order viagraorder levitraFriends of Golden Gateway

***MAY 15, 2012 ***

MAY 15, 2012.  This is the date that the Board of Supervisors will be meeting and voting on the 8 Washington Street/Seawall Lot 351 proposed Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) & Conditional Use Permit (CUP).

If the Board votes YES, this proposed development for luxury condominiums for the very, very rich moves closer to becoming reality, and destroying our outdoor recreational center.

FOGG needs your support NOW.  Make plans to attend the Board of Supervisors meeting on MAY 15, 2012.  The meeting begins at 4:00pm in Room 250, City Hall.  Plan to arrive early – we expect a big crowd.

FOGG needs all of you there and to speak on behalf of the thousands of middle income families, their kids and seniors.  We must save our Community’s one of a kind outdoor recreational center (GGT&SC).

You can act now by writing to the Board of Supervisors – ALL ELEVEN.  Their email addresses can be seen at the ‘Board of Supervisors – How to Contact’ link on this website.

Talking Points are available at the ‘April 2012 Talking Points’ link on this website.

Please write in your own words why it is vital to keep this outdoor recreational center here.

Please make sure that District Three Supervisor and Board President David Chiu gets a copy.  His email address is buy generic levitraorder cialisdavid.chiu@sfgov.org

Please send a copy of your email to FOGG at generic cialisbuy generic cialiscoaches@fogg.us.

NOW is the time to act. We have only two weeks left to take action.

FOGG is sure you will join with us in this fight to help keep our middle class families in San Francisco.

Thank you for your support.

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS HEARING DATE

FOGG is aware that a number of you have received a US Mail notice of a Tuesday, May 1, 2012 hearing at the Board of Supervisors on the 8 Washington Street/Seawall Lot 351 proposed project.

The Supervisors at the May 1 meeting are expected to move that the hearing on 8 Washington/Seawall Lot 351 will be held over to Tuesday, May 15, 2012.

FOGG will have observers at the May 1 meeting, but there will be no public testimony.  Your attendance is not needed.

FOGG is focusing all our energy on the May 15, 2012 Supervisors meeting.

We will send you an Alert when this meeting date has been officially set.  We will be asking you to attend this meeting and testify before the Board.

We thank those who have already written to the Board of Supervisors stating their support for saving our open recreational space.  For those of you who have not yet written we ask that you do so now.  We still need your emails to the Supervisors, particularly the Supervisor in your District.

Please see the ‘April 2012 Talking Points’ link on ths website.

Please see the ‘SF Board of Supervisors’ link on this website for their email addresses.

Please send a copy to FOGG at buy generic levitrabuy generic levitracoaches@fogg.us.

If you wish to have a US Mail notice about the upcoming hearing from the Supervisors, please send your mailing address to generic viagraorder levitracoaches@fogg.us.   We will forward this information to ensure you receive a written notice.

For those of our supporters who do not live in San Francisco, you can still help!  Please send an email to all 11 San Francisco Supervisors why you support FOGG’s position.

Also please send a copy to FOGG at buy cheap levitrabuy levitracoaches@fogg.us.

FOGG can only continue the fight to save the Community’s open recreational center for thousands of middle income families, youth and seniors with your tax deductible donations.

Please send your tax deductible donation to Friends of Golden Gateway, P.O. Box 2294, San Francisco, CA 94126.  Please make your checks out to PDF/FOGG, and on the memo line write “tax deductible donation”.

Or you can donate online by clicking on the ‘Donations to FOGG’ link on this website.

Our attorney Sue Hestor, consultant Brad Paul, and so many volunteers need your support NOW.

FOGG thanks the many who have heeded are call.  Now is the time for all to join them.

SUPPORT FOGG’S SUMMER KIDS CAMP SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

FOGG needs your help now in raising additional funds to send as many youngsters as we can to the Golden Gateway Tennis & Swim Club’s Summer Kids Camp.  We thank those who have already made a contribution this year for the Program.

It really is an exceptional opportunity for kids from low income housing to participate in this one of a kind Summer Fun Program with dedicated and trained Camp counselors.  (Many are graduates of the Kids Camp.)

You can really make a difference in FOGG’s 3^rd year of sponsoring this exciting program of tennis and swim lessons, social interaction, and many other activities with their peers in a safe, family friendly environment.

The day long program including lunch and a family barbecue on Friday’s is really an exciting experience for these youngsters who would otherwise not have this summer opportunity.

Our District Three Supervisor & Board President, David Chiu, heartily endorses our efforts.  We thank Supervisor Chiu for his statement of support in his April 2012 Newsletter.

Summer Recreation Scholarships We are pleased to spread the word that for the 3rd year in a row, Friends of Golden Gateway (FOGG) will sponsor a scholarship program to send young people from low-income housing in Chinatown and South of Market to the Golden Gateway Tennis & Swim Club’s summer Kids Camp that begins in June and lasts through August. Over the last two years, through the generosity of FOGG supporters and the cooperation of GGT&SC management, over two dozen young people enjoyed a wonderful summer experience. Donations to the scholarship program are tax deductible. For further information contact Lee Radner at order viagra onlinebuy generic viagracoaches@fogg.us.

Please send your tax deductible donation to Friends of Golden Gateway, P.O. Box 2294, San Francisco, CA 94126.  Please make your checks out to PDF/FOGG, and on the memo line write “Kids Camp 2012 tax deductible donation”.

Or you can donate online by clicking on the ‘Donations to FOGG link on this website.

We look forward to your help.  Our neighborhood youngsters will be ever grateful.

ACTION NEEDED – WRITE TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

FOGG needs your emails and letters to our Board of Supervisors supporting FOGG’s efforts to save our open recreational space (GGT&SC).

Soon, the Board of Supervisors will be casting their vote up or down on the 8 Washington/Seawall Lot 351 project.  We cannot allow the demolition for profit of San Francisco’s only outdoor open recreational center (GGT&SC) with 2 outdoor swimming pools and 9 tennis courts to be forever lost to thousands of middle income families, youth and seniors.

If this developer wins, our outdoor recreational facility will be reduced to a 21,500 square feet ‘aquatic center’ which would be smaller than the existing pool area.  And, the existing 9 tennis courts will be gone.

Luxury condominiums for the super-rich will be on the Club site.

You can now do your part.  Please read our April 2012 Talking Points on this website.

Please send an email to your District Supervisor.  Just click on the link and find your Supervisor’s email address and phone number at the SF Board of Supervisors link on this website.

Write to your Supervisor from your point of view; such as how the loss of this facility would change your life.

Please send a copy of your email to District Three Supervisor and Board President, David Chiu – order levitrabuy cialisDavid.Chiu@sfgov.org.  Also please send a copy to FOGG at buy cheap viagrageneric cialiscoaches@fogg.us

For those of our supporters who do not live in San Francisco, you can still help!  Please send an email to all 11 San Francisco Supervisors why you support FOGG’s position.  Also please send a copy to FOGG at buy cheap viagraorder levitra onlinecoaches@fogg.us

Our FOGG volunteers are putting in a lot of long hours, as is our attorney Sue Hestor and consultant Brad Paul.  They all need your support.  Please write to the Supervisors.

FOGG now has a Facebook site, thanks to our volunteer Janet Lautenberger.  You can click on the link for updates.  buy cialisorder viagra onlineFacebook-Save the Golden Gateway Tennis & Swim Club.  We thank Janet and her team for their efforts.

We will keep you updated when we know more as to when the Supervisors will be holding a hearing on the 8 Washington/Seawall Lot 351 proposed development.

Some of you may want a Board of Supervisors notice on the 8 Washington/Seawall Lot 351 hearing by US Mail.  If you do, please let us know by email at order levitrabuy generic cialiscoaches@fogg.us.  This is also very important as we will need everyone’s cooperation and attendance at this upcoming hearing.

Again, NOW IS THE TIME TO ACT WITH EMAILS TO THE SUPERVISORS!!

Thanks for everyone’s support.

THANK YOU TO OUR SUPPORTERS!

Many of you may have read former Mayor Art Agnos’ Open Forum article in the April 5, 2012 SF Chronicle.  The title is “We tore down the Embarcadero Freeway for this?  For those who many have missed it you can read it at this this link.  generic levitrabuy viagra onlineArticle

FOGG wishes to sincerely thank former Mayor Agnos for his insightful and most accurate article on why we don’t need more luxury high rise condominiums for the super wealthiest people in the world.  These condominiums are 80 feet higher than the now gone Embarcadero freeway that Mr. Agnos was instrumental in taking down. buy cheap levitrabuy generic viagraRead the rest of this entry »

SF PORT COMMISSION HEARING UPDATE

The Tuesday, March 27, 2012 SF Port Commission hearing will not take any action on the 8 Washington/Seawall Lot 351 proposed project.

Your attendance is not required.

No action is being taken due to the appeal that has been filed.  We will advise you when updates become available.

REQUEST FOR DONATIONS

FOGG is moving right ahead by having our attorney, Sue Hestor file an appeal to the Board of Supervisors on the 8 Washington/Seawall Lot 351 Environmental Impact Report  (EIR).  We understand that Equity Office Properties (EOP) will also be appealing to the Board of Supervisors. buy cialisbuy levitraRead the rest of this entry »

SF PLANNING COMMISSION HEARING FOLLOW UP

FOGG wanted to take this opportunity to thank the 40, yes 40 supporters who presented testimony at the Thursday, March 22, 2012 joint SF Planning Commission/Recreation & Park Commission meeting.

Many more were in the overflow crowd of supporters.  This was very heartwarming.  Sincere thanks to everyone who presented their views in support of our cause.  We really appreciate it. buy levitra onlineorder viagra onlineRead the rest of this entry »

REMINDER – PLANNING COMMISSION HEARING

Please don’t forget – Thursday, March 22, 2012 – Planning Commission & Rec/Park Commission joint meeting on the 8 Washington/SWL 351 Project, 10:00am – City Hall, Supervisors Legislative Chambers, Room 250.

We need as many of you as possible to attend and testify on our behalf.

It is not too late to review our TALKING POINTS by going to the link on this website.

If you have not already done so, we ask you to send an email of support for preserving our community’s open recreational center (GGT&SC) to the Commissioners & Supervisor President David Chiu, with copies to us.

The list of public officials to send your email of support to is in our FOGG Alert of March 1, 2012 on this website.

THIS MUST BE DONE TODAY.

We want to acknowledge our consultant Brad Paul, and volunteer Theo Armour who put together a one minute video called the ‘Wall of Wealth.’

You can watch it at this link:  buy generic levitrageneric levitraWall of Wealth

This video will show you what will happen to the neighborhood if the proposed project is approved.  It will give you even more reason to attend the March 22, 2012 meeting.

We look forward to seeing you there, and thanks so very much for your support.

NEW PLANNING COMMISSION HEARING DATE SET

FOGG is confirming that the SF Planning Commission Hearing on the 8 Washington/SWL351 proposed development is now scheduled for Thursday, March 22, 2012.  The Hearing will begin at 10:00 am.  It is at City Hall – Supervisors Legislative Chambers, Room 250.

We ask as many FOGG supporters as possible attend this very important meeting.  We also ask you to be prepared to offer testimony on behalf of preserving our open recreational space.

Well, we have been here before in the past several months, but this time FOGG expects this hearing to take place.

A tip of our hat goes to our steely eyed attorney, Sue Hestor.  The SF Planning Commission had to once again, cancel a hearing (now 4 times since December, 2011).  Sue found a serious discrepancy in the required public notice that prevented the Commission from holding the March 8, 2012 hearing.  Every delay is a plus for us and a real headache (financially and in achieving his ill-gotten ends) for Mr. Snellgrove and his supporters.

We owe Sue a deep debt of gratitude for her knowledge and experience in understanding the intricacies of the legal maze that we are up against.  That is why it is so very important that FOGG receive your tax deductible donations to keep the momentum we have achieved moving ahead.  FOGG thanks the many who have contributed to our success so far, but we really need additional funds to support and continue our efforts. This is not the time to slow down.

Please send your tax deductible donation to Friends of Golden Gateway, P.O. Box 2294, San Francisco, CA 94126.  Please make your checks out to PDF/FOGG, and on the memo line write “tax deductible donation”.

Or you can donate online by clicking on the Donations to FOGG link on this website.

FOGG knows we can count on you to come through at this critical time.

This delay also gives those of you who have not written emails or letters of support additional time to send them in.  You can review our TALKING POINTS at the link on this website. The the list of public officials to send your email of support to is in our Alert dated March 1, 2012 on this website.

We will update you on how FOGG will be preparing for the hearing in the coming days, and thanks to the many who have already written on our behalf.

Lastly, the Tuesday, March 13, 2012 SF Port Commission vote on the project has been postponed.  There is no need to attend this hearing.  This meeting is now scheduled for Tuesday, March 27, 2012.