Empowersf http://empowersf.org The Neighborhood Empowerment Network Fri, 19 Apr 2013 18:44:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Make Your Game Plan 2013 http://empowersf.org/make-your-game-plan-2013/ http://empowersf.org/make-your-game-plan-2013/#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 23:29:38 +0000 Nensf http://empowersf.org/?p=3995

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…”

]]> http://empowersf.org/make-your-game-plan-2013/feed/ 0 Indie Filmmaker H.P. Mendoza Talks Music and Movies http://empowersf.org/indie-filmmaker-h-p-mendoza-talks-music-and-movies/ http://empowersf.org/indie-filmmaker-h-p-mendoza-talks-music-and-movies/#comments Wed, 17 Apr 2013 22:12:54 +0000 Nensf http://empowersf.org/?p=3983  mendoaz

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 by SF Weekly.

This article originally appeared in the SFAC April newsletter

 

 

]]> http://empowersf.org/indie-filmmaker-h-p-mendoza-talks-music-and-movies/feed/ 0 Mayor Lee announces 2013 budget town halls http://empowersf.org/mayor-lee-announces-2013-budget-town-halls/ http://empowersf.org/mayor-lee-announces-2013-budget-town-halls/#comments Tue, 16 Apr 2013 17:53:18 +0000 Nensf http://empowersf.org/?p=3977 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.

“We are excited to hear directly from our residents about their top priorities on issues that matter the most to them,” said Mayor Lee. “We must craft a balanced budget that keeps our City on a steady course of continued fiscal stability, stimulate the local economy, create good jobs, invest in key capital and infrastructure improvements, as well as address long term challenges identified in the proposed Five Year Financial Plan and ensure that San Franciscans can access City services they need.”

As part of this year’s budget process, Mayor Lee will meet with the Board of Supervisors, community-based organizations and advocacy groups, neighborhoodand business leaders, labor representatives, representatives of City Commissions and Department Heads to discuss budget priorities and innovative cost savings ideas.

The six District Based Budget Town Halls will be spread around the City at various community venues. For more information and updates on this year’s Budget Town Halls, go to: www.sfmayor.org/budget.

 

Schedule of Budget Town Halls with Mayor & District Supervisors

 

Districts 1 & 4 with Supervisors Eric Mar & Katy Tang

Saturday, April 20, 2013 (10:00 – 11:30 a.m.)

George Washington High School, 600 32nd Avenue

Districts 10 & 11 with Supervisors Malia Cohen & John Avalos

Monday, April 22, 2013 (6:00 – 7:30 p.m.)

Southeast Community Facility, 1800 Oakdale Avenue

Districts 8 & 9 with Supervisors Scott Wiener & David Campos

Saturday, May 4, 2013 (9 – 10:30 a.m.)

Cesar Chavez Elementary School, 825 Shotwell Street

Districts 4 & 7 with Supervisors Katy Tang & Norman Yee

Saturday, May 11, 2013 (10 – 11:30 a.m.)

Location TBA

Districts 5 & 6 with Supervisors London Breed & Jane Kim

Monday, May 13, 2013 (6:00 – 7:30 p.m.)

Main Library, Koret Auditorium, 100 Larkin Street

Districts 2 & 3 with Supervisors Mark Farrell & David Chiu

Saturday, May 18, 2013 (10 – 11:30 a.m.)

Location TBA

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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.

]]> http://empowersf.org/stay-safe-2-supplies-communication-neighborhood-support-centers/feed/ 0 Stay Safe: Shelter in Place http://empowersf.org/stay-safe-1-shelter-in-place/ http://empowersf.org/stay-safe-1-shelter-in-place/#comments Mon, 18 Mar 2013 20:42:52 +0000 Nensf http://empowersf.org/?p=3954

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.

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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

 

]]> http://empowersf.org/muni-at-100-history-in-motion/feed/ 0 N Judah Project – Community Workshop http://empowersf.org/n-judah-project-community-workshop/ http://empowersf.org/n-judah-project-community-workshop/#comments Thu, 07 Feb 2013 22:27:09 +0000 Nensf http://empowersf.org/?p=3835

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.

]]> http://empowersf.org/n-judah-project-community-workshop/feed/ 0 N Judah Project – Neighborland http://empowersf.org/njudahneighborland/ http://empowersf.org/njudahneighborland/#comments Thu, 07 Feb 2013 22:14:56 +0000 Nensf http://empowersf.org/?p=3828

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 by the people who visited there every day.  The Neighborhood Empowerment Network media team captured the activities on video.

]]> http://empowersf.org/njudahneighborland/feed/ 0 5th Annual NEN Awards – Best Community Challenge Grant Project http://empowersf.org/5th-annual-nen-awards-best-community-challenge-grant-project/ http://empowersf.org/5th-annual-nen-awards-best-community-challenge-grant-project/#comments Wed, 30 Jan 2013 20:43:38 +0000 Nensf http://empowersf.org/?p=3633

Best Community Challenge Grant Project from NENtv on Vimeo.

 

]]> http://empowersf.org/5th-annual-nen-awards-best-community-challenge-grant-project/feed/ 0 5th Annual NEN Awards – NEN Hall of Fame http://empowersf.org/5th-annual-nen-awards-nen-hall-of-fame/ http://empowersf.org/5th-annual-nen-awards-nen-hall-of-fame/#comments Wed, 30 Jan 2013 20:41:42 +0000 Nensf http://empowersf.org/?p=3631

NEN Hall of Fame from NENtv on Vimeo.

 

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