Archive for the ‘SFT News’ Category

Attend the Climate Emergency Declaration Feb 26

February 20th, 2019 No Comments »

Press conference on City Hall steps at noon, Board meeting at 2, at which Superviser Mandelman will introduce San Francisco’s Declaration of Climate Emergency, similar to what Berkeley, Oakland, Richmond & Santa Cruz have done –  to put the City […]

San Francisco Tomorrow’s Annual Holiday Party

December 3rd, 2018 No Comments »

At Forest Hill Clubhouse, Wednesday, December 19, 2018 at 5:30 PM – 8 PM.  381 Magellan Avenue.  Be there or be square.

SFT’s November Endorsements

October 2nd, 2018 No Comments »

Supervisors District 4 – Gordon MAr District 6 – Matt Haney District 8 – Rafael Mandelman District 10 – Tony Kelly School Board – no candidates received sufficient votes Bart Board – no candidates received sufficient votes Local Ballot measures […]

About the Presidio

August 15th, 2018 No Comments »

The Presidio served as a military installation from its establishment in 1776 as Spain’s northern-most outpost of colonial power in the New World, l​ater passing to Mexico and then the United States. In 1972, Congress created one of the world’s […]

Uber / Lyft Business Model in Jeopardy?

August 13th, 2018 No Comments »

On April 30, 2018 the California Supreme Court passed a ruling, changing existing law that determines how an independent contractor can be identified.  The case, Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court of Los Angeles,   may completely redefine what is and […]

Sue Cauthen

August 6th, 2018 No Comments »

Sue Cauthen was a member of the Board of Directors of San Francisco Tomorrow for many years.  She passed away one day short of her 85th birthday in Mill Valley. Born Suzanne Daneman May 5, 1933, in Los Angeles, she […]

The New Lodge

August 2nd, 2018 No Comments »

Many national parks have a large mansion with high-ceilinged public rooms multiple huge fireplaces called The Lodge. But the Lodge at the Presidi​o is a series of small lodgings rehabilitated from the simple designs of a spartan military base.  The […]

Clamor at the Commonwealth Club

July 25th, 2018 No Comments »

The Future of San Francisco The Commonwealth Club held a lively discussion recently in a packed auditorium with many San Francisco residents interested in planning and environmental issues, as the city continues to grow unbridled by traditional zoning limits and […]

Fort Winfield Scott

July 20th, 2018 No Comments »

Proposals are being reviewed that would select a developer team to oversee the rehabilitation of 20 buildings totaling nearly 300,000 square feet of space at Fort Scott in the western half of the Presidio. Visiona​ries seeking to tackle the significant […]

A RAB or a Robbery?

July 15th, 2018 No Comments »

Transbay Terminal: stillll waiting A captivated audience of planners and transit pundits gathered at the War Memorial Building recently to listen to the SFMTA and SF Planning Department staff heap accolades on the planning process of the new changes and […]