Participatory Budgeting now open — what project would you vote for?

On November 22, 2016November 22, 2016 By Sunnyside Neighborhood AssociationIn District 7, Environment, Greening, Monterey Boulevard, Norman Yee, UncategorizedLeave a comment

Residents of District 7, which includes Sunnyside, have the opportunity to propose and/or vote for projects that draw on public funds for projects that particularly benefit our district. This innovative process is called Participatory Budgeting. D7 Supervisor Norman Yee is leading this effort. Here’s a list of what projects were chosen last year.

In past years both Sunnyside Park and Sunnyside Elementary School projects have been chosen, bestowing tens of thousands of dollars in city money in our neighborhood. What project would you propose?

The process for choosing D7 projects for 2016-17 has begun. The kick-off meeting is Thursday Dec 1st at West Portal Playground Clubhouse (6-7:30 pm), followed by a proposal workshop on Dec 17th (more information here). Here is an application for proposing a project. Questions? Contact Supervisor Yee’s aide, Erica Maybaum erica.maybaum@sfgov.org.

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From Supervisor Norman Yee: District 7 Newsletter — Fall 2016

On October 21, 2016October 21, 2016 By Sunnyside Neighborhood AssociationIn CCSF, City College of San Francisco, Crime, District 7, Housing, Norman Yee, parties, Safety, UncategorizedLeave a comment

District 7 Newsletter — Fall 2016

Yee-June2016 Dear community members,

I wish everyone a happy fall and election season! This is a very important presidential election year and I encourage everyone to vote by or on Election Day, November 8. Here is more information from the SF Dept of Elections on voter registration deadlines, dates and in-person and by-mail voting. Here are the government links to all 25 local ballot measures and 17 state ballot measures.

In particular I’d like to highlight three local measures on the November ballot:

Prop E–Street Trees: City to take back responsibility for street tree maintenance
Prop I–Dignity Fund: creating dedicated funding for seniors and adults with disabilities
Prop L–SFMTA split appointments: establishing more balance and diversity on the SFMTA Board

Included below are brief updates from my office about legislation going through the Board of Supervisors’ legislative process:

As usual included are updates on construction projects and community announcements.

Remember to vote by November 8, Election Day!

Best,

Norman

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D7 Candidates’ Forum: Civil and Informative

On October 11, 2016October 14, 2016 By Sunnyside Neighborhood AssociationIn candidates forum, District 7, UncategorizedLeave a comment

Our District 7 Candidates’ Forum was a success last night. The event was well attended, with over one hundred present. The candidates took turns with short answers to numerous questions, ranging from the crime problem to pedestrian safety to leash laws to rent control. Most of the questions were submitted by the audience. Here are the Candidates’ answers to our pre-forum questionnaire. All photos by Bill Wilson.

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D7 Supervisor Candidates’ Answers to Pre-Forum Questionnaire

On October 5, 2016October 5, 2016 By Sunnyside Neighborhood AssociationIn candidates forum, District 7, UncategorizedLeave a comment

Our District 7 Candidates’ Forum takes place next Monday evening. The event is open to all and audience questions will be taken. To help Sunnyside residents understand better the five candidates’ positions and ideas ahead of the event, we present their responses to several questions put to them. Links to each of their websites found at the end of this post.

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District 7 Supervisor Candidates’ Forum on Monday Oct 10th

On October 4, 2016October 3, 2016 By Sunnyside Neighborhood AssociationIn candidates forum, District 7, UncategorizedLeave a comment

Sunnyside Neighborhood Association will host a District 7 Candidates’ Forum on Monday October 10th, 7-8:30pm at St Finn Barr Auditorium (415 Edna St).

Incumbent Supervisor Norman Yee and all four challengers — Mike Young, Ben Matranga, John Farrell, and Joel Engardio — will be present. Event is open to all. Questions will be taken from audience. Come early at 6:30 pm to meet the candidates.

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