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This article originally appeared in the Bayview Footprints Local News Though it came a day early, a Cinco de Mayo celebration in San Francisco’s Bayview neighborhood was an extraordinary experience for neighbors near the Bridgeview Teaching and Learning Garden, service-learning students from University of San Francisco, and friends of the showcase garden project.   Joel and Mary McClure, project leaders for the Bridgeview Garden, got the event planning in motion [...]

Join the Bay Area Red Cross’ Emily White and SF DEM’s Deputy Director Rob Dudgeon as they guide you through the festivities and explain why it’ts time to “Make Your Game Plan…”

  Photo by Cole Anetsberger Gearing up for WritersCorps‘ Poetry Projection Project, a festival of short films based on youth writing, we sat down with this year’s festival juror H.P. Mendoza.   H.P. is a filmmaker, screenwriter, music composer, and actor, well known for his films: Colma: The Musical; San Francisco-based musical Fruit Fly; and more recently, horror movie I Am A Ghost, for which he was named Best Horror Director of 2012 [...]

Mayor Edwin M. Lee today announced the dates for community engagement events to get the public more involved in the City’s budget process and hear from residents about their budget priorities to build a balanced two-year budget for San Francisco. Mayor Lee will co-host District-based Budget Town Halls with members of the Board of Supervisors and provide other forums to hear from San Franciscans about their budget priorities and ideas. [...]

This is a short conversation about the need for volunteer-run neighborhood support centers after a major earthquake, and what are some of the supplies and services the neighborhood support center could give to San Franciscans. This is episode 2 of a 10 part series which illustrate easy steps to take before an earthquake to stay safe in your home after a major earthquake.

A short conversation about the importance of San Franciscans ability to stay safe in their homes after an earthquake during repairs and how this can contribute to the resiliency and speedy re-building of San Francisco. This is episode 1 of 10 episodes which illustrate easy steps to take before an earthquake to stay safe in your home after a major earthquake.

San Francisco’s Municipal Railway, or “Muni” as it has become known, celebrated its Centennial in December 2012, and what a 100 years it has been. Set the wayback machine to December 1912 and follow the twists and turns of the first publicly owned transit system in a major American city. Presented by SFGovTV  

N Judah Project – Community Workshop from NENtv on Vimeo. The next phase of the project occured on Saturday, December 15th where residents convened at a local elementary school auditorium and conducted a traditional neighborhood planning session using the innovative methods of Crowdbrite, a locally owned company which is revolutionizing how communities discuss land use opportunities.

The N Judah Project from NENtv on Vimeo. On a Saturday, November 18th the project team and Neighborland convened in front of the Java Beach Coffee Shop and set up a large billboard that allowed people to answer the question “I want BLANK at the N Judah Turnaround”.  For four hours residents gathered around the billboard and shared their ideas, goals and dreams for an area long considered a let down [...]

Best Community Challenge Grant Project from NENtv on Vimeo.