Civic Minded Neighborhood Advocacy
Our Ethos:
Effective community advocacy relies on understanding the change you want. Steps in getting there include understanding your community, collaborating, organizing, building coalitions and pushing the boundaries on possibilities.
Connect
Drop us a line here with your concerns, questions or insight on what’s happening on your block.
Updates
6/17/22 • Part 7: Freeway Commemoration Project: Takeaways from Appointed Design Team’s Workshop
6/1/22 • Suggestions to Combat Traffic Congestion in Hayes Valley
5/24/22 • The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill at Jefferson Square
5/17/22 • 618 & 630 Octavia – Update #2 – a post SF Planning Commission discussion with the developer.
4/8/22 • Letter to Planning Dept RE: 618 & 630 Octavia
4/6/22 • Surveillance in Hayes Valley?
3/31/22 • 78 Haight – Update #2
3/28/22 • 618 & 630 Octavia
3/25/22 • Takeaways from MOCAC Meeting (3.21.22) – Freeway Commemoration Project
3/17/22 • 78 Haight
3/15/22 • Clearing Confusion about our Traffic Calming Initiative
Most Popular
- Latest podcast: Vicha rally & SFPD community meeting
Calendar
Sundays at 6pm – Zumba at Koshland Park
Venues to Check Out
on our blog
Why Neighborhood Advocates Play a Key Role
While City and Neighborhood politics seem to be in a clash of sorts these days making it even more challenging for neighbors to often obtain answers and insights on issues impacting their neighborhood, it’s good to revisit the critical role of Neighborhood Advocacy.
While community advocates cannot guarantee greater participation, experience has shown me that they can help increase resident involvement in community development processes. Community advocates can be the difference between a successful project with strong community input and buy-in or an unsuccessful one with limited community involvement and neighborhood indifference.
– Richard Wooten, Michigan State University
“Without community service, we would not have a strong quality of life. It’s important to the person who serves as well as the recipient. It’s the way in which we ourselves grow and develop.”
– Dorothy Height