeople Plan are available on the Office of Economic & Workforce Development website ( www.oewd.org ) for public review. As always, please let me office know if you have any questions, concerns or comments.

Mountain Lake Restoration

The Presidio Trust is currently preparing a draft Feasibility Study/Remedial Action Plan (FS/RAP) for remediation of contaminated sediments fromMountain Lake at the Presidio. The California Department of ToxicSubstances Control (DTSC), which oversees the cleanup at the Presidio, willsoon be reviewing the draft FS/RAP. Before selecting the proposed cleanupmethod to address contamination in Mountain Lake, DTSC and the Presidio

Trust are looking to bring leaders of interested community organizations together to discuss the cleanupoptions and gather initial community input. This will help us better understand community and regulatory concerns.

My office attended the first workshop on Monday, September 26, 2011, for a briefing on the Mountain LakeRemediation Project. DTSC anticipates holding additional public workshops in November. For moreinformation on the clean-up efforts and the Mountain Lake Enhancement Plan, visithttp://library.presidio.gov/archive/documents/mountain_lake.pdf .

On-Street Car-sharing pilot project – SFMTA

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) willimplement a pilot for on-street car sharing parking spaces in the fall. These

will be spaces where members of car sharing organizations can pick up andreturn car sharing vehicles. The pilot program will include 11 spacesthroughout the City, including spaces at Polk/Greenwich and Clay/Fillmorein District 2. The SFMTA has been working to implement this pilot under

an agreement with the City Administrator’s Office and City CarShare. The pilot will test the feasibility andeffectiveness of on-street car sharing pods. If successful, the SFMTA will develop a program to make moreon-street spaces available to all car share organizations that wish to participate. If you have any questions,

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comments or would like to suggest a location for an on-street car sharing parking space [email protected]

SFUSD Enrollment Fair

SFUSD has already begun preparation for the 2012-13 school

year for those considering enrolling their children in our city’spublic schools for that school year. They would like to extendan open invitation to the Annual SFUSD Enrollment Fairbeing held on Saturday, November 5th from 10 AM to 3 PM

at the Concourse Exhibition Center (635 8th Street). Every SF public school will be represented at this eventand it is an excellent opportunity to meet and speak with principals, teachers and parents about schoolprograms and offerings. More information can also be found on their website at:http://www.sfusd.edu/en/enroll-in-sfusd-schools/enrollment-fair-for-2012-13-school-year.html.

Tour Bus and Shuttle Bus Issues

We have heard from many of our constituents that the proliferation of

shuttle buses on the streets and the number of tour buses that continue todrive down restricted streets is making our neighborhoods morecongested than normal. When SFMTA staff briefed my office onlegislation they planned to introduce to ease congestion and make it easierfor tour buses to operate, I asked them to also address the fact that many

of these tour bus and shuttle bus operators are not abiding by the existing restricted streets ordinance spelledout in Sections 501 and 503 of the Transportation Code.

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) agreed to partner with the San FranciscoPolice Department (SFPD), who is responsible for enforcing moving violations, and to educate tour bus andshuttle bus operators on restricted streets to prevent congestion in our neighborhoods. SFMTA immediately reached out to the SFPD and they are already working to develop a long-term plan to address our concerns.

We are extremely pleased in their collaboration and expect to see results, not only from the enforcementaspect but from the educational aspect that SFMTA will provide to tour bus and shuttle bus companies andtheir drivers. Please let us know if you notice any improvement.

TECHNOLOGY SPOTLIGHT

Blockboard

Blockboard is a new app for your phone and was designed fromthe ground-up as a neighborhood app through which neighborscan interact with one another. They can report potholes andgraffiti directly to the City, alert each other about crime and

vandalism through a Blockwatch, post general observations about the neighborhood, ask their neighbors

questions, and post pictures of lost and found items. The app is more about creating a community, but onethat is grounded in your real neighborhood. You pick your neighborhood, which limits the posts and otherneighbors you see in the app to that micro-community. In a day and age when people no longer talk to theirneighbors, much less know who they are, maybe it will take a mobile app to make people good neighborsagain.

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TaskRabbit

Think of TaskRabbit as a marketplace where busy professionals,families and companies can easily outsource and manage any kind of task to a community of enthusiastic and fully-vetted people in their

neighborhood called TaskRabbits. The concept resonates strongly with TaskRabbits, who have the attitude

and (oftentimes) financial incentive to help others in their community. TaskPosters - the demand side of the TaskRabbit marketplace - also benefit immensely by farming out needed tasks they either cannot or do not want to do. The overall goal is to be a new kind of labor marketplace where anybody can live a smarter andmore fulfilling life by once again relying on their neighbors and community.http://www.taskrabbit.com/

IN THE COMMUNITY

Coca-Cola Get Out and Shred Event

On July 5, 2011, at a presentation at the Rochambeau Clubhouse, Coca-Cola made a $250,000 donation tothe San Francisco Parks Trust as a part of its commitment to healthy communities. I was happy to attend theevent with California Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom, former Supervisor Michela Alioto-Pier, Phil Ginsburg,

General Manager of the San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department and members of the community. The donation will support programs that will help fund a new trail in Golden Gate Park, The GearUp Fund,a mobile sports/recreation van that will travel around the City with equipment for new recreation programssuch as mountain biking, kayaking, skateboarding and climbing. The donation will also help fund restorationof the horseshoe pits in the northeast portion of Golden Gate Park, restoration of the Oak Woodlandsnatural area, and the Innovator Awards, a long-term granting program of San Francisco Parks Trust, whichgive seed funds to community groups to encourage stewardship and park activation.

Year Up

On July 8, 2011, I had the opportunity to speak to approximately 70students and a handful of staff members at Year Up’s headquarters. Year Up’s mission is to close the Opportunity Divide by providing urban young adults with the skills, experience and support that willempower them to reach their potential through professional careers andhigher education. It is a one-year, intensive training program that

provides urban young adults 18-24 with a unique combination of technical and professional skills, collegecredits, an educational stipend and a corporate internship. I shared my experience in City Hall and my careerpath that led me to public service as a San Francisco County Supervisor. I was extremely impressed by the

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potential of the youth in that room and thank Year Up for investing in our youth to empower them and helpthem reach their potential.

League of California Cities

In May 2011, Mayor Ed Lee appointed me to serve on the Board of

Directors of the California League of Cities and I attended twomeetings in both July and September. The mission of the League of California Cities is to expand and protect local control for citiesthrough education and advocacy to enhance the quality of life for allCalifornians. The League of California Cities is an association of California city officials who work together to enhance their

knowledge and skills, exchange information, and combine resources so that they may influence policy decisions that affect cities.

San Francisco Towers

On July 25, 2011, I spoke to the residents of San Francisco Towers on Pine

Street between Van Ness and Franklin – a premiere retirement community inDistrict 2. It was a pleasure speaking to the residents about immediateneighborhood concerns such as the rebuild of CPMC and potential trafficissues, the proposed Bus Rapid Transit on Van Ness Avenue, neighborhoodsafety issues, as well as city-wide issues being discussed at City Hall.

Alliance for Jobs and Sustainable Growth - Mayor Candidate Debate (emailed for image 9/27)

On August 16, 2011, I hosted the Mayoral Candidate Debate VIPreception for The Alliance for Jobs and Sustainable Growth, acollaboration of business and labor organizations. Phil Matiermoderated the debate, held at the UCSF Mission Bay ConferenceCenter. Candidates on hand included Michela Alioto-Pier, Jeff Adachi,

Tony Hall, Dennis Herera, David Chiu, Joanna Rees, John Avalos,Bevan Dufty, Leland Yee, Phil Ting and Mayor Edwin Lee.

143rd Annual Italian Heritage Parade

My family and I were thrilled to ride in this year’s Italian HeritageParade. San Francisco’s Annual Italian Heritage Parade is the City'soldest civic event and the nation's oldest Italian-American paradeand community celebration. A San Francisco institution since it

was established in 1868, the 2011 Parade was bigger, better and

more colorful than ever. Highlights included dozens of handcrafted parade floats featuring Bay Area businesses,community groups, and Italian organizations; local high school

Italian clubs and marching bands; special appearances by "Christopher Columbus" and Queen Isabella andHer Court; festive open-air dining and Italian wine and food specials at North Beach restaurants lining theParade route; performances by a variety of traditional Italian musicians and performance artists; and specialappearances by Bay Area and Italian-American celebrities.



Golden Gate Valley Library Opening On October 15, 2011, I was honored to participate in the reopening of the historic Golden Gate Valley Branch Library with Mayor Ed Lee,City Librarian Luis Herrera, DPW Director Mohammed Nuru andother city and state officials. The renovation of this 93-year old

building was nothing short of amazing. For operating hours visit www.sfpl.org .

Loma Prieta Memorial

I was honored to attend the 22nd anniversary ceremony of the LomaPrieta earthquake at the San Francisco Fire Museum. We will neverforget those that we lost on that day and will continue to honor ourFire, Police, Sheriff, Emergency Medical Services and other firstresponders who keep San Francisco safe. The event also highlightedthe Guardians of the City (GOTC) – a new nonprofit organization

whose primary purpose is to provide stewardship and conservation of a collection of irreplaceable artifacts that celebrate the heritage and history of the City and County of SanFrancisco departments of first responders: Fire, Police, Sheriff, and Emergency Medical Services. For moreinformation on the Guardians of the City and how you can get involved visit www.guardiansofthecity.org .

UPCOMING EVENTS

The San Francisco Fall Antiques Show Thursday, October 27 to Saturday, October 30, 2011, 10:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Sunday, October 31, 2011, Noon to 5 p.m.Festival Pavilion, Fort Mason Center

As the oldest continuously operating international antiques show on the West Coast, the Show featuresapproximately seventy dealers from across the United States and Europe, offering for sale an extraordinary

range of fine and decorative arts representing all styles and periods including American, English, Continental,and Asian furniture, silver, ceramics, glass, jewelry, rugs, textiles, paintings, prints, and photographs.http://www.sffas.org/

Scaregrove Friday, October 28, 2011; 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. @ Sigmund Stern Grove 19 th Avenue and Sloat

Join San Francisco Recreation and Parks and the San Francisco Parks Trust for a spooky good time atScaregrove, Friday, October 28, 2011, featuring a haunted house, carnival rides, games, giant inflatables, hay rides, live entertainment and food for sale. Cost is $8 per person for an all-access pass. Fun for the entirefamily. Log onto www.sfrecpark.org for more information.

Halloween Haunts and Happenings Sunday, October 30, 2011 from 12 – 4 pm

This Halloween, you can enjoy some creepy crawlers – human and non-human – at the Exploratorium’sHalloween Haunts and Happenings! Come see giant insects, tarantulas, blood-sucking leeches, maggots andmuch more. Dress up in your Halloween costume and join us in a variety of spine-tingling activities. Try yourhand at making and decorating sugar skulls, creep through our Graveyard of Dead Science Ideas and admire thetrappings of predatory plants in the Garden of Carnivorous Plants . Creep into the McBean Theater to see someof the spookiest, and silliest animations of from the 1930s to the 1950s. There is small fee for the sugar skullmaking, but otherwise all Halloween Haunts and Happenings activities are included in admission to theExploratorium.http://press.exploratorium.edu/halloween-at-the-exploratorium-creature-features-october-2011/

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Halloween Parade on Chestnut Street Monday, October 31, 2011; 10:00 a.m., beginning at Moscone Recreation Center The annual Halloween parade on Chestnut Street will begin at 10:00 a.m. at the Moscone Recreation Center. Trick-or-treaters will march down Chestnut Street as local merchants hand out treats.

The Art of Financial Well-Being Resource Fair Thursday, November 3, 2011, 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Jewish Community Center

Achieve well-being – the state of being healthy, happy and prosperous. Take advantage of valuable resourcesto help you save money at any age. Learn financial responsibility through engagement with local businessesand organizations. This event is free. Advance registration is requested, call 415-292-1200. For moreinformation visit www.jccsf.org/fwb.

Pier 39 Tree Lighting Celebration Sunday, November 20, 2011, 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.Pier 39, two- blocks east of Fisherman’s Wharf at Beach Street and The Embarcadero Pier 39’s Tree Lighting Celebration, a holiday tradition, will feature entertainment performing seasonalfavorites. Bring the whole family to sing, shop and swoon at the 60’ tree. Pier 39’s majestic tree, adorned with

glistening ornaments, bows and twinkling lights will be lit at 5:30 pm in the Entrance Plaza.http://www.pier39.com/Events/events.htm

Turkey Trail Trot IX Thanksgiving, November 24, 2011; 8:00 a.m. Kids Gobbler Chase; 8:30 a.m. Turkey Trot (RUN) and Pilgrim Promenade (WALK)Golden Gate Park, Middle Dr at Metson Rd, Polo Field Come kick off a great Thanksgiving with an invigorating fun run or walk at the park — before the parades,football games, and feasting commence! http://www.turkeytrailtrot.com/2011/ andhttp://www.facebook.com/pages/Turkey-Trail-Trot/130027467043659

Macy's Union Square Tree Lighting Ceremony Frdayi, November 28, 6pm. Union Square (at Geary & Powell Streets) San Francisco CA

Macy's Union Square hosts its annual the "Day After Thanksgiving" holiday season kick-off with all-day festivities beginning at noon. The Square will feature artisans displaying their holiday crafts as well vendorsselling their San Francisco souvenirs. There will be free entertainment throughout the day to entice shoppersand tourists to take a break from their Macy's shopping marathon. San Francisco shoppers and visitors canrelax and over cappuccinos from Emporio Rulli Il Cafe atop Union Square. The day culminates with aspectacular tree lighting ceremony in the evening.

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2nd Annual Sip Snack & Shop on Chestnut presented by the Marina Merchants Association Thursday December 1, 2011 from 6-9pm Start your holiday shopping this season in your neighborhood! Evening includes raffles & discounts of 15%

or more at all participating businesses, Food & Beverage Tastings and Live entertainment.

Volunteers Needed – Experience Corps.Experience Corps, an award-winning intergenerational tutoring and mentoring program, is currently seeking

volunteers ages 55 and older to support students in literacy in grades K-3 at 13 San Francisco public schools. The program has a track record of not only boosting students’ academic performance, but also of improving the health and well-being of older adults in the process. ―There’s no shortage of older adults – nearly 10,000

Americans turn 60 every day – and no shortage of kids who need help. We’re working to put these twogenerations together,‖ says Lester Strong, the program’s CEO. Vo lunteers are asked to commit for one full

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school year for a minimum of four hours per week. No tutoring experience is needed, and training isprovided. If you are interested in this fun and rewarding volunteer opportunity,email: [email protected] or call (415) 759-4223.

In The Media

July 2011 – Present

San Francisco Examiner http://www.sfexaminer.com/sports/columnists/2011/07/social-experiments-driving-sf-families-away-droves#ixzz1SaVKerLV SF Supe Proposes Hearing On Why Families Leave SF June 30, 2011

San Francisco Examiner http://www.sfexaminer.com/sports/columnists/2011/07/social-experiments-driving-sf-families-away-

droves#ixzz1ZAuwk9x6 Social experiments driving SF families away in droves

July 2, 2011

The Bay Area Reporter http://www.ebar.com/arts/art_article.php?sec=onthetown&article=181 It's a gay, gay world! July 7, 2011

sfist.com http://sfist.com/2011/07/11/whats_on_the_agenda_board_of_superv_14.php What's on the Agenda? Board of Supervisors Items of Interest for July 12th, 2011 July 11, 2011

SFGate.com http://blog.sfgate.com/cityinsider/2011/07/19/glendon-hyde-aka-anna-conda-picked-for-entertainment-commission/ Glendon Hyde aka Anna Conda picked for Entertainment Commission July 19, 2011

San Francisco Examiner http://www.sfexaminer.com/blogs/under-dome/2011/08/san-francisco-may-extend-film-rebate-reality-shows#ixzz1ZAyqvtSQSan Francisco may extend film rebate to reality shows August 2, 2011

SFGate.com http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/08/02/BAK81KII5R.DTL#ixzz1ZAzNLYttGrace Crunican in line for post of BART manager August 3, 2011

NBC Bay Area http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/politics/SF-Opening-the-Door-to-Reality-Shows-126777498.htmlSF Opening the Door to Reality Shows August 4, 2011

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Curbed SF http://sf.curbed.com/archives/2011/08/08/reality_tv_in_sf.phpReality TV in SF August 8, 2011

SFGate.com http://blog.sfgate.com/cityinsider/2011/08/08/supervisor-mark-farrell-woos-reality-tv-productions/ Supervisor Mark Farrell woos reality TV productions August 8, 2011

SFGate.com http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/08/07/MNQ61KKC5Q.DTL S.F. Mayor Ed Lee's move rankles some candidates August 8, 2011

SF Bay Guardian Online http://www.sfbg.com/politics/2011/08/24/sf-sued-approving-atts-sidewalk-boxes-without-eir

SF sued for approving AT&T's sidewalk boxes without an EIR August 24, 2011

San Francisco Examiner http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/2011/09/filming-movies-tv-series-26-percent-san-francisco#ixzz1ZB3DRmy1 Filming of movies, TV series up 26 percent in San FranciscoSeptember 12, 2011

San Francisco Examiner http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/2011/09/sf-supervisor-takes-costly-stand-public-financing#ixzz1ZB42qgVT SF supervisor takes a costly stand on public financing

September 20, 2011

San Francisco Chronicle http://blog.sfgate.com/cityinsider/2011/09/28/swing-vote-swinging-toward-amending-public-financing-campaign-law/ Swing vote swinging toward amending public financing campaign law September 28, 2011

San Francisco Examiner http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/bay-area/2011/10/san-francisco-supervisors-refusal-cap-campaign-cash-opens-door-lawsuits San Francisco supervisors' refusal to cap campaign cash opens door to lawsuits

October 5, 2011

SF Gate http://blog.sfgate.com/cityinsider/2011/10/05/amendment-to-public-financing-campaign-law-fails-new-plan-proposed/?gta=commentlistpos#commentlistpos Amendment to public financing campaign law fails; new plan proposed October 5, 2011

http://sf.curbed.com/archives/2011/08/08/reality_tv_in_sf.php

http://blog.sfgate.com/cityinsider/2011/08/08/supervisor-mark-farrell-woos-reality-tv-productions/


http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/08/07/MNQ61KKC5Q.DTL


http://www.sfbg.com/politics/2011/08/24/sf-sued-approving-atts-sidewalk-boxes-without-eir


http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/2011/09/filming-movies-tv-series-26-percent-san-francisco#ixzz1ZB3DRmy1



http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/2011/09/sf-supervisor-takes-costly-stand-public-financing#ixzz1ZB42qgVT



http://blog.sfgate.com/cityinsider/2011/09/28/swing-vote-swinging-toward-amending-public-financing-campaign-law/



http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/bay-area/2011/10/san-francisco-supervisors-refusal-cap-campaign-cash-opens-door-lawsuits



http://blog.sfgate.com/cityinsider/2011/10/05/amendment-to-public-financing-campaign-law-fails-new-plan-proposed/?gta=commentlistpos#commentlistpos
















http://sf.curbed.com/archives/2011/08/08/reality_tv_in_sf.php



San Francisco Examiner http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/2011/10/sf-school-politics-keeping-kids-having-any-fun SF school politics keeping kids from having any fun October 8, 2011

San Francisco Examiner http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/2011/10/campaign-cash-vote-legally-dumb SF supes' rejection of campaign-cash bill legally dumb October 10, 2011

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