As a community coalition, we believe in responsible development, especially in hard economic times. Now more than ever, we need to ensure that development results in shared prosperity, benefits for all members of impacted communities, and thoughtful consideration of long-term outcomes. As the single largest development occurring in San Francisco at this time, CPMC has [...]
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Responsible Development
Posted in 1, tagged California Pacific Medical Center, Community Organizing, Responsible Development, Tenderloin Community on December 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Warm welcome new coalition member, SEACC!
Posted in 1 on December 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Good Neighbor campaign welcomes Southeast Asian Community Center to our coalition, bringing our member organizations to 18 members large. Here is a profile of our newest member: “The Southeast Asian Community Center or SEACC (originally the Center for Southeast Asian Refugee Resettlement or CSEARR) was founded in 1975 by leaders in the Southeast Asian [...]
Posted in 1 on November 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I attended the Planning Commission Hearing on November 19th as a member of the Good Neighbor Coalition. Our intention is not to take a position of support or opposition of CPMC, but rather to listen to the voice of the Tenderloin residents, and bring their concerns into the broader context of this large development. The [...]
Local Media Coverage: November 19th Hearing
Posted in 1 on November 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
(From time to time, we’ll re-post articles about the CPMC/Cathedral Hill construction from other news sources. These articles reflect the views of the authors and their news outlets. You can watch the hearing yourself, and make up your own mind.) Citywide Hospital Rebuild Advances Amidst Conflict Sheriffs regulate entry into the Planning Commission meeting on [...]
Planning Commission Hearing 11/19
Posted in 1, tagged Community Organizing, Displacement, Sutter Health, Tenderloin Community on November 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A continuation of last month’s discussion of CPMC’s Institutional Master Plan. Several Planning Commissioners asked the hospital to come back with more details around community impacts. Special point of order, 1:30 Room 400 San Francisco City Hall.
What is Good in this Neighborhood
Posted in 1, tagged California Pacific Medical Center, Coalitions, Community Planning, Displacement, Health, Poverty, San Francisco, San Francisco Planning Commission, Stakeholder Input, Surveys, Sutter Health, Urban Development on November 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Throughout October 2009, Central City residents conducted a “Listening Campaign” asking their neighbors their ideas about the Cathedral Hill development. About two-dozen volunteers surveyed over 700 people using surveys in five different languages! When you read about the Tenderloin in the newspaper, you usually hear about crime, drugs and poverty. However, the many hours dedicated [...]
