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DESCRIPTION:Haight Ashbury Community Events at 730 Stanyan Street\n\nOn Saturday, 
 February 26th, members of the Haight Ashbury Community will gather from 
 2pm-7:30pm at 730 Stanyan for a demonstration event for an interim use at 
 the city-owned lot at 730 Stanyan.  The event is being held in response to 
 the city’s abrupt cancellation of an interim use serving the 
 community’s homeless population in October, Mayor London Breed said the 
 use was “unpopular” with neighbors.\n\nThe Saturday event includes a 
 range of activities welcoming to all community members and is planned to 
 include:\n* Acrosports kids tumble pop up, starting at 2pm-6pm\n* Snacks 
 and Hot Beverages including coffee and cider, 2pm-6pm\n* Live music, 
 2pm-6pm\n* Seniors’ corner: programs information, referrals and 
 application assistance sponsored by Institute on Aging and Senior Working 
 Group, 2pm-6pm\n* Vaccinations will be provided by the Department of Public 
 Health, 2pm-6pm\n* Department of Public Health’s Meet a Vax Expert will 
 be on hand to answer questions about Covid and the vaccines, 2pm-6pm\n* 
 Movie night, 6pm-7:30pm, "The Life and Times of Harvey Milk," a 
 documentary\n\nCommunity members who are participating in the Saturday 
 demonstration include a broad representation of the community including 
 representatives of neighborhood organizations including Coalition for a 
 Complete Community at 730 Stanyan (CCC), the Haight Ashbury Neighborhood 
 Council (HANC), the Cole Valley Haight Allies (CVHA), seniors, families 
 with children, non profit organizations, small business owners & front line 
 staff.  “We have organized this event welcome to all members of our 
 Haight Ashbury community and to demonstrate that there is in fact strong 
 community support for an interim use at 730 Stanyan which not only includes 
 homeless services but also provides space for community serving 
 activities” said David Woo from the Coalition for a Complete Community 
 (CCC)\n\nThe 730 Stanyan lot, location to a former McDonald’s, was 
 purchased by the City of San Francisco in 2018 for the development of 
 permanent affordable housing.  The construction which was originally set to 
 begin in 2021 has been delayed until at least 2023 according to the 
 Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development (MOHCD).  In July 
 2021, the Board of Supervisors included funding for a tent drop-in 
 providing homeless services as a transition from the Safe Sleeping Village 
 (SSV) the city had established as a temporary sanctioned tent site for 
 people experiencing homelessness from May 2020 to June 2021.  The 
 Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing (HSH) had been on track 
 to open the drop in having selected a vendor through an RFP in October when 
 Mayor London Breed appeared to have intervened and cancelled the project 
 after meeting with a handful of neighbors, some identified as prominent 
 donors and allies to the mayor. This was in addition to the decision by 
 MOHCD in 2019 to stop the initial city RFP process for selection of interim 
 uses on the site and continue to leave the site vacant. In response, 
 several community groups and community stakeholders came together to 
 organize an event for this Saturday to show support for the lot’s interim 
 use for both for homeless services and other community serving activities 
 until construction begins.\nPublicity for the event has been done by 
 community members primarily through flyers shared with neighbors and with 
 the assistance of neighborhood groups and local small businesses.\n \nThe 
 Coalition for Complete Community’s proposal for interim use, developed 
 through a series of community meetings and submitted to the city in 2019, 
 includes on-site services for transitional age youth, seniors, and families 
 as well as events, performances, and workshops such as movie nights, kids 
 play areas, exercise classes, and a community garden to name a few. Like 
 this event, the CCC proposal seeks to reflect the whole neighborhood in 
 activation and use of the site before construction begins.\n \n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2022/02/07/18847866.php
SUMMARY:Haight Ashbury Community Events at 730 Stanyan Street
LOCATION:730 Stanyan Street at Haight St., San Francisco 94117
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2022/02/07/18847866.php
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