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Gavin Newsom Just posted a YouTube Year-End Update -- great progress in '09. Homicides are down more than 50 percent. We had the highest on time performance for MUNI in years. And our solar incentive program doubled the number of solar installations. Happy New Year!
Gavin Newsom San Francisco's Gov 2.0 efforts are featured by CNN. Check out new apps created by our tech community in our City App Store (http://datasf.org/showcase/).
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Craig Newmark, founder of Craigslist and a customer-service guru, was riding on a public train in San Francisco, California, recently when something common but annoying occurred: The railcar filled with people and became uncomfortably hot.
Gavin Newsom Our solar incentive program increased the # of San Francisco solar installations 100% in 2009. Putting San Franciscans back to work. Launching new $150 million green loan program in 2010.
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Not in time for Christmas, but hopefully early next year, San Francisco property owners will be getting a $150 million gift of green.
Gavin Newsom The Jobs Now (http://jobsnowsf.org) program needs to be extended and expanded to put San Franciscans back to work. More than 1200 San Franciscans have been hired by 300+ companies since its launch.
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While the Treasure Island deal topped Mayor Gavin Newsom's agenda in Washington last week, he also pushed for more help from the federally funded Jobs Now program, which Newsom has made a centerpiece of job growth efforts in the city.
Gavin Newsom About 90 percent of what people throw away is recyclable or compostable. Wrote an op-ed in the Sacramento Bee about it. San Francisco is diverting 72 percent of all recyclable material from the landfill and has a new mandatory composting law. Our compost is being used in vineyards + farms in Napa.
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Increasingly, local and state governments are adopting "zero waste" goals to counter the real dangers of climate change and worldwide resource depletion. But what does "zero waste" mean? Simply put, it means nothing goes to landfill. From China to Italy, and even in Cal...ifornia, there is a vigorous d...
Afficher davantageGavin Newsom Sunday Streets is back for 2010. Just announced the schedule. More routes + longer hours.
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Residents will have more opportunities to walk, jog, dance and do yoga on San Francisco streets next year without fear of being struck by cars. Mayor Gavin Newsom has announced an expanded 2010 schedule for the Sunday Streets program, which bans vehicular traffic for several hours on sele
Gavin Newsom Just posted a YouTube update about the week that was in San Francisco. Launched a number of great new programs for San Franciscans (Payday Plus, SF Squared), lobbied in DC for the extension of jobs program (JobsNow SF), and made a number of tough budget decisions.
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Gavin Newsom Launched new lending program, Payday Plus SF with Treasurer José Cisneros and Credit Unions to give San Franciscans an alternative to high-interest rate payday lenders that often trap borrowers in a cycle of debt. Provides small dollar loans of up to $500, with low interest rates. Call 311 for more info.
San Francisco offers residents payday lending program - 12/17/09 - San Francisco News - abc7news.com
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San Francisco residents who find themselves in a jam now have an alternative to those so-called payday lenders.
Gavin Newsom Mayor Newsom is in Washington, DC. He just announced an agreement with the Navy to transfer Treasure Island (TI) to San Francisco. The development of TI will create thousands of jobs and one of the most environmentally sustainable developments in US history.
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12/16/09 – Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus and San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom announced today that they had reached a broad outline of terms for the conveyance of former Naval Station Treasure Island from the Navy to the City’s Treasure Island Development Authority. ...
Gavin Newsom Today, Mayor Newsom is introducing an innovative new initiative aimed at fueling the next wave of green job creation in San Francisco. The San Francisco Sustainable Financing program will offer residential and commercial building owners access to affordable, city-sponsored financing for energy efficiency, solar and ren...ewable energy projects, and water conservation improvements.
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The genius of San Francisco Sustainable Financing is that it will leverage private market lending and available state and federal grant dollars to help home and business owners overcome the costs of green improvements without financial risk to San Francisco taxpayers. Up to $150 million has been set...
Gavin Newsom Mayor Newsom is in Las Vegas today talking about San Francisco's universal health care program. More than 80% of the previously uninsured are now covered by the plan.
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Some of San Francisco’s small business owners will receive a small monetary reprieve on the mandatory health care fee The City requires. Businesses with 20 to 49 workers may receive a tax break if they comply with The City’s requirement to provide health care. Mayor Gavin
Gavin Newsom Great week in San Francisco. Mayor Newsom just posted a YouTube update about the week that was in San Francisco (Homeless Connect, MUNI changes, the Transamerica Building going green...) and look ahead at what he'll be working on next week. Look for more YouTube updates from the mayor in the weeks ahead.
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Today, the most famous building in San Francisco is also one of the most environmentally friendly in the country. The Transamerica Pyramid building has achieved a LEED Gold certification.
Gavin Newsom Mayor Newsom just posted a blog about Art in Storefronts, a program that places original art installations by San Francisco-based artists in vacant storefront windows. The artwork is transforming communities and bringing back businesses and people to San Francisco neighborhoods.
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In an effort to stem the negative effects of this recession, last summer I announced a new and innovative program that looks to the City's creative community to help turn the tide and bring new energy to some of our most challenged neighborhoods. A pilot program, Art in Storefronts, temporarily pla...
Gavin Newsom The first all-electric car from Nissan, the LEAF will be available in San Francisco starting next year. Mayor Newsom and other Bay Area leaders announced that the car is coming to the Bay Area yesterday.
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If charging stations were as common as gas stations, who wouldn't drive an electric car? That's the rationale behind an initiative Mayor Gavin Newsom announced Monday to help create a network of...
