Hayes Valley Farm: “Liquid Light” by flickr user CJMartin

As you may know, the interim-use agreement for Hayes Valley Farm will expire this summer.

The farm sits on two of the former Central Freeway parcels, Parcel O and Parcel P.

Central freeway development parcels Dennis Yang.jpeg

There are a number of Central Freeway parcels slated to be converted into Affordable Housing units, including Parcel O.

These projects were managed by Redevelopment Agency, which has recently been dissolved.

The Mayor’s Office of Housing is now responsible for managing these housing projects.

Come to the next Hayes Valley Community meeting to find out more about the future of the Farm and join the discussion!

Thursday, April 26, 2012

7:00pm at Hayes Valley Playground

ALSO: At this weeks meeting – we will have a number of discussions relating to our Hayes Valley environment.

Three short discussions to begin:
1. Isabel Wade presents the Just One Tree project
2. Hayes Valley Farm and the board’s recent vote of support of their continued interest in Parcel O
3. Gail Baugh Planting at Hayes Valley Playground

Our three main topics are:
1. The Better Market Street Plan - presented By Kris Opbroek, DPW
2. Street Tree Care and Responsibility, DPW Urban Forestry, Friends of the Urban Forest (FUF) , District 5 Supervisor Olague (or her representative)
3. Street Trees on Hayes Street. What species to infill? - Hayes Valley Landscape Architect Marta Fry

Hayes Valley!

SUPPENKÜCHE & BIERGARTEN PRESENT:
THE SECOND
1906 HAM AND EGGS FIRE BREAKFAST NEIGHBORHOOD BENEFIT SAT. APRIL 21ST: 11:00AM-1:00PM
424 OCTAVIA AT LINDEN
SERVING HAM & EGGS FOR A $10 DONATION (PROCEEDS BENEFIT THE HAYES VALLEY NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION)
INCLUDES:
THE SFFD BBQ FIRE TRUCK & LIVE MUSIC FROM THE SAN FRANCISCO JAZZ ALL STARS
FOLLOWED BY HVNA TOURS OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD

Breakfast followed by HVNA Walking Tour of The Ham and Eggs Fire of 1906 and Hayes Valley, including a screening of the film A Trip Down Market Street, photographed just four days before the Great Earthquake and Fire. Presented in cooperation with the San Francisco Silent Film Festival and the Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum. $10 for the tour and film. Limited to twenty persons; sign up at the Breakfast!

We had a great discussion at the Community meeting last night (3/22/12)
with Police Chief: Greg Suhr and Captain of Northern Police Station: Ann Mannix.

Photo of Chief Suhr

A few tips we learned from our discussion last night:

-Chief Suhr has a strong belief in community policing in Hayes Valley, Western Addition and Lower Haight

-Crime is down. This is because everyone is working hard together – communities and police and non-profits. Best way to keep our area safe is to provide great activities for youth and to give them hope about their future.

-Work with police to connect with youth that need mentorships and internships. Youth need jobs and skills to get excited about their future in the workforce and in the community as adults.

-What to do when you observe crimes in city parks and public areas?

If you are observing a crime taking place – please call 911.
If you have observed an ongoing problem, please email or call Northern Police Station
(415) 614-3400
Email: SFPDNorthernStation@sfgov.org

Emergency, dial: 911
Non-emergency, dial: (415) 553-0123
TIP LINE: (415) 392-2623

SF SAFE (San Francisco SAFE, Inc. (Safety Awareness for Everyone) is a non-profit organization that guides residents, business owners, and community members to improve the quality of life in their neighborhoods.) is working to address recycling/trash scavenging in the city. If you want to join a task force to address underground scavenging of trash please contact Troy at: 553-1968
Troy@sfsafe.org

SF Department of Emergency Management: Jim Turner

Tip: Get to know your neighbors so that you can help to each other in emergency situations great and small.

Some great links:

72 hours

alertsf.org

Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Assessment & Public Scoping Meeting for 55 Laguna from CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO MAYOR’S OFFICE OF HOUSING

Read full PDF here: 2011 NOI EA 55 Laguna

A public EA scoping meeting will be held on December 19, 2011 at The San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Center at 7:00PM located at 1800 Market Street, San Francisco, CA. The purpose of the public scoping process is to determine relevant issues that will influence the scope of the environmental analysis, including alternatives, and guide the process for developing the EA. The public is invited to provide scoping comments on the issues that should be addressed in the preparation of the EA. Written comments and testimony concerning the scope of the EA will be accepted at this meeting. Non-English translation services and reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities listening devices should be requested from the person named below 72 hours in advance of the hearing. To ensure the MOH will have sufficient time to fully consider public inputs on issues, written comments must be received by MOH no later than 5:00 pm on January 18, 2012.

The Hayes Valley Holiday Show on Patricia’s Green partnered with the Hayes Valley Merchants’ Holiday Block Party

20th annual Hayes Valley Block Party on Friday, DECEMBER 2ND, 6 – 9 p.m.; an evening of fun and building community in Hayes Valley! Music, food, beverages and fun for all!
Sustain local merchants by shopping in the neighborhood.

“Giving Voice to the Holiday Season” Entertainment on Patricia’s Green is all from the neighborhood. Come enjoy performances by:

SF Boys Chorus
SF Girls Chorus
SF Conservatory of Music
Rajah Rahim
Neighborhood Baptist Church Choral Group
Horus Tolson & SGI-USA Golden Gate Chorus

Silent Auction to fund holiday food bags for families in need. Auction items listed below:

Night at the Parsonage
McRoskey 2 standard pillows ($300 value)
American Bach Soloist 2 tickets ($200 value)
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra at Herbst Theater 2 tickets ($200)
Fatted Calf gift certificate (at least $50)

Meet & Greet
Come meet your neighbors:
Free: Hot Chocolate & Apple Cider Cookies and brownies

This holiday season, you can get almost anything for friends and family in your own community! Hayes Valley is filled with unique shops stuffed with gifts that can be found nowhere else: from the practical to the sublime to the scrumptious. From high fashion goods and art to very affordable, fun and one-of-a-kind items, your Hayes Valley merchant neighbors can fulfill your holiday gift needs with a Hayes Valley flair! Come visit your friends and neighbor merchants on Hayes, Octavia, Laguna, Linden, Fell, Market and Gough Streets this Holiday Season.

At our general meeting last week we discussed redistricting and what it might mean for Hayes Valley. Please keep reading to find a meeting that you can go to and give your input into the process.

For current and more in depth information, go to: http://www.sfgov.org/rdtf

· In 2010, a census was done and revealed that our supervisorial districts are not equal in population.

· Redistricting is needed because federal, state and local laws require that districts be equal in population.

· District 6 is 29.49% over. District 5 is 3.45% under. District 8 is 5.38% under.

· The Board of Supervisors has convened a nine person Redistricting Task Force to redraw the supervisorial district lines. The Board of Supervisors, the Mayor, and the Elections Commission each appointed 3 people. The members of the task force are unpaid.

· The Redistricting Task Force must present a final plan outlining the new supervisorial district lines to the Board of Supervisors by April 15, 2012.

· The task force works with City staff and outside consultants to determine how the supervisorial district lines should be redrawn. The community can also weigh in its option.

· It is important that new lines don’t dilute the voting power of minorities and that they maintain recognized neighborhoods intact.

· The Redistricting Task Force hold regularly scheduled meeting open to the public and will hold multiple community hearings to receive input from the people of San Francisco. See schedule below.

Community Outreach Meetings – Month of November

Tuesday, November 15, 2011 – 6:00 p.m.
District 1, 2, 5 – Hall of Flowers, 9th Avenue at Lincoln Way

Saturday, November 19, 2011 – 10:00 a.m.
District 3, 6, 8 – Tenderloin Community School, 627 Turk Street

Wednesday, November 30, 2011 – 6:00 p.m.
District 4, 7, 11 – Balboa High School Auditorium – 1000 Cayuga Street

Regular Meetings – Resume after November
The Redistricting Task Force meets on the first Wednesday of each month at 6:00 p.m. in City Hall, Room 406, and the third Friday of each month at 3:00 p.m. in City Hall, Room 416. These meeting are open to the public.

Public Safety Tips for the community especially geared toward merchants and non-profits:

Come join the Hayes Valley Neighborhood Association for our general meeting. This Thursday at the Korean American Center at 745 Buchanan Street between Grove and Hayes.

7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
MEETING TOPICS:
• HOLIDAY FOSTERING SEASON
• HISTORIC PRESERVATION IN HAYES VALLEY
• SAFETY COMMITTEE COMMUNITY UPDATE

Come find out about some great volunteer opportunities for the Holiday Season.

This month the HVNA general meeting (usually the fourth Thursday evening of the month) will be a mayoral forum. HVNA and several other District Five neighborhood organizations are co-sponsoring a Mayoral Forum from 7-9pm at University of California at San Francisco (UCSF)’s Cole Hall, located at 513 Parnassus. (This is a short ride on the #6 or the #71 Bus from our neighborhood.)

It will be moderated by ABC7 –KGO New’s Anchor Carolyn Tyler. Bring your questions. There will be opportunities for neighbors to ask questions of the 12+ candidates that evening.

Join the event on Facebook: Facebook events RSVP page

Please come join us at UCSF for this debate.

Come join us for our Hayes Valley Neighborhood Association General Meeting.

The meeting will be at a special location: the Hayes Valley Farm.

Prior to the 7PM meeting, there will be a community potluck starting at 5:30PM. Bring a dish to share. Then stay for the general meeting. We will be discussing: Future development plans for the farm site; San Francisco Urban Agriculture Alliance, and PG&E smart meters.

We will finish the evening off with a sunset tour of the farm at 8PM.