Vote Today! District 7 Participatory Budgeting

Dear Community Members,

It’s time!  Voting is now open for 2016’s District 7 Participatory Budget! This is our 3rd annual community-led budgeting process that allows you—District 7 residents–to decide where best to spend our dollars. This year, we have $500,000 for community improvement and pedestrian safety projects.

We received a number of great applications from all over the District. Now, we need you to help us select which projects will receive funding. Winning projects need to receive at least 200 votes. You can vote any time between now and Friday, April 22, 2016.  To vote, you must be a District 7 resident who is 16 and older.

VOTE ONLINE!

http://sfpbd7.sfgov.org/district7.html  OR

VOTE IN PERSON:

West Portal Library

190 Lenox Way at Ulloa

Ingleside Library

1298 Ocean Ave at Plymouth

Laguna Honda Hospital & Rehab Center

375 Laguna Honda Blvd.
Pavilion Main Entrance

One vote per person, please!  Tell your neighbors and friends about this great civic engagement tool. If you have any questions, please contact Erica.Maybaum@sfgov.org or call 415.554.6517.

I can’t wait to see which projects District 7 chooses this year.

 Happy Voting!

Norman

Free yoga at Sunnyside Conservatory

Yes, it’s YOGA in the Conservatory

Free community Hatha Yoga classes taught by Daniel Gorelick.

 Tuesdays, April 12, 19, 26 and May 3, 2016
6:30 – 8:00 pm. Doors open at 6:15.
All skill levels welcome.
*Bring Your Own Mat(s)–floor is concrete, not wood
A practice and exploration of mindfulness, breath and movement with the purpose of increasing awareness, strength, balance and flexibility of mind, body and spirit.
Co-sponsored by the Friends and the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department.

Daniel Gorelick, yoga instructor.

SFPUC – Adopt a Drain

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Be Featured in Our Calendar

Every year our Gardening Calendar, distributed to 35,000 households in SF, features vibrant photos and offers information on less-toxic gardening and pest-control methods. For our 2017 Photo Contest, we’d like to see examples of beautiful and/or interesting native plants in your urban environment. Deadline to submit photos is August 5, 2016. Find full details here.

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Adopt a Drain, Protect Your Neighborhood

The Adopt a DrainSF web application enables San Franciscans to “adopt” one or more of the City’s 25,000 storm drains and pledge to help keep it free of leaves and debris during the rainy season.

City staff worked with volunteers from the local non-profit Code for San Francisco to develop the Adopt a Drain SF web application. Adopt a drain in your neighborhood!

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2015 Annual Report

Take a look at our Sewer System Improvement Program’s (SSIP) 2015 Annual Report. This year we used a new format to make the report come to life with pictures, videos, and graphics. Check it out to learn what we’re doing to better the sewer system and neighborhoods. To minimize resources we are not producing printed copies.

Sincerely,

The SFPUC Sewer System Communications Team

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District 7 Public Summit with Ingleside Police Station, Monday March 28

Join Supervisor Norman Yee and the Sunnyside Neighborhood Association for a

District 7 Public Summit with Ingleside Police Station

Monday, March 28, 2016

7:00pm to 9:00pm

St. Finn Barr Community Room, 415 Edna Street

With the increase in auto burglaries and property crimes citywide, we want to work with our community and City partners on a solutions-based approach to increasing public safety.

This Summit will offer an opportunity for District 7 residents represented by the Ingleside Police Station to work with City departments, to connect with neighbors, and to implement strategies to increase safety in the community.  Come learn more about what the City and SFPD are doing citywide and get trained on neighborhood crime prevention. Supervisor Norman Yee, Captain Joe McFadden of Ingleside Police Station, our local Neighborhood Prosecutor, and SF SAFE, a crime prevention nonprofit will be in attendance.

 

Upcoming Events

 

March 30 – April 3, 2016 // 10 AM – 6 PM
(Members Preview Sale & Reception: March 29, 4-8 PM) 
Fort Mason Center, Festival Pavillion

250,000 books & media for only $3 or less!
Proceeds will support the San Francisco Public Library. Don’t forget to check out the Library for more free events this month, check here for events schedule.


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EARTHQUAKE RETROFIT FAIR:  April 18th

Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
99 Grove Street 

3PM-7PM
Free Admission

  • Questions about retrofitting your property?
  • Have to comply with the new Mandatory Soft Story Ordinance?
  • A Lender, Contractor, or Design Professional needing to connect to owners?
  • Need to select a design professional, lender, or contractor?
  • A property owner looking to make your building safer?

Attend the fair and get prepared!

GET INVOLVED
SF READY: One time workshop for you and your neighbors! 

What’s in it for you?
You will learn the basics to take care of yourself and others. SFFD NERT and SAFE want you to have skills to be prepared for emergencies big or small, and get to know your neighbors on your block to maximize resiliency after a disaster.

  • Risk Awareness
  • Disaster supplies
  • Personal/Family Disaster Planning
  • NERT Overview
  • Disaster Pre-Planning – building community one block at a time

When: Wed., March 30 from 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM
Where: Portola, The San Francisco School, 300 Gaven Street

ENROLL NOW!

DISASTER PREPAREDNESS TRAINING
Are you prepared for the next disaster?  Get FREE training from NERT to help plan for your community.
Where: Tenderloin, KCC Building, 220 Golden Gate Ave
When: Next Training Session starts March 22

ENROLL NOW!


SF YOUTH COMMISSION IS LOOKING FOR NEW APPLICANTS 

Know a youth between ages 12–23 who wants to get involved in City policy?  Applications  for the SF Youth Commission are open through April 24 – learn more & apply here.

The application is due by Friday, April 22nd by 6pm (for hard copies) or by Sunday, April 24th (for emailed or faxed copies). Please access the application here!



SFYouthWorks will be hiring for the 2016 Summer Session in March!

Applications will be Released: March 14, 2016
Priority Application Deadline: April 08, 2016 before 5pm! 

San Francisco YouthWorks is a unique high school internship program designed to expose youth to public service careers and build job readiness skills in a supportive environment.

SF YouthWorks offers: PAID internships in City Government ($12.25 -13.00/hr), interns can work up to 20 hours a week of during the 2016 Summer session (June -August).

Please feel free to contact SF YouthWorks at (415) 202-7911 or e-mail info@sfyouthworks.org if you have any questions.


Walk to Work Day 2016San Francisco Leads the Nation in Celebrating Walking!

Each April, Walk San Francisco hosts Walk to Work Day, a fun and festive day of encouragement celebrating the most healthy, sustainable form of transportation: walking. People who live and/or work in San Francisco are encouraged to walk just 15 minutes of their daily commute (whether traveling to work, school, church, temple, or shops).On Walk to Work Day, thousands of participants get rewarded at one of the hosted “Hubs” across the city, where FREE Clipper Cards, totes, coffee, or breakfast snacks are provided. Contest prizes are also awarded for the “Longest Commute” by foot, the “Most Interesting Sight,” and the “Best Shoe Bling.”

Find your nearest hub and plan your 15 minutes today!

Walk to Work Day is the perfect time to see how easy, fun, and energizing it can be to integrate walking into your daily life. If you (or your company), is interested in promoting the benefits of a healthy lifestyle and helping your entire team get energized by enjoying more of their everyday travels on foot, receive all the resources you need for a successful Walk to Work Day.