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Takeaways from MOCAC Meeting (3.21.22) part 6

December 11, 2025March 25, 2022

Takeaways from MOCAC Meeting (3.21.22) …the Freeway Commemoration Project continued Representatives of HVSafe attended Monday’s MOCAC Meeting. The Freeway Commemoration Project was item 6 on the agenda. We share our observations in an effort to provide an update on what the Commemoration Committee is seemingly up to. Our goal is to keep you informed of this looming project which will impact Hayes Valley while we continue to advocate for a new and transparent approach. Highlights: Commentary included: Proposed Resolution Motioned …

We Did Not Form a Coup

August 31, 2023January 27, 2022

The year leading up to the 2020 HVNA (Hayes Valley Neighborhood Association) Election was a doozy in large part because past President (Gail Baugh) was still calling the shots while the new president (Craig Hamburg) stepped into the role. 2019 also marked the year of the District 5 supervisor campaign. The following contentious issues arose during the 2019 board year: Each one of the above topics was dominated by Gail. To state that there was a level of impropriety in …

The Genesis of HVSafe

September 8, 2023December 1, 2021

Once we decided to roll out this series we knew we had to kick things off with a brief reflection on the time and circumstances of when HVSafe officially began its efforts. Let’s set the stage shall we. Albeit the existing neighborhood organization (HVNA, Hayes Valley Neighborhood Association) has had a long standing presence in the neighborhood, many neighbors/small businesses have witnessed the paradigm shift that has taken place over the last few years with the organization’s core focuses and …

Founder Ejected from HVNA Meeting, Again

November 25, 2025November 30, 2021

We’re still reeling from the last reprimand by the HVNA and then last night Richard was ejected from the HVNA T&P meeting. Unreal. This time it’s even more brazen! Here’s the exchange that occurred on Zoom once Richard raised his Zoom hand to get in line to speak….and the result was: he was kicked out of the meeting. Following that you’ll find his removal captured along with his attempt to return to the meeting denied. These ejections are becoming a …

Founder Reprimanded by Jen Laska HVNA President

February 3, 2026November 16, 2021

As luck would have it while we’re beginning our series ‘behind the scenes‘ …one of our founders received the following email last week from the Hayes Valley Neighborhood Association’s (HVNA) president Jen Laska. A bit of context here: earlier this month he attended one meeting and was censored heavily when asking particulars. Consequently at a later meeting on the same day he was removed from that meeting and placed in the waiting room. The following week he was emailed the …

Behind the Scenes Series

August 24, 2024November 5, 2021

We’re launching a ‘behind the scenes’ series on the humble beginnings of HVSafe, neighborhood politics and players in Hayes Valley who are setting out to shape policies and decisions which are impacting our community. Why are we doing this? When there are those trying to stop our right to advocate and vocalize our views we see a need to expose what we view as a detriment to fair community input and consensus making. Due to our experience of having been …

Freeway Commemoration Project SFPA Announcement Followup part 5

May 24, 2024October 25, 2021

Read our part 6 post. next post: part 6 followup to MOCAC Meeting

Statement re: the HVNA

August 31, 2023October 14, 2021

Setting the record straight Read next post: Behind the Scenes Series

The Freeway Commemoration Project: part 4

April 29, 2025August 25, 2021

San Francisco Parks Alliance Project Brief Recap When we initially began to drill down on the Freeway Commemoration project back in early July we could not predict we would be embarking on a campaign for a rectification of a flawed process. Each attempt to gather information via conversations or meeting attendance has contributed to the handful of summaries we’ve posted on our blog; without the collective effort of HVSafe members none of this would have been possible. If you haven’t …

Takeaways from Mocac Meeting (8.16.21) part 3

December 11, 2025August 17, 2021

Takeaways from MOCAC Meeting A handful of community members joined the Market Octavia Community Advisory Committee (MOCAC) meeting last night (Monday August 16th, 2021) to hear item 7 on the agenda (the Freeway Commemoration Project). We checked in with neighbors who attended; for all it was a first time attending a MOCAC meeting. Here’s a brief synopsis of what transpired and takeaways by those that attended: Slide deck presentation available here. Our focus on shining light on the lack of …