The mission of Project Homeless Connect is to rally the city to support and create lasting solutions for homeless San Franciscans.
Project
Homeless Connect (PHC) is a national best practice model that
originated in San Francisco under Mayor Gavin Newsom in October 2004.
PHC is now implemented in 106 cities across the United States as well
as Canada, Puerto Rico and Australia. [read more]
Supervisor Chris Daly has introduced legislation that would end the
condo lottery exemption for 100% owner-occupied two-unit buildings.
This would throw all 2-unit buildings into the lottery � a disaster for
owners of those buildings � but also a big problem for anyone else in
the lottery, since they now have additional units to compete against!
We estimate that this could double the condo lottery wait for TIC
owners who have recently purchased their units.
The
Planning Department has publicly reported that the reason for the
increase in 2-unit conversions, that Daly is using to push this
legislation through, is a result of added staffing in the Planning
Department that is allowing them to clear a huge backlog of conversion
applications. And, no one is getting evicted through 2-unit conversions
(San Francisco has banned condo conversions that follow evictions). [read more]
Plan C Introduces New Logo
In an effort to truly represent the values of our organization Plan C has developed a new logo (upper left). The new logo focuses on the neighborhood aspects of San Francisco with an image of traditional victorian rowhouses with the SF skyline in the background.
Illustrator Neal Aspinall was able to represent the intimacy of San Francisco punctuated with parks and trees contrasted against the urban landscape.
Plan C looks forward to using the logo to accurately represent the focus on safe and clean neighborhoods, parks and the greening of San Francisco, homeownership, homeless solutions, exceptional schools, effective public transit and first class libraries and museums.
Look for the new logo on communication materials currently in development focused on increasing Plan C membership and driving overall Plan C awareness and effectivness.
2008 Fundraiser - Huge Success - Nov Around the Corner
Plan C members and friends listen to November 2008 candidates
The penthouse of the Transamerica Pyramid was an amazing setting for Plan C's most successful fundraiser to date. A hundred Plan C members and friends were able to get a sneak peak into the campaigns and goals of two SF Supervisor Candidates; Sue Lee, candidate for District 1 supervisor, and Ahsha Safai, running in District 11.
The money raised positions Plan C very effectively to actively engage in upcoming local November races. The fall races have the potential to change the face of San Francisco for the next eight years. A series of propositions and candidate races will prove to be vigorous battles over the next several months.
We invite you to join us for our annual fundraiser. This year we have a fantastic location - the top floor penthouse of the Transamerica Pyramid!
Date: June 26, 5:30 - 8:00 PM Location: Transamerica Pyramid, top floor penthouse, 600 Montgomery Street at Clay Cost: $75 Non Plan C Members, $50 Plan C Members
Speakers Our program will feature candidates for supervisor in two of San Francisco's most hotly contested districts: Sue Lee, candidate for District 1 supervisor, and Ahsha Safai, running in District 11. [read more]
Our members have voted on Plan C's June 2008 election endorsements, and the results are in!
The June election will be an important one - there are important ballot initiatives at stake, and the Democratic and Republican County Central Committees (DCCC and RCCC) are being elected.
These groups mostly toil in obscurity, but they will make the all-important endorsements of the Democratic and Republican parties in the November board of supervisor races, so they are very important - particularly this year, when standing supervisors Chris Daly, Aaron Peskin and Jake McGoldrick have made a surprising decision to run for the DCCC themselves. [read more]
Plan C "Meets the Moderates" - Nov Candidate Preview
Plan C recently sponsored a "Meet the Moderates" event – an opportunity for voters to meet moderate candidates for the “open” supervisor races in the November 2008 election. November 2008 will be a watershed election for San Francisco politics, as seven seats on the Board of Supervisors are up for election. Four "open" races are being watched most of all, as in districts 1, 3, 9, and 11, Jake McGoldrick, Aaron Peskin, Tom Ammiano and Gerardo Sandoval are all being forced out by term limits.
Speakers included Alicia Wang and Keith Wilson (District 1), Joseph Alioto Jr., Claudine Change, Lynn Jefferson, Sal Busalacchi and Wilma Pang (District 3), Eric Storey (District 9) and Ahsha Safai (District 11). [read more]
It was one of those only-in-San-Francisco moments we know all too well: 60 citizens marching on City Hall to secure their right to - own a home they've already bought, live in and are paying for.
The protestors were attending a Feb. 6 rally sponsored by Plan C and the San Francisco TIC Coalition that was designed to make one simple point: “The city's limits on condo conversion are outdated,” said Plan C Chair Mike Sullivan, “and no longer serve any purpose except to make it more expensive for first-time homeowners to live in San Francisco.”
The protest coincided with the city’s condo conversion lottery, held annually to determine which 200 of San Francisco’s tenancies in common (TICs) can be converted to condominiums. [read more]
Joe Castrovinci 28.MAR.08
Recently released data (source: San Francisco Realtors™ Multiple Listing Service) for TIC sales in San Francisco in 2007 showed a record high total of 722 TICs sold in San Francisco during the year, up 7.5% from a total of 637 in 2006. This growth bucks the trend for housing sales of all types, which showed a decline citywide. The data also yields some interesting trends:
• TICs in larger buildings. Out of the 722 TICs sold last year, 55 (or 7.5%) were in buildings with seven units or more—and all of them were done, as far as we know, without evictions, either because the units were vacant to start with, or the tenants took voluntary buy-outs. [read more]
