Hold Our Public Officials Accountable / 让我们的公职人员负责任

Dear Friends & Neighbors, Our next Parkside cleanup will take place on Sunday, Nov. 6th, 2-4pm at Happy Day Preschool, 809 Taraval Street (corner of 18th Ave). We will provide all the supplies. Please click here to register. We had a great turnout last time and hope to see you again.  Thank you for helping to keep our neighborhood clean!

Dear Friends, On Wed, Nov. 2nd, 7-8:30pm, the Greater West Portal Neighborhood Association (GWPNA) will kindly host a dialogue between proponents and opponents of the Gold Mirror cannabis dispensary. We urge you to attend so that we can hear your feedback and comments.  During the meeting, there will be a presentation by the project sponsors with time for Q&A and a presentation by the neighbors and business owners adjacent to the Gold Mirror on why they oppose the permit at this location with time for Q&A.  You may join virtually or in-person: Meeting Host GWPNA is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82745667724?pwd=ZU1vYWQzd3lmTGJSQzluNzJjNncvZz09 Meeting ID: 827 4566 7724 Passcode: 415287 One tap mobile +16694449171,,82745667724#,,,,*415287# US +12532158782,,82745667724#,,,,*415287# US (Tacoma) If you plan to attend in person at Beyond Office on  215 W Portal Ave, San Francisco, CA 94127, then please contact Matt...

Please click on the links below to read the articles related to safe testing of cannabis products. According to SF.gov, cannabis s supposed to be tested for "chemicals, pesticides, and other toxic substances." and to be safe by buying products from "legal and licensed SF retailers." Is the proposed Gold Mirror dispensary testing its products? If so, by whom? Where are the reports? Why is is that when you click on the "legal and licensed SF retailers" link, it says, "This content isn't available"? Please sign our online petition

Click below for stats. Latest SF and Taraval Burglary Stats 2017-2021 Please sign our online petition

This is an interesting report just before cannabis was legalized by SF Dept of Public Health ,  1) Concern for the cognitive impacts on youth 2) Youth perception: "Among youth in the focus group, cannabis was also perceived as easy to obtain, with its use perceived as normalized and associated with being “chill” and “cool” among youth." p. 12 3) Key informants had diverse views on medical cannabis dispensaries and believed their impact on surrounding communities was either minimal (e.g. don’t contribute crime; most adhere to rules; any issues are mostly quality of life issues), positive (e.g. improved block; lowered crime through activation and security), or negative (e.g. clusters in certain neighborhoods; crowds out other retail; attracts problem clientele; have normalizing effect on youth). According to the observations of one youth organization key informant, “MCDs are open early in the morning. The exposure to kids when they walk by makes a difference. Cannabis ...

Thank you to everyone who came out yesterday for our first monthly Parkside/Sunset cleanup event!  We had a large turnout and collected over 20 bags of trash from our streets. Our cleanups are held every first Sunday of the month from 2-4pm at Happy Day Preschool on 809 Taraval Street.  Our next cleanup will be on Sunday, Nov. 6th. Please sign our online petition