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By Christin Evans, HANC Vice-President

Alex Murillo from the Department of Public Works let us know that although no contractor has been secured for the bulk of the planned Muni Forward / Public Realm Haight Street project, the city may start tearing up Haight street as early as June for sewer work.

Upon the news, the Haight Ashbury Merchants Association made a request for the city to delay.  The concern being that the city was about to abandon its “Dig Once” policy in favor of a piecemeal approach to the project which was already planned to take a lengthy two years.  The fear being that once the sewer work is completed, temporary asphalt would be put in until a contractor to complete the remainder of the work is secured adding to the overall time Haight street construction lasts.

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At our December meeting, the HANC members present unanimously voted to endorse a ballot measure informally known as the “No Eviction Without Representation Initiative.” The formal title provided by the City Attorney is “City-Funded Legal Representation for All Residential Tenants in Eviction Lawsuits.” Per the City Attorney’s summary, “This measure would require the City [through the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development] to establish, fund and run a program to provide legal representation for all residential tenants whose landlords are attempting to evict them from where they live.” The full summary can be read at http://sfgov.org/elections/sites/default/files/Documents/candidates/Title_Summary_Eviction_Defense.pdf.

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HANC's November meeting (November 9th, 7 pm) is the annual meeting of members, and the date of annual elections for HANC Officers and Board Members.  Members in good standing may vote.  Here is the slate of candidates recommended by the current Board:

President: Bruce Wolfe

Vice President: Christin Evans

Recording Secretary: Christian Vaisse

Corresponding Secretary: James Sword

Treasurer: Tes Welborn

Nominating Chair: Jim Rhoads

Membership Chair: Richard Ivanhoe

Housing & Land Use Chair: Rupert Clayton

Recycling Chair: Karen Fishkin

Merchant Liason (ex officio):          Alex Aquino

Youth Liason (ex officio): Lorelei Vaisse

Members At Large: Joey Cain, Dave Groeschel, Dorrie Huntington, Carlie LeDuc, Shira Noel

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By Rupert Clayton, HANC Housing and Land-Use Chair

As this month's Voice went to press, a couple of articles appeared in the local media based on a misunderstanding of HANC's public comments about the project to replace the Haight and Stanyan McDonald's with affordable housing.  This op-ed piece was submitted to the Examiner to clarify HANC's position and priorities.

Did you read that the Haight’s progressive neighborhood group opposes replacing a McDonald’s with a 7-story affordable housing development? Shocked? You should be, because that statement isn’t actually true. So, what’s the real story?

It’s no secret that a wave of evictions and San Francisco’s soaring rents have made it exceptionally tough for many people to find and keep an apartment. So, the Haight-Ashbury Neighborhood Council warmly welcomed the news that The City is buying the McDonald’s lot at Haight and Stanyan Streets to build a new 100%-affordable housing development.

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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 at our October meeting, or before the vote at the November meeting. The term is from December, 2017 through November, 2018. The current HANC Board has made the following recommendations for officers and Board members for the upcoming term:

President: Bruce Wolfe

Vice President: Christin Evans

Recording Secretary: Christian Vaisse

Corresponding Secretary: James Sword

Treasurer: Tes Welborn

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