New District Map Would Break North Beach In Half

A new map was just released by the San Francisco Redistricting Task Force. It's a dramatic change. It would cut North Beach in half at Columbus Avenue, and remove parts of Russian Hill, Chinatown, Nob Hill, and Financial District as well. It would instead add the Tenderloin to District 3.

We need to act now to make sure the task force hears us loud and clear: this would break up our neighborhood. Neighborhoods on boundary lines get fewer resources and suffer from less attention from the city.

Here's how you can take action:

1.) Write To the Task Force Today
E-mail rdtf@sfgov.org now and let them know you oppose "March 18th Map 2B." Instead, mention that you support the "District 3 United Neighborhoods Plan" (see map). Share why it's so important to you personally that North Beach not be split into two different districts.

2.) Make Public Comment on Wednesday
This Wednesday, March 23rd at 5:30pm, the Task Force will meet to continue drawing new maps. You will have a chance to give a 2-minute public comment. This can be done virtually or in-person.

Here are details for the meeting and how to join. We expect this meeting to span the entire evening, so you can choose when to tune in to give your public comment as it fits your schedule.

Here are the most important points to cover in your email or public comment:
-Columbus Avenue is NOT a boundary. It is the backbone of our neighborhood. Drawing the line there, as it does in Map 2B, would cut North Beach in half.

-Please add all of Russian Hill to District 3 to balance population. We support the "District 3 United Neighborhood Plan", backed by more than a dozen community organizations in District 3.

-We share numerous traits and a have a history of working collaboratively with Russian Hill. We have mutual reliance on hospitality and tourism, shared shopping corridors, and overlapping schools and community services.

North Beach Neighbors has joined more than a dozen organizations in District 3 to endorse a District 3 United Neighborhoods plan. This would accommodate the needed population growth of District 3 by including all of Russian Hill, a community that is currently split between two districts. We believe that shared traits between Russian Hill and the rest of District 3 - from a reliance on tourism to shared schools and small business communities - are best served together.