Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Swearing In for Jose Cisneros and Dennis Herrera


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Swearing in of City Treasurer Jose Cisneros and City Attorney Dennis Herrera will be held this week:

Swearing in ceremony for City Attorney Dennis Herrera
When: January 7, 2009 - Thursday
4 p.m.
Where: City Hall, San Francisco
What: Swearing-in ceremony followed by reception in North Light Court, City Hall

Treasurer Jose Cisneros Swearing-in 2010
When: January 8, 2010 - Friday
11 a.m. to Noon
Where: City Hall, San Francisco
What: Swearing-in of Jose Cisneros, Treasurer of the City and County of San Francisco.


January 5, 2010 - Tuesday

Local 2's Big New Year Action
When: January 5, 2010 - Tuesday
4 p.m to 5 p.m.
Where: Local 2 Plaza (next to Four Seasons Hotel) Market Street, between 3rd and 4th Street, SF
What: Join Unite Here Local 2's first Big Action of the year as they organize to win a new and fair contract. Affordable health care is at the heart of the contract fight for 9,000 San Francisco hotel workers. Newly elected AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka and Unite Here international president John Wilhelm will be there in solidarity.

Rincon Hill Neighborhood Association
When: January 5, 2010 - Tuesday
6:30 p.m. until 8 p.m.
Where: Infinity's Club Lounge, 333 Main Street, San Francisco
What: meeting:
  • Embarcadero YMCA's Strong Communities Campaign.
  • Discussion regarding new park on the southeast corner of Harrison and Fremont Street (333 Harrison Street, beside Bridgeview).Dr. Isabel Wade and Corinne Woods will facilitate the discussion.
Source and Information: rinconhillneighbors.org

Potrero Hill Democratic Club - California Majority Rule
When: January 5, 2010 - Tuesday
7 p.m.
Where: Potrero Hill Neighborhood House, 953 De Haro Street, San Francisco
What: California is the only state in the nation which requires a 2/3 vote for both revenue and budget. Just one sentence will fix that: "All legislative action on revenue and budget must bedetermined by majority rule". That, in its entirety, is the ballot proposition for November 2010 submitted to the Attorney General by UC Berkeley Linguistics Professor George Lakoff. SonomaState University Philosophy Professor Teed Rockwell of theCA Majority Rule campaign will speak about bringing sanity back to the state legislative process.
Information: phdemclub.org

January 6, 2009 - Wednesday

San Francisco Board of Supervisors - Budget and Finance Committee:
When: January 6, 2010 - Wednesday
11 a.m.
Where: City Hall, Room 250, San Francisco
What: Items off agenda:
  • Mayor's Proposed Mid-Year Budget Reductions
  • Annual Review and Approval of the FY 2010-2011 Board of Supervisors/Clerk of the Board Annual Budget Guidelines (continued)
San Francisco Police Commission Meeting
When: January 6, 2010 - Wednesday
5:30 p.m.
Where: City Hall, San Francisco
What: Item off agenda:
Chief's Report - update on significant policing efforts by Department members. Presentation of the Department's 3rd Quarter 2009 Document Protocol Report
Information: 415-553-1667

*Haight Ashbury Improvement Association - Whole Foods
When: January 6, 2010 - Wednesday
6:30 p.m.
Where: Urban School, 1653 Page Street, San Francisco
What: Meeting to talk about Whole Foods effort to get up and running at the old Cala site.
Information: hala_sf.com

January 7, 2010 - Thursday

San Francisco Board of Supervisors - Rules Committee
When: January 7, 2010 - Thursday
10 a.m.
Where: City Hall, Room 263, San Francisco
What: Items off agenda:
  • Appointments to Workforce Investment Community Advisory Committee
  • Appointment to Veterans Affairs Commission
  • Medical Cannabis Task Force - Ordinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code to establish a Medical Cannabis Task Force to advise the Board of Supervisors on medical cannabis issues. Sponsors: Campos; Mirkarimi, Avalos and Daly
State Budget Action: Rally & Press Conference
When: January 7, 2009 - Thursday
11:45 a.m.
Where: State Building, McAllister @ Larkin, San Francisco
What: Tell Governor Schwarzenegger that we need a California Recovery Plan that creates jobs by investing in health and human services, provides a strong net to help Californians survive and thrive and that brings home more federal dollars.
Information: kkruckel@communitychange.org

Spur - Web 2.0 and the public press - Andy Nash
When: January 7, 2009 - Thursday
12:30
Where: SPUR, 654 Mission, San Francisco
What: Andy Nash will discuss Web 2.0 shorthand for Internet applications that rely on users to generate contents- has the potential to transform transit systems and operations, while also enabling the general public to collaborate directly with public agencies.
Information: spur.org

Swearing in ceremony for City Attorney Dennis Herrera
When: January 7, 2009 - Thursday
4 p.m.
Where: City Hall, San Francisco
What: Swearing-in ceremony followed by reception in North Light Court, City Hall


A celebration for Alex Randolph and Alfredo Pedroza
When: January 7, 2010 - Thursday
6 p.m.
Where: Medjool Restaurant/Lounge, 2522 Mission Street, San Francisco
What: A celebration for Alex Randolph and Alfredo Pedroza, for their tireless dedication and commitment to the Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Services (MONS).
RSVP: Kirsten.Macaulay@sfgov.org

Student Assignment Redesign
When: January 7, 2010 - Thursday
6 to 8 p.m.
Where: Drew Elementary School, 50 Pomona Avenue, San Francisco
What: The San Francisco Board of Education is changing the way students are assigned to schools for 2011. Learn about the options under consideration and share your questions and ideas.

January 8, 2010 - Friday

*Treasurer Jose Cisneros Swearing-in 2010
When: January 8, 2010 - Friday
11 a.m. to Noon
Where: City Hall, San Francisco
What: Swearing-in of Jose Cisneros, Treasurer of the City and County of San Francisco.

*Anna Conda "Glendon Hyde" for District 6 Supervisor 2010
When: January 8, 2010 - Friday
5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Where: Truck Bar, 1900 Folsom Street, San Francisco
What: Kick off Party for Anna Conda "Glendon Hyde" for supervisor in District 6. Meet and greet happy hour to help raise funds for the race.

January 10, 2010 - Sunday

Off-ramp from northbound Highway 101/Doyle Drive to southbound Highway 1/Park Presidio Blvd. will be closed in order for construction of the new roadway to begin. The ramp will remain closed until 2013.

January 11, 2010 - Monday

Federal Court Accepts challenge of Prop 8
When: January 11, 2010 - Monday
8:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
What: Ted Olson and David Boies are challenging proposition 8's federal constitutionality and believe that it should be repealed.

South Beach/Rincon/Mission Bay Neighborhood Association Meeting - Public Safety
When: January 11, 2010 - Monday
6 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Where: South Beach Harbor Services Building (between Pier 40 and At&T Park)
What: Learn about safety issues along the South of Market waterfront neighborhoods and how you can get involved in a community patrol group.
Information and Source: rinconhillneighbors.org

January 12, 2010 - Tuesday

SPUR - The world's great streets
When: January 12, 2010 - Tuesday
12:30 p.m.
Where: SPUR, 654 Mission Street, San Francisco
What: Discussion with David Alumbaugh, acting director of Citywide Planning and manager of the Planning Department's City Design Group and Andy Varat, manager for the Better Streets Plan.
Information: spur.org

Alliance for a Better District 6 - 10th Annual Meeting
When: January 12, 2010 - Tuesday
6 to 8 p.m.
Where: 201 Turk Street, Community Room, San Francisco
What: Election of officers, awards ceremony, door prizes, refreshments. Open to the public.
Information: 415-820-1560

Board of Education Meeting
When: January 12, 2010 - Tuesday
6 p.m.
Where: Irving G. Breyer Board Meeting Room, 555 Franklin Street, First Floor, San Francisco
What: Election of new President and Vice-President.

LGBT Forum on Sutter CPMC
When: January 12, 2010 - Tuesday
7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Where: Women's Building, 3543 18th Street, San Francisco
What: Forum sponsored by Harvey Milk Democratic Club and SF Pride at Work/HAVOQ. Discussion regarding Sutter CPMC planning to downsize St. Luke's and build a new hospital on Cathedral Hill. Come hear city politicians, healthcare policy experts, community members, nurses, tenants, and healthcare workers discuss the plan.
Information: info@milkclub.org sfpridework.org

January 13, 2010 - Wednesday

Organizing locally: Using new media to win
When: January 13, 2010 - Wednesday
6 to 9 p.m.
Where: World Affairs Council, 312 Sutter Street, San Francisco
What: Join Netroots Nation for a discussion on the role online and offline activists can play on comprehensive immigration reform. Jenifer Fernandez Ancona will moderate discussion. Panelists include Paul Hogarth, activist Bobbi Lopez, Christopher Punonghayan and Favianna Rodriguez.

City Lights Bookstore - David Hilliard and Fredrika Newton
When: January 13, 2010 - Wednesday
7 p.m.
Where: City Lights Bookstore, 261 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco
What: New release of classic collection of Huey Newton's writings and speeches "To Die for the People". Foreword by Elaine Brown. David Hilliard and Fredrika Newton will speak.
Information: citylights.com

January 14, 2010 - Thursday

SPUR - The Parking Problem: Balancing local needs with regional needs.
When: January 14, 2010 - Thursday
12:30 p.m.
Where: SPUR, 654 Mission Street, San Francisco
What: Discussion of how we can resolve tension between local needs and regional aims. Redwood City Downtown Development Coordinator Dan Zack and Metropolitan Transportation Commission's Valerie Knepper and Doug Johnson
Information: spur.org

Commonwealth Club - Kamala Harris
When: January 14, 2010 - Thursday
5:30 p.m.
Where: Commonwealth Club, 595 Market Street, 2nd Floor, San Francisco
What: Kamala Harris, District Attorney for San Francisco will discuss her book "Smart on Crime: Elevating the discussion in our City, State, and Nation". $18. non-members

January 15, 2010 - Friday

Martin Luther King Celebration - I Have A Dream - Labor Breakfast
When: January 15, 2010 - Friday
7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
Where: ILWU Local 34, 4 Berry Street, San Francisco
What: Join San Francisco Labor Council in celebrating the contributions of Martin Luther King Jr. to the American Labor Movement. $35. per person. Information and to make reservation: Shelley Bradford Bell sbb@sbbglobalcommunicaitons.com

January 18, 2010 - Monday

Martin Luther King Day

*Youth Speaks 13th Annual Bringing the Noise for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
When: January 18, 2010 - Monday
7 p.m.
Where: Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco
What: 13th Annual Bringing the Noise for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebrate Dr. King's birthday
with the Bay Area's leading youth spoken word artists as performers as they remember Dr. King and the other unsung heroes in the movement. $16. ; $6. for people under 20 years old .
Information: cityboxoffice.com

January 19, 2010 - Tuesday

*San Francisco Gray Panthers - "Don't Call it Reform. We still need Single Payer!
When: January 19, 2010 - Tuesday
12:30 p.m.
Where: Unitarian Center, Fireside Room, 1187 Franklin Street, San Francisco
What: Monthly meeting. Health reform and its effects on Medicare.

*SPUR - The Complete Street: A new plan for Cesar Chavez
When: January 19, 2010 - Tuesday
12:30
Where: SPUR, 654 Mission Street, San Francisco
What: See an example of San Francisco's new approach to street planning with the redesign ofCesar Chavez Street. The project is a laboratory of public support, interagency challenges, creative funding, stormwater management and good urban design. Hear Andres Power, project manager for the Cesar Chavez redesign and other city staff as they share lessons learned from this work. $5. non-members
Information: spur.org

*Randall Museum - Public Meeting
When: January 19, 2010 - Tuesday
7 p.m.
Where: Randall Museum, Buckley Room, 199 Museum Way, San Francisco
What: Discussion - review the past year. Announce plans for the coming year. Answer questions and get feedback.
Information: randallmuseum.org nrobinson@randallmuseum.org



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