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District3Update Legislation SeeYouintheDistrict CommunityCalendar& Announcements

SupervisorDavidChiu November2013Newsletter
Friend Astheholidaysapproach,Imremindedoftheincredible workofsomanyDistrict3organizationswhoserveSan Franciscansinneed.Theamazingeffortsofthesegroups areaccomplishedwiththeassistanceoffriendsand neighborslikeyouwhosparetimetoassistand volunteer.Volunteeringinourneighborhoodisagreatway toreflectonthosethingswerethankfulforandgiveback tothosewhoarelessfortunate. Somanyorganizationsaredoinggreatworkthisyear,but Iwanttohighlightoneinparticular:SelfHelpforthe ElderlyisservingtheirannualThanksgivingLuncheonon ThanksgivingDay,whichisofcourseThursday, November28.Inpastyears,theyhaveservedlunchto over3,000seniorsand200kidsatvarioussenior centers.Ifyoudliketovolunteer,contact(415)6777600. LookingbeyondSanFrancisco,therecentdevastation causedbyTyphoonHaiyanhaslefthundredsof thousandsofFilipinosinneedoffood,medicineand shelter.LastTuesday,Iintroducedaresolutionurging MayorLeeandtheCityDepartmentofHumanResources

NeighborhoodOffice Hours
SeeyouintheDistrict! EachmonthIlookforwardto seeingourresidentsand neighborsatthecafesofDistrict 3. Pleaseemailmyaide Catherineat catherine.rauschuber@sfgov.org ifyouplantocomeby,since officehoursoccasionallyneed toberescheduled.

Friday,November29 Chinatown NoOfficeHoursHappy Thanksgiving! Saturday,December7 12p.m. Embarcadero Delica,FerryBuilding Friday,December13 1:302:30p.m. Chinatown SFChinatownLibrary,1135 PowellStreet Saturday,December14 12p.m. MiddlePolk CrepeHouse,1755PolkStreet

tocreatearelieffundtoenableCityemployeestoeasily contribute,perhapsthroughpretaxpayrolldeductions(as wasdonefollowingthehorrific2010Haitiearthquake). ManySanFranciscansaregettinginvolvedinrelief effortsanddonatingwhattheycan.Therearealso severalupcomingfundraisingeventsofnote,including severalthatImhelpingtocohost.Thankyouforallthat youdoforothers. Yours, DavidChiu HELPPhilippinesFundraiser Saturday,November23,6:00p.m. Metreon,CityView BoardofSupervisorsTyphoonReliefFundraiser Monday,November25,5:30p.m. O3Bistro&Lounge,524VanNessAvenue TyphoonHaiyanReliefatInternationalHotel SaturdayNovember30,11a.m.8p.m. InternationalHotelatManilaTownCenter,868Kearny Street,SF $5DonationtoNAFCONatthedoor

Upcoming2013 CommunityCalendar
SaturdayandSunday, November23&24,12:00 6:00p.m. Pier39TreeLighting Celebration Pier39 Sunday,November24,3:00 5:00p.m. BarbaryCoastNeighborhood AssociationHolidaySocial WaihekeIslandYachtClub,Pier 29,1256TheEmbarcadero Thursday,November28 HappyThanksgiving! Thursday,November28 SelfHelpfortheElderly ThanksgivingLuncheon Variouslocations,please contactSelfHelpfortheElderly formoreinformation Friday,November29,6:00 8:00p.m. UnionSquareHolidayTree LightingCeremony UnionSquare Wednesday,December4,6:00 7:30p.m. SFArtsCommissionTownHall

District3Update
8Washington,MovingForward Asalmosteveryoneknows,inthismonthselection,San Franciscansvotedoverwhelminglytorejectthe8 Washingtondevelopment,withnearlytwothirdsvotingno onPropositionsBandC.Havingopposedtheproject,I appreciatedtheresult.Thequestionis:whatnow?My officeisaskingexactlythatofthePort.Sofar,weknow thatPacificWaterfrontPartnerscontinuestohavean ExclusiveNegotiatingAgreementwiththePortafter invokinganextensionlastyearfollowinglawsuitsrelated totheStateLandsCommissionandtheCalifornia EnvironmentalQuality.Someneighborshaveaskedthe NortheastWaterfrontAdvisoryGrouptoholdapublic hearingonadesignforSeawallLot351thatwas developedbyhundredsofcommunitymembersand AsianNeighborhoodDesign.Aswegetanswers,Iwill stayinvolvedandhelpkeepeveryoneinformed.The debatesurrounding8Washingtonhasalsobroughtupthe broaderissueofthehousingaffordabilitycrisisintheCity aproblemthatIamcommittedtoworkingonmoving forwardasIhavethroughoutmytimeasSupervisor. MasonicTemplePlanApproved AsreportedintheExaminer,andaftermanyyearsof backandforth,thePlanningCommissionapprovedafinal plantoallowtheMasonicMemorialTempletoincrease thecapacityofitsconcertvenue.Thoughtheoriginal planwasopposedbyNobHillresidentsfiveyearsago, myoffice,theNobHillAssociationandtheMasonic Templewereabletonegotiateanalternativeproposalfor

SFMainLibrary,Koret Auditorium,100LarkinStreet Monday,December9,6:30p.m. NorthBeachNeighborsMonthly Meeting TelegraphHillNeighborhood Center,660Lombard Wednesday,December11,7:00 p.m. LowerPolkNeighborsMonthly Meeting FirstCongregationalChurch, 1300PolkStreet Wednesday,December11,8:00 p.m. LowerPolkProposed CommunityBenefitDistrict CommunityMeeting FirstCongregationalChurch, 1300PolkStreet Monday,December16,6:30 p.m. MiddlePolkNeighborhood HolidayPartyandRaffle AmelieWineBar,1754Polk Street
***Ifwemissedyoureventor meeting,pleasesendfutureevents bythefirstofeachmonth tojudson.true@sfgov.organdwell includeasmanyaswecan.

theprojectthatincludesamoreappropriatesizeforthe expansion.Inadditiontoscalingbackthenumberof concertseats,performancehoursandalcoholsales,the agreementalsoincludesnoiseandtrafficmitigation measures,aswellasanannualfinancialcommitment fromtheMasonstofundthepreservationofHuntington Park.Iamverypleasedthatwehavereachedan agreementthatwillbothprotecttheneighborhoods qualityoflifeandallowtheMasonicTempletocontinue tothrive. HonoringVeterans ThisVeteransDay,Ihadtheopportunitytojointhe annualVeteransDayParadeinhonorofthebraveSan Franciscomenandwomenwhohavesovaliantlyserved ourcountry.IwashumbledtostandalongsideKorean Warveteransastheycommemoratedthe60th Anniversaryoftheendofthatwar.Ihadtheopportunity tothankleaderslikeJoanneMartinezofWomen VeteransConnectandAnnGuadardWeebyofthe VeteransAffairsCommissionfortheiradvocacyand supportworkonbehalfofveterans. Inadditiontotheparade,FilipinoAmericanVeteransand theWestBayPilipinoMultiServiceCenterrana donationsdriveattheVeteransDayeventinorderto providerelieftothethousandsofpeopleaffectedbythe devastationcausedbyTyphoonHaianinthePhilippines.I wastherewithSupervisorScottWienertodonatefirstaid kitsandtolearnmoreabouthowtohelpintherelief effort.

Legislation
CivilCounselProgramMakingaDifferenceforPeople FacingEvictions Novemberis"RighttoCounselMonth,"andIhadthe honorofparticipatingintwoeventstocelebratethe successesofSanFranciscosRighttoCivilCounselPilot Programandtokickoffitssecondyear.Theprogram wasinitiatedbyanordinanceIsponsoredin2012that declaresSanFranciscotobethenation'sfirst"Rightto CivilCounselCity."Theprogramstrivestocreatealocal judicialsystemthatguaranteesnocostlegal representationtolowincomeCityresidentswhoare subjecttocivilproceedingsinwhichtheresidents

accesstobasicneedssuchaschildcustody,shelter, safetyandhealtharethreatened. DuetothemanySanFranciscoresidentsfacingeviction asaresultofourcurrenthousingcrisis,wedecidedto focusthepilotprogramalmostexclusivelyonproviding legalrepresentationtothoseresidentsineviction proceedings.Inthelastyear,over950evictiondefense caseshavebeenhandledbystaffandvolunteer attorneysoftheJustice&DiversityCenteroftheBar AssociationofSanFrancisco.Largelawfirms,solo practitionersandsmallfirmattorneyscollectivelydonated over5,600hoursoflegalservicestotheprogram,and morethan1,200adultsand300childrenwererepresented asaresult.Theprojectwasentirelyfundedby$100,000 intheCity'sbudget,andIamproudofthelegal communityforsteppinguptomakethisrelativelysmall investmenthavesuchatremendousimpact.IntheFY 20132014budgetdeliberations,Iledthemovetoadd fundinginthebudgetforasecondyearofthepilot program.IlookforwardtoworkingwiththeMayorthis yeartomakefundingforthiscrucialevictiondefense programapermanentpriorityfortheCity. AdvocatingforPublicArt Overthepastfiveyears,Ihavebeenastrongsupporter ofSanFrancisco'sworldclasscivicartprogram.I sponsoredanordinanceexpandingthe"1%forpublicart" feeoncertainprivatedevelopments,whoserevenuegoes toonsiteartandtotakecareofthecitysvastpublicart collection.AsourCityseconomyhasstrengthenedover thepasttwoyears,Ihaveadvocatedforincreasedarts funding,andwashappytoseesuchanincreasethispast budgetcycle.InDecember,TheSanFranciscoArts Commission(SFAC)willholdtownhallmeetingsinwhich DirectorofCulturalAffairsTomDeCaignywillpresentthe agency'svisionforthenextfiveyears. GreenRoundUp Lately,Ihavebeenbusyworkingonanumberof sustainablefoodsystemsandgreeningefforts.Hereare afewhighlights: Iwasexcitedtolearnthattherewere320applicantsfor thepositionIhelpedtocreatetocoordinateandoversee theCity'surbanagricultureefforts.Clearly,thisisan areaofgrowingimportanceinpeopleslives.RecPark, thedepartmentchosentohousethenewUrban AgricultureProgram,justlaunchedawebsitemeanttobe thefrontdoorforallthingsurbanagrelatedinSan Francisco.Ivealsobegunworkingwithstakeholderson draftingthelocallegislationthatwillenact AssemblymemberTing'sAB551,UrbanAgriculture IncentiveZones. Ihadthehonorofgivingtheopeningplenaryremarksfor theCitiesAliveConferenceaboutgreenandliving rooftops,whichwasheldinSanFranciscoOctober2326 through.Thebenefitsofgreenroofsareclearthey substantiallyimprovetheclimateresilienceandoverall sustainabilityofourcitybyreducingstormwaterflows,

providingopenspace,improvingbuildingenergy efficiency,reducingtheurbanheatisland,providing spacetogrowfood,improvingairquality,andenhancing viewsfromnearbybuildings.SanFranciscocandoso muchmoretoincentivizegreenandlivingroofs.Inmy remarks,IannouncedthereleaseofGreenerandBetter Roofs:ARoadmapforSanFrancisco,apolicyframework authoredbyaSPURtaskforce.Thereportpointsthe wayforwardforourcitysgreenroofpolicy,andIlook forwardtoworkingtomaketherecommendationsa reality. OnOctober29,IhonoredtheCenterforUrbanEducation aboutSustainableAgriculture(CUESA)attheBoards annualrestaurantappreciationday.Forthepasttwo decades,CUESA,anonprofitorganizationinDistrict3, haspromotedsustainablefoodsystemsbyoffering extensiveprogramsandeventsdesignedtoeducatethe publicaboutsustainableagriculture.CUESAalso operatesthethriceweekly,worldfamousFerryPlaza FarmersMarket. Finally,onSaturday,November2,IattendedaBroadway TunnelCommunityGardenWorkDay,atwhichwe celebratedadonationtothegardenfromKaiser Permanente.BroadwayGardenswasformerlyaderelict minipark,butapublicprivatepartnershipwithcommunity membershastransformeditintoawonderfulplanting areaforchildrenandseniors.Thegardensprogram focusesoneducatingchildrenaboutgrowingsustainable foods.Itmakesmeveryproudtoseeprojectslikethisin District3.

A BeautifulSaturdayMorningWorkDayat BroadwayTunnelCommunityGarden

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