Corbett Heights Neighbors

CORBETT HTS. WINE TASTING BENEFIT

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:34:58 -0800

Hi Neighbors,

Corbett Heights resident & Castro Village Wine Co. owner, Todd McElhatton has generously offered to hold a wine tasting this Thursday. There is a $5 minimum charge per person, but ALL proceeds go towards the Corbett Slope Community Garden!

Please try and come! And bring a neighbor.

And - Thank you Todd!

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Notes from Corbett Hts Meeting

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:25:48 -0800

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CORBETT HTS MEETING THIS THURS.

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:21:54 -0800

Hi Neighbors -

Just a reminder about our meeting this Thursday.

Supervisor Scott Wiener and the new Park Station Captain John Feeney will be there to answer any of your questions.

Hope you can make it!

- Gary

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CORBETT HTS MEETING - NEXT THURS 1/26

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:05:31 -0800

Hi Neighbors -

Next week’s meeting has a full agenda that will include appearances by our newly appointed Captain of Park Station - John Feeney, who will answer any questions about the recent spate of crimes in Corbett Heights, and discuss how we may prevent them in the future.

Supervisor Scott Wiener will discuss recent events in District 8, and also answer any questions you may have.

Jason Fried of CleanPowerSF will describe the program that will allow us to use 100% clean energy.

Doug Lybeck from FUF will tell us how to go about getting a street tree.

And much more…

Hope you can attend!

And if you are available to help distribute fliers for the meeting please let me know.

See you Thursday -

- Gary

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IT'S CONFIRMED! WE HAVE A NEW PARK!

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:16:02 -0800

Yesterday Mayor Lee signed the legislation so it’s official - Corbett Slope Community Garden has been born! Please stop by tomorrow between 10AM - 2PM to help celebrate. We plan on doing some more cleanup and trimming, but please, stop by even if you’re not prepared to garden. Supervisor Wiener, who sponsored the transfer of the land, will be by to check out our progress and our plans for the future.

We’ll have some snacks and drinks - and, if anyone would like to provide a barbecue, or any other drinks or comestibles, we can have a real lunch. Sorry about the short notice.

Hope to see you tomorrow!

Gary

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WE WON! CORBETT SLOPE BECOMES A COMMUNITY GARDEN!

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:07:11 -0800

Exciting News! During today’s 2nd and final reading of the proposal to transfer Corbett Slope to DPW, allowing us to continue creating a community garden, the Board of Supervisors voted 6-5 in our favor.

(The Mayor still has the option to veto the transfer, but it would be extremely unlikely for him to go against the vote of the full board for something like this.)

Thank you for all of your support and letters! And a special thanks to Supervisor Scott Wiener for sponsoring the transfer!

Our next work day is this Saturday, 1/14. So PLEASE stop by and have a look - even if you cannot do any work.

And don’t forget our next general meeting - Thursday, January 26th, 7:30PM.

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CORBETT SLOPE NEWS

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 15:44:48 -0800

Happy New Year Neighbors!

First I’d like to tell you that we’ll be having another work day on the Slope next Saturday, January 14th - from 10AM - 2PM. Please stop by and lend a hand - or just check out what we’ve been doing so far.

This coming Monday will be the 2nd and final reading of Scott Wiener’s proposal to transfer the Corbett Slope to DPW. The vote at the first reading was 6-5 in our favor. Let’s hope it at least stays the same. If you haven’t sent in a letter to the supervisors, please consider doing so before the 10th. Go to: http://www.sfbos.org/ for their contact info. You can write a short note to all of them - except for Scott who sponsored the transfer. Just say that you feel it’s important for what is left of the open space in SF should remain so. Or whatever you’d like to express.

There has been a flurry of crime in Corbett Heights of late. I’ve asked Capt. Denis O’Leary of Park Station to attend our next neighborhood meeting, which will take place on Thursday, January 26th, 7:30 − 9PM above BofA on Castro/18th Sts.

Please mark your calendars.

And finally, a New Year’s gift sent by my neighbor Tony on Mars:

http://boingboing.net/2011/12/25/amateur-color-film-of-san-fran.html

Enjoy!

Gary

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WE WON TODAY! One round left...

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 20:44:32 -0800

Hi Neighbors -

After a very contentious debate, we won - 6-5!

Voting with us were:

Scott Wiener - who sponsored the transfer

David Chiu

Sean Elsbernd

Malia Cohen

Carmen Chu

and Mark Farrell

Voting against:

Ross Mirkarimi

Eric Mar

Jane Kim

John Avalos

and David Campos

This was the first of 2 readings - the second will be Jan 10.

You all were amazing! So many of you wrote in to the supervisors. It helps tremendously when there are a stack of letters supporting one side.

Also, a huge thanks to Milo Hanke (past President), and Kearstin Krehbiel (the new Executive Director )of San Francisco Beautiful for their support.

Keep the support coming! If you haven’t written yet, you have until Jan 10 to write a quick note to the supervisors. You can skip sending letters to Scott Wiener since he was the sponsor of the transfer. We owe him a huge thank you for this!

Gary

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PLEASE help save Corbett Slope!

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 19:20:49 -0800

Hi All

This past Monday the Land Use committee voted unanimously to allow the transfer of the Corbett Slope back to DPW from the Dept of Real Estate. It seemed as though the rest of the process would be smooth sailing. But now, as I understand it, a large and outspoken contingent of affordable housing advocates has been aggressively lobbying the supervisors in advance of the hearing of the full board this Tuesday.

As you know, we have had numerous successful work days on the site so far, and have been looking forward to having steady access well into the future.

The goals are to have an accessible section for the neighborhood, as well as fruit and vegetable areas, native plant areas and a trail system thru the uppermost parts.

Now we really need your help!

This coming Tuesday, 12/13, the item will be discussed before the full Board of Supervisors. There will be no public comment, but if you'd like to attend, it will be at City Hall, Room 250. The hearing begins at 2PM but we're #35 on the agenda.

PLEASE write a short letter - BEFORE TUESDAY - (and include your address) stating that this wonderful open space needs to be preserved. Affordable housing is essential also, but virgin open space - what little remains in SF - should not be sacrificed. If we lose, the land WILL be sold, and market-rate housing will replace the mature trees.

If you would either send the letter to me, or send a copy to each of the Supervisors, it would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks very much for your help!

Gary

Here are the Board of Supervisors' contacts:

John Avalos

john.avalos@sfgov.org

David Chiu

david.chiu@sfgov.org

Malia Cohen

malia.cohen@sfgov.org

Mark Farrell

mark.farrell@sfgov.org

Eric Mar

eric.l.mar@sfgov.org

Scott Wiener

scott.wiener@sfgov.org

David Campos

david.campos@sfgov.org

Carmen Chu

carmen.chu@sfgov.org

Sean Elsbernd

sean.elsbernd@sfgov.org

Jane Kim

jane.kim@sfgov.org

Ross Mirkarimi

ross.mirkarimi@sfgov.org

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WE WON AT THE LAND USE HEARING!

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 16:12:58 -0800

Hi Neighbors

This is not the end, but the fight to preserve the Corbett Slope has passed the biggest hurdle. The 3 supervisors who sit on the Land Use Committee voted unanimously to support the transfer.

First, and foremost, I’d like to thank Supervisor Scott Wiener for sponsoring the transfer. Without this the land would have languished with the Dept. of Real Estate until the time that the city would sell it, and market-rate monster homes would be built there.

Thanks so much to all of you who showed up at City Hall this afternoon to speak: Nancy Peoples, Michaeline Kiss, John and Leslie Koelsch, Janice Low, John Easterday, Janet Roubian, Aaron Chapman and Mark Ryser. (Hope I’m not forgetting someone.)

And HUGE thanks to Karla Nagy from KitchenGardenSF!

Next Tuesday this will go before the full board. It is unlikely that the board will go against a unanimous decision by Land Use, but there could be fierce opposition by affordable housing advocates. I’ll let you know the next steps.

But so far - congratulations to all of us!

- Gary

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CORB. SLOPE TRANSFER TO BE PROTESTED!

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 19:08:41 -0800

I’m very sorry about all the emails, but I just found out that there will be a group of affordable housing advocates who plan on showing up to protest the transfer of the Corbett Slope out of the Dept. of Real Estate’s hands.

Please try and show up - even briefly - at 1PM Monday. We’re first on the agenda.

It will be in Room 263 of City Hall.

Thanks for all of you who showed support by sending Scott an email. He probably has enough for now.

I hope to see many of you on Monday. And I hope the next email I send out will announce that we’ve won!

- Gary

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WRONG EMAIL ADDRESS

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 10:26:11 -0800

So sorry to bombard you with emails, but I gave the wrong email address for Scott Wiener’s office.

It is:

scott.wiener@sfgov.org

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CORBETT SLOPE HEARING THIS MONDAY!

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 18:41:39 -0800

Hi All

The Land Use Committee hearing to transfer the Corbett Slope to DPW is scheduled for this coming Monday, 12/5.

It will take place at City Hall - Room 263.

The hearing starts at 1PM and we are first on the agenda.

Please try and attend if at all possible. If not, a note to Supervisor Wiener’s office that includes your name and address will be helpful.

You can email the note to: scott.wiener@gov.org. Just express briefly what the open space and future park means to you and the neighborhood. Just a sentence or 2 will suffice.

Hope to see you there!

Gary

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Corbett Slope Hearing Coming Up!

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 11:17:07 -0800

Hi Neighbors,

After years of fighting to protect the Corbett Slope as our Community Garden, the Land Use Committee hearing to have it transferred back to DPW (Dept of Public Works) will be held either this coming Monday, December 5, or the following Monday, the 12th. We should know later today.

Currently in the jurisdiction of the city’s Dept of Real Estate, luxury home developers have most likely been salivating over this large view parcel. The economy is probably the only reason we’ve been able to keep them at bay so far.

Our grand plans to develop this into a beautiful park, and the transfer to DPW (proposed by Supervisor Wiener’s office) will - for now - prevent the city from selling off the land.

BUT - it will be important for there to be a showing of supporters at the hearing. One never knows who may show up at these hearings to try and prevent it from happening. With Supervisor Wiener’s support, and a reasonable showing of neighbors supporting the transfer, we will be successful.

I’ll send another email with the date and time once it’s confirmed.

Thanks for your support!!

Gary

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CORBETT SLOPE DAY SAT! + Crime Article

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 18:40:27 -0800

Hi Everyone

One last reminder about our day on the Slope this Saturday. We’ll be talking about ideas and layout during the first hour or two and then we’ll do some more cleanup. Cookies and drinks will be provided. Hope you can make it! 10AM - 2PM.

Also, here is a link to an article in SF Appeal covering the recent crimes:

http://sfappeal.com/news/2011/11/sfpd-urges-caution-after-recent-17th-street-area-muggings.php

Some of you will be participating in SAFE meetings - Neighborhood Watch. Let me know if you’d like to join the Mars watch, or if you’d like to start your own.

Gary

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More information on crimes in Corbett Hts.

Wed, 09 Nov 2011 09:09:57 -0800

Hi Neighbors

Several of you asked for a description of the assailant. Here is the description given to the police:

- young african american, male, between 27 and 33, dressed in dark

- armed with a hand gun or pistol

- he ordered my friend to give him something, the iPhone, the wallet and the keys of the car, so that my friend could not chase him, said "don't look at me" then he ran away to a car (brand and make could not be seen)and disappeared.

Nothing more, unfortunately.

Thank you for forwarding these information. Police officers said that there has been a gang operating in the neighborhood these last days. They mentioned an attack on Henry street, and I know that there has been a couple of car breakages in our street (Mars Street).

Here’s another incident:

I just heard from a woman who lives on the corner that a man was mugged at 3pm several days ago on 17th at 3pm. He was taking pictures with a new camera was pushed into the street and did not call the police. His camera was stolen. Sorry I don't have names.

I will invite the Captain of Park Station to our next meeting which is not until the end of January.

We had representatives from SAFE attend meetings several times. I still put out their info during our meetings.

A few years ago, 2 small groups got together - I believe one was in the 100 block of Corbett and the other on 17th. I don’t know if they still meet. It can be very effective. It usually works best for individual blocks.

If anyone is interested in getting involved, let me know and I can connect you with anyone else on your (or our) block.

Here’s a link:

http://www.sfsafe.org/system/brochures/H2OASN.pdf

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MORE CRIME IN CORBETT HTS

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 09:20:36 -0800

This is from a neighbor on Mars - sent last night:

We had a gunpoint attack yesterday evening around 8.30pm at 26 Mars Street. A friend of us who was leaving our place was attacked and robbed while he was sitting in his car and reading his messages on his I-phone. The police came 5 minutes after we called them, they were very professional, and they confirmed an increased number of attacks in the neighborhood.

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MORE CRIME IN CORBETT HTS

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 09:20:03 -0800

This is from a neighbor on Mars - sent last night:

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Crime in Corbett Heights!

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 21:20:37 -0800

There has been a considerable amount of crime in the neighborhood recently. Besides a number of vehicle break-ins, here’s a report from the Park Station's weekly report:

Thursday, November 3

Serious Incidents

17th and Temple Streets 11:10 PM Robbery A 46 year old Corona Heights
man was robbed at gunpoint as he walked home.

Please don’t leave anything visible in your car that could be conceived as valuable. Even a charging cable can give the impression that there may be an iPod or similar inside.

ALSO, PLEASE COME BY THIS SATURDAY TO THE CORBETT SLOPE. WE’RE HAVING ANOTHER WORK DAY FROM 10AM - 2PM. BUT THIS TIME WE WILL SPEND THE FIRST HOUR OR 2 DISCUSSING IDEAS ON HOW BEST TO DESIGN AND USE THE SPACE. SO PLEASE COME BY WITH YOUR IDEAS! WE’LL HAVE REFRESHMENTS.

BRING TOOLS IF YOU HAVE ANY - GLOVES, CLIPPERS….

SEE YOU ON SATURDAY!

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Crime in Corbett Heights!

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 21:19:06 -0800

There has been a considerable amount of crime in the neighborhood recently. Besides a number of vehicle break-ins, here’s a report from the Park Station's weekly report:

Thursday, November 3

Serious Incidents

17th and Temple Streets 11:10 PM Robbery A 46 year old Corona Heights
man was robbed at gunpoint as he walked home.

Please don’t leave anything visible in your car that could be conceived as valuable. Even a charging cable can give the impression that there may be an iPod or similar inside.

BRING TOOLS IF YOU HAVE ANY - GLOVES, CLIPPERS….

SEE YOU ON SATURDAY!

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