The people to contact about this are:
Us:
You can email us at fk94131 at yahoo.com
(We’ll also see any comments you leave anywhere on this website or blog.)
UCSF
Barbara French (VC, Community Relations) informed us that directions for the forest are being managed by a team consisting of herself, Maric Munn (Director of Facilities Management) and Lori Yamauchi (Asst VC Campus Planning).
You can copy the UC Board of Regents (who are responsible for the whole UC system) at regentsoffice at ucop.edu
Chancellor Susan Desmond-Hellman
chancellor at chanoff.ucsf.edu
513 Parnassus Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94122
John Plotts, Senior Vice Chancellor
john.plotts at ucsf.edu
521 Parnassus Ave., San Francisco, CA 94143-0288
Lori Yamauchi, Assistant Vice Chancellor
info at planning.ucsf.edu
(415) 476-2911
3333 California Street, Suite 11, San Francisco, CA 94143
Kevin Beauchamp, Director of Physical Planning
Maric Munn, Director, Facilities Management
Phone: 476-5598
E-Mail: Mmunn at fm.ucsf.edu
3333 California Street, San Francisco, CA 94143
UCSF Public and Community Relations
Barbara J. French, Assistant Vice Chancellor
3333 California Street, Suite 103, San Francisco, CA 94143-0462
tel: 415/476-6296 fax: 415/476-1729
email: bfrench at uap.ucsf.edu
Barbara Bagot-López, Associate Director, UCSF Community Relations
3333 California Street, Suite 103, San Francisco, CA 94143-0462
(415) 476-8318
415.502.1368 (f)
bblopez at CGR.ucsf.edu
Corinna Kaarlela
UCSF Public Affairs
Director, News Office
415-476-8254
ckaarlela at pubaff.ucsf.edu
THE CITY
City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, San Francisco, CA 94102
Edwin Lee, Mayor of San Francisco
Telephone: (415) 554-6141 Fax: (415) 554-6160
mayoredwinlee@sfgov.org
Supervisor Sean Elsbernd
(415) 554-6516 – voice
(415) 554-6546 – fax
Sean.Elsbernd at sfgov.org
Aides: Olivia Scanlon & Alexander Volberding
Environmental Review Officer, San Francisco Planning Dept.
1650 Mission Street, Suite 400, San Francisco, CA 94103
Department of the Environment
11 Grove Street, San Francisco CA 94102
Phone (415) 355 3700
environment at sfgov.org
NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS
1. Cole Valley Improvement Association
www.cviasf.com
(This organization supports the plan)
CVIA, PO Box 170611, San Francisco CA 94117
cviasf at aol.com
(415) 431-1414
2. Twin Peaks Improvement Association
www.tpiasf.org
(This organization strongly opposes the plan.)
info at tpiasf.org
Association President, Dona Crowder at (415) 929-1900.
3. West of Twin Peaks Central Council
http://westoftwinpeaks.org/
They are “a resource for the neighborhood organizations in the western part of San Francisco.”
Email: info at WestOfTwinPeaks.org
President: George Wooding (Miraloma Park Improvement Club)
This is a truly interesting and useful set of resources of great value to our local community!
Thanks! That’s what we hope to achieve with this website.
Hello,
I hope I am posting this in the right place. I just read about the plan to deforest Sutro Forest in the Examiner. As someone who grew up in the City I have fond memories of running around in there as a teenager and would hate to see it go or be endangered. I’m all for native plants but to use this argument would mean that you are also in favor of turning Golden Gate Park back into sand dunes! I just wanted to say that if UCSF wants to receive FEDERAL funds for this project then there are a whole heap o’ requirements that they are going to have to adhere to VIGOROUSLY. I would imagine that the EIR on this would be huge and costly at UCSF’s expense and make them want to think again. As a contract archaeologist I have participated in many arachaeological surveys and excavations in our national forests prior to logging. Has Sutro Forest ever been surveyed archaeologically? Surely this has been considered and brought up at meetings? How are the logging machines and trucks going to access these trees to be removed? Has anyone looked into the potential archaeological impact of this project? If not, I would bring this up on the record at the next meeting. Having worked near Alturas on archaeological projects that resulted from private citizens receiving federal funds for the juniper eradication project, I would hate to see UCSF be surprised after the fact like these people who thought they were onto a free handout were by any expensive mitigation that would be mandated by the use of federal funds. Let’s do our best to allow UCSF to see the best way to avoid this is to scrap the project altogether. Didn’t Kroeber used to have Ishi hangout up there??
Thanks. Neighbors have a lot of concerns about this project, foremost being that it will actually increase the fire hazard. I don’t think anyone has considered archaeological sites. Perhaps it should.
I just walked Stanyan Street and am amazed the neighbors are not more alarmed at the state of those Eucalyptus right behind their homes.
Simply crazy this site is helpful in so many areas but the obvious.
I hope neighbors at least get the assessment they deserve and get the help they need to address the impending Eucalyptus management problem right in their backyard.
Just ask any arborist or forester.
We are going to need a lot of resources to get the job done and some some support from SaveSutro.
Good luck neighbors!
Uh, Garden Coach?
Stanyan doesn’t have eucalyptus. The area proposed for the Edgewood cut is on the other side, behind the hospital.
Looks like it might be time to update the mayor info
Aside from that have you contacted Sean Elsbernd with concerns, if so what has his response been?
What about the Audubon society or similar to help fight the destruction of this ecosystem?
Thanks, updating the Mayor!
(We did email Sean Elsbernd earlier, when the FEMA application was still live. His take on it at the time was that he supported UCSF, if their project was really to improve fire-safety. Golden Gate Audubon has traditionally supported Native Plant interests.)