Car Share Hubbub
The SF MTA has been working on a plan for a couple of years that would lease currently public parking spaces to car share businesses, including at least one owned by AVIS, which purchased ZIP Car for...
View ArticleHaight Ashbury Merchant & Music Fair
By Burt Phillips, HANC Board So if you haven't heard, and it seems most neighbors did not (which was a main point of contention), the Haight had a street party a couple of weeks ago. It was billed as...
View ArticleHANC 2014 Year in Review
It’s January again. As we look forward to 2015, we can also take this opportunity to reflect on last year. HANC again focused on themes that recur in our neighborhood – housing, transit, parks, local...
View ArticleFunds for Fire Relief
A fire broke out on 1/31/2015 at McAllister Street and Scott Street, affecting several buildings and residents. Alamo Square Neighborhood Association (ASNA) has set up a collection fund to go to those...
View ArticleReal Sharing Versus the ? Economy
By Richard Ivanhoe, HANC Board This year, HANC plans to present a series of meetings on the so-called “sharing economy” and its impact on our neighborhood and on our city. First, we want to come up...
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High Ended on Haight Street: View of the Future?
A tour bus, the size of a standard Google bus, was high ended on March 30th, when it attempted to turn south on Ashbury Street, up the slight incline. It held up traffic for nearly an hour as a...
View ArticleHANC Updates
By Bruce Wolfe, HANC Vice President Community Choice Aggregation (CCA): CleanPower SF (our program) has been moving along nicely. Recent stakeholder meeting revealed that the program is on time. The...
View ArticleBay to Breakers Aftermath
At its regular monthly meeting, the Board of HANC expressed an interest in trying to get the sponsor of Bay to Breakers to pay for cleanup of Haight Street the day after the annual event. Anectodal...
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Urban School Expansion
The construction of the Oak street extension of the Urban School is underway. The 64,000 foot administration/classroom/gym building is to rise some 40 feet to the left of the existing residence...
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HANC Donation for the 2015 Children's Halloween Hootenany
By unanimous vote, The HANC board granted $500 to the 2015 Children’s Halloween Hootenanny. Since 2006 this annual family event has been produced by the Haight-Ashbury Street Fair organization in...
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