After seven years of battling with Sutter Health, it seems that the wishes of community advocates may prevail in the building of two new state-of-the-art hospitals. Now, a smaller facility is proposed for Cathedral Hill, and a larger hospital envisioned for St. Luke's in the Mission District. The plan will be put before the Board of Supervisors soon.

Come find out more. On January 28 at 6:30 pm at the Park Branch Library, D5 Action will host a presentation by the Coalition for Healthcare, Housing, Jobs and Justice. Members of the coalition will speak about access to healthcare and costs, affordable housing, new jobs and job training, as well as the project’s impacts on traffic and transit that will affect D5 families and neighborhoods.

Speakers include:

• Paul Kumar, National Union of Healthcare Workers
• Gordon Mar, Jobs with Justice, San Francisco
• Marlayne Morgan, Cathedral Hill Neighbors Association
• Calvin Welch, Council of Community Housing Organizations.

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A capacity crowd of about 200 people showed up to hear all eight candidates for district supervisor debate the issues of the day (sometimes raucously) on Wednesday, September 19.

(Videos from the debate available on our Election Resources page.)

The debate was organized by a coalition of neighborhood groups: D5 Action, the Fillmore Neighborhood Association, the Cathedral Hill Neighbors Association, the Haight Ashbury Neighborhood Council and the Hayes Valley Neighborhood Association.

Candidates completed a questionnaire before the debate, and their responses were compared on a chart handed out at the event. To find out where all of the candidates stand, see our Election Resources page. The questionnaire and the chart were compiled by Dr. Justin Morgan.

There was time to chat with the candidates before the debate.

 (Photos courtesy of Ace Photos.) (Click on photos to enlarge.)

Special thanks to Majeid Crawford and Erris Eggerly of the Fillmore Neighborhood Association.

And thanks to the West Bay Conference Center, Chef Henry Howard of Red Rose Catering, Leonard Priestly and Tempe Priestly of Excellent Security Services, and Caronda Daggs for help with sound.

Thanks also to Dr. Justin Morgan for his outstanding work in designing the debate and preparing information on the candidates' voting records, among many other contributions.

 

Survey Finds D5 Still the Beating Heart of Progressive San Francisco


A recent survey of more than 100 District 5 residents confirmed the solidly progressive orientation of the district. Of the 117 self-identified residents of District 5 -- which includes the Inner Sunset, Haight-Ashbury, Haight-Fillmore, and Western Addition neighborhoods -- residents responded that it was “most or very important” to:

•  “support local small business over big box retail" (87%)

• support “public education for all ages" (87%) 

• “promote more responsible policies for open space and recreation" (80%)

• increase “civic engagement and voter participation" (78%)

• create a “more progressive tax structure" (77%)

So far, all 8 candidates for District 5 supervisor have said they will attend the debate. Let's hope that no one has a last-minute scheduling conflict.

Plans are moving along. Right now it seems that doors will open at 6:00 p.m. for refreshments and a chance to chat. The debate will start at 6:45 p.m.

We'll have voter registration forms available for people who aren't registered yet.

The format of the debate is still being finalized; further details as they become available.

Join us for our next meeting on Monday, August 20, 2012, at 6:30 pm at the Mercury Cafe at Page and Octavia.

All residents of District 5 are welcome.

We generally meet on the first and third Mondays of the month in different locations around the district.

We generally meet on the first and third Mondays of the month. We try to meet in different parts of the district each time. So far, we've met at the Church of St. John Coltrane, the Park Branch Library, and Cafe International in the lower Haight.

Please get in touch if you would like more information, or just come along to a meeting. Check out our calendar for the dates of upcoming meetings and events.

So far, we've surveyed more than 100 people in D5 to find out what they think are the important issues facing the district and the city. We'll post the results of the survey soon.

We're in the process of arranging several forums with candidates for D5 supervisor. We'll be co-hosting these with other groups in the district. As soon as the dates are finalized, we'll post them on our calendar.

Hope to see you at one of the debates.