Update on Monterey Blvd Safeway Store

SNA member Richard Goldman, who has been tracking the progress of the renovation at our local Safeway (625 Monterey Blvd) for many years, gives us this report to the community, after a visit by Safeway representatives at our last quarterly meeting:

Natalie Mattei, Senior Real Estate Manager for Safeway-Albertsons, along with Eric Horine, their Nor-Cal Construction Manager, and Rick Pickering, their Senior VP of Store Management, attended Monday’s SNA meeting and briefed members and residents on the Monterey Blvd store’s remodel progress.            Continue reading “Update on Monterey Blvd Safeway Store”

Safeway leak being repaired today

The Safeway store at 625 Monterey Blvd has been experiencing leaks through the ceiling, as many shoppers have seen. A visitor to the store talked today with a worker with the waterproofing company that has come to fix the problem. Apparently it is a mere work of hours and should be finished today–at least the worst leaks. Fixing the problem at its root would mean repaving the entire parking lot.

The area on the rooftop parking lot to be repaired today.
The area on the rooftop parking lot to be repaired today.

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What’s your speed?

This stark infographic demonstrates how important car speed is. The speed limit on Sunnyside’s busiest street, Monterey Blvd, was lowered to 25 MPH a few years ago, yet cars are often observed to be going much faster. The recent fatality at Valdez Ave and the serious injury collision near Foerster St that left a cyclist in a coma suggest actual speeds are substantially higher.

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Source: http://usa.streetsblog.org/2016/12/22/cities-want-to-save-lives-with-lower-speed-limits-but-states-stand-in-the-way/

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From Supervisor Norman Yee: District 7 Newsletter – Holiday 2016

From Supervisor Norman Yee: District 7 Newsletter – Holiday 2016

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Season’s greetings community members!

I hope everyone is enjoying a safe and happy holiday season. I am honored to be re-elected as your District 7 Supervisor. With nearly double the first-choice votes of any other candidate, I am grateful for the opportunity to serve a second term on behalf of San Francisco’s West Side. Continue reading “From Supervisor Norman Yee: District 7 Newsletter – Holiday 2016”