I'm also sorry that your dad's house may be in jeopardy. Would you post the links to any redevelopment maps you're aware of please?
Hi Robert,
I didn't go to the Board meeting, just made some calls\. According to
this brief article, the Bayview/HP "redevelopment" (aka "force the poor
residents out") vote has been postponed until May 16. So we have
another chance to show up and speak out.
Regarding the eminent domain petitions, what group is "your group?"
Who wrote the initiative, and who was in on that process, do you know?
If you can bring some up here, I'll take them to the Whole Earth
festival tabling this weekend.
Yours in liberty,
<<< starchild >>>
> Starchild,
> What happened at the Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday? Did
> any
> of the Libertarians go and protest the huge redevelopment plan for the
> Bayview/Hunter's Point area? I called Bevan's aide and luckily she
> didn't
> ask for my address as we don't live in S.F. However, I went to
> Bayview
> Elementary School (now Charles Drew) so I have good memories of the
> area.
> From looking at the Redevelopment map, I think the house my dad grew
> up in
> is in the Redevelopment area. Guess I should go take a picture of it
> while it's still there. It looks like the house I grew up in is not
> included.
> We're still circulating the anti eminent domain abuse petitions
> because our group didn't get the 800,000 signatures we needed by the
> end of
> April. Now we are collecting until the middle of July. If we get
> enough
> by then, the initiative will be on the June 2008 ballot. A group of
> lawyers did look at our petition and they believe it will pass judicial
> review. We could use help in getting signatures, so if anyone in your
> group wants to help, we'd be happy to mail you petitions. They are a
> great way to get a conversation started if you are a candidate for the
> Nov.
> election. About 85% of the people we talk to sign our petition.
> It's
> just that we need LOTS of petition circulators to reach 800,000 people.
> E-mail me if anyone wants petitions or go to the website:
> www.LimitEminentDomain.org Thanks.
> Marge Parkhurst
>
>> [Original Message]
>> From: Starchild <sfdreamer@...>
>> To: <lpsf-discuss@...m>
>> Cc: Richard Winger <ban@...>
>> Date: 5/9/2006 1:59:32 PM
>> Subject: URGENT ACTION ITEM Re: [lpsf-discuss] Fw: should SFLP oppose
>> Bay
> View Redevelopment? Call your Supervisor!
>>
>> Thanks, Michael (and Richard). I think Terry Baum is absolutely
>> right.
>> This is an important vote, and it's something the political
>> establishment would never have the nerve to try imposing on Noe
>> Valley,
>> or the Richmond, or North Beach.
>>
>> I just called the offices of Bevan Dufty, Sean Elsbernd, and Gerardo
>> Sandoval, and may try to hit a few more. Bevan's aide said they are
>> keeping a tally on the issue, so I especially encourage people to call
>> him -- it's (415) 554-6968. On the message I left for Sandoval, I also
>> thanked him for standing up for immigrant rights, and encouraged his
>> office to let us know about any immigrants' rights rallies or events
>> that they may be aware of, and to feel free to let people know that
>> the
>> LPSF is a group that supports his position on this so long as he is
>> for
>> freedom of movement.
>>
>> Yours in liberty,
>> <<< starchild >>>
>>
>>> Richard Winger requested I forward this to the list for him.
>>>
>>> Best, Michael
>>>
>>> --- Terry Baum <terry@...> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Date: 08 May 2006 16:34:48 -0700
>>>> Date: Mon, 8 May 2006 16:22:20 -0700 (PDT)
>>>> From: Terry Baum <terry@...>
>>>> Subject: A Plea from Terry: Phone your Supervisor!
>>>> To: LilitheAter@...
>>>>
>>>> I very rarely send you an email urging you to take
>>>> some political action. But this is important. The
>>>> people of Bayview/Hunters Point have been struggling
>>>> for years to take control of their community. There
>>>> are incredibly powerful economic forces that want
>>>> them
>>>> off that land so that it can be developed for the
>>>> benefit of people with a lot of money. Now the city
>>>> of San Francisco plans an end run around them by
>>>> declaring a huge chunk of the neighborhood a
>>>> redevelopment district!
>>>>
>>>> The only supervisors against this so far are
>>>> Mirkarimi and Daly. The supes are going to vote on
>>>> this in their meeting tomorrow, Tuesday at 2 pm. If
>>>> you are a San Francisco resident, PLEASE phone your
>>>> supervisor and tell her/him to vote against this
>>>> plan.
>>>> And if you can, come to the rally on City Hall
>>>> steps
>>>> at 1 pm and/or the meeting at 2 pm to say your
>>>> piece.
>>>>
>>>> The people in power treat the people of BV/HP like
>>>> the
>>>> white settlers treated the Indians! How long are we
>>>> going to bemoan our past sins and allow the same
>>>> sins
>>>> to be committed again?? Enough! Why does the city
>>>> think it has the right to totally disrupt this
>>>> community? Because it's poor and black! They would
>>>> never try anything like that in my neighborhood, Noe
>>>> Valley. The changes in Bayview/Hunters Point should
>>>> be planned by and with the PEOPLE of BV/HP.
>>>>
>>>> Below is info on the situation and the phone numbers
>>>> of all the supervisors. Please make this phone call
>>>> before 2 pm tomorrow (Tuesday). It can make a
>>>> difference. Also, please forward this email to
>>>> other
>>>> San Franciscans.
>>>>
>>>> Terry
>>>> 415 648-5244
>>>>
>>>> 5/9: Stop the Bayview Hunters Point Redevelopment
>>>> Plan!
>>>>
>>>> let's pack the steps of City Hall on Tuesday, May 9,
>>>> at 1:00 for a rally, then go upstairs at 2:00 for
>>>> the
>>>> Board meeting in Room 250!
>>>> Please circulate widely (especially to San
>>>> Franciscans
>>>> or anyone
>>>> who knows a San Franciscan):
>>>>
>>>> Stop the Bayview Hunters Point Redevelopment Plan!
>>>> Final vote by SF Board of Supervisors Tuesday, May
>>>> 9,
>>>> 2pm
>>>> (rally on City Hall steps 1pm)
>>>> Call your Supervisor RIGHT NOW, before the vote -
>>>> phone numbers below. Urge everyone you know to
>>>> flood
>>>> their phone lines: Stop the land grab!
>>>>
>>>> This morning, Ann Garrison talked with Supervisor
>>>> Chris Daly (who's
>>>> on our side, bless him). Chris said the majority of
>>>> the Board of
>>>> Supervisors is likely to vote YES on the BVHP
>>>> Redevelopment Plan ...
>>>> UNLESS EACH SUPERVISOR GETS 100 PHONE CALLS FROM
>>>> VOTERS
>>>> IN THEIR DISTRICTS.
>>>>
>>>> Why would the Supervisors vote for the ethnic
>>>> cleansing of BVHP?
>>>> Chris says these are their main concerns:
>>>> 1) They're reluctant to vote against the only Black
>>>> member of the Board.
>>>> 2) They perceive the community as divided.
>>>>
>>>> You (and the many other people you urge to call
>>>> their
>>>> Supervisors) may
>>>> or may not want to address these concerns. As for
>>>> No.
>>>> 2, surely every
>>>> Supervisor is aware of how adept City agencies are -
>>>> Redevelopment
>>>> most of all - at recuiting people to testify for
>>>> them.
>>>>
>>>> Quite a few people did testify last week in favor of
>>>> the BVHP
>>>> Redevelopment Plan. Several are not residents, and
>>>> there's good
>>>> reason to believe that all of them felt compelled or
>>>> coerced to support
>>>> Redevelopment. Some sincerely believe the lie that a
>>>> Redevelopment
>>>> takeover is their only hope for a job. Nobody,
>>>> however, trusts
>>>> Redevelopment. Everyone who supported the Plan said
>>>> something
>>>> like, "We will hold Redevelopment accountable!"
>>>>
>>>> Judging from the many, many calls and reports we get
>>>> at the Bay
>>>> View newspaper, we believe that Bayview Hunters
>>>> Point
>>>> is
>>>> overwhelmingly opposed to the Redevelopment Plan!
>>>> Residents
>>>> are deeply rooted, refuse to be moved and want to
>>>> develop their
>>>> neighborhood themselves and determine their own
>>>> destiny. They
>>>> oppose this HUGE LAND GRAB of 1,361 acres, home to
>>>> over 30,000
>>>> people, 91% people of color, San Francisco's Black
>>>> heartland.
>>>>
>>>> Let's flood the Supervisors' phone lines with calls!
>>>> (We've flooded
>>>> them with emails, but Chris says emails are often
>>>> ignored.)
>>>> Tell them to vote NO on the Bayview Hunters Point
>>>> Redevelopment
>>>> Plan - or, at the least, to table it or refer it
>>>> back
>>>> to Redevelopment.
>>>> (If they need a good reason, we have plenty!)
>>>> Remember
>>>> to thank Supervisors Daly and Mirkarimi, who voted
>>>> NO
>>>> on the Plan in the Finance Committee.
>>>>
>>>> Here are the phone numbers for all 11 San Francisco
>>>> Supervisors:
>>>>
>>>> Jake McGoldrick 554-7410 District 1
>>>> Michela Alioto-Pier 554-7752 District 2
>>>> Aaron Peskin 554-7450 District 3
>>>> Fiona Ma 554-7460 District 4
>>>> Ross Mirkarimi 554-7630 District 5
>>>> Chris Daly 554-7970 District 6
>>>> Sean Elsbernd 554-6516 District 7
>>>> Bevan Dufty 554-6968 District 8
>>>> Tom Ammiano 554-5144 District 9
>>>> Sophie Maxwell 554-7670 District 10
>>>> Gerardo Sandoval 554-6975 District 11
>>>>
>>>> Let's pack the steps of City Hall on Tuesday, May 9,
>>>> at 1:00 for a rally, then go upstairs at 2:00 for
>>>> the
>>>> Board meeting in Room 250!
>>>>
>>>> Thank you all for helping us save our beloved hood!
>>>> Please
>>>> forward this message to everyone you know who lives
>>>> in
>>>>
>>>> San Francisco or knows anyone who lives in San
>>>> Francisco.
>>>>
>>>> The Bay View crew
>>>> (415) 671-0789
>>>> http://www.sfbayview.com
>>>>
>>>
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