Here's what's on the agenda, not necessarily in the order shown:


Tom Jones, architect, Cal Poly professor and affordable housing expert, and legendary land-use attorney Sue Hestor will discuss the questionable actions of the ever-expanding entity known as the Academy of Art University. Read an article about it in the SF Business Times: "After years of flouting city rules..."

Tom Gallagher, author, teacher, activist and former Massachusetts state legislator, will present a resolution against further U.S. aggression in or over Iraq. Read the resolution here.

Sue Vaughan, chair of Sierra Club San Francisco Group, will talk about AB 61, a bill introduced in the State Assembly by Travis Allen, R-Huntington Beach, which would grant legal authority to local transit agencies to allow private shuttles to use public bus stops. Here's an SF Examiner article about AB 61.
Sue Vaughan, and possibly another speaker, will also ask for our support of SB 47 (Jerry Hill, D-San Mateo), a bill that would enact a 2-year moratorium on tire-crumb artificial turf to allow further study. It recently passed the Senate Environmental Committee, due in part I'm sure to PHDC Executive Committee members urging Senator Leno to vote "Yes."

PHDC will hold a special election to fill a position created in March when members voted to add a fourth Officer-At-Large to the Executive Committee. Audrey Cortes has been nominated.

Updates on various PHDC projects & issues will be presented briefly by club officers. Discussion and voting on a 3-part amendment to the Bylaws.


WHEN: Tuesday, April 7th at 7pm
WHERE: Potrero Hill Neighborhood House, 953 De Haro St @ Southern Heights
 

Please join PHDC in Dogpatch April 12th for voter registration, CA DISCLOSE Act outreach, 94107 t-shirts - and miles of car-free fun at Sunday Streets. We will table from noon to 3 (event runs 11-4), on 22nd St, probably between Minnesota & Indiana. To volunteer, please reply to this email, or sign up at the April 7th meeting.

    

Sat April 11: Composting workshop sponsored by the Free Farm Stand. "We will explore the magic of soil and compost and show you how to make some of your own of this good stuff." Free at All In Common Community Garden (an unusual community garden that's free, with no waiting list; no separate plots, hence the name, and all volunteers share what they grow). 10 - 11am, 23rd St. between Folsom & Shotwell.

    

SF City Attorney Dennis Herrera spoke about his wide-ranging work protecting the city and its residents, pursuing cases about protecting children from sex trafficking, defending evicted tenant relocation payments, saving City College from the ACCJC, challenging the State Lands Commission's attempt to nullify Proposition B, suing the state of Nevada for patient dumping, championing gay rights, and much more. A lively Q&A session followed the City Attorney's remarks.