The San Francisco local government is wired up. Every city meeting you could be interested in seeing, is available on demand via this page.. However, the one I went to today is not up yet. When it is, I'll link to it. Or at the very least, the part of it I'm most interested in. I'll get back to that.

This is one of those things I had been meaning to do for awhile. The last time I lived in San Francisco, I am 100% positive I was everything this city hated. Like, really hated. I was a dot-commie who lived in the city, commuted to the valley, owned an SUV, had the died hair, and the easy disposable income. Maybe this time around, I still suck. That remains to be seen. I still have the SUV, but in every other way I'm pretty minimal these days.

After loosing my job, I hung around till what money I had ran out, and the unemployment stopped. Then I went to Jersey with my tail between my legs. Two steps back.. I came here from Tennessee previously.

That was sooo stupid. I should have just found a way to say. It couldn't have been much harder then it was getting back out here. In hind sight, that's obvious. Although, I am glad that I got to spend some significant time with my parents. I'm thankful for that. I have some good friends back in Jersey also. Previously I've moved/lived where ever I've had the best reason to go. Now, I live here for reasons other then a carrot dangled under my nose. I really like the place.

This time out, I need to give a little more back to this place then I take out of it. I'm not exactly sure what the hell I'm going to do exactly, but a good place to start is my back yard.. err.. Front yard. Otherwise currently know as the Octavia Redevelopment Zone.

As has been covered here at one point or another, the people voted to knock down the Central Skyway, and so it was.. No more big overpass. My first reaction to this was "gee, that was dumb".. However, I am sure now that was the wrong reaction. Just that thing being gone has improved the area. The real good news is that the plan the city has for the rest of the redevelopment looks pretty good. I spent some time looking into it today. Its got a few problems, but it appears both the time and the willingness exists to fix them. Some problems with bicycle traffic onto Page street were the biggest issue raised.. Could just be me, but that looks like a good sign.

This project will likely be going on for quite awhile. From the sound of it today, it was at least a year until the bulk of the work is to start. I'm not sure how long it will take to complete.. There are a number of things I'm not sure of yet. I'm going to follow this story as it develops.

I have a bunch of information about the development plans, however I have not had a chance to compile it into something worth reading yet. I'm still lacking maps, which are critical to understanding what's going on. When the video goes up on sfgov, I'll be able to capture some stills of the maps. If it doesn't go up tomorrow, I'll go down to City Hall and see if I can get copies. You don't want me to attempt drawing my own maps, trust me. :)

The entire meeting ran exactly two hours. That's shorter then the any of the LOTR movies, possibly even less boring. I'll stay tuned to what's happening in the hood, and post it here. People complain too much about government without getting involved, or even paying attention..

SFGTV: Video on Demand