Showing posts with label mission district. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mission district. Show all posts
Monday, April 20, 2009
Desde La Gran Manzana a San Pancho: HEEPESTERS Love Thick Mexican Moustaches!!!
Peep articles...
Hipster: The Dead End of Western Civilization (Adbusters)
So, Who Is a Hipster? (Mission Local)
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Mission District Hershey's Plant Threatened with Closure, While The Co. Increases Profits
So while there's talk and real fear of the Hershey's chocolate plant closing in the Mission District on 16th & Folsom, laying off over 100 local workers..."Hershey's profits rise as economy slumps"The following is an excerpt from a news report that came out back in January talking about the banner year that Hershey's is having despite the economic crises.
Peep out these links on how the French are getting down and radical: "United against the crisis, defend employment, spending power and public services."
French workers take manager hostage over job cuts
BBC News Video of People Taking to the Streets
Monday, February 16, 2009
YOU'RE GONNA CRY
A Solo Theater Work-In-Progress
by PAUL S. FLORES
Directed by Brian Freeman
Videography by Haldun Morgan
Thursday February 19, 2009 @ 7pm*
Friday February 20, 2009 @ 8pm**
RED POPPY ART HOUSE
2698 Folsom Street @ 23rd Street
San Francisco, CA 94110
415.826.2402
www.redpoppyarthouse.org
Tickets $7-$10 Sliding Scale available at the door
How could gentrification be violent if artists started it? Like many young artists, Paul Flores came to San Francisco looking to find a community and establish himself. You're Gonna Cry is about the hard realities of life in San Francisco's Mission District, and the offbeat and humorous characters who also make it a place to love. *2/19 (Thurs) Also features guest performances in homage to Nuyorican poet Pedro Pietri featuring influential local poets Alfonso Texidor, Avotjca, QR Hand and Marina Lavaille. w/ dj lucha grande **2/20 (Fri) Also features Youth Speaks with James Kass, local narrator Norman Zelaya and Taco Shop Poet Adrian Arancibia reading from his new book Atacama Poems. w/ dj lucha grande Check out video of Paul @ http://vimeo.com/2587678 You're Gonna Cry is a work-in-progress, original multimedia solo theater piece refelecting on Flores' own relationship to the Mission District Latino community where he spent ten years developing as a community artist and witnessing the force of gentrification that displaced many Latino residents and fellow artists, as the neighborhood went through a cultural shift beginning in 1995 when the SF Chronicle dubbed the neighborhood the "New Bohemia". Flores' story addresses his search for identity as an artist while pursuing an ideal/romantic vision of the Mission District as the Latino cultural oasis that it was famed to be in the 1960's and 70's. The piece includes spoken word, personal narrative, character monologues, puppets as well as a visual element - with the work of video artist Haldun Morgan -to explore Flores' personal journey as he developed into a Mission based poet, youth mentor, and Latino community activist against the backdrop of San Francisco's "Dot-Com" boom. Flores follows changes in the Mission's Latino community dynamics, including mass evictions, gang injunctions and immigration enforcement raids largely brought on by the affects of gentrification, ultimately leading him to arrive at a wiser, realistic understanding of an artist and his community. Playwright and director Brian Freeman's expertise in developing solo performance will be instrumental in shaping Flores' first solo theater project. And the two nights of work-in-progress at Red Poppy Art House are designed to get community feedback in preparation for the premiere in May 2009.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Rally For Families @ 2789 Harrison Canceled Today
The owner of 2789 Harrison Street (@ 24th) has agreed to enter into good faith negotiations with the families-the rally and press conference today is canceled. We will keep you posted on developments as they happen. Thanks for your support!
Monday, February 9, 2009
Spot Zoning Part V
Reading about the events of last week at the Planning Commission, it is obvious that American Apparel can learn a thing or two about doing business in the city. Check out this post from Beyond Chron.
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Spot Zoning Part II - A strange series of events
Advocates of the community planning process were happy to learn that Sandoval’s spot zoning legislation died at the Board of Supervisors. We believe Sandoval’s legislation died because the merits of raising the heights on just two properties were never vetted through the planning process. Interestingly enough, one Supervisor who supported his legislation at committee did not support it at the Board. This would be the first strange event in a series of strange events.
On Monday November 24th, the Eastern Neighborhoods Plan was passed by the Land Use Committee. The height limits along Mission Street are an aspect of the Eastern Neighborhoods Plan. While the Committee voted to keep the height limits along Mission Street as they have been, but nor below 55ft, the text of the actual legislation had the height limits set at 85 feet. The text carried a previous proposal, rejected by the Committee, to set the height limits along Mission Street at 85 ft.
On Tuesday November 25, the Plan was scheduled to be heard at the full Board of Supervisors. Given that the Plan was approved late Monday evening, there was not enough time to change the actual text of the legislation for the Board meeting to reflect what was passed.
The Board followed the Committee’s recommendation on height limits along Mission Street. As for the the height limits on both the El Capitan and New Mission theatre, they stayed where they are at, 55 feet and 65 feet respectively.
Are you with me so far?
The next strange event happened sometime in the week of the 24th when the Planning Department staff in charge of actually changing the text in the legislation to reflect the Board’s decision made a typographical error. They were making the changes they did not have time to do on the 24th.
The height limits on paper for the New Mission Theatre remained unchanged @ 85 ft instead of 55ft, but the height limit for the El Capitan Theatre was amended to reflect the Board’s decision at setting it at 55ft.
So of all of the parcels to get wrong, the planning staff gets wrong the one that is owned by a well connected restaurateur/developer. A part of me believes that it was an honest mistake because there is no evidence to the contrary.
When the Board approved the heights along Mission Street on the second reading on December 9th, as I stated in a previous post, they did not know that there was a typo regarding that one parcel.
This is where the problem begins. The planning staff made a typo that is caught too late, and the Board essentially votes the typo into law.
In a not so strange event, at the same hearing another Supervisor again tries to assist the well connected restaurateur /developer by trying to exclude his parcel, and that of the El Capitan Theatre, from the legislation. At this point the Supervisors are still unaware of the typo in the legislation. This move, if supported by the Board, would have essentially allowed the well connected restaurateur /developer to circumvent the planning process.
The centrist block of the Board of Supervisors supported the move to sever the two parcels from the height limits legislation in an effort to give the well connected restaurateur /developer his desired height. I guess they are not really into the idea of a community planning process and are ok with bypassing the planning process for well connected individuals.
Fortunately his efforts failed.
During all this time parcel 3616-007 had the incorrect height limit. On December 16th, the Board voted to correct their mistake. The Board passed the issue on the second reading, fixing the typographical error. Supervisors Carmen Chu, Dufty, Elsbernd, Alioto-Pier opposed fixing the error. Why would four otherwise rational law makers vote against a non-controversial issue such as fixing a mistake?
Unfortunately, as I mentioned in an earlier post, the Mayor vetoed the legislation fixing the issue before he left to Washington DC. For President Obama’s Inauguration.
On Monday November 24th, the Eastern Neighborhoods Plan was passed by the Land Use Committee. The height limits along Mission Street are an aspect of the Eastern Neighborhoods Plan. While the Committee voted to keep the height limits along Mission Street as they have been, but nor below 55ft, the text of the actual legislation had the height limits set at 85 feet. The text carried a previous proposal, rejected by the Committee, to set the height limits along Mission Street at 85 ft.
On Tuesday November 25, the Plan was scheduled to be heard at the full Board of Supervisors. Given that the Plan was approved late Monday evening, there was not enough time to change the actual text of the legislation for the Board meeting to reflect what was passed.
The Board followed the Committee’s recommendation on height limits along Mission Street. As for the the height limits on both the El Capitan and New Mission theatre, they stayed where they are at, 55 feet and 65 feet respectively.
Are you with me so far?
The next strange event happened sometime in the week of the 24th when the Planning Department staff in charge of actually changing the text in the legislation to reflect the Board’s decision made a typographical error. They were making the changes they did not have time to do on the 24th.
The height limits on paper for the New Mission Theatre remained unchanged @ 85 ft instead of 55ft, but the height limit for the El Capitan Theatre was amended to reflect the Board’s decision at setting it at 55ft.
So of all of the parcels to get wrong, the planning staff gets wrong the one that is owned by a well connected restaurateur/developer. A part of me believes that it was an honest mistake because there is no evidence to the contrary.
When the Board approved the heights along Mission Street on the second reading on December 9th, as I stated in a previous post, they did not know that there was a typo regarding that one parcel.
This is where the problem begins. The planning staff made a typo that is caught too late, and the Board essentially votes the typo into law.
In a not so strange event, at the same hearing another Supervisor again tries to assist the well connected restaurateur /developer by trying to exclude his parcel, and that of the El Capitan Theatre, from the legislation. At this point the Supervisors are still unaware of the typo in the legislation. This move, if supported by the Board, would have essentially allowed the well connected restaurateur /developer to circumvent the planning process.
The centrist block of the Board of Supervisors supported the move to sever the two parcels from the height limits legislation in an effort to give the well connected restaurateur /developer his desired height. I guess they are not really into the idea of a community planning process and are ok with bypassing the planning process for well connected individuals.
Fortunately his efforts failed.
During all this time parcel 3616-007 had the incorrect height limit. On December 16th, the Board voted to correct their mistake. The Board passed the issue on the second reading, fixing the typographical error. Supervisors Carmen Chu, Dufty, Elsbernd, Alioto-Pier opposed fixing the error. Why would four otherwise rational law makers vote against a non-controversial issue such as fixing a mistake?
Unfortunately, as I mentioned in an earlier post, the Mayor vetoed the legislation fixing the issue before he left to Washington DC. For President Obama’s Inauguration.
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Spot Zoning Part I
Where did all the trouble with parcel 3616-007 (the site of the New Mission Theatre) begin? It really started with former Supervisor Geraldo Sandoval.
Under the guise of historic preservation, former Supervisor Sandoval introduced legislation that would have excluded the parcels where the El Capitan residential hotel and the New Mission sit from the height requirements, essentially giving the developers a variance.
Sandoval introduced legislation during the last Land Use Committee Hearing on the Eastern Neighborhoods on November 24th. Scores of hearings were held at both the Planning Commission and the Land Use Committee on the Plan, where proposed amendments were, for the most part, thoroughly vetted. The height increase proposed in Sandoval’s legislation was never discussed during the process.
The last minute introduction of this piece of legislation was an insult to the hundreds if not thousands of individuals who attended the Eastern Neighborhoods hearings at the Planning Commission and Land Use Committee. Only a few concerned citizens had the opportunity to comment on the legislation at the last minute.
Sandoval argued that any proposed developments on those two parcels should be allowed to go up to 85 feet, by right, in order to preserve the facades or marquees. We were not necessarily opposed to the merits of his legislation; we were opposed to the manner in which it was introduced.
It was our contention that Sandoval’s action to introduce legislation at the final hearing went against the spirit of the Eastern Neighborhoods planning process. While we have reservations about the Eastern Neighborhoods Plan, it had unlike Sandoval’s legislation, been vetted during the last year by community organizations, community residents, the development lobby, the Planning Department, the Planning Commission, and the Board of Supervisors.
At best we considered the legislation to have been spot zoning, and at worst, to be a mockery of the planning process in San Francisco.
We argued for it to be treated as trailing legislation to allow for more community input and a more measured analysis by the Planning Department and Board of Supervisors.
Luckily for the community, the Board recognized the legislation as spot zoning and turned it down.
Unfortunately, other Supervisor were not content with its defeat, leading to a strange series of events that brings us to the February 3rd vote.
Under the guise of historic preservation, former Supervisor Sandoval introduced legislation that would have excluded the parcels where the El Capitan residential hotel and the New Mission sit from the height requirements, essentially giving the developers a variance.
Sandoval introduced legislation during the last Land Use Committee Hearing on the Eastern Neighborhoods on November 24th. Scores of hearings were held at both the Planning Commission and the Land Use Committee on the Plan, where proposed amendments were, for the most part, thoroughly vetted. The height increase proposed in Sandoval’s legislation was never discussed during the process.
The last minute introduction of this piece of legislation was an insult to the hundreds if not thousands of individuals who attended the Eastern Neighborhoods hearings at the Planning Commission and Land Use Committee. Only a few concerned citizens had the opportunity to comment on the legislation at the last minute.
Sandoval argued that any proposed developments on those two parcels should be allowed to go up to 85 feet, by right, in order to preserve the facades or marquees. We were not necessarily opposed to the merits of his legislation; we were opposed to the manner in which it was introduced.
It was our contention that Sandoval’s action to introduce legislation at the final hearing went against the spirit of the Eastern Neighborhoods planning process. While we have reservations about the Eastern Neighborhoods Plan, it had unlike Sandoval’s legislation, been vetted during the last year by community organizations, community residents, the development lobby, the Planning Department, the Planning Commission, and the Board of Supervisors.
At best we considered the legislation to have been spot zoning, and at worst, to be a mockery of the planning process in San Francisco.
We argued for it to be treated as trailing legislation to allow for more community input and a more measured analysis by the Planning Department and Board of Supervisors.
Luckily for the community, the Board recognized the legislation as spot zoning and turned it down.
Unfortunately, other Supervisor were not content with its defeat, leading to a strange series of events that brings us to the February 3rd vote.
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Say It Ain't So
According to post on the SFGate.com City Insider’s page, Mayor Gavin Newsom vetoed a piece of legislation passed by the Board of Supervisors that would have corrected a typographical error in the Eastern Neighborhoods Plan that was recently approved by the Board. Why would the mayor veto something that is essentially a non policy issue, but is just correcting a mistake? Before I answer that question, let me give you some history on the matter.
In December the Board of Supervisors voted to maintain the maximum allowable heights of buildings along Mission Street at their current levels, a change from the proposed allowable heights in the Eastern Neighborhood Plan.
In order to do this every parcel, several hundred if not thousands, had to be listed in the legislation at their correct heights. Every parcel has the correct height listed except for one. On that parcel happens to sit the New Mission Theatre and Giant Value store. The Supervisors believed that they voted to maintain the height of that parcel at 65 feet (approximately 6 stories), but the legislation carried the typo. The Board with out knowing voted to approve the Eastern Neighborhoods Plan with the allowable height at that particular parcel at 85 feet.
To their credit, the mistake was owned up to by the Planning staff. When informed of this error, the Board of Supervisors drafted and passed legislation to correct the mistake. What is funny is that some supervisors (Dufty, Alioto-Pier, Elsbernd and Carmen Chu) voted against correcting the mistake. Why would they vote against correcting a mistake? It is not even a policy issue.
The owner of the site, Gus Murad, (who is politically well connected and happens to assist with fundraising for a variety of San Francisco politicians) plans to build an eight story tower that would contain high-end condos and a nightclub. If the heights were correctly set at 65 feet he would need to apply for a zoning variance to be allowed to build an eight story tower. To my knowledge, he has had these plans in the works for years, but has yet to apply for a variance. We hope he develops a project that is an asset to the community.
The problem is that he has circumvented the planning process that all other developers have to abide by, most likely because he is politically connected. The Newsom veto allows him the additional height to build his project without having to provide any additional benefits for the community. In this day and age of Change, shouldn’t the politicians be called out for appearances of out-right voting under the influence of money.
No one is outright opposed to an eight story tall tower along Mission Street, but the developer should go through the proper channels to do it. Otherwise, this is spot zoning by the Mayor and the four Supervisors who supported the original amendment. This winter the community and the Planning Department completed a decade long planning process, just to have the Mayor allow one special character exempted from its requirements because of a mistake. All San Franciscans should be outraged at such blatant pay to play politics and call Supervisors Chu, Elsbernd, Alito-Pier, and Dufty to demand that they support the override of the Mayor’s Veto that is scheduled to be considered at the Board of Supervisors February 3.
MAC
Signed, sealed and delivered!
The Eastern Neighborhoods Plan was passed by the Board of Supervisors and signed by the Mayor in December. The Plans became effective on January 19, 2009.
We will provide some analysis as to how the Plan will affect the Mission District in future posts.
We will provide some analysis as to how the Plan will affect the Mission District in future posts.
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Mi Pueblo... Represent, Represent!
The peoples were in the casa & representing at yesterday's Land Use Committee hearing at City Hall. Community members from the Mission District and the South of Market came from the heart and demanded the Peoples Plan - the community's blueprint for affordable housing and economic development for the next 20 years. Neighborhood leader after leader let Supervisors Peskin, Maxwell and Sandoval know that they were not satisfied with the Planning Departments Eastern Neighborhoods Plan.The Residential Builders Association, the creators of "live work" loft condos, were there as well making sure it's the usual PROFITS OVER PEOPLE. Also in the audience was local developer/entrepreneur Gus Murad, owner of Giant Value & the New Mission Theater, keeping a close eye on the Supes so they don't thwart his 100+ units of market-rate condo w/ monster club (think Medjools but bigger) proposal. Props go out to Local 22 Carpenters Union who came deep with their members and backed up MAC by asking the Supervisors to make the developers hire local & pay their fair share in development fees.
Friday, September 26, 2008
I LOve THe Peoples Plan/Yo Quiero El PLan POpular
Click and download the Peoples Plan support letter below. Email it to the SF Supervisors on the Land Use Committee on behalf of the hard working families of San Francisco...
Haz click abajo y descarge la carta apoyando las familias que luchan cada dia en San Francisco. Mandelo por email a los Supervisores del Comite del Uso de Terreno...
Sophie Maxwell, District 10 Supervisor
(415) 554-7670 - voice
(415) 554-7674 – fax
Sophie.Maxwell@sfgov.org
Haz click abajo y descarge la carta apoyando las familias que luchan cada dia en San Francisco. Mandelo por email a los Supervisores del Comite del Uso de Terreno...
Sophie Maxwell, District 10 Supervisor
(415) 554-7670 - voice
(415) 554-7674 – fax
Sophie.Maxwell@sfgov.org
Gerardo Sandoval, District 11 Supervisor
(415) 554-6975 - voice
(415) 554-6979 - fax
Gerardo.Sandoval@sfgov.org
Aaron Peskin, District 3 Supervisor
(415) 554-7450 - voice
(415) 554-7454 - fax
Aaron.Peskin@sfgov.org
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
The Eastern Neighborhoods Plan (EN)
For today I will answer some FAQs to provide some background information to the new readers of the blog.
What is the Eastern Neighborhoods Plan?
To view the City’s answer, click here.
To sum up the website, the Eastern Neighborhoods Plan will rezone several neighborhoods on the eastern half of San Francisco. These neighborhoods include: The Mission District, SOMA, Central Waterfront, and Potrero Hill. The proposed EN plan will limit/eliminate community input into the planning process, eliminate thousands of blue-collar jobs, and encourage high density luxury condos.
Why is MAC involved?
We are involved in the process because the new planning codes from the rezoning process have the potential to continue the displacement of Mission District and San Franciscan residents. We believe that disenfranchised members of our neighborhood, including working class communities of color, not developers, should be steering the planning process. One way we do this is by creating and advocating for the People’s Plan, a set of zoning policies and maps created by working class Mission residents that work to meet the housing, economic development, open space, and transportation needs of the people most vulnerable to displacement.
What is MAC advocating for?
Among other things, we are advocating for the Eastern Neighborhoods Plan to be amended to require greater levels of affordability in all new housing developments, preserve blue collar jobs in the city, create green jobs for all, and allow for greater community input into the planning process.
Friday, August 29, 2008
Friday Happy Hour/Hora Feliz: Convivios in the Barrio
On Wednesday and Thursday the compas from the Mission Anti-displacement Coalition threw down a couple of barrio inspired mixers for community folks. Over plates of panuchos and hummus, organizers shared policy demands & community strategies for strengthening our San Francisco Eastern Neighborhoods. Similar to MAC members, many of those present are also involved in local efforts to win Proposition B (the Affordable Housing Charter Amendment) this coming November 5. After much heartfelt discussions about the conditions of our neighborhoods and the flight of working families from the Mission and South of Market, there was enthusiastic agreement that now is the time to get involved. Everyone in attendance committed to involving hundreds of people to win thousands of affordable housing units and blue/green collar jobs through the Eastern Neighborhoods Plan and Proposition B.
El Miercoles y Jueves pasado l@s compas de la Coalicion Anti-desplazamiento de la Misión organizaron unos convivios con miembros de la comunidad. Gozamos unos platos muy ricos de panuchos y hummus, a la misma vez organizadoras presentaron demandas y estrategias politicas para retomar Nuestro Ciudad de los urbanizadores codiciosos. Despues de mucho discusion sobre las condiciones de nuestro barrios y el desplazamiento de las familias trabajadoras de la Mission y South of Market, hubo mucho animo para involucrarse y defender nuestros derechos a vivir, trabajar y gozar la ciudad. Todos presente comprometieron a organizar cientos de personas para ganar miles de unidades de vivienda accesibles y trabajos manuales en Los Vecindarios del Este de San Francisco. Mucho de los quienes estaban presente, lo tambien estan involucrados en la campaña en favor de la Proposición B (enmienda para Viviendas Accesibles) de este 5º de Noviembre. 
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Join Us For The Summer Mixers//Unete A Los Convivios En El Barrio
We are calling friends, activists & allies to join us for some tasty food & drinks as we share our policy demands & strategy for taking back our SF Eastern Neighborhoods. At the same time we are mobilizing to win Prop B (the Affordable Housing Charter Amendment) this November, we are also organizing hundreds of people to win thousands of affordable housing units through the Eastern Neighborhoods Plan.
Join us for one these fun political mixers in the barrio...
August 27, 5pm @ PODER
474 Valencia St. #120 (at 16th St.)
-OR-
August 28, 5:30pm @ Le Boheme Cafe
3318 24th St. (at Mission St)
Estamos invitando a nuestros amig@s y aliados a reunirse en una tarde con comida y bebidas en dondoe vamos presentar nuestras demandas y estrategias para retomar Nuestro Ciudad. Ala misma vez que estamos movilizando en favor de la Proposición B (enmienda para Viviendas Accesibles) de este Noviembre, tambien estamos organizando miles de personas para ganar miles de unidades de vivienda accesibles en Los Vecindarios del Este de San Francisco.
27 de Agosto, 5pm en PODER
474 Calle Valencia #120 (acerca la Calle16)
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28 de Agosto, 5:30pm en Le Boheme
3318 Calle 24 (acerca la Calle Mission)
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Que Viva Jose Morales!
On July 27 over 70 supporters joined Jose Morales for a vigil commemorating his 14 year battle against an unjust Ellis Act eviction from his home of 43 years. At 79 years old, Jose has accomplished the amazing feet of fighting his landlord for the right to live out his golden years in the neighborhood and home that he loves. Over these triumphant years Jose has garnered the enthusiasm and hope of thousands of peoples from throughout the City.
Sadly though, on August 6 the San Francisco Sheriffs at the request of the courts, delivered the final blow and forced Jose out of his home at 527 San Jose Ave. It was a sad day but I couldn't help feeling hopeful at the sight of dozens of community members and organizations lending Jose a hand during this difficult time. That's what a community does... we take care of our own!
Currently, Jose is staying at a shelter being run by Dolores Street Community Services and is working with the fine folks at Bernal Heights Neighborhood Center to get him into affordable senior housing as soon as possible. Click here for the full Tecolote story.
Props go out to the many peoples and organizations that have and continue emotionally, spiritually and materially supporting our Abuelo. Click here for the pictures.
Development without Displacement: is it possible?
The Peoples Plan for Housing, Jobs, and Economic Development was officially unveiled to the Planning Commission on July 10, 2008. The Peoples Plan (a community planning effort) was written to inform the Mission Area Plan (MAP) released by the city. The planning commission will vote on the plan by the end August. The Board of Supervisors will have the final vote.
The MAP will have numerous effects on the Mission District, on Mission Street in particular. Contrary to the People’s Plan that advocates for 55 feet (5 stories) height limits, the MAP will increase the height limits on Mission Street to 85 feet (8 stories) from an average of 65 (6 stories). What does this mean? This means that most of the land along Mission will become more expensive overnight. The city will have conferred wealth to landowners at the expense of the community. How? The taller a building can be, the more housing that can be built. Generally, the more housing that can be built, the more expensive the land becomes. There is nothing wrong with building more housing but we are afraid that more housing units along Mission Street will likely mean more luxury condos that the vast majority of residents can not afford.
More luxury condos will eventually lead to more gentrification. More gentrification will result in your neighbor, your favorite businesses, your best customer or even you being evicted or price out of the neighborhood. Does sound like a plan that would benefit the neighborhood? No it does not.
We are advocating for increased affordability levels (more below market rate units) for any development along the corridor, and enhanced affordability levels for any development that is higher than 55 feet. What does increased affordability mean for the business in the neighborhood? It means that there will be more low-moderate income customers in the neighborhood. This is approximately a family of four that earns less than $80,000 a year. This segment of the population is the customer base for many of the stores that operate in the daytime along Mission Street.
Mission merchants protect your customer base by supporting the People’s Plan, the only plan that will protect local business and residents from being evicted, and the only plan that will lead to housing, jobs, and economic development for Mission District residents.
EN ESPANOL
Desarrollo sin desplazamiento: es esto posible?
El Plan Popular por Vivienda, Trabajos y Desarrollo Económico fue presentado oficialmente a la Comisión de Planificación el 10 de Julio del 2008. El Plan Popular (un trabajo conjunto de planificación comunitaria) fue escrito para incluir las demandas de la comunidad en el Plan de Area de la Misión (MAP en inglés) presentado por la ciudad. La Comisión de Planificación votará si recomienda el Plan a finales de agosto pero la aprobación final la decidirá la Junta de Supervisores.
El MAP de ser aprobado tal como está tendra numerosos efectos en el distrito de la Misión y en particular en la Calle de la Misión. Contrario al Plan Popular que apoya un límite de altura de los edificios de 55 pies (5 pisos), el MAP propone 85 pies (8 pisos) de altura límite para los edificios en la calle de la Misión. Qué significa esto? Esto significa que la mayoría de las propiedades en particular el valor de la tierra en la calle de la Misión será de un día para otro mucho más costosa. Por medio de esta política la Ciudad le estará otorgando riqueza a los dueños de la tierra a expensas de la comunidad. Cómo pasa esto? Entre más alto pueda ser un edificio, más vivienda puede construirse. Generalmente, entre mas vivienda pueda ser construída en un terreno mayor valor adquiere la propiedad. No hay nada de malo en construir más vivienda, pero nos preocupa que las viviendas que van a construir a lo largo de la calle Misión son condominios lujosos que la gran mayoría de los residente no pueden comprar.
La construcción de más condominios lujosos solo conduce a más aburguesamiento del barrio. Mayor aburguesamiento resulta en que su vecino, su tienda favorita, su mejor cliente ó usted mismo sea desalojado de su vivienda o negocio por el exagerado aumento en la renta. ¿Le parece que este es un plan que podría beneficiar al vecindario? Por supuesto que No!
Nosotros estamos abogando por incrementar los niveles de accesibilidad para familias de bajos y moderados ingresos (mayor número de viviendas a precios por debajo del mercado BMR en inglés) en cualquier nueva construcción de vivienda más alta de 55 pies (5 pisos) a lo largo del corredor comercial de la calle Misión. ¿Qué significa aumentar el acceso a vivienda económica para los negocios? Esto significa que habrá más familias de bajos y moderados ingresos (familia de 4 que ganan menos de $83,000 al año) en el vecindario. Ellos son el segmento de la población considerados los mejores y más fieles clientes de las tiendas que operan durante el día en la Misión.
Comerciantes de la Misión protejan a sus clientes apoyando el Plan Popular, el Plan que protegerá a los negocios locales y residentes de ser desalojados, el Plan que nos llevará a obtener vivienda, trabajos y desarrollo económico para los residentes del distrito de la Misión.
The MAP will have numerous effects on the Mission District, on Mission Street in particular. Contrary to the People’s Plan that advocates for 55 feet (5 stories) height limits, the MAP will increase the height limits on Mission Street to 85 feet (8 stories) from an average of 65 (6 stories). What does this mean? This means that most of the land along Mission will become more expensive overnight. The city will have conferred wealth to landowners at the expense of the community. How? The taller a building can be, the more housing that can be built. Generally, the more housing that can be built, the more expensive the land becomes. There is nothing wrong with building more housing but we are afraid that more housing units along Mission Street will likely mean more luxury condos that the vast majority of residents can not afford.
More luxury condos will eventually lead to more gentrification. More gentrification will result in your neighbor, your favorite businesses, your best customer or even you being evicted or price out of the neighborhood. Does sound like a plan that would benefit the neighborhood? No it does not.
We are advocating for increased affordability levels (more below market rate units) for any development along the corridor, and enhanced affordability levels for any development that is higher than 55 feet. What does increased affordability mean for the business in the neighborhood? It means that there will be more low-moderate income customers in the neighborhood. This is approximately a family of four that earns less than $80,000 a year. This segment of the population is the customer base for many of the stores that operate in the daytime along Mission Street.
Mission merchants protect your customer base by supporting the People’s Plan, the only plan that will protect local business and residents from being evicted, and the only plan that will lead to housing, jobs, and economic development for Mission District residents.
EN ESPANOL
Desarrollo sin desplazamiento: es esto posible?
El Plan Popular por Vivienda, Trabajos y Desarrollo Económico fue presentado oficialmente a la Comisión de Planificación el 10 de Julio del 2008. El Plan Popular (un trabajo conjunto de planificación comunitaria) fue escrito para incluir las demandas de la comunidad en el Plan de Area de la Misión (MAP en inglés) presentado por la ciudad. La Comisión de Planificación votará si recomienda el Plan a finales de agosto pero la aprobación final la decidirá la Junta de Supervisores.
El MAP de ser aprobado tal como está tendra numerosos efectos en el distrito de la Misión y en particular en la Calle de la Misión. Contrario al Plan Popular que apoya un límite de altura de los edificios de 55 pies (5 pisos), el MAP propone 85 pies (8 pisos) de altura límite para los edificios en la calle de la Misión. Qué significa esto? Esto significa que la mayoría de las propiedades en particular el valor de la tierra en la calle de la Misión será de un día para otro mucho más costosa. Por medio de esta política la Ciudad le estará otorgando riqueza a los dueños de la tierra a expensas de la comunidad. Cómo pasa esto? Entre más alto pueda ser un edificio, más vivienda puede construirse. Generalmente, entre mas vivienda pueda ser construída en un terreno mayor valor adquiere la propiedad. No hay nada de malo en construir más vivienda, pero nos preocupa que las viviendas que van a construir a lo largo de la calle Misión son condominios lujosos que la gran mayoría de los residente no pueden comprar.
La construcción de más condominios lujosos solo conduce a más aburguesamiento del barrio. Mayor aburguesamiento resulta en que su vecino, su tienda favorita, su mejor cliente ó usted mismo sea desalojado de su vivienda o negocio por el exagerado aumento en la renta. ¿Le parece que este es un plan que podría beneficiar al vecindario? Por supuesto que No!
Nosotros estamos abogando por incrementar los niveles de accesibilidad para familias de bajos y moderados ingresos (mayor número de viviendas a precios por debajo del mercado BMR en inglés) en cualquier nueva construcción de vivienda más alta de 55 pies (5 pisos) a lo largo del corredor comercial de la calle Misión. ¿Qué significa aumentar el acceso a vivienda económica para los negocios? Esto significa que habrá más familias de bajos y moderados ingresos (familia de 4 que ganan menos de $83,000 al año) en el vecindario. Ellos son el segmento de la población considerados los mejores y más fieles clientes de las tiendas que operan durante el día en la Misión.
Comerciantes de la Misión protejan a sus clientes apoyando el Plan Popular, el Plan que protegerá a los negocios locales y residentes de ser desalojados, el Plan que nos llevará a obtener vivienda, trabajos y desarrollo económico para los residentes del distrito de la Misión.
Monday, August 11, 2008
The End Is Near! Let's Organize...
Last Thursday the San Francisco Planning Commission voted to approve the Eastern Neighborhoods Plan that will rezone four of San Francisco's most diverse and economically important neighborhoods, East SOMA, the Central Waterfront, Showplace Square, and the Mission district. This process now enters its final stage at the Board of Supervisors, where the Supervisors will make changes based on community input. The SF Chronicle's take can be found here.
MAC has been organizing around this process since its beginning, way back in 2001. We have been ceaselessly advocating for our community derived land-use policies, contained in the People's Plan, to be adopted by the Planning Department. The City's plan, as approved, falls far short of what we have been demanding. It does an adequate job of protecting land for industrial jobs in the Mission and it also requires new "hybrid" industries that provide industrial jobs but have a larger office component, to hire a significant portion (25%) of their workers from within our traditional industrial workforce. However, the Devil is in the details; unless we have adequate monitoring and enforcement of the new rules, our communities will lose out. So far the details are conspicuously lacking in their plan.
The housing side is far worse: a giveaway to market-rate developers that will quickly gentrify the neighborhood at an even more rapid rate than what we have seen this past decade. The Planning Department is not offering much in terms of affordable housing beyond "inclusionary housing," which is in essence below-market-rate ownership housing and what it calls "middle-income" housing, that would offer housing for people making 150% of Area Median Income (about $99,000 per year for a single person!). We are still strongly advocating for zoning that will result in affordable housing for low and moderate-income renters, who are the majority of the folks that live in the Mission, as well as affordable ownership opportunities.
While the Planning Commission and Planning Department may have given up on truly affordable housing, we haven't! We are organizing our community to come out in force to the Board of Supervisors in September. The Board still has the power to give the community the plan we have worked so hard to get. Please check back here regularly to get updated on specific hearing and event dates and to get updated on our specific campaign demands. The end is near and that means that we have to come together stronger than ever before.
Versión En Español
El jueves pasado la Comisión de Planificación de San Francisco votó para aprobar El Plan de las Vecindades del Este rezonifica cuatro de las vecindades más diversas y económicamente más importantes, East SOMA, Central Waterfront, Showplace Square, y el Distrito de la Misión. Este proceso ahora empieza su etapa final en la junta de Supervisores donde los Supervisores harán cambios basados en el retroalimento de la comunidad. El punto de vista del SF Chronicle puede ser encontrado aquí.
MAC ha estado organizando alrededor de este proceso desde su principio en 2001. Hemos estado abogando incesantemente para nuestras políticas derivadas por la comunidad, contenidos adentro del Plan Popular, para que sean adoptadas por el Departamento de Planificación. El plan de la ciudad, según lo aprobado esta corto de lo que hemos estado exigiendo. Es adecuado en sus protecciones para los trabajos industriales en la Misión y también requiere que las nuevas industrias “híbridas” que proporcionan trabajos industriales pero que tienen un componente más grande de oficina, para que empleen una porción significativa (25%) de trabajadores industriales tradicionales. Sin embargo, el diablo está en los detalles; a menos que tengamos la supervisión y aplicación adecuadas de las nuevas reglas, nuestras comunidades perderán. Los detalles están faltando hasta ahora en su plan.
El plan para viviendas es mucho mas peor: un regalo para los urbanizadores de viviendas al nivel del mercado que rápidamente va a aburguesar a la vecindad aún más rapido de lo qué hemos visto esta última década. El Departamento de Planificación no está ofreciendo mucho en términos de la vivienda económica más allá del “inclusionary housing,” que es, esencialmente, vivienda de compra bajo del nivel del mercado, y lo qué ellos llaman la vivienda de “renta promedia,” que ofrecería viviendas para la gente que hace 150% de promedio de ingresos de la área (¡cerca de $99,000 por el año para una sola persona!). Todavía estamos abogando fuertemente para zonificación que dará va a crear viviendas económicas para los inquilinos de ingresos bajos y de la moderado, que son la mayoría de la gente que vive en la misión, así como oportunidades para comprar viviendas económicas.
¡Mientras que la Comisión y el Departamento de Planificación pudieron se han dado por vencidos en la idea de vivienda económica, nosotros seguimos luchando! Estamos organizando a nuestra comunidad para venir con fuerza a la Junta de Supervisores en septiembre. La Junta de Supervisores todavía tiene el poder de dar a la comunidad el plan que hemos trabajado tan duro para conseguir. Regrese por aquí regularmente para conseguir las fechas específicas para audiencias y eventos y para obtener noticias sobre nuestra campaña. El fin esta cerca y esto significa que tenemos que venir juntos más fuertemente que nunca.
MAC has been organizing around this process since its beginning, way back in 2001. We have been ceaselessly advocating for our community derived land-use policies, contained in the People's Plan, to be adopted by the Planning Department. The City's plan, as approved, falls far short of what we have been demanding. It does an adequate job of protecting land for industrial jobs in the Mission and it also requires new "hybrid" industries that provide industrial jobs but have a larger office component, to hire a significant portion (25%) of their workers from within our traditional industrial workforce. However, the Devil is in the details; unless we have adequate monitoring and enforcement of the new rules, our communities will lose out. So far the details are conspicuously lacking in their plan.
The housing side is far worse: a giveaway to market-rate developers that will quickly gentrify the neighborhood at an even more rapid rate than what we have seen this past decade. The Planning Department is not offering much in terms of affordable housing beyond "inclusionary housing," which is in essence below-market-rate ownership housing and what it calls "middle-income" housing, that would offer housing for people making 150% of Area Median Income (about $99,000 per year for a single person!). We are still strongly advocating for zoning that will result in affordable housing for low and moderate-income renters, who are the majority of the folks that live in the Mission, as well as affordable ownership opportunities.
While the Planning Commission and Planning Department may have given up on truly affordable housing, we haven't! We are organizing our community to come out in force to the Board of Supervisors in September. The Board still has the power to give the community the plan we have worked so hard to get. Please check back here regularly to get updated on specific hearing and event dates and to get updated on our specific campaign demands. The end is near and that means that we have to come together stronger than ever before.
Versión En Español
El jueves pasado la Comisión de Planificación de San Francisco votó para aprobar El Plan de las Vecindades del Este rezonifica cuatro de las vecindades más diversas y económicamente más importantes, East SOMA, Central Waterfront, Showplace Square, y el Distrito de la Misión. Este proceso ahora empieza su etapa final en la junta de Supervisores donde los Supervisores harán cambios basados en el retroalimento de la comunidad. El punto de vista del SF Chronicle puede ser encontrado aquí.
MAC ha estado organizando alrededor de este proceso desde su principio en 2001. Hemos estado abogando incesantemente para nuestras políticas derivadas por la comunidad, contenidos adentro del Plan Popular, para que sean adoptadas por el Departamento de Planificación. El plan de la ciudad, según lo aprobado esta corto de lo que hemos estado exigiendo. Es adecuado en sus protecciones para los trabajos industriales en la Misión y también requiere que las nuevas industrias “híbridas” que proporcionan trabajos industriales pero que tienen un componente más grande de oficina, para que empleen una porción significativa (25%) de trabajadores industriales tradicionales. Sin embargo, el diablo está en los detalles; a menos que tengamos la supervisión y aplicación adecuadas de las nuevas reglas, nuestras comunidades perderán. Los detalles están faltando hasta ahora en su plan.
El plan para viviendas es mucho mas peor: un regalo para los urbanizadores de viviendas al nivel del mercado que rápidamente va a aburguesar a la vecindad aún más rapido de lo qué hemos visto esta última década. El Departamento de Planificación no está ofreciendo mucho en términos de la vivienda económica más allá del “inclusionary housing,” que es, esencialmente, vivienda de compra bajo del nivel del mercado, y lo qué ellos llaman la vivienda de “renta promedia,” que ofrecería viviendas para la gente que hace 150% de promedio de ingresos de la área (¡cerca de $99,000 por el año para una sola persona!). Todavía estamos abogando fuertemente para zonificación que dará va a crear viviendas económicas para los inquilinos de ingresos bajos y de la moderado, que son la mayoría de la gente que vive en la misión, así como oportunidades para comprar viviendas económicas.
¡Mientras que la Comisión y el Departamento de Planificación pudieron se han dado por vencidos en la idea de vivienda económica, nosotros seguimos luchando! Estamos organizando a nuestra comunidad para venir con fuerza a la Junta de Supervisores en septiembre. La Junta de Supervisores todavía tiene el poder de dar a la comunidad el plan que hemos trabajado tan duro para conseguir. Regrese por aquí regularmente para conseguir las fechas específicas para audiencias y eventos y para obtener noticias sobre nuestra campaña. El fin esta cerca y esto significa que tenemos que venir juntos más fuertemente que nunca.
Thursday, August 7, 2008
The Mission is our Home
(This post originally appeared in the publication El Tecolote earlier this year)
It has been ten years since Mission residents were first being evicted and priced out of their homes in the gentrification of the Mission. In an attempt to quell these problems, the Mission Ant-displacement Coalition (MAC) has been fighting to prevent displacements through grass root organizing and advocacy. In response to neighborhood concerns, the San Francisco Planning Department has been in the process of creating a Mission Area Plan to rezone the Mission District. Among other things, the plan will “strive to provide a significant amount of new” affordable housing and “attempt to ensure a stable future” for industrial type businesses.
The residents of the Mission will need to advocate for “a significant amount of new” affordable housing and “a stable future” for industrial type businesses, because the City will fail to provide a suitable amount without community pressure.
The proposed zoning changes by the city will affect your home, business, health, employment and/or commute. It is imperative that community residents voice their opinions at City Hall. The Planning Department staff hopes to finalize the Mission Area Plan by year’s end. Hearings at the Planning Commission regarding the Mission Area Plan (MAP) are scheduled to begin in May. The San Francisco Board of Supervisors will have final say on the policies in the MAP.
MAC has been in discussions with the panning department and other neighborhood based organizations to deliver community input into the plans. MAC has advocated for the plan to include regulations requiring that a significant percentage of the new housing built be affordable to families in the neighborhood. As a coalition of social service agencies, MAC is very aware of the need for affordable family-size housing in the neighborhood.
The biggest physical changes to the neighborhood will likely occur along the corridors (Mission, 24th, 16th, and Valencia Street) and the northwest corner of the Mission. The plan can also have a significant affect on the number of residents and businesses who are evicted or priced out of their respective homes and locations.
The rezoning of the corridors will play an important role in where new housing is built. The plan calls for rezoning Mission Street to allow for more housing by increasing height limits along the corridor. It could create incentives for developers to demolish existing buildings with businesses on the ground floor to build expensive mid-rise condos. Rezoning along the corridors should be done to maximize affordability and minimize displacement.
The plan will also determine the future uses of the industrial spaces in the northwest corner of the Mission. It will recommend the conversion (rezoning) of some parcels zoned for industrial use to residential and commercial uses. It is important to preserve industrial businesses because they provide thousands of blue-collar jobs.
EN ESPANOL
La Misión es Nuestro Hogar
Han sido ya 10 años desde que residentes de la Misión fueron desalojados y desplazados de sus viviendas por el alto costo de las rentas y el proceso de aburguesamiento del barrio. En un intento para enfrentar el problema, MEDA con otras organizaciones de la coalición MAC han estado luchando para prevenir los desplazamientos y estabilizar el vecindario por medio de la organización y participación comunitaria. En respuesta a las preocupaciones de la comunidad , el departamento de Planificación de la ciudad ha estado en el proceso de crear el Plan de Area para la Misión para rezonificar el Distrito de la Misión. El Departamento de Planificación espera lograr la aprobación del Plan para finales de este año. Entre otras cosas, el Plan de Area se “esforzará por proveer una significativa cantidad de vivienda económica” e “intentará asegurar un futuro estable para los negocios industriales”
Los cambios de zonificación propuestos afectarán su vivienda, negocio, salud, empleo y transporte a su lugar de trabajo. Los cambios físicos más significativos en el vecindario se notarán alrededor de los corredores comerciales de las calles Mission, Valencia, 24 y 16 y la parte noreste de la Misión. El plan puede tener un impacto significativo en el número de residentes y negocios que son desplazados o desalojados debido a los altos precios de la renta. Audiencias en la Comisión de Planificación con respecto al Plan de Area de la Misión empezarán en Mayo. La Junta de Supervisores sera quien diga la última palabra con respecto a las políticas del Plan de Area.
MEDA como miembro de la coalición MAC ha abogado por incluir legislación que requiera un mayor porcentaje de construcción de vivienda nueva accesible para familias del vecindario. El Plan de la ciudad propone rezonificar la calle Mission para permitir mayor altura de los edificios para constuir más vivienda. Lo anterior puede motivar a los constructores a demoler los edificios existentes que tienen negocios locales en el primer piso para constuir edificios de condominios costosos e inaccesibles a nuestra comunidad. La rezonificación alrededor del corredor comercial de la Calle Mission debe ser hecho para maximizar el número de vivienda económica y minimizar el desplazamiento.
El plan de la ciudad determinará el futuro de los usos industriales en la esquina noreste del Distrito de la Misión. Por ahora la recomendación de la ciudad es rezonificar algunos lotes designados para uso industrial y convertirlos para uso residencial y comercial. Es importante preservar los negocios industriales porque proveen miles de trabajos para nuestra comunidad.
Si está interesado en saber más del Plan de Area de la Misión, puede visitar la siguientes páginas de Internet:
Departamento de Planificación: http://www.sfgov.org/site/uploadedfiles/planning/Citywide/Eastern_Neighborhoods/VOLUME_1_Mission_Area_Plan.pdf
Coalición de MAC: http://www.macsf.org/documents/Peoples_Plan_Draft_part_1.pdf
Qué es zonificación y porque es tan importante?
Cada dirección (lote o parcela) en la ciudad es zonificada para ciertos usos. La calle Mission está zonificada para uso comercial y residencial. La calle 24 tiene también los mismos usos pero solo permite edificios hasta de 4 pisos de altura. Sin este tipo de regulaciones los edificios podrían ser tan altos como de 10 pisos.
Vivienda Incluyente: Es un requerimiento para cualqueir nueva construcción que incluye un porcentaje de unidades de vivienda accesible.
Vivienda Económica: Vivienda donde personas con ingresos menores del 80% -120% del ingreso medio de area ($80,000 al año para una familia de 4) paga no mas del 30% de su ingreso. Valencia Garden es un ejemplo de vivienda económica.
Comisión de Planificación: Es un grupo de 7 personas elegidas por el Alcalde y la Junta de Supervisores que supervisa el trabajo del Departamento de Planificación y aprueba, cambia, modifica o desaprueba las construcciones en la ciudad.
Junta de Supervisores: La rama legislativa de la Ciudad compuesta de 11 miembros elegidos en cada distrito. La Junta establece políticas, aprueba el Plan de Area y adopta ordenanzas y resoluciones.
Plan de Area: Es un elemento del Plan General de San Francisco. El Estado de California require que las ciudades decidan como van a cumplir con las necesidades de vivienda a través del Plan General.
It has been ten years since Mission residents were first being evicted and priced out of their homes in the gentrification of the Mission. In an attempt to quell these problems, the Mission Ant-displacement Coalition (MAC) has been fighting to prevent displacements through grass root organizing and advocacy. In response to neighborhood concerns, the San Francisco Planning Department has been in the process of creating a Mission Area Plan to rezone the Mission District. Among other things, the plan will “strive to provide a significant amount of new” affordable housing and “attempt to ensure a stable future” for industrial type businesses.
The residents of the Mission will need to advocate for “a significant amount of new” affordable housing and “a stable future” for industrial type businesses, because the City will fail to provide a suitable amount without community pressure.
The proposed zoning changes by the city will affect your home, business, health, employment and/or commute. It is imperative that community residents voice their opinions at City Hall. The Planning Department staff hopes to finalize the Mission Area Plan by year’s end. Hearings at the Planning Commission regarding the Mission Area Plan (MAP) are scheduled to begin in May. The San Francisco Board of Supervisors will have final say on the policies in the MAP.
MAC has been in discussions with the panning department and other neighborhood based organizations to deliver community input into the plans. MAC has advocated for the plan to include regulations requiring that a significant percentage of the new housing built be affordable to families in the neighborhood. As a coalition of social service agencies, MAC is very aware of the need for affordable family-size housing in the neighborhood.
The biggest physical changes to the neighborhood will likely occur along the corridors (Mission, 24th, 16th, and Valencia Street) and the northwest corner of the Mission. The plan can also have a significant affect on the number of residents and businesses who are evicted or priced out of their respective homes and locations.
The rezoning of the corridors will play an important role in where new housing is built. The plan calls for rezoning Mission Street to allow for more housing by increasing height limits along the corridor. It could create incentives for developers to demolish existing buildings with businesses on the ground floor to build expensive mid-rise condos. Rezoning along the corridors should be done to maximize affordability and minimize displacement.
The plan will also determine the future uses of the industrial spaces in the northwest corner of the Mission. It will recommend the conversion (rezoning) of some parcels zoned for industrial use to residential and commercial uses. It is important to preserve industrial businesses because they provide thousands of blue-collar jobs.
EN ESPANOL
La Misión es Nuestro Hogar
Han sido ya 10 años desde que residentes de la Misión fueron desalojados y desplazados de sus viviendas por el alto costo de las rentas y el proceso de aburguesamiento del barrio. En un intento para enfrentar el problema, MEDA con otras organizaciones de la coalición MAC han estado luchando para prevenir los desplazamientos y estabilizar el vecindario por medio de la organización y participación comunitaria. En respuesta a las preocupaciones de la comunidad , el departamento de Planificación de la ciudad ha estado en el proceso de crear el Plan de Area para la Misión para rezonificar el Distrito de la Misión. El Departamento de Planificación espera lograr la aprobación del Plan para finales de este año. Entre otras cosas, el Plan de Area se “esforzará por proveer una significativa cantidad de vivienda económica” e “intentará asegurar un futuro estable para los negocios industriales”
Los cambios de zonificación propuestos afectarán su vivienda, negocio, salud, empleo y transporte a su lugar de trabajo. Los cambios físicos más significativos en el vecindario se notarán alrededor de los corredores comerciales de las calles Mission, Valencia, 24 y 16 y la parte noreste de la Misión. El plan puede tener un impacto significativo en el número de residentes y negocios que son desplazados o desalojados debido a los altos precios de la renta. Audiencias en la Comisión de Planificación con respecto al Plan de Area de la Misión empezarán en Mayo. La Junta de Supervisores sera quien diga la última palabra con respecto a las políticas del Plan de Area.
MEDA como miembro de la coalición MAC ha abogado por incluir legislación que requiera un mayor porcentaje de construcción de vivienda nueva accesible para familias del vecindario. El Plan de la ciudad propone rezonificar la calle Mission para permitir mayor altura de los edificios para constuir más vivienda. Lo anterior puede motivar a los constructores a demoler los edificios existentes que tienen negocios locales en el primer piso para constuir edificios de condominios costosos e inaccesibles a nuestra comunidad. La rezonificación alrededor del corredor comercial de la Calle Mission debe ser hecho para maximizar el número de vivienda económica y minimizar el desplazamiento.
El plan de la ciudad determinará el futuro de los usos industriales en la esquina noreste del Distrito de la Misión. Por ahora la recomendación de la ciudad es rezonificar algunos lotes designados para uso industrial y convertirlos para uso residencial y comercial. Es importante preservar los negocios industriales porque proveen miles de trabajos para nuestra comunidad.
Si está interesado en saber más del Plan de Area de la Misión, puede visitar la siguientes páginas de Internet:
Departamento de Planificación: http://www.sfgov.org/site/uploadedfiles/planning/Citywide/Eastern_Neighborhoods/VOLUME_1_Mission_Area_Plan.pdf
Coalición de MAC: http://www.macsf.org/documents/Peoples_Plan_Draft_part_1.pdf
Qué es zonificación y porque es tan importante?
Cada dirección (lote o parcela) en la ciudad es zonificada para ciertos usos. La calle Mission está zonificada para uso comercial y residencial. La calle 24 tiene también los mismos usos pero solo permite edificios hasta de 4 pisos de altura. Sin este tipo de regulaciones los edificios podrían ser tan altos como de 10 pisos.
Vivienda Incluyente: Es un requerimiento para cualqueir nueva construcción que incluye un porcentaje de unidades de vivienda accesible.
Vivienda Económica: Vivienda donde personas con ingresos menores del 80% -120% del ingreso medio de area ($80,000 al año para una familia de 4) paga no mas del 30% de su ingreso. Valencia Garden es un ejemplo de vivienda económica.
Comisión de Planificación: Es un grupo de 7 personas elegidas por el Alcalde y la Junta de Supervisores que supervisa el trabajo del Departamento de Planificación y aprueba, cambia, modifica o desaprueba las construcciones en la ciudad.
Junta de Supervisores: La rama legislativa de la Ciudad compuesta de 11 miembros elegidos en cada distrito. La Junta establece políticas, aprueba el Plan de Area y adopta ordenanzas y resoluciones.
Plan de Area: Es un elemento del Plan General de San Francisco. El Estado de California require que las ciudades decidan como van a cumplir con las necesidades de vivienda a través del Plan General.
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