Supervisor Cohen November Newsletter 2011

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Supervisor MALIA COHEN Serving San Francisco’s 10 th District

November 2011 Newsletter

Keeping D10 Working, Healthy, Safe

Upcoming Events

Community Office Hourswith Supervisor CohenSaturday, November 191:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.Location: Visitacion Valley Library201 Leland AvenuePlease call 415-554-7670 to schedule a time.

Rec and Park 12th Annual Turkey Cook-Off Friday, November 18, 20117:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.Location: Minnie and LovieWard Rec Center 650 Capitol StreetSupervisor Cohen will be joiningas a celebrity judge!

Neighborhood EmpowermentNetwork AwardsWednesday, November 16, 20116:00 p.m.Location: San Francisco City HallFIVE District 10 individuals and

In This Issue

Events of the Month

Supervisor Cohen and Supervisor Kim Sign Joint Letter

Regarding Potential Post Office Closures

Supervisor Cohen Launches FashionSF Initiative

with Mayor Lee

Restaurant Appreciation Month

San Bruno Avenue Merchant Walk with Mayor Lee

News from City Hall

SF Redevelopment Agency 3rd Qtr Construction

Workforce Results

Mirant Settlement Appropriation Passes Board of

Supervisors

Mayor Lee Signs Pregnancy Information Disclosure and

Protection Ordinance

Update: Health Care Security Ordinance Amendments

Supervisor Cohen Joins the "Don't Take the Bait” Campaign

Welcoming New Redevelopment Agency Executive

Director Tiffany Bohee

Safety Updates from SFPD



organizations will be recognized for helping to make our neighborhoods great places tolive.

Hunters View TenantsAssociation MeetingThursday, November 17, 20115:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.Location: Hunters View Tenant Association Office227‐229 West Point RoadMeets monthly every third Thursday.

Potrero Hill SAFEThursday, November 17, 20116:30 p.m.Location: Downtown High School 693 Vermont Street

Bayview Library Ceremonyand Neighborhood History DaySaturday, November 19, 201111:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.Location: George WashingtonCarver Elementary School1360 Oakdale AvenueFor more information visit http://www.friendssfpl.org/?Event &id=466

Swing Into Stories with SanFrancisco Public LibraryEvery fourth Tuesday beginningNovember 22, 20119:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.Location: Potrero Hill RecreationCenter Park801 Arkansas Street (at Madera)

Opportunities

BMAGIC

Job Annoucement

Events of the Month

Supervisor Cohen and Supervisor Kim Jointly Sign a Letter

to the United States Postal Service Urging Them Not to

Close Post Offices in Districts 6 and 10

Supervisor Cohen and Supervisor Kim (D6, including South of Market, Tenderloin and Mission Bay area) jointly signed a letter to Sylvia Siu, Discontinuance Coordinator of United StatesPostal Services (USPS), urgin USPS to retain the four postoffices identified for potential closure. All of the post officesproposed for closure are located in low income neighborhoods,

with high concentrations of families, immigrants and seniors.These are also areas that are expected to experience significantgrowth in the coming years.

Supervisor Cohen Launches FashionSF Initiative

with Mayor Lee

(Photos Courtsey of Francis Tsang)

Supervisor Cohen joined Mayor Lee at Cayson, a local District

10 apparel manufacturer to launch FashionSF, a new businessdevelopment initiative that supports local apparel manufactures

in San Francisco and attracts new apparel manufacturers to the

City and District 10 in particular.

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Bayview Hunters Point TreeLighting and Holiday MarketFriday, December 2, 20116:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Location: Bayview Opera House

4705 Third Street

Redistricting Task ForceCommunity Outreach MeetingsWednesday, December 7, 20116:00 p.m.Location: Horace MannMiddle School Auditorium3351 23rd StreetCome participate in the process

for redistricting the supervisorial districts. Early community input isimportant.

A Night in the PortolaSaturday, December 3, 20115:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.Location: 2675 San Bruno Avenue (at Bacon Street)You’re in for a treat with performances from fire dancers, jazz and swing bands, as well assome great food from local food trucks! Free to the public.

Monday Night Football insupport of the Bayview YMCAMonday, December 5, 20115:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.Location: Pedro’s Cantina 128 King Street(across from AT&T Park)Please come out and join for anight of football, fun, and friendsfor a worthy cause and raisecritically needed funds for thekids of the BVHP YMCA.

Restaurant Appreciation Month

On October 25 Supervior Cohen recognized Poquito at the

Board of Supervisors for Restaurant Appreciation Month.

Poquito is a dynamic new restaurant and bar in the Dogpatch

neighborhood that serves great tapas and cocktails. If youhaven’t already visited Poquito, what are you waiting for?

Merchant Walk on San Bruno Avenue with Mayor Lee

On November 10 Supervisor Cohen joined Mayor Lee for a

merchant walk on San Bruno Ave. in the Portola. Along with

First Lady Anita Lee, the Mayor and Supervisor Cohen spoke

with store owners and residents alike about the importance of

continuing to grow jobs in the neighborhood and invest inneighborhood revitalization.



SFPD BayviewStation Community MeetingTuesday, December 6, 20116:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Location: Bayview Police Station201 William St.Meets monthly every first Tuesday.

Annual PortolaNeighbors Holiday Dinner Wednesday, December 7, 20116:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.Location: Italian-American Club

25 Russia Ave.Mark your calendar for a festiveevening of hearty food, holiday music and good cheer!

Rec and Park 82nd Annual Holiday Tree LightingThursday, December 8, 20115:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. The annual lighting of theMonterey cypress tree atMcLaren Lodge in Golden GatePark, a city tradition.

Old Skool Café Soft OpeningThursday, December 15, 20116:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.Location: 1429 Mendell StreetOld Skool Café has been workinghard on Mendell Plaza to employ youth and teach them valuableculinary skills.

News From City Hall

SF Redevelopment Agency 3rd Quarter ConstructionWorkforce ResultsThe 3rd quarter construction local hire results have been

released by the Redevelopment Agency. We continued to havestrong results. Two of our project areas have exceeded the 50%goal. The Redevelopment Agency achieved a 44.9% local hirerate, including 62.1% in Bayview and 50.6% in SOMA. Theresult was achieved by placing San Francisco residents in 586 jobs, generating over $7.66 million in gross wages. In addition,the City`s mandatory local hire policy requires that 20% of workby trade is performed by San Francisco residents. 20 tradesexceeded the 20% goal, 18 of which achieved 30% or more.

Mirant Settlement

The Supplemental Appropriation Ordinance introduced inSeptember has finally passed. This ordinance will facilitate theallocation of the $1 million in settlement funds that the Cityreceived from the closure of the Mirant Power Plant. They will beused to fund a variety of programs in the district focused onimproving air quality, increasing physical activity, the preventionand treatment of asthma and supporting community gardenprojects. A special thanks to the members of the Power Planand Asthma Task Forces who worked diligently to makerecommendations on the use of these funds.

Mayor Lee Signs Pregnancy Information Disclosure andProtection Ordinance After a hard fought battle, Supervisor Cohen’s Crisis PregnancyCenter legislation was signed by the Mayor. We are grateful toour community partners and City Attorney Dennis Herrera for helping to make this legislation a success.

Health Care Security Ordinance UpdateEarlier this month, Mayor Lee vetoed Supervisor Campos'amendments to the Health Care Security Ordinance, whichwould have made funds contributed to Health CareReimbursement Accounts irrevocable, a piece of legislation thatSupervisor Cohen strongly supported. In light of this veto andafter months of conversation and meetings with numerousinterested stakeholders including representatives from healthaccess groups, small businesses, labor and workers, Supervisor Cohen introduced a series of amendments to the Health CareSecurity Ordinance that strengthen the consumer protectionelements of the legislation. They require that employers carry



over any balances in Health Care Reimbursement Accountsfrom this year to next year and extend the time period for theaccumulation of funds in these accounts to two years.

Supervisor Cohen joins the "Don't Take the Bait” Campaign

On November 14 Supervisor Cohen and representatives of theDepartment of the Environment held a press conference to callattention to the continued use and sale of toxic mouse and ratbait products that deemed unsafe by the EnvironmentalProtection Agency. The Department of the Environment will beleading a city-wide campaign to educate businesses andconsumers about the potential effects of these products onchildren, animals and the environment. Additionally, Supervisor Cohen will introduce a resolution urging all of San Franciscobusinesses and consumers to not "take the bait" and stop sellingand buying these dangerous products. A special thanks to the

businesses who have already voluntarily agreed to stop sellingthese products!

Welcome Tiffany Bohee, Acting Executive Director of theSan Francisco Redevelopment AgencyMs. Bohee brings years of experience in negotiating andimplementing complex projects across the City, includingMission Bay and the Hunters Point Shipyard Phase 2-Candlestick Point Project. She is thoughtful and understandsthat one of the most important components of revitalizing our neighborhoods is involving the public and ensuring thatresidents benefit from new development. Supervisor Cohensaid, “ As the District Supervisor representing the largestRedevelopment Project Areas, I commend the Redevelopment Agency Commission for their selection of Ms. Bohee and lookforward to working with her and her staff to advance therevitalization of the southeast sector.”

Safety Updates from the San Francisco Police DepartmentThe San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) Bayview Stationpublishes twice-weekly safety updates from the neighborhood.You can now also find these updates on Supervisor Cohen’swebsite: http://sfbos.org/index.aspx?page=12384

Opportunities

BMAGICBMAGIC is a collaborative San Francisco neighborhood-basednonprofit organization that coordinates community resourcesand opportunities to support service providers and community

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members in Bayview-Hunters Point. Check out their mostrecent community calendar with lots of resources, includingupcoming Thanksgiving events in the District:http://bayviewmagic.org/files/2011/10/CC.11.10.11.fem_1.pdf

Job AnnouncementRAMP-SF Academy and the Office of Economic WorkforceDevelopment is hosting Job Readiness Academy OrientationSessions. November 17: 3120 Mission, Mission One at 3:00pm.Contact: [email protected] or 415-928-7417.

I always look forward to keeping in touch. Please call (415-554-7670) or email me ([email protected]) with your thoughtsand ideas on how we can build a stronger, more unitedcommunity.

Best regards,

Malia CohenMember, Board of Supervisors

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