April 2012 Next Meeting April 24 Potrero Hill Neighborhood House 953 DeHaro Street (at Southern Heights)

6:45 pm 7:00 pm Social Business Meeting Introductions / Welcome to New Members Police Report Executive Committee Election Treasurers Report Neighborhood News and Updates Parking Meters and Parking Management: What We Know,Whats Next, What We Do Now
At Tuesdays Boosters meeting

At Tuesdays Boosters meeting, April 24 at 7 pm at the Potrero Hill Neighborhood House: Well have a community discussion about the Parking Meter War of 2012 the good intentions and fatal flaws of the MTAs overreaching plan to jam 5,000 meters onto our neighborhood streets in Potrero Hill, Dogpatch, the Mission and SOMA; the stunning response of thousands of neighbors in protest; the tone-deaf responses by MTA; and their eventual retreat after some deft City Hall advocacy and a well-timed bureaucratic challenge by the Boosters and our allies at the Dogpatch Neighborhood Association. But as anyone following City Halls interest in our neighborhood knows all too well, the MTA is not done with their plans. And more important, they shouldnt be there really is not enough room for everyone to drive to work or class in our neighborhoods and park all day. So our task should be clear: we have an opportunity to create
(and support) a better parking management plan than the MTA did, with better protections for residential parking in

7:45 pm

Coming Up: May 22 The Potrero Boosters Dinner

Tuesday, May 22, 5:30 pm, Technique at the California Culinary Academy, 16th Street at Rhode Island

Presidents Message
The Boosters Dinner: May 22 at the California Culinary Academy

front of peoples homes and a more effective program of managing parking and congestion throughout the Hill.

The annual Boosters Dinner, the most social Booster meeting of the year, is all set! Tuesday night, May 22 at 5.30 pm, is the date and time, with dinner served at 7:00; and we are very excited to be returning to Technique, the California Culinary Academys restaurant on 16th Street at Rhode Island. This is a full catered threecourse dinner, prepared by the California Culinary Academy, with wine donated by local merchants. Heres the menu: 5:30 pm - No host bar 7.00 pm - Dinner is served, with complimentary wine Family style appetizers and Caesar salad Choice of entrees: Spring lamb stew on polenta Pine nut-olive crusted Halibut, with fingerling potatoes and asparagus Roast chicken with herb gnocchi, baby vegetables and pan reduction Polenta or risotto with assorted vegetables This is always a fun event, where we install the new years Executive Committee quickly and efficiently (with City Attorney Dennis Herrera doing the honor of swearing us in) and recognize some of the hardest working among us for what they do in our community. Its a great chance to bring a neighbor and show them what the Boosters are all about!
This event sells out every year, and this year, theres only 120 seats available. So we are sure to sell out in advance! Get tickets online at potreroboosters.org. Or, mail your check today to Potrero Boosters Annual Dinner, 1459 18th St. #133, San Francisco, CA 94107. Write the number of reservations requested on your check and include a note with your choice of entree. Tickets are $45 per person in advance. Your ticket will be held at the door. .

In August and September, the MTA will be coming back to Potrero Hill and Dogpatch, seeking a more fine-grained revision of their clumsy parking plan. We have to be ready for them, with better information and better ideas, including parking meters (yes), as well as transit improvements and traffic calming. Join us on Tuesday, and work with us over the summer on this important issue!
Redistricting Victory Potrero Hill stays in District 10

On April 15, the Redistricting Task Force finished its job of re-drawing the Citys supervisorial districts to balance San Franciscos population. This effort happens every ten years, and just like in 2002, the decision regarding Potrero Hill was one of the biggest controversies, with downtown forces pushing to move our neighborhood out of our district. And again, thanks to the work of literally hundreds of volunteers on the Hill, in the district, and across the City, our voices were heard by a remarkably fair-minded task force, and Potrero Hill remains in District 10 with our neighbors in Bayview Hunters Point and Visitacion Valley. Thank you to everyone who spoke up or wrote letters to the Task Force, and Im sure well all have to come back in ten years!
Executive Committee Nominations

The Boosters Executive Committee works year-round to make the Boosters more visible in the neighborhood, and to make the neighborhood more visible in the City. These members of the Boosters are nominated for election and re-election: Tony Kelly, President Dick Millet, Vice President / Advocacy Daphne Magnawa, Vice President / Membership J.R. Eppler, Treasurer Keith Goldstein, Corresponding Secretary Monisha Mustapha, Recording Secretary Ellen Kernaghan, Sergeant at Arms Joe Boss and Robin Talmadge, Auditors David Glober, Member at Large Well have a brief election as part of Tuesdays meeting.
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How do you use the Potrero Library? Take the survey

The San Francisco Public Library is asking 10 questions of Potrero Hill neighbors, focusing on how and why people access their public library. Its really fast, and filling it out will improve library services in the future! Take the survey: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/W2QD77D
The 54th Annual Potrero Hill Artists Exhibition

COMMUNITY RESOURCES
City Hall Web site: Mayor Ed Lee 1 Goodlett Place Rm 200 SF Ca 94102 www.sfgov.org ph: 554-6141 fax 554-6160 ed.lee@sfgov.org

On Saturday, May 5 from 6 to 9 pm, the Potrero Branch Library will host the opening reception for the 54th Annual Potrero Hill Artists Exhibition the oldest annual art show in San Francisco! Artists who live, work, or study on Potrero Hill participate in this nonjuried show; it owes its longevity to a group of artists who painted with, or under the tutelage of, the late Charles Farr. In 2006, before the branch closed for renovation, more than one hundred Potrero Hill artists submitted artwork for the show. Come see this years work! The exhibition is open at the Potrero Branch Library from Saturday, May 5 through Friday, June 1, 2012.
Membership Renewal!

Supervisor Malia Cohen / District 10 (which includes Potrero Hill): ph: 554-7670 fax 554-7674 Malia.Cohen@sfgov.org Bayview Police Station SFPD Web site: Capt. Paul Chignell Anonymous Tips Community Liaison Quality of Life Liaison Abandoned autos Potrero Terrace/Annex 201 Williams St, SF 94124 www.sfgov.org/police/ ph: 671-2300 fax 671-2345 paul.chignell@sfgov.org 822-8147 voicemail, 575-4444 live 671-2302 (Sergeant Garrick) 671-2333 (Officer McConico) 850-9737 (Officer Rodriguez) 509-1408 (Officers Rodatos & Sanders) 987-6389 (Officers Fowlie & Ferraez)

It's time to take care of business! The Potrero Boosters need you, and we need you to keep current on your membership dues. If you've joined or renewed recently, thank you! If you need to renew, please do so, either by check or via PayPal on our website, PotreroBoosters.org. (If you get this newsletter by mail, check your label below. If it says DEC '11 (or earlier!), you're due to renew.) Your support allows us to do the important work the Boosters do for the good of the neighborhood we all love! Thank you for keeping your Booster membership up to date.

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Potrero Boosters Executive Committee President Tony Kelly 341-8040 president@potreroboosters.org First Vice President Dick Millet 861-0345 1stvp@potreroboosters.org Second Vice President Monisha Mustapha 2ndvp@potreroboosters.org Recording Secretary Keith Goldstein recordingsecretary@potreroboosters.org Corresponding Sec. DeWitt Lacy correspondingsecretary@potreroboosters.org Treasurer Daphne Magnawa treasurer@potreroboosters.org Sergeant-at-Arms Ellen Kernaghan 824-5065 Auditors Robin Talmadge Joe Boss 826-2515 Member-at-Large David Glober atlarge@potreroboosters.org Webmaster: webmaster@potreroboosters.org

The Potrero Boosters Neighborhood Association is devoted to issues of importance to the communities of Potrero Hill. Our goals are to act as a forum for concerned Potrero residents and to participate in policy and development decisions that affect the quality of life here on the Hill. Meetings are the last Tuesday of the month (7:00 p.m. at the Potrero Hill Neighborhood House) and are open to everyone, members and non-members. Dues: Individual $25, Household (couple) $30, Senior $20. (Make checks out to: Potrero Boosters.) Mail check to Potrero Boosters, 1459 18th St., #133, San Francisco, CA 94107, or sign up at PotreroBoosters.org.
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