Public Safety
Suggestions to Combat Traffic Congestion in Hayes Valley
Richard recently attended a meeting put on by SFCTA. We’re sharing his comments about ways to combat the multitude of traffic issues in Hayes Valley. Many of these thoughts have been shared with City Agencies while we’ve been working on Traffic Calming Issues for the neighborhood. We believe that ‘long game’ remedies need to be put into place which Richard outlines in his commentary – here are a few he mentions: Delivery trucks need dedicated commercial drop-offs (this is a …
Surveillance in Hayes Valley?
As many of you know, last year we were apprised of a potential plan for a camera system to be installed in our neighborhood. After a brief meeting back in April of 2021 and little details — we have checked in periodically and were informed that there was “zero movement” on the project. Suddenly this month out of the blue we received a prompt that the program was back on the table. A meeting was held today by SFSafe. Listen …
Clearing Confusion about our Traffic Calming Initiative
Here’s our email to Bob Barnwell who continues to dismiss our public safety efforts in Hayes Valley while calling himself the Chair of the Hayes Valley Public Safety Committee when in fact he’s the chair of the HVNA (Hayes Valley Neighborhood Association) committee. Kinda confusing, we know (you can read more about this here). It’s not the first time we’ve been on the receiving end of having to explain ourselves, in fact last year he and the HVNA president were …
Issues with New Garbage Bins at Patricia’s Green
Unfortunately in less than a week’s time the new garbage bins at Patricia’s Green have busted locks, doors exposed and ongoing trash and debris overflow. It’s not a pretty sight and many of you have been inquiring. We’ve been in communication with SFPW and they too are dismayed by the current conditions. They’ve explained that they have reached out to Recology to understand why the locks have been an issue. We’ll report back with any updates. Update Thursday February 10th …
Hayes Valley Street Closure Traffic Gridlock
Hayes Valley Shared Streets Closure causes Chaos on Hayes and Octavia Is this the best we can do to achieve environmental justice. What about noise & air pollution?
Repercussions of Chain Stores Not Holding Regular Business Hours Impacting Small Business Operators Store Security
We have a number of chain stores on our business corridor who are currently not holding regular store hours, no visible store hours posted, or staff regularly on site -these stores are now experiencing breakins – putting small independent business operators on edge and concerned about their store security. We reached out to Northern Station SFPD to inquire about any additional security — things do not look promising because staffing remains a challenge. We are working closely with the HVSBA …
District 5 Community Meeting on Public Safety
RE: Public Safety meeting in response to recent incidents in our District online meeting date: Thursday October 28th at 6:30 pm Per Supervisor Preston: we will have representatives from SFPD, the District Attorney’s office, Victim Services, SF Safe and more. We hope that this meeting will offer D5 residents an opportunity to ask questions, receive updates on recent incidents, and get connected to available resources.
Shooting on Buchanan
We’ve reached out to Northern Station for information on last night’s shooting on the 300 block of Buchanan and have spoken to Captain Paul Yep. Details at this time are limited. Shooting incident occurred between 2 vehicles. One person is in critical condition. We’ll report back any updates we receive. Latest Updates
Shooting at Webster and Grove
Neighbors reached out this am about the incident that happened late last night at Webster and Grove. We’ve made an inquiry to Northern Station to get more information. We will provide an update once received. Update September 18th 9:04 am from Captain Yep: Good morning, here is what I can share with the public at this point: SFPD – Incident Type: Homicide SFPD – Secondary Incident Type: SFPD – District of Occurrence: Co. E — Northern Station SFPD – Incident …