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By Bruce Wolfe, HANC President

Last month, Senator Scott Wiener and Senate Pro Tem Kevin de Leon tried to combine their respective California bills to save Net Neutrality, SB 822 and SB 460.. Wiener had a fight on his hands. His bill was introduced and moved through the Capitol sausage making machine, making it through the Senate but running into heavily-industry-financed legislators in the Assembly, who opposed the strong intent of the bill.

HANC has been working on Municipal Fiber for over a decade including measures to save Net Neutrality. Our colleagues and allies, including a retired CPUC attorney who had worked in this very area, all say Wiener's bill didn't go far or deep enough.

Makena Kelly, a reporter with The Verge, puts it quite right, "Assemblyman Miguel Santiago, chair of the Communications and Conveyance Committee, proposed his own amendments to the bill at the beginning of the meeting, morphing it into what Sen. Wiener called it a ‘fake net neutrality bill.’ AT&T is one of Assemblyman Santiago’s top donors, according to advocacy group Fight for the Future."

https://www.theverge.com/2018/6/20/17484836/california-net-neutrality-bill-amendment-democrat-senator

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By Rupert Clayton, HANC Housing and Land-Use Chair

Several local projects and initiatives have progressed in recent weeks.

First, the Department of Public Works has postponed the start of sewer replacement work along upper Haight Street from July to early September 2018. Many merchants had been concerned that this work would massively disrupt their businesses during their peak summer season. DPW said that, “after hearing from HAMA and HANC members, residents, and discussing with District Supervisor London Breed, we have decided to postpone our start date until after Labor Day 2018.”

1355 Fulton

In planning news, the architect (SIA Consulting) and owners for a proposed development that would replace the F. Lofrano auto body business at 1355 Fulton St (between Divisadero and Broderick) held a public pre-application meeting on Thursday June 14. They plan to build a 71,000-sq-ft, 9-story building behind the façade of the existing garage. There would be 2,100 sq ft of commercial space on the 1st and 2nd floors and 75 residential units above, divided among 22 studios, 45 two-bedrooms and 8 three-bedrooms.

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By Christin Evans, HANC Board Member

It was one of the most competitive mayoral races San Francisco has seen in years.   And after a lengthy week that dripped out updated voting results, the city learned that it had elected District 5 Supervisor London Breed to occupy room 200 – the Mayor’s office suite at City Hall.

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By Tes Welborn, HANC Board Member

The Interim Proposal for 730 Stanyan was presented for the Coalition for a Complete Community by Rupert Clayton, Maggie Lohmeyer, and Calvin Welch. It ties interim uses to proposed permanent uses in the coming new housing, such as a community meeting and event space and offices for youth services. The proposal calls for keeping neighborhood character of housing over commercial, such as neighborhood-serving business, hopefully some employing youth housed here, and non-profit offices. The proposal also calls for no on-site parking since 5 MUNI lines serve the site. Along with permanent housing at this site for seniors, families, and youth, particularly those aging out of foster care, this mixture of people and services will manifest our community.

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By James Sword, HANC Board Member

Proposition C (Prop C) is a measure designed to create universal childcare for all San Francisco families (child care and education for children from newborns through age five whose parents earn 85% or less of the State Median Income, and  child care and education for children from newborns through age three whose parents earn 200% or less of the AMI).  Proposition D (Prop D) is a measure designed to help fund affordable housing. Prop C is in direct competition with Prop D for funds resulting from a tax on gross receipts of commercial properties that would be levied if either proposition passes.  Normally HANC would be in favor of both and if pressed, would generally side with affordable housing.  This time things are different.

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