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| After a two year hiatus, the Neighborfest Block Party Program is returning to District 7 thanks to funding from Supervisor Melgar’s Community Grants Initiative and previous Participatory Budgets. Launched in 2016 by the City’s Neighborhood Empowerment Network (NEN), Neighborfest offers residents a fun and meaningful way to connect with their neighbors and build safer, more resilient communities. Participants in this year’s program will receive the largest suite of benefits yet. They include: Zero cost to hosts for street closure and sound permits Free, delivered street closure barricades Liability insurance Guest registration door prizes Door hangers for outreach An updated Playbook to guide the Host Committee’s planning activities Live online orientation and host support workshops A dedicated program manager who provides end to end support for the application and event production process Slots are limited and the application window closes soon, so visit the visit the 2022 Neighborfest Program page today. If you have any questions about the program, its benefits or eligibility, please contact Neighborfest@livablecity.org. The NEN and Resilient West Portal |
Author: Sunnyside Neighborhood Association
Sunnyside Neighborhood Association in San Francisco, CA
This Saturday! Goats, chickens and live music!
No plans this weekend? No prob! Join us this Sat., July 2 at 1 p.m. for Library Day at The New Farm, located at 10 Cargo Way.   You will enjoy:Live music Chickens AND goats! Book giveawaysAccess to the amazing Bay Natives plant nurseryArts & crafts for kidsOur bookmobile It’s going to be a blast. And, like everything we do it’s FREE. If you don’t believe us, read this: “It’s a farm. It’s a chicken grazing field. It’s an environmental education center. And it might just be the coolest new music venue in all of San Francisco.” –SF Gate on The New Farm SEE YOU THERE!! Find everything you need to know this summer at your local library, including recommended reads, free programs and more.San Francisco Public Library 100 Larkin St., San Francisco, CA 94102 | publicaffairs@sfpl.orgsfpl.org |
Family Friendly Workplace Ordinance (FFWO) Live Webinar 7/12/22
 City and County of San FranciscoOffice of Labor Standards EnforcementFamily Friendly Workplace Ordinance (FFWO) Live WebinarJuly 12, 20221:00PM – 2:30PM Join the Office of Labor Standards Enforcement (OLSE) for a live webinar on Tuesday, July 12, 2022 to learn about the amendment to the FFWO. Compliance with the FFWO is a requirement for companies with 20 or more employees and doing business in the City and County of San Francisco. This webinar reviews the FFWO amendment, its requirements, and will offer best practices and common compliance issues which may arise. A live question and answer period will conclude the session. We highly encourage you to attend and ask questions to OLSE’s knowledgeable staff. If you can’t join us live, the webinar will be recorded and the session and presentation materials will be available on our website after the webinar.How to Join Simply click here to register. If prompted, the event password is OLSE. More Information For more information regarding this event, please contact ffwo@sfgov.org or (415) 554-6424. |
June D7 Newsletter
 Dear Neighbors,This month we celebrate two significant events in San Francisco and it looks like the weather will be outstanding.Juneteenth events across the city commemorated the emancipation of enslaved African Americans. The federal government’s recognition of Juneteenth last year as a national holiday was long overdue. Celebrations kicked off early on June 11th in our District at the OMI/Lakeview Juneteenth block party at the newly renovated Unity Plaza. This event was the result of a city sponsorship to the Ocean Ave Association acquired last year.Secondly, no one can miss the LGBTQ+ Pride events and sculptures across our city. San Francisco which has long been known as a safe harbor for LGBTQ youth, adults and elders. I will be joining Supervisor Mandelman’s contingent in the main Pride Parade on June 26th and I couldn’t be more excited to celebrate the rights and prosperity of our LGBTQ community.On that theme, I have chosen Eddie Kaufman to honor at the Board of Supervisors full meeting on June 28th in honor of Pride month. Eddie is a resident of Sunnyside and the Executive Director of Mission Graduates has many educational programs to encourage and support low income latinx and immigrant children, youth and families to join the path to college. For 19 years, he has also taught curricula on gay studies at City College so that social workers can understand aspects of gay relationships.Finally, District 7 now includes the Inner Sunset neighborhood near Golden Gate Park. My staff and I will be present at the July 10th Flea Market to introduce myself to new constituents and get to know their concerns. The details are below. I hope you can stop by!Myrna MelgarTable of Newsletter Contents:Participatory Budget – Vote Now!LGBTQ / Pride eventsUpdate on Laguna Honda HospitalInner Sunset Flea Market AppearanceWest Portal Graffiti EffortsOcean Avenue Transit Improvement SurveySpecial City Hall Commemorative LightingAids Quilt MemorialPG&E Discount ProgramsTrash Can Prototype TestingLocal library ActivitiesSupervisor Melgar (In-person) Meet and Greet – July 10thSenior Corner PARTICIPATORY BUDGET – VOTE NOW!I am proud to announce that the 2022 Participatory Budgeting Voting is now live! Voting is open now until June 27th. District 7 residents aged 16 and up can vote! Residents of District 7 and community groups submitted projects. There are 11 projects that would improve our neighborhoods. Your vote decides which projects are funded. We fund projects that get 400 votes or more. So get your neighbors to vote too! What is Participatory Budgeting (PB)?Participatory budgeting is a democratic process that gives community members the opportunity to set budgeting priorities and make decisions on what community projects should be funded. The process involves the brainstorming of project ideas, the development of proposals, and the selection of successful projects through voting.District 7 organizations have gone through the process of submitting their ideas and proposals through our Participatory Budgeting 2022 program. A Participatory Budget Community Review Committee (PB CRC) was established in order to review the high volume of proposals that were submitted and check for feasibility, the strength of the proposal, and community improvements to name a few. As a recap, proposals go to the PB CRC for review and the proposals with the highest scores move forward to the ballot for voting. Visit Our Participatory Budgeting Website to learn more! For English use (VOTE) For Spanish use (VOTE)For Chinese use (投票 )For Filipino use (BUMOTO)GAY PRIDE PARADE & FESTIVAL – 6/25 & 6/26  The annual event with a large parade will cruise along Market Street. The festival is two days long and located around the Civic Center District and City Hall. The celebration will be on June 25th & 26th (11am-6pm) and the parade on June 26th (begins 10:30am).#LoveWillKeepUsTogether #SFPRIDE52Click here for more details!UPDATE ON LAGUNA HONDA HOSPITAL The Laguna Honda Hospital began discharging patients as required by the closure plan. Although they are continuing to fight for their recertification, the hospital is still required to present and implement a plan relocating all of their nearly 700 patients by the hospital’s closure date (September 15, 2022).The Department of Public Health and the entire City Administration is doing everything they can to reverse the decision. The only path forward is to meet all mandates and re-certify the Hospital to save the critical beds. We must serve those that will no longer have a place to go for life-saving treatment. We appreciate the level of transparency from the Laguna Honda Hospital leadership and their willingness to be accountable. This important institution must be saved!For more information about the situation at Laguna Honda Hospital, please visit the data dashboard at this websiteSUPERVISOR MELGAR AT INNER SUNSET FLEA MARKET The Inner Sunset Flea Market is now in our District 7! This is an event with over 30 resident, artisan, nonprofit, and local business vendors as well as food, activities, and more (open on the second Sunday of every month).In lieu of virtual office hours, Supervisor Melgar and staff will be tabling at the Inner Sunset Flea Market on July 10th from 10am – 2pm (located on Irving Street, between 9th and 10th Avenue, in the commercial center of Inner Sunset). Stop by and share your concerns or questions. We hope to see you soon! WEST PORTAL GRAFFITI EFFORTSOur District has seen a rash of graffiti on storefronts, most recent in West Portal. Supervisor Melgar has asked SFPD to increase patrols in the area, especially at night. The Graffiti Pilot Ordinance she authored, is still awaiting a vote by the Board of Supervisors. The pilot program would allow property owners in commercial areas to opt into graffiti abatement by Public Works at no cost to the property owner. With this pro-active approach to covering over tags we hope the city can control graffiti from spiraling out of control. OCEAN AVE TRANSIT IMPROVEMENT SURVEY  The San Francisco County Transportation Authority is developing the Ocean Avenue Mobility Action Plan in partnership with District 7 Supervisor Myrna Melgar to prioritize projects to improve transportation along Ocean Avenue.Complete the survey in English, Español(Spanish), or 中文 (Chinese) and share your feedback to help improve Ocean Avenue for a chance to win a $25 Visa Gift Card (Ocean Avenue Mobility Action Plan). Click here to learn more!  SPECIAL CITY HALL COMMERATIVE LIGHTING Keep an eye out! City Hall will be lit in special lighting on the following days:Tuesday, June 22 through Wednesday, June 23, 2022 – Rainbow – in recognition of SF PRIDE WeekFriday, June 24, 2022 – blue/pink/white – in recognition of the annual SF Trans MarchSaturday, June 25, 2022 – pink – in recognition of the de-illumination of the 2022 Pink TriangleSunday, June 26, 2022 – Rainbow – in recognition of SF PRIDE WeekendUCSF SPONSORS THE LARGEST MEMORIAL QUILT DISPLAY EVER IN SAN FRANCISCO  Since 1981, UCSF has steadfastly been at the forefront of patient care, research and community partnerships in the battle against HIV and AIDS.Read more about UCSF’s 40 years of work here!As a major sponsor of the 2022 AIDS Memorial Quilt Display— the largest display of the Quilt in San Francisco history — we celebrated the progress we’ve made, while reflecting on the work still ahead.PG&E DISCOUNT PROGRAMSSummer’s warm weather is coming, and Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) customers can benefit by participating in a variety of programs to prepare for the inevitable increase in air conditioning usage associated with hotter weather that typically drives up summer energy costs. To prepare eligible customers are encouraged to take advantage of income-qualified assistance programs including: • California Alternate Rates for Energy (CARE) Program saves 20% or more each month on energy bills• Family Electric Rate Assistance (FERA) Program offers a monthly discount on electric bills with three or more people in the householdClick here for more info! SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC WORKS TRASH CAN PROTOTYPE TESTING  Got Feedback? SF Public Works wants to hear your views on the next public trash can!In early July, San Francisco Public Works will place prototypes of our next generation public trash cans on the street for real-life testing. Community members will have the opportunity to evaluate the cans and give input into the final selection. During the 60-day test period, custom and off-the-shelf models will be placed in neighborhoods around the City. Each prototype will have a QR code affixed to its exterior. The QR code will connect people to an online survey. Also, Public Works will be promoting the web address for the survey through social media and other communications outlets. In addition, staff from Public Works, nonprofit organizations and Recology who maintain, clean and empty the cans will be polled for their input. Public Works then will review and assess this information and land on a final design for the new City can. EXPLORE UPCOMING EVENTS AT YOUR LOCAL LIBRARYWest Portal Library: Will be hosting multiple workshops, activities, presentations, and family Storytimes. Learn More Here!Merced library: Will host a workshop on yoga for kids. Click for more informationSENIOR CORNER  Finding a caregiver is a major issue in the senior community. SeniorBeat has an informative article about the search for help. . Read the article here!—————————————————80over80sf.org is a collection of 80 stories about seniors by Dr. Anna Chodos, a geriatrician at UCSF, and a team of 20+ over reporters. While Anna lives in the Outer Sunset, many of the interviewees are district 7 Lake Merced area residents. In May, many of the stories played on KALW’s crosscurrents. All of the stories are available on the 80over80sf.org website.OFFICE HOURSDistrict 7 – Supervisor Myrna MelgarWe will be in the District on July 10 at the Inner Sunset Flea Market, in lieu of office hours this month. Please stop by! You are always welcome to contact our office for support at:415-554-6516 melgarstaff@sfgov.org Board of Supervisors | District 7 | Myrna Melgar1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 260 San Francisco, CA 94102 (415) 554-6516 | Fax: (415) 554-6516 melgarstaff@sfgov.org Note: Staff sometimes work remote so please be patient when leaving a phone message.FacebookTwitter |
D7 Participatory Budgeting Voting NOW live
Thank you so much for participating in Supervisor Melgar’s 2022 Participatory Budgeting Program.
As a reminder for the Sunnyside Neighborhood nominee:
Make a parklet on Monterey Business Corridor in Sunnyside
Area: Sunnyside
Submitted by: Sunnyside Neighborhood Association
Category: Community Recovery
We want to make the sidewalk in the Corridor better by putting in 2 benches and a planter. This will increase foot traffic and provide seating for shoppers.
Attached you will find an English flyer for the program – the link (see below) and QR code included. Translation is a little slow so working on the translated flyers over to you all to distribute. Voting is open from June 13th to June 27th. District 7 residents aged 16 and up can vote! With a 400-vote minimum please make sure you share widely and Get Out the Vote to get your projects funding!
Background:
WHAT IS PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING? Participatory budgeting is a democratic process that gives community members the opportunity to set budgeting priorities and make decisions on what community projects should be funded.
For more details visit Supervisor Melgar’s Participatory Budgeting Website HERE! You can find out more about what projects are being placed on the ballot etc.
Link to virtual ballot:
The short link to the voting page is SF.GOV/D7VOTE
The long link to the voting page is: https://sf.gov/vote-fund-community-projects-district-7
For Spanish use: https://sf.gov/es/vote-fund-community-projects-district-7
For Chinese use: https://sf.gov/zh-hant/vote-fund-community-projects-district-7
Filipino will be updated by COB today as well.
People can also vote in person at the Ingleside, Merced, or West Portal Libraries if they don’t have internet access!
Full list of Projects on the Ballot:
1. Better traffic flow and pedestrian safety at Yerba Buena Ave and Miraloma Drive
Area: Monterey Heights
Submitted by: Monterey Heights Housing Association
Category: Vision Zero
We want to make it easier to cross the street, by improving the signs and crosswalk and painting. We also want to extend the concrete median to make the intersection safer for cars and people.
2. Add a pedestrian island at Teresita and Reposa
Area: Miraloma Park
Submitted by: Miraloma Park Improvement Club
Category: Vision Zero
We want to add a pedestrian island at the intersection. The island will make it easier for people to cross the street safely.
3. Make a parklet on Monterey Business Corridor in Sunnyside
Area: Sunnyside
Submitted by: Sunnyside Neighborhood Association
Category: Community Recovery
We want to make the sidewalk in the Corridor better by putting in 2 benches and a planter. This will increase foot traffic and provide seating for shoppers.
4. More trash cans = less litter in Lakeside Village
Area: Lakeside Village
Submitted by: Friends of Lakeside Village nonprofit
Category: Community Recovery and Vision Zero
We want to add trash cans on the sidewalk. We think this will stop litter on the sidewalk.
5. Make it easier to play sports at the Commodore Sloat school
Area: Balboa Terrace
Submitted by: Commodore Sloat Parents’ Community Organization (PCO)
Category: Recovery
We want to make it more fun for people to use the vacant blacktop in the Commodore Sloat schoolyard. We will do that by putting in benches, a volleyball net, basketball hoops and painting a baseball diamond on the blacktop.
6. Train teens for work
Area: Stonestown and Lake Merced, Outer Sunset, Oceanside, Merced Heights, Ingleside
Submitted by: Stonestown Family YMCA
Category: Community resiliency
We want to fund a 12-week program to train 12 teens in Lifeguarding, CPR and Foundations of Youth Development. These classes help teens find work. We want to run this program every 3 months.
7. Slow down traffic on Pacheco at 8th Ave and Alton Ave
Area: Forest Hill, District 7- Pacheco, 8th, and Alton
Submitted by: Forest Hill Association (FHA)
Category: Vision Zero
We want to install speed bumps in the area. We think this will make it safer for pedestrians by slowing down cars.
8. Neighborfests in D7
Area: All neighborhoods in D7
Submitted by: Resilient D7
Category: Community Resiliency, Public Safety Activities, Neighborhood Disaster Preparedness, and Community Recovery
Neighborfests, or neighborhood block parties, bring neighbors together. That’s important in a disaster like an earthquake or a fire. We need to help each other, but we need to know who our neighbors are to be able to help them. We want to fund 27 neighborforests in D7.
9. Community space, garden and emergency hub
Area: Westwood Park
Submitted by: Aptos Middle School
Category: Community Resiliency, Public Safety Activities, Neighborhood Disaster Preparedness, and Community Recovery
We will build a community vegetable garden, seating, and memorial space at the Aptos Middle School. We will also make an emergency response hub with emergency supplies.
10. Traffic calming and added crosswalks on Hearst Ave
Area: Sunnyside
Submitted by: Friends of Slow Hearst
Category: Vision Zero
We want to put in 4 painted crosswalks and new speed humps. Crosswalks would be at:
Hearst and Baden
Hearst and Congo
Hearst and Detroit
Hearst and Ridgewood
11. Supplies for monthly volunteer trash pick up and graffiti clean up
Area: West Portal Corridor
Submitted by: Resilient West Portal
Category: Community Recovery
We want to have supplies for a monthly volunteer trash pick up and graffiti clean up on the West portal corridor.
Sunnyside Neighborhood Association 