April 2013 - Sustainability - list.sfgreens.org

[Sustain] Reminder: May 1, Rally & Hearing With Laborers Union To Reject Rec & Park Outsourcing Of Union Gardener Jobs - 12 Noon, SF City Hall Steps
by Eric Brooks 30 Apr '13

30 Apr '13

Hi all, Tomorrow is a very important moment to show solidarity with the local Laborers Union, who stood up for us bigtime on CleanPowerSF! Here are the details in a Sierra Club alert: http://action.sierraclub.org/site/MessageViewer?em_id=306685.0&dlv_id=257139 ** *View a web version <http://action.sierraclub.org/site/R?i=xQfeqzJtB_GLWuO5xEadvQ> | Send to a Friend <http://action.sierraclub.org/site/R?i=xBzubRlD1RKFD_Oa_fzC-g> | Sent to (Not You? Sign Up Here <http://action.sierraclub.org/site/R?i=IpmmY-oajNiX7d9inOcasQ>)* ** 300x196_international-workers-day.jpg <http://action.sierraclub.org/site/R?i=1uXvQEoDIORc36vMqkdDGQ> *Come to the hearing after the rally! Support the gardening apprenticeship program and put a halt to bad labor practices at San Francisco Rec and Park.* *43646.gif <http://action.sierraclub.org/site/R?i=6QX46elXjIwavElY89j3Qg> * Dear Friend, Join the Sierra Club, Laborers Local 261, San Francisco Labor Council, San Francisco Building and Construction Trades Council, our community workforce, environmentalists and advocates, on the steps of City Hall, as we rally in support of workers and the environment on /*International Workers' Day*/. noon - San Francisco City Hall Steps, 1 Dr. Goodlett Place (map <http://action.sierraclub.org/site/R?i=vBWZFYYkcvs_qYP2_3Wd6g>) 1 p.m. - Budget and Finance Committee Hearing, City Hall 3 p.m. - Workers March *Let us know you're coming! <http://action.sierraclub.org/site/R?i=Z-aCFtAR4h7GvcH9P2pHeg>* Also, a May 1 Budget Finance Committee hearing has been called by John Avalos to consider San Francisco Department of Recreation and Parks' privatizing its workforce and undermining the gardening apprenticeship program started by Laborers Local 261. *Come to the hearing to support the gardening apprenticeship program and put a halt to bad labor practices at San Francisco Rec and Park.* The community based apprenticeship program strengthens our workforce and promotes passionate, skilled gardeners who improve parks and other open spaces in our city. Come show your support for this partnership between our labor unions and environmental activists. The rally will start at noon. John Avalos, other Supervisors, and Michelle Myers from the Sierra Club will be speaking. Support workers and the environment on May 1! Join the rally at noon and come to the hearing at 1 p.m.! *You can RSVP online. <http://action.sierraclub.org/site/R?i=rraP4QkSxJSNrRM4g-fahg>* Thank you for all you do for workers and the environment, /Will Lowry,/ /Online Communications, San Francisco Bay Chapter/ -- "I am not a liberator. Liberators do not exist. The people liberate themselves." Che Guevara

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[Sustain] Important CEQA - Tonight/Tomorrow: Contact/Speak To Planning Commission To Support Jane Kim's Community Alternative (Thu, Apr 25 11:30am & Noon, SF City Hall Cafe & Room 400)
by Eric Brooks 25 Apr '13

25 Apr '13

Hi all, Sorry for the short notice but Jane Kim's CEQA Community Alternative, which we have all been working so hard for, was very quickly scheduled for tomorrow's (Thursday, April 25) Planning Commission hearing, and we need to get comments to the commission, and attend the hearing, to support the Kim alternative. Kim's CEQA measure is the first major item on the Planning agenda tomorrow, so we will convene just a brief pre-hearing strategy meeting tomorrow at 11:30am in the SF City Hall basement cafe and then go up to the hearing, which begins at noon in Room 400. IMPORTANT: If you cannot attend the hearing tomorrow please make sure you use the attached talking points and info sheet for ideas - and email support comments on the Kim CEQA measure to the following Planning commissioner and Planning staff addresses by 9am tomorrow morning: hs.commish(a)yahoo.com - Mooreurban(a)aol.com - plangsf(a)gmail.com - wordweaver21(a)aol.com - cwu.planning(a)gmail.com - richhillissf(a)yahoo.com - planning(a)rodneyfong.com - jonas.ionin(a)sfgov.org - john.rahaim(a)sfgov.org As always, please reply to brookse32(a)earthlink.net to confirm if you are attending the strategy meeting and hearing. See attached: 1) Talking Points For Apr 25 Planning Commission CEQA Hearing which focuses on supporting Jane Kim's excellent Community Alternative CEQA Legislation, and 2) Kim CEQA Legislation Highlights which gives more details on the strengths of Jane Kim's alternative. Here again are the meeting and hearing details: 1) PRE-HEARING CEQA STRATEGY MEETING - Thursday, April 25, 11:30am - SF City Hall Basement Cafe (to nail down our Planning Commission public comment strategy) 2) PLANNING COMMISSION HEARING ON KIM CEQA COMMUNITY ALTERNATIVE - Thursday, April 25, 12 noon - SF City Hall, Room 400 (to support Kim's community alternative) cheers all, Eric Brooks Campaign Coordinator, Our City 415-756-8844 -- "I am not a liberator. Liberators do not exist. The people liberate themselves." Che Guevara

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[Sustain] Fwd: ACTION ALERTS! Hearing May 9, 2013 on Beach Chalet; E-mail a letter to us TODAY! (128b-150)
by Don Eichelberger 22 Apr '13

22 Apr '13

Here is info on the Coastal Commission's upcoming meeting to discuss the plans for a new soccer field in GG Park. fyi, Don -------- Original Message -------- Subject: ACTION ALERTS! Hearing May 9, 2013 on Beach Chalet; E-mail a letter to us TODAY! (128b-150) Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2013 10:49:40 -0700 From: SF Ocean Edge <sfoceanedge(a)earthlink.net> To: <sfoceanedge(a)earthlink.net> *TO ALL SUPPORTERS OF GOLDEN GATE PARK:*** *** Beach Chalet soccer complex hearing is scheduled for May 9th, 2013. Plan to attend!* *** Write your personal letter to the CCC TODAY! - E-mail it to us by Tuesday p.m., April 23rd. * */BEACH CHALET SOCCER COMPLEX - /* */ HEARING SCHEDULED/* *California Coastal Commission* _THURSDAY, MAY 9, 2013___ *MARIN CIVIC CENTER BOARD OF SUPERVISORS CHAMBERS 3501 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903 (415) 407-3211* ***/This decisive hearing for the Beach Chalet soccer complex is set for May 9th, 2013. CCC Meetings typically start at 8:30 a.m. We will let you know when we have more information on our agenda start time. /*** / Read the agenda at: /http://www.coastal.ca.gov/mtgcurr.html *******Write your personal letter to the California Coastal Commission today and e-mail it to us TODAY**! *Now it is time to let the CCC know your personal feelings about protecting Golden Gate Park and Ocean Beach from 150,000 watts of sports lighting and 7 acres of artificial turf. *Since time is short, email or drop off your letter to us by Tuesday evening, April 23rd. We will print copies and take to CCC office on Wednesday, April 24th, for inclusion in the Commissioner's information packet. This will give the Commissioners time to carefully consider your letter before the May 9th hearing. * See attached for more information and help in writing your letter.** /For regular updates, sign up on Facebook SF Ocean Edge and Twitter @sfoceanedge./ Thank you for your support!

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[Sustain] Important: Port Infrastructure Financing District (IFD) Legislation In Budget Committee This Wed Apr 17 - (Similar To Redevelopment Financing)
by Eric Brooks 13 Apr '13

13 Apr '13

Hi all, Jane Kim is introducing a Board resolution detailing Infrastructure Financing District (IFD) financing mechanisms for Port of San Francisco projects this Wednesday, April 17, 10am, Room 250, (Budget & Finance Committee). I personally am already overtaxed by the CleanPowerSF and CEQA fights and so likely won't be able to go over this resolution. But we should definitely take a look at it, because it could have profound implications to future Port projects. Note: IFD financing uses 'tax increment financing' which essentially borrows from future project tax income (that would normally go to the city's General Fund) to pay project costs that ought to be paid for by developers themselves. See the Budget & Finance agenda at: http://www.sfbos.org/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=45068 Eric B -- "I am not a liberator. Liberators do not exist. The people liberate themselves." Che Guevara

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[Sustain] Fwd: IF YOU LIVE IN CALIFORNIA, TAKE ACTION TODAY!
by Don Eichelberger 09 Apr '13

09 Apr '13

All- I made this call to Sen. Feinstein and hope you can, too. It is outrageous that the proposed budget includes billions for upgrading nuclear weapons while they consider cutting back on Social Security. I hope you can call this week, if not today. Thanks, Don -------- Original Message -------- Subject: IF YOU LIVE IN CALIFORNIA, TAKE ACTION TODAY! Date: Tue, 09 Apr 2013 13:22:36 -0700 From: Jackie Cabasso <wslf(a)earthlink.net> Reply-To: wslf(a)earthlink.net To: *CALIFORNIA SENATE ACTION ALERT: PLEASE FORWARD WIDELY!** * /*TODAY! April 9th: Call-in Day to Cut Nuclear Weapons Spending*/ // // In the past few years there’s been a lot of nice sounding rhetoric about eliminating nuclear weapons uttered by President Obama and various senior statesmen. Unfortunately, the rhetoric doesn’t match the reality. The U.S. government is officially committed to modernizing its nuclear bombs and warheads; the submarines, missiles, and aircraft that carry them; and the laboratories and plants that design, maintain, and manufacture nuclear weapons. U.S. policy and budget documents all manifest an intent to keep thousands of nuclear weapons in service for the foreseeable future, together with the capability to bring stored weapons back into service and to design and manufacture new weapons should they be desired. ** At the time of the Fiscal Year 2012 President’s Budget Request submitted to Congress in early February 2011, the administration anticipated spending approximately $88 billion for bombs and warheads and supporting infrastructure and about $125 billion for delivery systems over a ten year period. Independent estimates of total U.S. spending for nuclear weapons and related programs place the number even higher, at $31 billion or more annually. In FY 2013, the U.S. will spend more, in inflation-adjusted dollars, on nuclear warheads and bombs than it did during the average Cold War year! *Californians have an important role to play in calling for the elimination of nuclear weapons and opposing austerity measures that will result in draconian cuts to social services. *Our Senator, Dianne Feinstein, is the Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee on Energy and Water, the committee that oversees the nuclear weapons budget, and is one of the most important leaders in the Senate on the issue. *That is why an urgent Statewide Call-in campaign is starting today, Tuesday, April 9th, to show Sen. Feinstein that Californians want to cut spending on nuclear weapons! Please join people across California who are joining forces to call Sen. Feinstein starting today!* *Call Senator Feinstein at (415) 393-0707.* Here is a suggested message:    My name is ________ and I live in _________.I urge Senator Feinstein to honor the U.S. Conference of Mayors’ Call on Congress: “to terminate funding for modernization of nuclear warheads, delivery systems, and production facilities, to slash spending on nuclear weapons well below Cold War levels, and to redirect those funds to meet the urgent needs of cities.” ** *Please call Sen. Feinstein ASAP and help us keep her phone ringing off the hook.**   * *More Information:* The U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) is the nonpartisan national association of cities with populations over 30,000. At its June 2012 Annual meeting, the USCM unanimously adopted a resolution /Calling for U.S. Leadership in Global Elimination of Nuclear Weapons and Redirection of Nuclear Weapons Spending to Meet the Urgent Needs of Cities. /http://www.usmayors.org/resolutions/80th_Conference/international08.asp -- Jacqueline Cabasso Executive Director Western States Legal Foundation Working for Peace & Justice in a Nuclear Free World www.wslfweb.org www.disarmamentactivist.org www.facebook.com/WesternStatesLegalFoundation Twitter@JackieCabasso 510-839-5877

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[Sustain] ALERT! - WIENER-CEQA: Pre-Hearing Strategy & LAND USE HEARING Next MONDAY APR 8, 12:30pm & 1:30pm
by Eric Brooks 01 Apr '13

01 Apr '13

Hi all, This is the BIG one! Supervisor Wiener is taking his attack on the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) to the Board of Supervisors Land Use Committee next Monday April 8, and then potentially to the full Board the very next day! It is vital for every group opposing the Wiener measure to as rapidly as possible endorse the sign-on letter sent out two days ago (see the newest version attached). And it is equally important for all of us to then attend next Monday's hearing, which is our key (and likely only) moment to tell the Board of Supervisors in public comment that we strongly oppose Wiener's measure and want Kim's Community Alternative to be considered in its place. Board President David Chiu is on the Land Use Committee with both Supervisor Wiener and Supervisor Kim, and so Chiu's vote is extremely important to winning a delay of the Wiener measure in committee so that Kim's legislation can come forward and be considered. We need to arrive in force before David Chiu in this hearing. As before, we will gather in the City Hall Basement Cafe an hour prior to hearing time so that we can nail down our public comment strategy, and then come in hard into Wiener's hearing and show him no quarter! PRE-HEARING STRATEGY MEETING - Monday, April 8, 12:30pm - SF City Hall Basement Cafe LAND USE COMMITTEE HEARING - Monday April 8, 1:30pm - SF City Hall Room 263 As always please RSVP to brookse32(a)earthlink.net if you plan to attend the strategy meeting and/or the hearing. Let's kick some butt at zero hour! cheers, Eric Brooks 415-756-8844 -- "I am not a liberator. Liberators do not exist. The people liberate themselves." Che Guevara

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