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[Sustain] REMINDER: Attend Hearing To Support CleanPowerSF, TOMORROW, Mon, Mar 31, 1:30pm, SF City Hall, Rm 263 (Van Ness at Grove - Near Civic Center BART)
by Eric Brooks 31 Mar '14

31 Mar '14

Hi all, Reminder: Tell Mayor Lee To Stop Blocking Clean Power In San Francisco At Monday March 31 Hearing San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee has cynically blocked CleanPowerSF and released a revised Climate Action Strategy with CleanPowerSF unacceptably deleted from it! On September 18, 2012, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, by a supermajority vote, directed the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) to launch the CleanPowerSF program. CleanPowerSF is planned to immediately give San Franciscans the choice of 100% clean electricity, and hire hundreds of workers to build community projects to deliver 50% of that clean electricity from local installations. But outrageously, Mayor Lee (who has received campaign support from the fossil fuel utility Pacific Gas & Electric) has been using his leverage as mayor to prevent CleanPowerSF from launching. In his latest attempt to interfere with CleanPowerSF, Mayor Lee has just released a revised version of the city's Climate Action Strategy with all references to CleanPowerSF removed! *WHAT YOU CAN DO* Attend an important City Hall hearing tomorrow to support CleanPowerSF in person at public comment time. San Francisco Supervisor John Avalos has called a Monday, March 31, 1:30pm hearing to demand answers on why the mayor is both blocking the launch of CleanPowerSF and releasing a Climate Action Strategy with CleanPowerSF deleted from its text. Here are the hearing details: Land Use & Economic Development Committee Room 263, SF City Hall, 1 Dr. Carleton B. Goodlett Place (at Grove & Van Ness) Monday, March 31, 2014 - 1:30pm * **TALKING POINTS & E**MAIL ACTION:* Go to the following link to get talking points for the hearing, and to send an email to Mayor Lee and other decision makers to demand that they restore CleanPowerSF to its rightful place as the centerpiece of the Climate Action Strategy, and launch CleanPowerSF immediately! http://tinyurl.com/LaunchCleanPowerSF Thanks for your action and support! Eric Brooks Campaign Coordinator, Our City http://ourcitysf.org

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[Sustain] Tell Mayor Lee To Stop Blocking Clean Power In San Francisco
by Eric Brooks 29 Mar '14

29 Mar '14

Hi all, *Please Forward This Email Widely* San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee has cynically blocked CleanPowerSF and released a revised Climate Action Strategy with CleanPowerSF unacceptably deleted from it! On September 18, 2012, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, by a supermajority vote, directed the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) to launch the CleanPowerSF program. CleanPowerSF is planned to immediately give San Franciscans the choice of 100% clean electricity, and hire hundreds of workers to build community projects to deliver 50% of that clean electricity from local installations. But outrageously, Mayor Lee (who has received campaign support from the fossil fuel utility Pacific Gas & Electric and its high paid political consultant Willie Brown) has been using his leverage as mayor to prevent CleanPowerSF from launching. In his latest attempt to interfere with CleanPowerSF, Mayor Lee has just released a revised version of the city's Climate Action Strategy with all references to CleanPowerSF removed! WHAT YOU CAN DO Go to the following link to send an email to Mayor Lee and other decision makers to demand that he restore CleanPowerSF to its rightful place as the centerpiece of the Climate Action Strategy, and that he launch CleanPowerSF immediately! http://tinyurl.com/LaunchCleanPowerSF <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001DF9IB2srpfKY72ouebDWdvxKMfLYBwAUhzkVl__hCBZe…> WHAT YOU CAN DO - STEP 2 Attend an important City Hall hearing on CleanPowerSF next week to deliver your message in person at public comment time. San Francisco Supervisor John Avalos has called a Monday, March 31 hearing to demand answers on why the mayor is both blocking the launch of CleanPowerSF and releasing a Climate Action Strategy with CleanPowerSF deleted from its text. Here are the hearing details: Land Use & Economic Development Committee Room 263, SF City Hall, 1 Dr. Carleton B. Goodlett Place (at Grove & Van Ness) Monday, March 31, 2014, 1:30pm Thanks for your action and support! Eric Brooks Campaign Coordinator Our City -- This alert sent by: Our City 1104 Polk St. #225 San Francisco, CA 94109 415-756-8844 For more information about Our City campaigns go to: Web: http://ourcitysf.org <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001DF9IB2srpfLP4NK3lTolImQ1Xzrh5VjULQoweLajznCD…> FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/OurCitySF <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001DF9IB2srpfIRyKuKk0nwuQRma5gdGr491lFI0tayVE7r…> Twitter: http://twitter.com/OurCitySF <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001DF9IB2srpfJfn3cdOobbWMptmaA29o1f4hoy4fVWXLof…> ###

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[Sustain] Important: Attend Tue 25th Env. Commission To Demand CleanPowerSF In Climate Action Strategy, 4pm, SF City Hall Rm 416
by Eric Brooks 20 Mar '14

20 Mar '14

All, Please do your best to attend this SF Environment Commission meeting so that we are there in force (next Tuesday at 4pm) to demand that CleanPowerSF be written -back- into San Francisco's Climate Action Strategy. (The Mayor had it completely deleted from the Strategy in February.) These Environment Commission meetings only happen once every two months and they are now televised. So this is a key opportunity to start building the press and public attention around launching CleanPowerSF, and attacking the mayor for blocking the program on behalf of the fossil fuel energy industry. If you plan to attend, please email me one-on-one at brookse32(a)earthlink.net so that I can coordinate with you and go over talking points before the hearing. It's time to start -demanding- clean power in San Francisco! Eric B -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Info: Notice of Meeting and Agenda for the Commission on the Environment on Tuesday, March 25, 2014 Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2014 16:59:02 +0000 From: Fish, Monica (ENV) <monica.fish(a)sfgov.org> To: Undisclosed recipients:; CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO COMMISSION ON THE ENVIRONMENT NOTICE OF RESCHEDULED MEETING AND AGENDA *TUESDAY, MARCH 25, 2014, _4:00 P.M._ CITY HALL, ROOM 416 SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94102 ** *The Tuesday, March 25, 2014 Commission on the Environment meeting has been rescheduled from 5:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.* ** *COMMISSION MEMBERS:*Commissioners Joshua Arce (President); Angelo King (Vice-President), Ruth Gravanis, Nicholas Josefowitz, Heather Stephenson, Johanna Wald, Sarah Wan ORDER OF BUSINESS Public comment will be taken before the Commission takes action on any item. *1.**Call to Order and Roll Call.* ** *2.**Approval of Minutes of the January 28, 2014 Commission on the Environment Regular Meeting. *(Explanatory Document: January 28, 2014 Draft Minutes) (Discussion and Action) ** *3.**Public Comments:* Members of the public may address the Commission on matters that are within the Commission’s jurisdiction and are not on today’s agenda*.* *4.**Retroactive Approval of the Department and Commission on the Environment’s 2013 Annual Report. *(Explanatory Document: 2013 Annual Report) (Discussion and Action) (5 minutes) *5.**Review and Approval of the Department of the Environment’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2014-15 Budget. *(Explanatory Document: FY 2014-15 Budget) Sponsor: Commissioners Joshua Arce and Angelo King; Speaker: David Assmann, Acting Director (Discussion and Action ) (10 minutes)** ** *6.**Commission Secretary’s Written Report.*(Explanatory Document: Commission Secretary’s Report and Correspondence Log) (Information) Monica Fish, Commission Secretary*//* ·Communications and Correspondence ·Update on City Legislation *7.**Director’s Written Report/./*Updates on Department of the Environment administrative and programmatic operations relating to Budget Planning, Strategic Planning, Clean Air/Transportation, Climate, Energy, Public Outreach and Education, Environmental Justice, Habitat Restoration, Green Building, Zero Waste, Toxics Reduction, and Urban Forestry. (Explanatory Document: Director’s Report) (Information). *8.**Public comment on all matters pertaining to the subsequent closed session on Department of the Environment Executive Director Interviews.* ** *9.**Vote on whether to hold closed session to hold Department of the Environment Executive Director Interviews.* (Cal. Govt. Code § 54957; SF Admin. Code § 67.10(b).) [ACTION]** ** *10.**CLOSED SESSION – DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR INTERVIEWS.* *Possible closed session to hold Executive Director Interviews.* (Explanatory Documents: Applicant Résumés and Interview Questions) (Cal. Govt. Code § 54957; SF Admin. Code § 67.10(b).) [DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION] *11.**OPEN SESSION* *Reconvene in open session*: *1.**Vote to elect whether to disclose any or all discussions held in closed session.* (Cal. Govt. Code § 54957.1(a); SF Admin. Code § 67.12(b).) [ACTION] *2.**Possible report on action taken in closed session and the vote thereon.* (Cal. Govt. Code § 54957.1(a); SF Admin. Code § 67.12(b).) *12.**Adjournment.* The next Regular Meeting of the Commission on the Environment is scheduled for Tuesday, May 27, 2014, 5:00 p.m. at City Hall, Room 416. *//*/** Copies of explanatory documents are available at (1) the Commission’s office, 1455 Market Street, Suite 1200, San Francisco, California, 94103 between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Photo identification is required for entry to the building. (2) on the Commission’s website //http://www.sfenvironment.org/commission/agendas//; (3) upon request to the Commission Secretary, at telephone number 415-355-3709, or via e-mail at //Monica.Fish(a)sfgov.org/ <mailto:Monica.Fish@sfgov.org>/within three business days of a meeting./If any materials related to an item on this agenda have been distributed to the Commission after distribution of the agenda packet, those materials are available for public inspection at the Department of the Environment, 1455 Market Street, Suite 1200, San Francisco, CA 94103 during normal office hours or will be made available on the Commission’s website http://www.sfenvironment.org/commission/agendasas attachments to the agenda or meeting minutes. ** *Important Information* The ringing of and use of cell phones, pagers and similar sound-producing electronic devices are prohibited at this meeting. Please be advised that the Chair may order the removal from the meeting room of any person(s) responsible for the ringing or use of a cell phone, pager, or other similar sound-producing electronic devices. NOTE: Persons unable to attend the meeting may submit to the Commission on the Environment, by the time the proceedings begin, written comments regarding the agenda items above. These comments will be made a part of the official public record and shall be brought to the attention of the Commission on the Environment members. Any written comments should be sent to: Commission Secretary of the Environment, 1455 Market Street, Suite 1200, San Francisco, CA 94103 by 5:00 p.m. on the day prior to the hearing. Comments that cannot be delivered to the Commission Secretary by that time may be taken directly to the hearing at the location above. When bringing handouts to meetings, please photocopy on both sides of the paper and try to use post-consumer recycled or tree-free paper. Also, please bring sufficient copies of handouts for the Commission, the Commission Secretary and the public. ** *Public Comment* At this time, members of the public may address the Commission on items of interest that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Commission but are not on today’s agenda. Public comment will be taken following each agendized item. Each member of the public may address the Commission for up to three minutes, unless otherwise announced by the President. If it is demonstrated that the comments by the public will exceed 15 minutes, the President may continue Public Comment to another time during the meeting. The Brown Act forbids the Commission from taking action or discussing any item or issue not appearing on the posted agenda. This rule applies to issues raised in public comment as well. In response to public comment, not on an agendized item, the Commission is limited to: 1. Briefly responding to statements made or questions posed by members of the public, or 2. Request staff to report back on a matter at a subsequent meeting, or 3. Directing staff to place the item or issue on a future agenda (Government Code Section 54954.2(a).) *** Please note: *This email contains only the agenda for the meeting and links to more information on agenda items. For complete information on these meetings, including disability access, Sunshine Ordinance information, lobbyist information and other meeting information, please access the agenda online at this website /http://www.sfenvironment.org/commission/agendas/*.*** ** *Monica Fish, Commission Secretary*** San Francisco Department of the Environment 1455 Market Street, Suite 1200, San Francisco, CA 94103 Monica.Fish(a)sfgov.org <mailto:your.name@sfgov.org> T: (415) 355-3709 ** SFEnvironment.org <http://sfenvironment.org/> Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/SFEnvironment> ** Newsletter <http://www.sfenvironment.org/news/newsletters>__ Twitter <http://twitter.com/sfenvironment> Please consider the environment before printing this email.

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[Sustain] VERY Time Sensitive: SF Citywide Clean Energy Planning RFP - Pre-Bid Conf. Mar 12, Questions Due By Mar 17, Bids Due By Mar 27
by Eric Brooks 10 Mar '14

10 Mar '14

Hi all, Please circulate this email ASAP to every clean energy planning expert for whom you have contact information. This Request For Proposals will begin the first completed citywide local clean energy transition plan for any major city in the U.S. **SF Citywide Clean Energy Planning RFP Released** Pre-Bid Conference Mar 12, Questions Due By Mar 17, Bids Due By Mar 27 Full details at: http://www.sfbos.org/index.aspx?page=15937 * **Request for Proposals for the Proposed Build-out of Local Energy Resources for the San Francisco Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) Program* * * San Francisco's CCA Program is an ambitious and innovative effort to provide the citizens and businesses of San Francisco with a number of significant improvements in their electric power service; not least of which is the development of significantly higher renewable energy sources. The renewable power generation proposed to be installed through the San Francisco CCA Program will result in the implementation of one of the highest percentage renewable power mixes for any retail seller of electricity nationwide. The proposed CCA Program will also result in the construction of the world's largest municipal green power public works project--- to provide much of the renewable power in the CCA portfolio. For these reasons, the implementation of San Francisco's CCA Program will become a significant and historic development in the implementation of renewable energy technologies. Mar 12 Pre-Proposal Conference Info: http://www.sfbos.org/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=48155 RFP Info: http://www.sfbos.org/index.aspx?page=15937 If you have questions call: Eric Brooks San Francisco Clean Energy Advocates 415-756-884

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[Sustain] Free Transit Hearing - Action Alert & Talking Points For Today, Tue Mar 4, 4pm SF City Hall, Rm 400
by Eric Brooks 04 Mar '14

04 Mar '14

Having trouble viewing this email? You can see it on the web <https://power.ourpowerbase.net/civicrm/mailing/view?reset=1&id=29>. VICTORY:Bikes for the People! <https://power.ourpowerbase.net/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=7…> On February 25th, POWER, PODER, CCDC, the SF Bicycle Coalition and our allies moved the SF Board of Supervisors to unanimously pass the "Unclaimed Bicycle Ordinance." *Watch POWER in the news.* <https://power.ourpowerbase.net/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=7…> Introduced by Supervisor John Avalos, the ordinance changes the SF Police Code to allow community organizations to repair & distribute unclaimed bicycles to low-income youth and families across the city. Over the last year, community bike builds have distributed over 800 bicycles and conducted bicycle safety trainings in the Bayview, Mission, & Excelsior. Thank you to the American Heart Association: Voices for Healthy Kids and SF Heal Zone for supporting this critical program! * * Last week, the San Francisco Mayor's Office announced that Google is donating 6.8 million dollars for the next two years to the SF MTA, specifically to fund the Free Muni for Youth program <https://power.ourpowerbase.net/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=8…> providing free Muni passes to low- and moderate-income youth. This was not a gift, but as Causa Justa Director Maria Poblet put it, "a way overdue reimbursement to working class San Francisco, won by POWER and allies at the grassroots, and by the city-wide movement against displacement." Despite the donation from Google, there is no commitment yet from the MTA about the future of Free Muni for Youth after the Google donation runs out. <https://power.ourpowerbase.net/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=7…> Our community coalition responded by applauding Google for this first step towards supporting low-income communities in San Francisco, *but also calling on Google and all tech companies to do more to support community driven solutions to the displacement crisis including better tenant protections*. *Watch POWER in the news.* <https://power.ourpowerbase.net/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=7…> Today, on the heals of this news, we are mobilizing to the MTA Budget Hearing to *call on the MTA Board <https://power.ourpowerbase.net/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=8…>* to 1) ensure that the Free Muni for Youth will become a permanent program; 2) expand the program to include 18 years; and 3) stand with seniors and people with disabilities who are also in need of free Muni. *Join us today - Tuesday, March 4th!* *MTA Hearing* *4pm* *SF City Hall, room 400* *** Can't come in person? Send a message to the MTA Board by signing our petition here. <https://power.ourpowerbase.net/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=8…>* Today, we need to send a strong message to the city that Free Muni for Youth must be made permanent so that it continues regardless of corporate donations or future budget cycles. The MTA has also not yet decided whether to expand the program to include 18 year olds, seniors and people with disabilities. With the new funds from Google we have a great opening to push the MTA to expand the program. Let's make it happen!!! POWER 2145 Keith St San Francisco, CA 94124-3230 -- "I am not a liberator. Liberators do not exist. The people liberate themselves." Che Guevara

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[Sustain] Reminder! Free Transit Hearing! Tue Mar 4, 4pm SF City Hall, Rm 400 - PLEASE ATTEND!
by Eric Brooks 04 Mar '14

04 Mar '14

Reminder! Free Transit Hearing! Tue Mar 4, 4pm SF City Hall, Rm 400 - PLEASE ATTEND! Hi all, Our first opportunity this year has arrived, to join in strong solidarity with the social justice community, and at the same time strike a key blow to reverse the climate crisis. It is such joining of our movements together toward common objectives that gives us the most power in numbers to make change! **Tomorrow, on Tuesday, March 4, 4pm, SF City Hall, in Room 400, a key hearing is being held on extending and expanding the free youth transit program in San Francisco.** POWER and other social justice and people-of-color organizations are working to permanently expand free transit to more youth, with the ultimate goal of eventually extending free transit to -all- San Francisco riders. It is vital to reversing the climate crisis that we make San Francisco a car free city within the next two decades and the free youth transit program is the first crucial step. POWER has asked us to show up in force to next Tuesday's hearing to show the Municipal Transit Agency (MTA) that the community demands free Muni to be expanded as quickly as possible, starting with all San Francisco youth. PLEASE ATTEND! And please forward this message. Here are the details: -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Fwd: Free Muni for Youth Update for Allies - upcoming decision Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2014 16:06:06 -0800 From: jane martin <jane(a)peopleorganized.org> To: Eric Brooks <brookse32(a)earthlink.net> Begin forwarded message: > > *Free Muni for Youth update for allies* > > *March 4th MTA Hearing on the future of the program* > Free Muni for Youth was initially approved a pilot program that will > end in June of this year. On March 4th the MTA Board will be > considering the future of the program deciding whether is ends in June > or continues as a permeant program. We need to organize a strong show > of support at this hearing!!! The hearing is set to begin at 1pm, but > we have asked that the MTA Board accommodate youth coming after school > by allowing youth to arrive > & testify after 4pm. > > *Mayor Lee in support* > This what Mayor Lee said in his state of the city address, /"And > there's one more thing we can do for our working families who rely on > Muni. Last year, the SFMTA, at the urging of Supervisor Campos and > many in the community, began a pilot program to fund free Muni for > low-income youth. The results are in. It's a hit! And our kids need > it. It's time to make it permanent, and I call upon the SFMTA to do > just that in its next two-year budget."/ We did such a good job > organizing last year and enrolling students in this program that the > need for it to continue could not be more clear. Now we to show up > and make sure that the MTA Board does the right thing. SF Chronicle > <http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Mayor-Ed-Lee-s-Sunday-parking-pitch-b…> > > *18 year olds* > The one serious flaw in the pilot program was that students who turned > 18 in the middle of their senior year were suddenly no longer eligible > and had to pay full fare to get to school. The community has raised > this concern and convinced the MTA Board to considering whether or > not to expand the program to include 18 year olds. One of the main > reasons that we need a strong show of support on March 4th is get the > MTA to include 18 years olds. If you or someone who know has been > impacted by the exclusion of 18 year olds please come to the hearing > to tell your story. > > *Free Muni for low-income seniors also being considered!* > The MTA Board will be making decisions about the future of Free Muni > for Youth as part of a series of decisions about what to include in > their budget. We need to make sure the voices of Muni riders are heard > so that we win a budget that provides the quality, affordable > transportation that our communities need. There are both good and bad > proposals on the table. MTA Budget Presentation > <http://www.sfmta.com/sites/default/files/agendaitems/2-4-14%20FY15%20and%20…> > > *Some of the good proposals include: * > - Continuing Free Muni for Youth > - Expanding Free Muni for Youth to include 18 years olds > - Free Muni for low-income seniors and people with disabilities > - Increased Muni service to restore service cuts and ensure that buses > come more often > - More maintenance so buses don't break down as often > > *Some of the bad proposals include:* > - A one dollar surcharge during rush hour on some bus routes > increasing the fare at those times to $3 > - Making it so that you can't use your fast pass during rush hour > unless you buy the more expensive BART + Muni fast pass > - Increasing the youth and senior cash fares > > *Transit Equity* > The MTA will be going to the voters next fall to approve millions in > new revenue for transportation. Member organizations of the Free Muni > for Youth Coalition have been working with other transportation > advocates and Supervisor John Avalos to draft the Transportation > Equity Charter Amendment > <http://sf.streetsblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Transit-Equity-Charter…> that > would require the MTA to address existing service disparities (worse > service in low-income neighborhoods) with any new transportation > funding. It also requires the MTA to continue the Free Muni for Youth > program and limits fare increases to no more that the cost of living > increase. Please let us know if your organization can endorse this > effort. CBS > <http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2013/11/20/supervisor-proposes-prioritizin…> > -- "I am not a liberator. Liberators do not exist. The people liberate themselves." Che Guevara

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