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By Bruce Wolfe, HANC Board

At the April HANC Membership Meeting, Eric Albrecht (W2GMD) introduced us to the SF Amateur Radio Club (SFRC) (he is President) and to the Auxiliary Communications Service (ACS) (he is the Radio Operations Lead), which operates under the San Francisco Department of Emergency Management. Because amateur radio operators, or HAMS, are members of both SFRC and ACS, the two entities are frequently mistaken to be the same.

            From their website, "The San Francisco Radio Club (SFRC) was formed in 1909 by a handful of radio enthusiasts with the objective of exchanging messages over the air. In 1916 the president at time, Henry W. Dickow (6HD), founded the club and published the first Yearbook. In the early days the club enjoyed a membership of as many as 300 radio amateurs!

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HANC is saddened to learn of the passing of Robert M. Leon in March, 2021.  Robert served on the HANC Board from 2009 through 2011.

He served as Executive Director / Producer of the Haight Ashbury Street Fair from 2007 to 2019.  He served on the Street Fair’s Board of Directors since 1979.  He was awarded a Certificate of Honor by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in recognition of his commitment to Community Arts and Events.

Robert left Phoenix, Arizona when he was 25, and lived in San Francisco for the next 45 years.  He graduated from the International Association of Assembly Managers in 2003.  He was part of the activities and programs at Yerba Buena Gardens, various commercial theater production venues in San Francisco and was always involved in community arts and issues in the Haight-Ashbury.

Again, we are sorry to lose a good friend and neighbor.

A GoFundMe account has been set up to help with his final arrangements.  Contributions can be made here:  https://www.gofundme.com/f/robert-m-leon-memorial-fund .

By Lisa Awbrey, HANC President

At HANC’s April meeting, paralegal and tenant counsellor Renee Curran gave updates on the state of tenant protections, evictions and strategies in the time of COVID-19. Current information is available at hrcsf.org. 

The current “ban on evictions” is not a ban at all, and without further action, will end on June 30, 2021. Previously, when HRCSF counseled tenants on the local rent moratorium, it was harrowing because the local eviction ban could only be extended on a monthly basis. People grew increasingly worried about unpaid rent piling up with the knowledge that the pandemic wouldn’t last just a few months. SB3038 changed that, giving more stability, but the tenants still had to pay 25% instead of no rent.

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By James Sword, HANC Board

We’d like to thank both Jen Snyder from Supervisor Preston’s Office and Supervisor Connie Chan for presenting at the March HANC Membership meeting.  Jen Snyder presented on budgeting 101, addbacks, and where and how to get involved. Supervisor Chan presented on why questions should be asked about the odd situation surrounding the Ferris Wheel. Here’s a bit of a summary.

Budget 101

San Francisco has a budget upwards of $12 billion. Much of it is already pre-determined, but not all of it. This is where you/we come in and (may) have the ability to influence how some (not in the billions) will be spent.

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