The SFMTA has initiated a contest to name the future public plaza adjacent to the new Phelan Loop off of Ocean Avenue. The particulars are described on the enclosed invitation to participate in the naming contest, and we are requesting that you consider spreading the word through your organizations and neighbors. 

The contest can be accessed by clicking on this link: http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/1245991/Naming-Nominations-for-the-Ocean-Avenue-Public-Plaza and can also be accessed via the project web page at  www.sfmta.com/phelan.

If you or others prefer to participate via a mail-in ballot, it can be obtained by contacting me at 415.701.4790 or via e-mail at Jeannette.sanchez@sfmta.com .

 The contest will run from September 3 to October 15 and is open to all, although extra weight will be given to entries that originate in the communities adjacent to the plaza.

SAN FRANCISCO (Aug. 22, 2013)—City Attorney Dennis Herrera today filed dual legal challenges involving the termination of City College of San Francisco’s accreditation, which, if successful, could enjoin private accreditors from shuttering California’s largest community college, and require the state governing board charged with evaluating college standards and eligibility for public funding to reassume its legal duties.

For the full press release, see below:

http://www.sfcityattorney.org/modules/showdocument.aspx?documentid=1335

Labor Day weekend is not a good choice for a weeding day! Instead, we’ll work on Sunday 8th, at the usual time 9am – 11:30am.  Starting on Monterey and Acadia.  See you there.

Questions?  Contact the amazing Greening Committee:  greensunnyside@gmail.com