Category: Action & Advocacy

2017: The Year in Livability

Post author By dreamq
Post date December 15, 2017
Categories In Action & Advocacy, Complete Streets, Great Transit, Greening the City, Greenway Network, Housing, Livable Neighborhoods, Sunday Streets, Sustainable Transportation

We knew going into it that 2017 would be an eventful year, and a pivotal one for sustainability, equity, and livability. Here are some of the highlights, breakdowns, and breakthroughs which shaped San Francisco’s livability in 2017. Donald Trump vs. the Planet Donald Trump and the Republican congress led an unprecedented assault on federal environmental…

2017 Livability Awards – Thursday September 21, 2017

You’re invited to join us as we honor San Francisco’s most dedicated livability advocates who work at the intersection of land-use, environment, public health, and social equity in the Bay Area. You’ll enjoy great food, drink and company at this year’s annual fundraising event, to be held at the Green Room in the War Memorial…

Green City, City of Sanctuary: Moving Forward Together

Post author By dreamq
Post date November 18, 2016
Categories In Action & Advocacy, Greening the City, Housing

The November election is now behind us, and we suddenly face a very uncertain future. The election of Donald Trump to the presidency threatens much we hold dear as Americans, as lovers of freedom, and as San Franciscans. More than ever, San Francisco, the Bay Area, and California will play a critical role in preserving and…

Livable City’s 2016 General Election Recommendations

Post author By dreamq
Post date October 20, 2016
Categories In Action & Advocacy, Complete Streets, Housing, Sustainable Transportation

Livable City has taken a position on 12 of the 42 local, regional, and state ballot measures on this November’s ballot. Livable City recommends the following measures: Yes on Proposition RR – BART Safety, Reliability, and Traffic Relief If you live anywhere near the Bay Area, ride transit, or read the news, you know the BART…

Preserving Rental Housing in San Francisco

Post author By dreamq
Post date September 19, 2016
Categories In Action & Advocacy, Housing

San Francisco’s housing affordability crisis has been painful for renters. Two-thirds of San Francisco households rent, and a small percentage of renters live in permanently affordable housing. Many renters feel heightened insecurity about getting displaced from housing they can afford, and all but the most affluent feel squeezed by rising housing costs. The goal of decent…

Supervisors Vote to Legalize New Accessory Units Citywide

Post author By dreamq
Post date July 14, 2016
Categories In Action & Advocacy, Livable Neighborhoods

On Tuesday July 19, the Board of Supervisors voted to 10-1 to legalize new accessory units in buildings citywide. In May, two separate ordinances were introduced to legalize accessory units citywide. One was sponsored by Supervisor Peskin, and the other is by Supervisors Wiener and Farrell. The supervisors merged their ordinances into a compromise version, which won the support of 10…

Livability Awards Photo Contest Photos

Post author By dreamq
Post date June 14, 2016
Categories In Action & Advocacy, Greening the City

Click here to submit your own livability photos before June 22!!

Livable City Recommendations for the June 7 Election

Post author By dreamq
Post date June 8, 2016
Categories In Action & Advocacy

For the June 7, 2016 election, Livable City recommends: Yes on A: Public Health and Safety Bond Measure A is a $350,000 general obligation bond that funds earthquake safety and fire safety retrofits at San Francisco General Hospital and the City’s neighborhood health centers, safety and resliiency upgrades to the city’s ambulance facilities and firehouses,…

SF Supervisors Advance Pro-Housing Measures

Post author By dreamq
Post date March 30, 2016
Categories In Action & Advocacy, Livable Neighborhoods

The Board of Supervisors advances several important pro-housing measures in the first few months of 2016. The Board approved two ordinances that will protect tens of thousands of units of housing built without permits. They also approved a measure to streamline affordable projects, and placed a measure on the June ballot to increase the number of…

Car-Free Streets and the Poetry of the City

Post author By dreamq
Post date March 3, 2016
Categories In Action & Advocacy, Livable Neighborhoods

Poets Plaza, a proposed piazza in North Beach, has been delayed again. Supporters have started an online petition to get the project moving. There will be a public meeting about the piazza on Thursday, March 3 from 6 to 7:30 pm at the Tel-Hi Center, 660 Lombard Street near Mason. The plaza, also called Piazza Saint Francis, would…

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Category: Action & Advocacy

2017: The Year in Livability

2017 Livability Awards – Thursday September 21, 2017

Green City, City of Sanctuary: Moving Forward Together

Livable City’s 2016 General Election Recommendations

Preserving Rental Housing in San Francisco

Supervisors Vote to Legalize New Accessory Units Citywide

Livability Awards Photo Contest Photos

Livable City Recommendations for the June 7 Election

SF Supervisors Advance Pro-Housing Measures

Car-Free Streets and the Poetry of the City

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