Compiled by the El Reportero‘s staff
The City Librarian, Michael Lambert, is planning the first reopening of the Main Library and the Excelsior Branch to curbside service a local news source reported.
Named SFPL To Go, the program will allow pick up and return of pre-ordered books and materials. The exact dates of reopening will be announced soon and we will let you know the details at once. Please continue to check our home page at FriendsSFPL.org.
Better Lives, Bitter Lies podcast premieres
Must Forging Better Lives Always Be Entwined With Facing Bitter Lies?
Join Park Guides as they discuss destiny-shaping ideas that defined the SF Bay Area
San Francisco, CA – San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park is proud to announce the new podcast Better Lives, Bitter Lies. This fun and educational audio series, is created and hosted by park guides Anne Monk and Sabrina Oliveros.
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, all manner of ships sailed into San Francisco Bay, bringing people drawn by the promise of a better life. For many of these newcomers, seeking new lives meant living with ideas – created about their destination, their destinies, and themselves – that shaped both their personal histories and the history of San Francisco’s waterfront. Better Lives, Bitter Lies examines several of these ideas, using San Francisco Bay Area points of interest as springboards for lively, enlightening discussions.
Beginning with the first episode, Chrysopylae – which reviews popular beliefs about the naming of the Golden Gate Bridge – Monk and Oliveros use historical documents, firsthand accounts, literature, music, and conversations with experts to examine how these ideas took the form of myth, mistruth, propaganda, or outright falsehood.
A new episode will appear every two weeks on the Park’s podcast page: https://www.nps.gov/safr/learn/photosmultimedia/podcasts.htm
Future episodes will include Gold Mountain, Paper Children, Daughters of Joy, A Deadly Trade, Little Brown Brothers, and a feature on the multifaceted stories carried by the park’s iconic square-rigged cargo ship, Balclutha. Check the park’s website and social media channels for future releases!
Will premiere on the Park’s website (https://www.nps.gov/safr/learn/photosmultimedia/podcasts.htm) on Tuesday, July 14, 2020.
SF Boys Chorus brings classes online
For Potential Remote Learners Bay Area Counties: Auditions for the San Francisco Boys Chorus online classes are ongoing. Classes will be conducted online starting after Labor Day.
Boys under 7 are not required to audition and will be automatically accepted into the exploratory music program. Older boys must set up an audition before classes begin. To sign up and learn more visit www.sfbc.org/auditions.
The City Council is holding a virtual Special City Council meeting on Monday evening, July 13, 2020 at 7 p.m. A highlight of some of the major policy items is below.
Public Hearings to Consider:
- An Urgency Ordinance approving text amendments to Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) requirements in the Zoning Ordinance and other miscellaneous updates, including permitted ADU types allowed, side and rear setbacks, height for detached ADUs, and to comply with State law.
Interested in Running for City Council?
The nomination period for the November 2020 Election opens Monday
Four members of the City Council representing Districts 1, 3, 4 and 7 will be elected Nov. 3, 2020. Have you considered running for City Council and you live in one of the districts with an open seat? Nomination papers will be available beginning Monday, July 13 by contacting the City Clerk. Due to the shelter-in-place order, nomination papers will be issued in person or electronically upon written request. Not sure which district you live in?
For more information and to schedule an appointment, please call the Office of the City Clerk at (650) 780-7220 or email paguilar@redwoodcity.org.
- A Resolution approving the Five-Year Permanent Local Housing Allocation (PLHA) Plan for the 2019-2023 Funding Period and application for funding to support affordable housing initiatives, including the City’s Safe Parking Program.
- A Resolution amending, eliminating and adopting certain fees for charges for the City’s Fire, Library, and Parks, Recreation and Community Services Departments.
- A Resolution amending, eliminating and adopting certain fees for charges for the City’s Fire, Library, and Parks, Recreation and Community Services Departments.
