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San Francisco Beautiful Welcomes Kearstin Krehbiel September 16, 2011 Looking Forward                                                      Letter from the Executive Director    I'm proud to join youin serving our city as the new Executive Director of San Francisco Beautiful. For more than 60 years, San Francisco Beautiful - a group of citizens, neighbors, friends, and philanthropists - has been integral in making San Francisco the extraordinary place it is today. The city we call home has been rated one of the cleanest, greenest, happiest, and healthiest urban centers in the world.   As we look to the challenges and opportunities that the next 60 years will bring - a shrinking economy, reductions to state and city budgets - there is much work ahead for San Francisco to stay livable, green, and beautiful.  I hope we can count on you as we build a strong base of supporters with the creative resourcefulness needed to ensure the future of our city.   I look forward to meeting the challenges ahead. I'm proud to work with you, together for San Francisco.       Become a member today!   AT&T Applies for Utility Box Permits AT&T has started applying for individual, site specific utility box excavation permits from to the Department of Public Works. San Francisco Beautiful has received a number of emails and inquiries regarding these applications, posted within 300 feet of the proposed AT&T cabinet site.   To contest these site-specific permits, SFB has created a quick, go-to flier for you to use. Happy Park(ing) Day! Today, pedestrian activists around the world will set out to reclaim a small portion of the public sphere from the automobile. Started in 2005 by the San Francsico art and design group Rebar, the project turned a parking space into a temporary public park, which soon evolved to become world-wide celebration of public space known as Park(ing) Day.   Park(ing) Day has effectively re-valued the metered parking space as an important part of the commons - a site for generosity, cultural expression, socializing and play. Although the project is temporary, we hope Park(ing) Day inspires everyone to participate in the civic processes that permanently alter the urban landscape.   Take a moment to review with a discerning eye the underutilized potential in our public realm. Our sidewalks, parking spaces, alleyways and even fire hydrants all have the potential to enhance the pedestrian experience to make our cities more fun, enjoyable and better places to live.    Celebrate "Together for San Francisco!"    Get your costumes, masks, and attitudes ready to embody your favorite San Francisco icon at our Inaugural Masquerade Soiree, "Together for San Francisco." Held on October 14 at the Palace Hotel, we invite you to celebrate San Francisco's unique sense of urban beauty with this year's award winners, theEcoCenter at Heron's Head Park,  the Pavement to Parks/Parklets Programs,     Sunnyside Conservatory, and Off-the-Grid.   To purchase your ticket to San Fransisco Beautiful's much anticipated fall event, visit our ticket purchase webpage or send your contact information todinner@sfbeautiful.org for a formal invitation.     About San Francisco Beautiful   San Francisco Beautiful is a 501(c)(3) non-profit membership organization that works to assure that the city retains and enhances its unique and memorable sense of place, balance and diversity as a beautiful, livable, green and vibrant urban center.   Instructions to Contest a AT&T Utility Box Permit   Purchase your Dinner Tickets Today!    Donate to San Francisco Beautiful    www.sfbeautiful.org         San Francisco Beautiful 100 Bush Street, Ste. 1812 San Francisco, CA 94104 kearstin@sfbeautiful.org    jonathan@sfbeautiful.org

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Board of Supervisors: AT&T Utility Boxes

 

To: SFB Coalition and Utility Box Working Group

Tomorrow, June 28th, the Board of Supervisors will take up the AT&T Utility Box issue once more at 2PM. It is widely expected, per aides to Supervisors and by an article in the San Francisco Examiner, that the AT&T Utility Box EIR vote will be continued until July 12.

http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/2011/06/att-supes-stalemate-utility-boxes

Since Planning, Department of Public Works and the Public Utility Commission department heads have yet to respond to Supervisor Wiener's inquiry on the conformity of DPW Order 175, 566 with the General Plan: Urban Design Element and the Better Streets Plan, we expect department heads to report their findings at the Land Use and Economic Development Committee on July 11, one day before the tentative vote on AT&T's EIR. 

In the mean time, San Francisco Beautiful will be launching a window sign campaign (roughly 15" x 24") to demonstrate support for an EIR for AT&T's utility box blight. We hope to have these signs ready by the end of the week. These signs demonstrate grassroots community support for an EIR, efforts that truly sway the votes of Supervisors.

 - How many window signs would you be willing to place/distribute in your neighborhood or in your neighborhood commercial district?

 - Can you distribute window signs to your neighborhood and community members?

 - Are there volunteers to table in front of neighborhood businesses or at community events to distribute signs, write letters, postcards, etc.?

We want to ensure that there is more than adequate window sign coverage in Supervisor Farrell and Supervisor Wiener's districts. 

Thank you for your continued support! 

Regards,

Jonathan Goldberg
Associate
San Francisco Beautiful
100 Bush Street, Suite 1580
San Francisco, CA 94104
T. 415.421.2608 x13
F. 415.421.4037
jonathan@sfbeautiful.org
www.sfbeautiful.org

SF Beautiful will be moving to Suite 1812 on July 1. Please make a note in your address book.

Mark your calendars!

Our Annual Awards Dinner will be held on Friday, October 14, at the Palace Hotel.

Join us as we celebrate and honor neighborhood projects from throughout the City!

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Urban Water Management Plan for SF

 

FYI

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Subject:  Notice of Availability – Final 2010 Urban Water Management Plan for the City and County of San Francisco

On June 14, 2011, the SFPUC adopted the 2010 Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP) for the City and County of San Francisco. The 2010 UWMP update includes county-wide demand projections to the year 2035, compares available water supplies to meet demands and presents water demand management measures to reduce long-term water demand.  Additionally, the UWMP update includes a discussion of the conservation requirement set forth in Senate Bill 7 (SBx7-7) as passed in November 2009 mandating a statewide 20% reduction in per capita water use by 2020. The updated UWMP includes a quantification of the SFPUC's water
use reduction targets and plan for meeting these objectives. 

The Final 2010 UWMP is available at the links below.  A copy of the document is also available at the San Francisco Public Library, Government Information Center, 5th floor (100 Larkin Street, S.F., CA 94102), (415) 557-4400.  

2010 Urban Water Management Plan for the City and County of San Francisco
https://infrastructure.sfwater.org/fds/fds.aspx?lib=SFPUC&doc=684573&data=263560605  

Appendices to the 2010 Urban Water Management Pland for the City and County of San Francisco
https://infrastructure.sfwater.org/fds/fds.aspx?lib=SFPUC&doc=684574&data=263560990 

 

New SFPUC Conservation Report

Dear colleagues and associates,

 

The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) is pleased to share a summary of our retail water conservation activities over the last three years.   We appreciate your interest in our water conservation program and hope you will continue to be involved as we plan for the future.       Please call or e-mail me or one of our program contacts noted below if you’d like to know more about any of our services. 

 

One-Page Summary:     

 

 SFPUC 2007-10 Water Conservation Report Executive Summary

 

Full Report:                  

 

SFPUC 2007-10 Water Conservation Report

 

 

Here is to a happy and water efficient 2011,

 

Sincerely,

 

Julie Ortiz

Water Conservation Manager

San Francisco Public Utilities Commission

1145 Market Street, 4th Floor

San Francisco, CA 94103

(415) 551-4739

jnortiz@sfwater.org

www.sfwater.org

 

 SFPUC Retail Conservation Program Contacts:

 

• Education and Direct Install Programs: Chandra Lawrence Johnson,cajohnson@sfwater.org 554-0704
• Landscape and Municipal Programs: Amanda Dougherty, adougherty@sfwater.org 934-5768
• Residential and Commercial Rebate & Incentive Programs: Kevin Galvin,kgalvin@sfwater.org 554-3260
• Conservation Audits and Field Services: Sue Tensfeldt, stensfeldt@sfwater.org 551-4738

 

 

 

Westside Recycled Water Treatment Project -- Public Meeting Thursday, Sept 23 at 7pm

Action Alert!

Public Hearing for the Westside Recycled Water Treatment Project

Water Treatment Plant Buildings

Proposed to be built on parkland in

Golden Gate Park

Thursday, September 23, 2010, 7:00 p.m.

Golden Gate Park  Senior Center, 6101 Fulton Street at 37^th Avenue

 

 

THIS IS THE ONLY OFFICIAL EIR SCOPING SESSION TO DETERMINE THE ALTERNATIVES FOR THIS PROJECT.

 

What is the Westside Recycled Water Treatment Plant?

• What:  Water treatment factory buildings, storage, and visitor center
• Footprint:  Approximately 40,000 square feet  of buildings
• Size:  Tallest building to be 30 feet in height
• Other built elements:  New paving for entry road and parking; Night lighting; Gated area
• Purpose:  Water from the aquifer under Golden Gate Park is now used for irrigation of the Park.  This project is part of a plan to take that aquifer water and use it for drinking water.  The  water treatment factory will then process water from the Oceanside Wastewater Plant for irrigation in Golden Gate Park and other parklands, including the Presidio.
• Location:  Western part of Golden Gate Park,  southeast of the soccer fields and northeast of Murphy windmill
• Current area use:  Construction yard
• Golden Gate Park Master Plan designated use for this area:  Remove construction yard and return to parkland, using the  area for recreation and open space.  It further states that if any treatment plant is built, all buildings are to be placed underground with recreational uses on top.

 

How will this project impact our parkland?

Preliminary drawings show buildings above ground, at a height of 30 feet in some places.  Many questions exist:  Why has this location been selected?  Why doesn’t the PUC use PUC land?  Why aren’t the buildings being placed underground?  Why are we giving up open space to paving, buildings, parking, and lighting?  Why isn’t this area being returned to habitat for plants and wildlife? Why are we giving up valuable Recreation and Park land to what is essentially an industrial use?

The SF Public Utilities Commission is starting the Environmental Impact Report process for this project.  Express your concerns about the loss of our precious parkland to more buildings and paving.

 

• Attend the meeting and ask questions.
• Write to the SFPUC and register your concerns:   

1.    Ask that the EIR include an in-depth exploration of alternative locations for the water treatment plant outside of Golden Gate Park.

2.    Ask for an in-depth exploration of alternative designs for the factory building if the plant is located in Golden Gate Park -- including but not limited to a completely below-ground plan, as described in the Golden Gate Park Master Plan.  

 

Your comments are due by October 13, 2010.

 

  Written comments should be sent to:

 Bill Wycko, San Francisco Planning Department, 1650 Mission Street, Suite 400, San Francisco, CA, 94103

(copy us at 1243 42^nd Avenue, SF, CA  94122)

 or

by e‐mail to carrie.dovzak@sfgov.org , copy us at:  ggppa@earthlink.net

 

For more information:  www.goldengateparkpreservation.org