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Autumn Moon Festival

It was wonderful to connect with neighbors and friends at the Autumn Moon Festival last weekend. I heard from so many of you about our district and appreciated the honest conversations about public safety, housing, transportation and more. It was also great to shop the art and delicious food vendors.

What a great celebration of the rich culture of the Richmond District and the new beginnings that come with the Autumn Moon harvest season. If you weren’t able to make it out, you can check out the amazing performances in this video from the Richmond Review.

I want to thank all the performers, the community organizations for tabling and sharing valuable resources with residents, and all the sponsors for their support of this awesome event.

Health Updates & Resources

COVID-19

COVID-19 numbers are continuing to drop in San Francisco, we are seeing about 85 new cases a day, but we should not let our guard down. We expect that there will be an uptick in cases in the winter. Protect yourself by getting vaccinated or boosted. The bivalent COVID-19 booster is free and is now widely available at health care providers and pharmacies. Those 12 years and older are eligible for this new two-strain COVID booster. Find more information on COVID-19 in San Francisco by visiting the SF Department of Public Health website.

District Updates

Richmond District Small Businesses

Last month I joined Office of Small Business Director Katy Tang for a walk in our District to meet with merchants and talk about issues affecting our small businesses, including compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Law and how to apply to become a legacy or anchor business. You can find information about all of these issues on the OSB website.

Latinx Heritage Month

September 15th - October 15th marks Latinx Heritage Month. At our Board meeting last week, I was honored to recognize some of the Richmond District’s most beloved community members, the Bermejo family. Tomas and Elmy Bermejo founded Tommy's Mexican Restaurant in the Richmond District in 1965. The Bermejo family has been supporting the Richmond community for 57 years with delicious food, Tommy's margaritas, and a place to connect with each other.

Geary Boulevard Improvement Project

After SFMTA received significant feedback on the Geary Boulevard Improvement Project proposal, they have updated their proposal to respond to the comments received including the following:

Dropping evening and Sunday parking metering from project proposals.
Dropping proposal to re-locate the 17th Avenue outbound bus stop for the 38 Geary .
Modifying proposed left-turn restrictions at 22nd and 23rd avenues including removing the proposed restriction on Geary westbound at 22nd Avenue and introducing new proposed restrictions on Geary westbound at 23rd Avenue and Geary eastbound at 22nd Avenue.
Making adjustments to the proposed color curb parking and loading designations in three locations in response to feedback.
Covering costs to modify Shared Space parklets directly impacted by the proposed angled parking conversion.
- Block-by-block parking impacts charts.
- Segment-level transit travel time and parking impacts comparison table.
- Information on estimated construction impacts and planned mitigation and support strategies.

If you would like to share feedback with the project team and policymakers, you can visit the project website. To stay up to date, sign up for Geary Boulevard Improvement Project updates via email or text.

Community Events

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival

This weekend, starting tomorrow at 1pm and going through Sunday at 7pm, the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival returns to Golden Gate Park at Hellman Hollow and Lindley & Marx meadows. This is a free event and open to the public. You can find out more about the line-up and rules for entry at their website: https://www.hardlystrictlybluegrass.com/.

There will be street closures, so plan in advance if you need to get through the park - You can expect the following streets and parking areas to be closed:

JFK Dr. between Transverse Dr. and Chain of Lakes Dr.
36th Ave. between Fulton and JFK Dr.
30th Ave. between Fulton and JFK Dr.
Transverse Dr. between Crossover Dr. (25th Ave.) and MLK Dr.
Overlook Dr. between Transverse and Middle Drive West
Middle Drive West between Transverse and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive
Metson Drive between Middle Drive West and MLK
Parking area at Polo Fields at North Stables and on Metson drive (south side of Polo fields)

Guo Pei: Couture Fantasy

If you have not yet visited the Guo Pei: Couture Fantasy exhibit currently at the Legion of Honor, I highly recommend taking time to go see the beautiful works by Chinese designer Guo Pei. The exhibit has been extended through November 27 and features 80 ensembles by Pei. These remarkable garments mix traditional Chinese features with haute couture design.

Walk and Roll

Walk & Roll to School Week is next week!

Join me and thousands of students across San Francisco will walk, bike, scoot, and roll to school during the week of October 3 - 7, 2022. These people-powered ways of getting around are good for our health, climate, and communities.

Middle and high school students who participate in Walk & Roll to School Week can enter to win a Timbuktu backpack when they log their trip at walksf.org/walkandroll by Friday, October 7th at 5:00 PM.

First Thursday ArtWalk

Join Clement Street merchants this upcoming Thursday, Oct. 6th, to visit some of your favorite businesses for the First Thursday Artwalk!

Shops on Clement street will be open late to bring together artists and community and is free and open to the public.

The event starts at 5pm and runs from Arguello west down Clement Street.

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