Membership Meetings: 2nd Thursdays ~ 7-9pm
Park Branch Library, 1833 Page St, SF, CA 94117 (except August)
By Tes Welborn, Out-going HANC President
It's been a real privilege to serve as HANC president these last two years – thank you! I have a hard time thinking back to summer, two years ago, when we were figuring out who would be willing to perform which officer or board position. Many of us were supporting Prop C, a truly historic measure to tax the rich and significantly reduce homelessness, and were thrilled that it passed, despite the Mayor's opposition. That fall, the first Haight Street cannabis dispensary application was made. The Chinese School of the Arts proposed expansion – recently approved in fall 2020. HANC discussed housing demolitions, often a way to eliminate rental units while building monster-sized homes. And in December 2018, the board discussed the proposed rental registry – likely to be approved December 2020!
By Tes Welborn, HANC President
The developers of the 730 Stanyan site (Chinatown Community Development Center and Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation) held their third public meeting on October 29th, and provided much new information. They have completed a massing study, which shows the approximate shape of the planned development, and how many housing units they plan.
By Christin Evans, HANC Board
The 2018 Yes on Proposition C, Our City Our Home (OCOH) campaign, just reached another milestone. Following the court victory which unlocked approximately $300 million annually in funds for homeless solutions, the Controller allowed the OCOH Oversight Committee to commence its meetings.
On the September agenda were introductions of the committee appointees. The Oversight committee is composed of 4 appointees by the Board of Supervisors and 4 appointees by the Mayor and 1 additional appointee from the Controller’s office. The committee elected two members -- both women of color -- to serve as the Chair (Shannell Wililams) and Vice Chair (Julia D’Antonio).
By Lisa Awbrey, HANC Board
On May 29, 2020, the temporary safe sleeping village (also known as CAMP) at 730 Stanyan Street opened. The village contains 39 spatially distanced sites. The City chose the site mainly because it could be quickly activated during the COVID-19 pandemic. Recently, there were 55 residents living at CAMP with 8 vacancies. Since the village opened, 22 people have transitioned forward, and 33 formerly unhoused campers remain stable for the time being during the COVID-19 pandemic. Of the 22 campers who have exited the site, five people moved to Shelter-In-Place (SIP) hotel rooms; five people have been moved to permanent housing; eight people have left town to return to live with family members or to work; and one person transitioned to a treatment program. Three people were asked to leave because they did not cooperate with the village’s rules.
On Sunday afternoon, October 18th, a contingent of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence and friends, known as the Squeaky Clean Gutter Queens descended on Haight Street to pick up trash and seep clean the streets and sidewalks. The Sisters have a strong historical connection to the Haight-Ashbury. Shortly after their founding, the original Convent was located for several years in the early 1980s on Ashbury Street near Fell, and another cadre of the drag nuns filled a house know as Babylon around the corner on Fell at Masonic.
We have added an option to pay for HANC membership by credit card to our website. Follow this link https://www.hanc-sf.org/join-us . Membership dues remain $15 annually or $5 for low income. Simply enter your credit card information and billing name and address, which is encrypted by Stripe before it is sent to us.
We also continue to accept membership payments by check or money order through the mail. Make checks payable to Haight Ashbury Neighborhood Council and mail to HANC, PO Box 170518, San Francisco, CA 94117
Nominations for the HANC Board are open through the election at our November Meeting. All current HANC members are eligible to serve and to nominate other members. If you would like to serve, or would like to nominate someone, you can do so before the vote at the November meeting. The term is from December, 2020 through November, 2021. The current HANC Board has made the following recommendations for officers and Board members for the upcoming term:
President: Lisa Awbrey
Vice President: David Woo
Recording Secretary: Bruce Wolfe
Corresponding Secretary: Jim Rhoads
Treasurer: Christin Evans
Nominating Chair: Tes Welborn
Membership Chair: Richard Ivanhoe
Housing & Land Use Chair: Calvin Welch
Recycling Chair: Karen Fishkin
Members At Large: Alex Aquino, Jaime Michaels, Shira Noel, James Sword, Christian Vaisse
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