Category: Action & Advocacy

November 2022 election – yes on measures B, J, L, and N, and no on Measure I

As we vote this November, San Franciscans can help create a more livable, equitable, and sustainable City. We can keep the Golden Gate Park’s public spaces for recreation and enjoyment of nature, with enhanced access to the park for all. We can sustain vital funding for frequent and reliable public transit. and for safer and…

Fourplex ordinance approved by the Board of Supervisors

The Fourplex ordinance was approved by the Board of Supervisors on October 18. The mayor has signaled she will sign it. The ordinance will permit new or renovated buildings of up to four units, and up to six units on corner lots, in all San Francisco’s Residential, House (RH) districts, which cover well over half…

Save public spaces for people and nature in Golden Gate Park – vote Yes on measures J and N, and No on I

For over two years San Franciscans have enjoyed JFK Promenade as 24-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week public commons through Golden Gate Park. Reclaiming our City’s largest park for recreation and the enjoyment of nature was a wise choice for our mental and physical health, and for the health of our living planet. This free, accessible, car-free is easily…

June 2022 election: Livable City recommends yes on Props A and B

On June 7, San Franciscans can take two steps towards a more livable city by supporting propositions A and B on the City ballot. Since private automobiles and buildings are the two largest sources of greenhouse gas emissions in the City, greening our buildings and our transportation system is essential to meeting our climate goals…

Climate Action for San Francisco – principles and leverage points

The City of San Francisco is updating our Climate Action Plan. It will be the largest revision to our Climate Plan since the first one in 2004. The update follows on the Climate emergency declaration by the Board of Supervisors in 2019. We are in a planetary emergency, as the dismaying news of drought, fires,…

Have your say on the future of Shared Spaces

On Monday the Board of Supervisors’ Land Use and Transportation Committee will consider legisation to make the City’s Shared Spaces program permanent. It’s your chance to weigh in on the future of Shared Spaces. San Francisco’s Shared Spaces program helped sustain neighborhood businesses and expand usable public space during the pandemic. Shared spaces include the…

Density Reform Ordinance will Preserve Rental Units and Encourage Affordable Housing

Preserving existing affordable housing and encouraging new affordable housing are two key strategies for addressing San Francisco’s housing affordability crisis. On Thursday, the Planning Commission will hold a hearing on an ordinance that advances both strategies.

Principles for Open Streets in San Francisco

May 13, 2020 Rich Hillis, Planning DirectorSan Francisco Planning Department1650 Mission Street, Unit 400San Francisco, CA 94103 Jeffrey Tumlin, Director of TransportationSan Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency1 South Van Ness AvenueSan Francisco, CA 94103 Dear Directors Hillis and Tumlin, On behalf of Livable City, the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition and Walk San Francisco, we write to…

Sunday Streets Partners with SF Counts to Kick Off 2020 Census

Sunday Streets and partners SF Counts are kicking off the 2020 season with a clear message: Everyone counts in the 2020 Census.

Livable City’s Recommendations for the March 3, 2020 Election

The March 3rd primary election includes several San Francisco ballot measures. Livable City urges you to vote, and support San Francisco Propositions A, B, C, and D.

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Darin Ow-Wing, Executive Director
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Jessica Tovar, Program Director
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Sally Chen, Deputy Director
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Tom Radulovich, Senior Policy Fellow
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Isaac Santiago, Sunday Streets Program Manager [email protected]

Reina Terry, Program & Development Associate, reina@livablecity.org