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Once again, it looks as if San Francisco voters will weigh in on the perenially contentious Great Highway. Supporters have gathered 15,626 signatures for a November ballot measure that would re-open the road to cars on weekdays and let the Sunset Dunes park open on weekends.

For back story, see Joe Eskenazi‘s analysis of the intense park v. highway battle.

Brandon Pho reports that in the last two weeks of June, Mayor Daniel Lurie‘s ballot measure committee got a whopping $1.5 million from donors including venture capitalist John Doerr and Lauren Powell Jobs. The mayor is pushing measures that would change the city charter to expand his power.

Naomi Beth Marcus has a fascinating profile of 82-year-old Giuliana Milanese, and her life in San Francisco activism spanning the I-Hotel fight, the Venceremos Brigades to Cuba, nurses’ organizing, and affordable housing.

More soon,

Sara

Latest News

Two people walk along a painted path near a sandy beach, with traffic lights, some vegetation, and cloudy skies in the background.

Measure to reopen Great Highway set to qualify for November ballotย 

“I think that they have to convince the rest of the city to shut down a park, which is very difficult.”

Mayor Lurieโ€™s charter-reform effort gets $1.5M boost from tech execs, philanthropist

“The committee’s total fundraising for the three measures is $8.6 million this year.”

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People We Meet: โ€˜All my aunts in Pavia were Communistsโ€™ย 

“The only action I didnโ€™t do was chain myself to the fence because I was pregnant at the time.”

Back Story

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The Great Highway is poised to become S.F’s kidney dialysis

ย “Everyone says they hate sequels, and everybody goes to see them.ย “

SNAP

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Doing shots
By Walter Mackins

Events

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Today: Black Benatar vs. the Cistem: Open Court, ODC Theater, July 6, 7-9PM

Tomorrow: Happy Hour with the League of Women Voters at Rikki’s Women’s Sports Bar, July 7, 5:30-7:30PM

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