With crime and public safety are on everyone’s mind in San Francisco and City College facing a serious debt crisis Over90 viewers “zoomed” in to see the debate between the three candidates for District Attorney and the 13 City College of San Francisco trustees candidates.

You may listen to the audio portion of the DA debate here

You may listen to the College trustee debate here:

The video of the full meeting is on the SHARP facebook page https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?ref=search&v=1754801094881270

Here is the link to the presentation on the SHARP facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?ref=notif&v=817693829599320&notif_id=1661911479214141&notif_t=live_video_explicit

Stonestown Shopping Center opened in 1952 as a one-story strip with the Emporium at one end as the anchor store.  Old time San Franciscans will tell you that it was quite popular as  people loved to be able to shop at some new stores without going way downtown.  Ms. Reuel Cooke from Brookfield Properties Development gave us n update on the long-term plan fro Stonestown and where things are now.

You may listen to her presentation here:

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Lainie Motamedi is one of the new appointees to the Board of Education.  She says she is committed to getting San Francisco’s schools back on track, prioritizing strong fiscal discipline and focus on student outcomes.

You may listen to her presentation here:

James Dixon once again provided SHARP members and guests  with his  detailed descriptions of Victorian and Edwardian architecture in San Francisco.

If you missed the live event you can watch it on the SHARP Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?ref=search&v=1415887405526899

On March 24th S.H.A.R.P.  sponsored a Zoom public forum on San Francisco’s drug .  In the last two years, more than 1,360 San Franciscans have been murdered via drug overdoses, primarily with fentanyl.  This is twice the number of people who have died from COVID. Why is this happening in our city?  What can we do to prevent this ongoing tragedy

Our expert panel includes Ginny Burton,  a recovering addict; Tom Ostly, former San Francisco District Attorney’s Office Crime Strategies Unit.

You can listen to the audio portion of the meeting here:

SHARP welcomed San Francisco’s new City Attorney, David Chiu, who gave a brief presentation of the role and duty of the City Attorney’s Office followed by a Q&A session.

You can listen to David Chiu’s presentation here:

On February 11^th 2022 we had a Zoom presentation from The Sunset Nature Advocacy Partnership (SNAP).  SNAP is an exciting new collaboration between Garden for the Environment, Sutro Stewards, and Nature in the City. With the generous support from SHARP, this partnership engages Bay Area residents and highlights nature-based solutions to climate change through stimulating educational panels, fun, and informative guided walks and hikes, and hands-on experiences—all outdoors.

You may listen to the AUDIO from the meeting here:

Our January 11th, 2022 meeting will presented two subjects dealing with transportation.  We have combined the Neighborways and Waymo subjects into one transportation-based meeting.  We have invited Brian Liang from SFMTA to come to our meeting and explain the new “Neighborway” concept .

Waymo’s Government and Community Relations Manager, Noelle Duong presented to S.H.A.R.P. members to answered questions and shared information about Waymo’s mission, experience, and the San Francisco Trusted Tester program.