March 2011 - Transpo - list.sfgreens.org

TSUNAMI WARNING FOR 8AM!
by Eric Brooks 27 Apr '11

27 Apr '11

Hi all! An 8.9 quake hit Japan and caused a tsunami that will hit San Francisco today at 8am. Stay away from the coast and the Bay and pass the word to everyone. Here's the report: http://missionlocal.org/2011/03/tsunami-warning-issue-for-california/ Tsunami Warning Issued for California By: Octavio Lopez Raygoza <http://missionlocal.org/author/octavio/> | March 11, 2011 -- 12:51 am | Filed Under: Today's Mission <http://missionlocal.org/category/todays-mission/> An 8.9 earthquake on the coast of Japan has triggered a tsunami that is expected to hit San Francisco at 8:08 a.m. The earthquake has cause severe damage in Japan, and the ensuing tsunami has devastated farmland in the pacific island. The National Weather Service issued the warning at 12:52 a.m. for California. Hawaii has issued evacuation notices on the coastal areas. Authorities in California are actively working to assess the potential damage the tsunami may cause. The Coast Guard asks citizens to stay away from the coast as it is deemed not safe.

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Question On Transit Impact Fees (Small Residential)
by Eric Brooks 06 Mar '11

06 Mar '11

Hi all, I was just watching the replay of the March 1 MTA hearing and noticed that on the proposed Transit Impact Fee, the Residential Builders Association turned out a huge number of speakers to oppose because the fee was on both commercial -and- residential property. They were really worked up and -strongly- opposed. I thought the idea for the Transit Impact Fee was to tax large Downtown commercial property, not small residential. Are there good reasons for us to put this forward in a way that is going to freak out the small builders? It seems like we may be unnecessarily inviting opposition. thanks Eric B

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Re: [Transpo] [SFGP-A] participating in Transpo Plank update?
by John-Marc Chandonia 02 Mar '11

02 Mar '11

On Tue, Mar 01, 2011 at 03:35:25PM -0800, Sue Vaughan wrote: > Why is it so important to complete the plank before the June election? The CC had discussed lobbying the supes with it this summer, but I don't mind using the old one if we don't get this done until later this year. But since both you and Jeanne already had ideas for specific changes to language, we could probably finish it sooner rather than later. So far, the people who have responded are: Eric, prefers weekends, 1-2 days JMC, any time, 2-3 hours Jeanne, ~2 hours Sue, available after 4/15 These are all the date/time preferences people have posted. Can you think of anyone else not on the list we should invite? I think the consensus seems to be to take only 2-3 hours. In order to expedite the meeting, everybody who wants to make edits hould make and submit their edits (to transpo14.txt) in advance to the transpo WG list. Please feel free to edit or re-order the current numbered points, add sections or more preamble, and delete points that you think are obsolete. That way we won't have to spend so much time at the meeting working on language (although we still will in cases where we don't have consensus). We can schedule the in-person meeting once everybody who wants to suggest edited language has done so. JMC -- John-Marc Chandonia (jmc(a)sfgreens.org) http://sfgreens.org/

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Re: [Transpo] [SFGP-A] participating in Transpo Plank update?
by Eric Brooks 01 Mar '11

01 Mar '11

Jeanne Rosenmeier just replied that she is interested in attending as well. On 2/28/2011 10:35 AM, Jeanne wrote: > On 2/27/2011 11:26 PM, Eric Brooks wrote: >> I'd like to see us expand this to a full one or even two day weekend >> retreat to really flesh it out in a big way... >> >> On 2/27/2011 5:44 PM, John-Marc Chandonia wrote: >>> Hi, >>> >>> Who's interested in participating in the Transportation Plank >>> update? At our monthly meeting last week, Greens decided that there >>> are too many potential revisions to the plank to discuss, unless >>> they're first vetted by the working group. >>> >>> Although the Tranportation Working Group has been inactive for >>> some time, we're going to hold a special meeting for 2-3 hours in >>> order to hash out these proposals and come to consensus on what >>> changes to present at a future monthly meeting. >>> >>> If you're interested in participating in such a meeting, email me >>> (no need to copy the whole list) and say when you would prefer to meet >>> (give me days in the next month, either specific dates or general >>> guidance such as "avoid Fridays") and where (I'm thinking of a cafe >>> such as Tazo, but libraries would work also). Also, please be sure >>> you have time to read the current plank in advance of the meeting: >>> http://sfgreens.org/transpo14.txt >>> >>> JMC >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Transpo mailing list >>> Transpo(a)sfgreens.org <mailto:Transpo@sfgreens.org> >>> https://list.sfgreens.org/mailman/listinfo/transpo >> >> _______________________________________________ >> San Francisco Green Party Active Members List >> To unsubscribe or edit your options, go here: >> https://list.sfgreens.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/active > ME > > Jeanne >

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Re: [Transpo] [SFGP-A] participating in Transpo Plank update?
by John-Marc Chandonia 01 Mar '11

01 Mar '11

On Sun, Feb 27, 2011 at 06:51:47PM -0800, Sue Vaughan wrote: > Please postpone this meeting until after taxes are due. Can you clarify--are you saying you can't make any time until after April 15? I'm OK with postponing it as long as others are, but that probably means waiting until after the June election. JMC -- John-Marc Chandonia (jmc(a)sfgreens.org) http://sfgreens.org/

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