http://sfbulldog.com/jimMeko Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 15 Nov 2007 13:49:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en One subject that won't be back on the agenda here in SoMa anytime soon is the AF Evans proposal to build low income family housing at 570 Townsend Street. The project displaces what was until recently a viable digital media use. Located in the heart of the Service and Light ... http://sfbulldog.com/jimMeko/2007/11/14/wrong-side-of-the-tracks/ Five years ago, in a room filled with land use attorneys and developers, a plan to add massive amounts of new housing to South of Market was unveiled. Land once reserved for job producing uses would be opened up to market rate developers, our alleys sacrificed to massive condo developments ... http://sfbulldog.com/jimMeko/2007/08/10/disrespect/ The SoMa Leadership Council convened several meetings earlier this year to discuss LGBTQ cultural preservation and this theme emerged: we're all concerned about the loss of gay neighborhoods. A SOMA LEADERSHIP COUNCIL WHITE PAPER Last Fall, the Western SoMa Citizens Planning Task Force began holding discussions on the subject of historic preservation. ... http://sfbulldog.com/jimMeko/2007/07/15/the-loss-ofgay-neighborhoods/ Last night the Planning Commission heard the case of the Hole in the Wall. An agreement had been reached more than a month ago on mitigations suggested by the neighbors who were supporting Damian Ochoa's requester for discretionary review. The Planning Department had already written those conditions into their ... http://sfbulldog.com/jimMeko/2007/05/11/the-hole-truth/ Owners of the Hole in the Wall finally accepted a solution proposed by the neighbors several weeks ago, thus removing nearly all of the obstacles to the relocation of the bar to 1369 Folsom Street. A second protest, filed by Jackie Bryson, is not affected by the agreement. The neighbors who ... http://sfbulldog.com/jimMeko/2007/04/24/hole-in-the-wallcrisis-over/ "If this is how they treat one person who disagrees with them, can you imagine what kind of neighbors they'll be to the rest of us?" Oh, the power of the Internet! You can say anything you want, make up whatever outrageous assertions that suit your purpose. Scare people. ... http://sfbulldog.com/jimMeko/2007/04/07/jim-meko-isnt-trying-to-close-anybody-down/ Thank God that campaign is over. Class warfare, mayoral meddling, lying local media, hate mail, cynicism, manipulation, scapegoats, polarization, dilettantes run amuck. Reelected Supervisor Chris Daly, wife Sarah and young Jack Henry are safely ensconsed back East, celebrating Thanksgiving with family ... Jack and Gloria and the Republican relatives. An awesome family. ... http://sfbulldog.com/jimMeko/2006/11/27/my-humbug-holiday-meditation/ Left to his own devices, Rob Black would probably still be polling single digits in his run for District 6 Supervisor. The sole mailer emanating from his campaign was a tepid criticism of Chris Daly's in-you-face style. But Black has been getting a lot of help from his, um, friends. Voters ... http://sfbulldog.com/jimMeko/2006/11/27/district-6-is-not-for-sale/ Rob Black slammed District 6 Supervisor Chris Daly last week for stalling Mayor Gavin Newsom's $2.5 million request for police overtime. “We have had over 66 murders and are on pace to meet the 10-year high this year and Chris is even refusing to have a hearing on public safety,” ... http://sfbulldog.com/jimMeko/2006/11/27/daly-and-the-seven-dwarfs/ More SoMa stuff, of course A building that currently houses service and light industrial uses converted to market-rate SROs? A Planning Commission policy that requires one for one replacement of rent controlled units when a SoMa residential property is demolished? A low-intensity entertainment permit that allows DJs where they're currently not ... http://sfbulldog.com/jimMeko/2006/05/10/loopholes-demolitions-and-djs/