By Calvin Welch, HANC Board
Since the HANC General Membership meeting on UCSF’s massive 2 million square foot expansion plan for its Parnassus campus, three community groups have filed separate law suits opposing the proposed project. While all three cite the significant environmental impacts of the projects, each advances different concerns. In the name of full disclosure, HANC is the fiscal agent of one of the organization suing UCSF, San Franciscans for Balanced and Livable Communities (SFBLC) ,whose members include current HANC Board members Tes Welborn and the author of this article, as well as former Planning Commisoner Dennis Antenore . The two other groups filing law suits are the Parnassus Neighborhood Coalition (PNC) made up of residents literally next door to the UCSF Parnassus campus and the Yerba Buena Neighborhood Consortium (YBNC), a group from the South of Market.
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Our Supervisor, Dean Preston, publishes a newsletter to inform District 5 residents (and also those who work in or visit D5) about the work of the Supervisor’s office, and events within the District. The full newsletter can be read at https://sfbos.org/supervisor-preston-newsletter , or you can ask to have the newsletter emailed to you (contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ).
Below are excerpts from the February newsletter. One week after the newsletter was distributed, a lot is already old news.
Covid-19 Vaccines
Vaccines are now being distributed to healthcare workers, those 65 and older, education and childcare workers, emergency services workers, and food and agricultural workers. To determine if you are eligible and to book an appointment, go online to https://sf.gov/get-vaccinated-against-covid-19 or call the CA Covid-19 hotline at 833-422-4255 (Monday to Friday, 8 am to 8 pm; Saturday and Sunday 8 am to 5 pm). The Maxine Hall Health Center is offering vaccines to those who are eligible and part of the SF Health Network (but not patients from other medical groups, such as Kaiser, CPMC, UCSF, One Medical, and others). More information is available here: https://sfhealthnetwork.org/covid-19-vaccine/
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