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DESCRIPTION:FARMERS, CUSTOMERS AND D5 SUPERVISOR DEAN PRESTON STAGING A RALLY & PRESS 
 CONFERENCE ABOUT FORCED RELOCATION & DOWNSIZING OF 42 YEAR OLD HEART OF THE 
 CITY FARMER’S MARKET\n\n\nSan Francisco City Hall steps (08/30/2023, 1pm) 
 - A protest, rally and press conference about a false promise, the forced 
 relocation and downsizing of San Francisco’s Heart of the City Farmers 
 Market (HOTCFM) is happening this Wed, Aug 30th at 1pm on City Hall Steps 
 with D5 Supervisor Dean Preston, farmers and long time customers speaking 
 out.\n\n\nAfter a meeting between the stakeholders including our city and 
 the HOTCFM management, organized last Thursday (Aug 24th) by Supervisor 
 Dean Preston, we learned that our city (SF Rec & Park Director Phil 
 Ginsberg) has misled the manager and directors of the HOTCFM (Heart of the 
 City Farmers Market) about some important issues including changing a six 
 month trial that the HOTCFM board previously agreed to into a two year 
 trial  to make way for a skateboard court and cement ping pong tables that 
 few are asking for.\n\n\nAs a result and after speaking to the farmers, the 
 grassroots residents association named The Tenderloin People’s Congress 
 (tenderloin vision 2020) has organized a rally and press conference at 1pm, 
 Wed, Aug 30th at SF City Hall steps (Polk street side).\n\nMORE 
 BACKGROUND:\nA survey of the farmers done by Tenderloin People’s Congress 
 members revealed that no one from the city first spoke to them.  The 
 farmers are upset that their upcoming forced relocation to the Fulton 
 Street parking lot (between the Main Library and Asian Art Museum) 
 beginning on Sun Sept 3rd will cause hardship and lost sales (reducing 
 customer facing tables from 3 sides to 1 side, not being able to keep 
 produce cool in nearby trucks, insufficient early morning lighting, no tent 
 tie downs, trucks parked offset without security, disabled access issues 
 and more).  Note that in a neighborhood without a supermarket, this Farmers 
 Market is critical for the health and welfare for many low income 
 Tenderloin and central city residents.\n\nSteve Pulliam, the HOTCFM Market 
 Manager, said that at minimum, they need the following in order to make 
 this move succeed:\n\n6-month pilot with benchmarks that can measure the 
 success or failure of project/relocation.\nExtra security for vehicles 
 parked off site.\n\nAdequate infrastructure including sufficient lighting 
 for early morning set up and anchors to tie down their 
 canopies.\n\nFinancial compensation to farmers for the burden/costs of the 
 move. (Costs could include extra weights for canopies, new canopies since 
 some are not strong enough for wind without tie downs, dollies, carts, 
 extra help for unloading/restocking and loading)\n\nAllocated space for 
 market/vendor expansion to financially sustainable levels.\nSo far, the 
 city has not offered any of the above.   \n\nUPCOMING RALLY & PRESS 
 CONFERENCE:\nOn Wednesday August 30th we will first meet at 12:15pm by the 
 Simon Bolivar bronze (man on a horse) statue at the Farmer's Market (UN 
 Plaza near Hyde St) to inform farmers and customers.  After this, we will 
 march by 1pm to San Francisco City Hall Steps for a rally and press 
 conference with City Supervisor Dean Preston.  Please join us.  \n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2023/08/28/18858576.php
SUMMARY:Save the Farmers Market Rally & Press Conference
LOCATION:Steps of San Francisco City Hall (Polk Street side)
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2023/08/28/18858576.php
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