The day after HANC met last month to dicuss concerns over City College's financial and accreditation future, the private ACCJC accrediting commisson for community and junior colleges announced that it had reaffirmed CCSF's accreditation for 7 years.
Membership Meetings: 2nd Thursdays ~ 7-9pm
Park Branch Library, 1833 Page St, SF, CA 94117 (except August)
HANC Membership Meeting - January 2023
By Tes Welborn, HANC Board
Once again, Haight area residents voted the HANC Slate, showing that HANC does speak for the Haight! And, again it was clear how progressive the Haight votes compared to the city as a whole [we have more work to do].
The HANC Slate said YES on City College, Affordable Housing, Electing our Elected Officials, Youth Voting, Public Advocate, Senior Dignity Fund, splitting appointments for MTA, an oversight commission for city Housing and Economic Development, non-citizen voting for School Board and preserving industrial and arts spaces.
The HANC Slate said NO on Lennar office development, realtor propositions P & U, making tents illegal again, and micromanaging the police department.
As we look back, in order to look forward, it feels good to know our neighborhood still stands tall for people power.
Every few years, when the neglect of the needs of homeless San Franciscans produces obvious civic distress, desperate politicians avoid blame by placing some “common sense” measure on the ballot to “get tough” with homeless people: “Care Not Cash” in 2002 and “Sit Lie” in 2010 were measures that promised to end homelessness by “getting tough” with homeless people. Both have clearly failed,
This year it’s Proposition Q, making illegal tenting illegal again!
This truly “Trumpian” solution must be rejected, simply to break our local politicians’ bad habits.
Tenting is already illegal in San Francisco. This proposition is unnecessary.
There are two other measures on this year’s ballot, Props J* and S that will provide resources needed to address the unmet needs of our homeless neighbors and will actually remove homeless people from the street by providing homes for them.
Vote No on Q
If you really want to get homeless people off the street,
Vote Yes on J* and S.
The Haight Ashbury Neighborhood Council
*Note: The printed ballot argument mistakenly replaced Prop J with Prop K. Proposition J sets aside funding to address homelessness and transportation. Proposition K provides for a sales tax to fund Proposition J.
Construction began in mid-August on the Masonic Avenue Streetscape project. The project includes raised bike lanes, wider sidewalks, a new median, new paving, landscaping, lighting, upgraded sewers, and fewer car lanes.
Any current HANC member wishing to serve as officer or board member may place their name in nomination for 2017.
All officers and board positions are now open. A list of positions and current Board members can be found here.
Nominations can also be made in person at the September and October meetings on the second Thursday of the month. Nominating Committee recommendations will be made in the October Voice and the election will be held at the November meeting.
The Officers and Board of HANC meet on the third Thursday of each month.
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Longtime resident Cosi Fabian posed the question: We are the generation of community and communes, but where is our senior center? Where is our community of seniors in the Haight?
Prompted by Cosi’s call to action, the first organizing meeting of Haight Ashbury elders came together at Park Branch library on July 28th. The meeting was co-facilitated by HANC board member Christin Evans. The group was asked two simple questions: What are you doing now? What would you be interested in doing? The discussion focused on areas of need and interest among the areas seniors.
In the January and February, 2015 issues of the Voice, we reported on the Panhandle Improvement Project, a coalition that includes HANC, NOPNA (North of the Panhandle Neighborhood Association) and PRO-SF (Panhandle Resident’s Organization / Stanyan-Fulton). The coalition held community meetings to design improvements to the Panhandle and to apply for a Community Opportunity Fund Grant. Although it did not succeed in obtaining a grant, it has continued to meet and advocate for improvements to the Panhandle.
By Rachel Hyden, SFMTA Public Information Officer
Starting August 15, 60-foot articulated electric trolley buses will begin running weekdays on the 5R Fulton Rapid to reduce crowding. These new buses also offer a smoother, more comfortable ride. Adding bigger buses is one of the key upgrades rolling out this August as part of our ongoing Muni Forward service improvements.
New 60-foot electric trolley buses started arriving last spring