Two pedestrians struck in hit-and-run on Monterey Blvd on Saturday — one fatally

Read today’s Friends of Monterey Boulevard post on recent hit-and-run on Monterey Blvd: https://friendsofmontereyblvd.wordpress.com/2016/12/05/pedestrian-dies-in-hit-and-run-on-monterey/

Update, Dec 12th: More articles on incident, although they contain an error of fact — it was a woman who died in the Monterey/Valdez hit-and-run collision:

https://sfbay.ca/2016/12/06/sf-pedestrian-killed-in-hit-and-run-crash/

http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2016/12/06/chinese-man-dies-after-hit-and-run-crash-in-san-francisco/

http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Series-of-car-crashes-in-SF-leaves-one-dead-five-10771917.php

Update Dec 6th: Article in SFGate, without mention of the fatality: http://www.sfgate.com/news/bayarea/article/5-People-Injured-2-Seriously-In-Hit-And-Runs-10695611.php

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Balboa Reservoir Project CAC Meeting, Dec 12th

The Balboa Reservoir Project is a very large proposed development that will impact life for residents in Sunnyside (more here). Housing and park space are planned for the now undeveloped land to the west of City College. The Community Advisory Committee (BRCAC) is an unprecedented new aspect of development in San Francisco–and a vital part of deciding what that project will look like going forward. You can be a part of that process–BRCAC meetings are open to all community members.

The next meeting of the Community Advisory Committee is Monday, December 12th 2016. More about the meeting here. It will be held at City College of San Francisco, Multi-Use Building, Room 140, 55 Phelan Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94112. 6:15pm. To contact Committee Chair Lisa Spinali, email  BalResCACChair@gmail.com.

The process for selecting a developer for the site has begun. Here’s the timeline:

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Save Prop E! Save the tree-care measure!

One of the most popular propositions in the recent election is on the chopping block. Mayor Ed Lee has said he may axe Proposition E, a ballot measure that puts street trees under the care of the City, and which was passed by an overwhelming percentage of voters in November. More here from Friends of the Urban Forest, and at SF Chronicle.

If you think Prop E should be upheld, the ballot measure that means the city will care for street trees and the damage that they can do to sidewalks — our public space — then please consider emailing Mayor Ed Lee at mayoredwinlee@sfgov.org or call at (415) 554-6141.

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Friends of Urban Forest: job opening for tree-care associate

Many of Sunnyside’s trees are due to the efforts of the SF nonprofit Friends of the Urban Forest; they do an annual tree planting in our neighborhood.

Currently there is a job opportunity with FUF. More here: http://www.fuf.net/about-us/job-opportunities-2/

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SF Examiner on RV parking: ‘No space for safe parking program’

Extended parking by RV owners on Sunnyside streets has been an issue discussed at membership meetings this year.  Article from SF Examiner today on the issue reprinted below. Source: http://www.sfexaminer.com/no-space-safe-parking-program/.

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A man stands by the door of a mobile home seen on Division Street on Nov. 2. (Aleah Fajardo/Special to S.F. Examiner)
A man stands by the door of a mobile home seen on Division Street on Nov. 2. (Aleah Fajardo/Special to S.F. Examiner)

By Patrick Fitzgerald on November 27, 2016 1:00 am

Kurt Heilman has lived in San Francisco for more than 20 years.

He doesn’t reside in an iconic Victorian style house, one of the fresh new condominiums in Mission Bay or even in one of the single-room occupancy units that pepper the Tenderloin and South of Market neighborhoods.

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