Posted on April 28, 2009 by livinintheloin
If ever there were a win-win green project that San Franciscans could feel virtuous about, the Sunset Reservoir 5 megawatt Solar Energy Facility is it. However, at least two members of the Board of Supervisors are making noises about trying to stop the deal during today’s vote. In exchange for a 30-year power purchase agreement [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tagged: green city, Public Utility Commission, Recurrent Energy, solar energy, solar power, Sunset Reservoir Solar Energy Facility, Supervisor David Campos, Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi | 1 Comment »
Posted on April 28, 2009 by livinintheloin
Unused beds earmarked for drug offenders will cost The City’s health department hundreds of thousands of dollars if a settlement with the state is approved. The Department of Public Health would have to give back $604,354 to a California drug and alcohol program this week following an audit that claimed beds meant for drug treatment [...]
Filed under: Bad Urban Experience, San Francisco Budget, What's Going On? | Tagged: Board of Supervisors, Department of Public Health, San Francisco Board of Supervisors, San Francisco Budget, San Francisco Budget Crisis, SF drug offenders, SF waste 2.0 | Leave a Comment »
Posted on April 25, 2009 by livinintheloin
As reported by SFGate, Saturday, April 25, 2009 [Jonathan Curiel]– SF Panhandle Park light burns bright all day long. Of all the lights in Golden Gate Park’s Panhandle, it’s the only one that does what it does: stay on during the daytime. Located between Lyon Street and Central Avenue near the Panhandle’s southern pathway, the [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tagged: District 6, Golden Gate Park's Panhandle, Jared Blumenfeld, livinintheloin, Open Space Fund, Panhandle Park, Panhandle Park lights, Ross Mirkarimi, San Francisco Recreation and Park Departmen | Leave a Comment »
Posted on April 25, 2009 by livinintheloin
The Senate´s Health Committee passed legislation that provides public health agencies and emergency responders timely access to complete ingredient lists of aerial pesticides. Senate Bill 759, authored by Senator Mark Leno (D-San Francisco), requires the disclosure of inert or inactive ingredients in pesticides before they are approved for use by state regulators. The bill passed [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tagged: Aerial Pesticide Spraying, Aerial Pesticides, California Department of Food and Agriculture, light brown apple moth, Mark Leno, Senate Bill 759, Senate Environmental Quality Committee, Senator Dave Cox, Senator Mark Leno, Senator Sam Aanestad | 2 Comments »
Posted on April 23, 2009 by livinintheloin
There were between 100 and 150 protesters with picket signs outside of Tuesday’s Unity (huh?) Luncheon — signs reading “”Peskin, Resign.” and the constant chant of “Hey-hey, Ho-ho, Chris Daly has got to go” gave way to a loud, invigorated chorus of boos. If you didn’t happen to be at the Sir Francis Drake for [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tagged: bloggoddess, Chris Daly, Daly debacle, Daly Embarrassment, Democtratic Party Unity, District 6, livinintheloin, Melissa Griffith, Peskin, Resign, SF Tenderloin, Sweet Melissa, Tenderloin San Francisco, Unity Luncheon | Leave a Comment »
Posted on April 22, 2009 by livinintheloin
Friends of the Urban Forest, the North of Market, Tenderloin Community Benefit District and neighborhood volunteers planted 30 [more] new trees in The Tenderloin last August. Stakeholders care for, and repair any damage to the trees. Last night, one of the saplings in front of 83 McAllister Street was vandalized again. This is the third [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tagged: Crime in the Tenderloin, District 6, Earth Day in The Tenderloin, Friends of the Urban Forest, North of Market, Quality of Life Crimes, san francisco, SF CRIME, Tenderloin, Tenderloin Community poor-treeBenefit District, Tenderloin San Francisco, The Tenderloin, vandalism | 2 Comments »
Posted on April 22, 2009 by livinintheloin
San Francisco’s landmark 50 United Nations Plaza will receive $121 million upgrade under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, an infusion of cash that will allow the mothballed federal office building to be brought back to life, according to the Government Services Administration. The $121 million modernization will cover seismic upgrade and new electrical, heating, [...]
Filed under: SF Tenderloin, Tenderloin, What's Going On?, homeless | Tagged: 50 UN Plaza, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Art Institute of California, blighted properties, Civic Center, District 6, drug dealing, Gene Gibson, GSA, GSA regional headquarters, homeless, Nancy Pelosi, SF Tenderloin, Tenderloin, Tenderloin San Francisco, UN Plaza, United Nations Plaza, Uptown Tenderloin Historic District, vagrancy | 2 Comments »
Posted on April 21, 2009 by livinintheloin
Sunday, April 26: Waterfront Route running along the Embarcadero–from AT&T Park to Aquatic Park. 9am -1pm Last year I slept in, and missed some of the free fun. A rarity in SF — the free part, not me sleeping in. Here are some of the activities and times: Free Bike Rental station by Bike & [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tagged: Bay City Bike Rentals and Tours, Bike & Roll, cheap thrills, livinintheloin, Lube Fairies, Sports Basement, Sunday Streets, Unauthorized Rolling Stones | Leave a Comment »
Posted on April 21, 2009 by livinintheloin
“I’ve resuscitated part of this unresolved strategy…” Oh, Ross. The proposal by Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi for The City to sell pot took marijuana advocates by surprise, making them none too happy. Especially after they have worked for years in establishing medical marijuana dispensaries under regulations Mirkarimi imposed about three years ago. After hearing some grumblings, [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tagged: marijuana advocates, medical cannabis dispensary, Medical Marijuana, medical marijuana dispensaries, pot clubs, Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi | Leave a Comment »
Posted on April 19, 2009 by livinintheloin
Academy Award-winning local filmmakers Irving Saraf and Irving Saraf train their lens on a small speck of San Francisco’s homeless and substance abuse problems: the residents and workers of the Empress Hotel, established in the Tenderloin by the city’s Department of Public Health to house the recently homeless. Saraf and Light are nonjudgmental, allowing their [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tagged: Department of Public Health, District 6, Empress Hotel, homeless, Irving Saraf, Kabuki Theater, San Francisco International Film Festival, SF Tenderloin, SRO, Tenderloin, Tenderloin San Francisco | 1 Comment »
