Mission Local: ‘The weaker people think Norman Yee is, the stronger he becomes’

Read a recent Mission Local article on Norman Yee, D7 Supervisor and recently elected president of the SF Board of Supervisors, by Joe Eskenazi, including some of Yee’s background:

https://missionlocal.org/2019/01/the-weaker-people-think-norman-yee-is-the-stronger-he-becomes/

District 7 Supervisor Norman Yee elected Board of Supervisors President

Congratulations to Supervisor Norman Yee, who was elected president of the SF Board of Supervisors today. Read more on SF Examiner: http://www.sfexaminer.com/norman-yee-elected-board-supervisors-president/ 

Supervisor Norman Yee stands during public comment on the nomination for President of the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019. (Kevin N. Hume/S.F. Examiner)
Supervisor Norman Yee stands during public comment on the nomination for President of the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019. (Kevin N. Hume/S.F. Examiner)

Supervisor Yee: Seeking older adult interns for District 7 office

Supervisor Norman Yee (District 7) is seeking a reliable volunteer to serve in the front office, to better serve constituents. Volunteers are encouraged to apply, especially those with a particular interest in completing research projects related to family housing, early childhood education, Vision Zero, food security and senior housing.

Supervisor Yee: Seeking older adult interns for District 7 office

Norman_Yee_2018This internship is a great opportunity to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment in a local elected’s office, especially as Sup. Yee is a third-generation San Franciscan with over 35 years’ experience as a nonprofit and education leader advocating on behalf of children, youth and families. His priorities are pedestrian safety, early childhood education and senior services. Our internship will provide an up-close, insider view of how City Hall runs, San Francisco politics and District 7 community concerns and hot topics, several of which include SFSU, Parkmerced and Stonestown.

Here are some of the skills that interns will develop through our internship: Continue reading “Supervisor Yee: Seeking older adult interns for District 7 office”

Pedestrian safety and parks and playgrounds: Please vote for Sunnyside

Voting closed — we’ll post results as soon as we get them.

If you haven’t voted yet in Participatory Budgeting, please do it today. These are local projects designed for your neighborhood, by your neighbors (see Sunnyside’s list below)—but they don’t get funded without your vote. http://sfpbd.sfgov.org/district/7/vote. Voting season is open until midnight, Saturday Apr 14. All District 7 residents can vote. (Don’t know if you are D7? See map.)

Four projects were developed by Sunnyside residents, and will have a direct impact on our neighborhood–but only if they get enough votes. We did it last year, we can do it again. Please Vote for Sunnyside!  http://sfpbd.sfgov.org/district/7/vote.  


 The short list of Sunnyside projects to vote for (details follow):

  • Judson Ave. Traffic Calming
  • Mangels-Foerster Crosswalk
  • Sunnyside Park Plaza activation
  • Sunnyside Elementary Playground
  • Vision Zero / Pedestrian Safety

Vision Zero / Pedestrian SafetyParticipatoryBudgeting2018_SocialMediaImages_pedestrians

Continue reading “Pedestrian safety and parks and playgrounds: Please vote for Sunnyside”