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Honoring Tom DeCaigny, the City's outgoing Director of Cultural Affairs, along with the great staff at the SF Arts Commission
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D8 COMMUNITY HUMMINGBIRD: Every day my constituents encounter unhoused people on our streets suffering from severe mental illness and substance use disorder. This status quo is inhumane and intolerable. We need many more safe and medically appropriate places to bring people indoors, and fast. That’s why on February 5th I introduced a proposal to open the City’s first community-based Hummingbird with 30 mental health navigation center beds located in District 8, at 1156 Valencia Street. My office has been working with the Department of Public Health to identify sites for one or more Hummingbirds in District 8 since my first days in office, and I will continue to beat the drum for an expansion of the Hummingbird model citywide. I look forward to working with the neighborhood to ensure the success of the Valencia Street Community Hummingbird. Please join my office and the Department of Public Health for a community meeting to discuss this proposal on Monday, February 10th at 6:30pm at 1156 Valencia.
Homelessness Update: Addressing the crisis of street homelessness remains my office's top priority. At our request, District 8 has been prioritized for additional city resources to address homelessness and, beginning last year, neighborhood ‘hot spots’ now receive increased visits from Homeless Outreach Team, Department of Public Health, SFPD and DPW staff. The city is also coordinating plans to get the neediest and most challenging people living on the streets in District 8 into care and housing. We continue to meet weekly with the Mayor’s Homelessness Policy Advisor to monitor the progress of these efforts. We are also continuing our efforts to identify locations in District 8 for additional services and beds.
Affordable Housing: District 8 has experienced the second highest level of displacement of all districts over the last decade but has seen little new affordable housing built during that time. Finding an affordable housing site in District 8 has been a top priority of mine since taking office and on January 14th Mayor Breed and I introduced a resolution to authorize the city's acquisition of 1939 Market Street, at the intersection of Duboce and Market. This site will allow us to build desperately needed senior affordable housing units in Upper Market. I’m proud to work with Mayor Breed to ensure that LGBTQ seniors at high risk of eviction can remain in the Castro.
MUNI Reliability: Bringing together national transit leaders and local experts, the MUNI Reliability Working Group met for the last half of 2019. I helped form the Working Group along with Mayor Breed and Transportation Authority Chair Aaron Peskin to develop a proposed work plan for the new MTA director for his first 18 to 24 months on the job, and to highlight key opportunities for short-term improvement including addressing hiring and workforce issues, tackling congestion, and investing in maintenance and improvement of our MUNI infrastructure.
The full list of recommendations from the Working Group was released in January, and I look forward to working with the SFMTA and new MTA Director Jeffrey Tumlin to implement as many of them as possible in 2020.
All-Electric Buildings: On January 7th, my legislation to incentivize all-electric buildings and curb the use of natural gas in new construction passed unanimously at the Board of Supervisors. On January 8th, we kicked off the next phase of our Climate Emergency efforts with a stakeholder meeting to build consensus to ban natural gas in new construction. The months-long fires raging across Australia are a tragic reminder that we must act boldly and swiftly to reduce our carbon footprint and combat climate change. I look forward to collaborating with environmental advocates, labor unions, developers and all stakeholders to end the use of natural gas in new buildings in San Francisco.
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Courtney's Produce Legacy Business: I was proud to nominate one of D8's favorite family-owned businesses, Courtney's Produce, to the San Francisco Legacy Business Registry. For fifty years, Courtney's has been operating at 101 Castro Street and promoting individual and family wellness through fresh, delicious food. Thank you, Courtney's!
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Castro Community On Patrol: Congratulations to Castro Community on Patrol for being named Outstanding Neighborhood Watch Group at the 12th Annual Neighborhood Empowerment Network Awards! The volunteer members of CCOP work hard to keep the Castro safe and I was proud to secure $40,000 in add-back funding in last year's budget to help support their work.
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DIAMOND HEIGHTS SAFETY MEETING
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| Over 150 neighbors turned out on January 28th to discuss a 300% increase in car break-ins in and around the Diamond Heights Shopping Center. My office convened this neighborhood meeting because we need to work together to curb this alarming increase, even at a time when reported car break-ins are down 2% citywide. I was happy to provide an opportunity for residents to meet and talk with our new DA Chesa Boudin and new Ingleside Station Captain Chris Woon. Both are committed to working together on innovative crime prevention strategies, improved City response to victims of crime and more successful prosecution of car break-in cases. Big thanks also to the Diamond Heights Community Association and SF SAFE for helping convene the meeting and for all the work you do to make the neighborhood safer. |
Greetings, neighbors! This week I want to highlight a couple of FREE upcoming personal preparedness trainings that the Resilient Noe Valley group is sponsoring. Mark your calendars....
Are you ready for a disaster? This training covers the three steps to personal preparedness, focusing on a multi-hazard approach. Learn about the resources and contacts you can reach out to when need arises. This hour-long training is being offered for both families (children welcome) and seniors by SF Community Youth Center.
Families: Saturday, February 22, 9-10am. Childcare available. Please register if childcare is needed office@noevalleyministry.com. Noe Valley Ministry, 1021 Sanchez St.
Seniors: Monday, February 24, 9-10am. Noe Valley Ministry, 1021 Sanchez St. No registration required. Take home a free emergency radio/flashlight/phone charger (to first 20 participants)!
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We have a wonderful group of volunteers and interns in our office, and we're looking to grow our team!
Whether you're interested in learning more about local government, getting involved in our legislative efforts or just lending a hand in our office, please contact us at 415-554-6968, or send an email to joe.adkins@sfgov.org.
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OLD SAN FRANCISCO UNION HALLS TAPPED AS SITES TO BUILD HOUSING
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| “It’s hard to get affordable housing in District Eight because land values are high and there isn’t a lot of vacant land,” said Mandelman. “Where we can find it, we should take advantage and do it.” ( SF Chronicle, Jan. 14) |
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NEW MENTAL HEALTH SHELTER AIMS TO EASE BURDEN AT S.F. GENERAL'S PSYCHIATRIC ER
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| “The need for places for people who are mentally ill or high that is not sidewalks and plazas is so clearly obvious,” said Supervisor Rafael Mandelman, whose district includes the site. “There is plainly a need for places like this, and many more of them.” (SF Chronicle, Feb. 4) |
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HOUSING AND MENTAL HEALTH TOP OF MIND FOR SF SUPE MANDELMAN
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| Meeting with the Bay Area Reporter last month to lay out his legislative priorities for 2020, Mandelman said at the top of his to-do list will be implementing the ideas generated by a meth task force he co-chaired last year and ensuring his district benefits from the $600 million affordable housing bond passed in November. (Bay Area Reporter, Jan. 8) |
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SAN FRANCISCO LOOKS TO CREATE AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR SENIORS NEAR CASTRO DISTRICT
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“This site would allow us to add, we hope, something close to another 100. The need will continue to be tremendous and it moves us in the right direction,” said San Francisco Supervisor Rafael Mandelman.
The building sits in Mandelman’s district on the edge of the Castro and the goal is to target LGBTQ seniors for 60% of the approximately 100 spots (KRON 4, Jan. 14)
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SF BANS NATURAL GAS IN NEW CITY BUILDINGS, PLANS ALL CONSTRUCTION BAN
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| “I look forward to collaborating with environmental advocates, labor unions, developers and all stakeholders to end the use of natural gas in new buildings in San Francisco,” Supervisor Rafael Mandelman, who plans to introduce the follow-on legislation, said in a statement. (SF Chronicle, Jan. 19) |
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SF DA CHESA BOUDIN WEIGHS IN ON 300% INCREASE IN CAR BURGLARIES IN ONE NEIGHBORHOOD
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"It shows kind of the brazenness of some of these crimes," said District 8 Supervisor, Rafael Mandelman.
Mandelman got wind of Suzuki's story on Nextdoor, which was the impetus for Monday night's standing-room-only safety discussion at SFPD's police academy. ABC 7 , Jan. 28) |
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District 8 Community
Office Hours
Coming soon to a cafe near you!
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Saturday, February 22nd
Creighton's Bakery
5214D Diamond Heights Blvd,
11:00am-1:00pm
Saturday, March 7th
Duboce Park Cafe
2 Sanchez Street
11:00am-1:00pm |
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Valencia Street Hummingbird Place Community Meeting
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Monday, February 10th
1156 Valencia Street
6:30-8:00 pm
Meet with DPH and the District 8 Office to provide feedback and learn more about the proposal and discuss how City departments can work together to minimize impacts of this new facility on the surrounding neighborhood.
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Thursday, February 6th
The Castro!
6:00-9:00 pm
The Castro Art Walk occurs every first Thursday of the month from 6:00-9:00pm. Participating businesses extend their normal hours to host special events and share artwork with the neighborhood! Each venue will have many works on display and for purchase. This event is free and open to the public.
Click here for more information |
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The American Dream Starts in the Neighborhood
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Tuesday, February 11th
National LGBTQ Center for the Arts
170 Valencia Street
7:00pm
Harvey Milk was known as ‘The Mayor of Castro Street’. He galvanized a community by uniting disparate groups, registering new voters and motivating the grassroots to address local issues. What can we learn from how Harvey activated his community to create change? Who is doing this now? Why is this important?
Host: Cat Brooks (Community Activist, Playwright)
Speakers: Ani Rivera (Galeria de la Raza), Manny Yekutiel (Founder of Manny’s), Aria Sa’id (Compton’s Transgender Cultural District) & Rafael Mandelman (SF City Supervisor - District 8)
Musical Performance: New Voices Bay Area – Transgender, Intersex, & Gender Queer Chorus – Community Music Center
Click here for more information |
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SFUSD New Student Assignment Policy Workshops
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Thursday, February 13th
Children's Council of San Francisco
445 Church Street
5:30-8:00pm
Want to voice your opinion on how San Francisco Unified assigns students for elementary schools? Come to a community workshop and let the district know your thoughts.
Click here for more information |
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Tuesday, February 25th
County Fair Building
1199 9th Avenue
3:00-8:00pm
Join the City of San Francisco for the FREE SF Energy Fair, February 25 3pm-8pm. Register now to find out from experts how to make your home more resilient, get rebates to make your home more energy-efficient, and get off of natural gas. Complimentary refreshments, raffle entry, and kid-friendly activities will be available.
Click here for more information |
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