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it is a place where people can work in a hands-on way to get back to their community, meet their neighbors, work with their neighbors. particularly the grant program is one reason that many of us do take our extra recyclables down to the center. the grant program has helped any number of local organizations through the years. the open hand age emergency fund and the co-op nursery school. the former hamilton family shelter. on and on. i have always chosen to take my materials to hanc, but it is important to say that i would have had too many ways because i lived in a three unit buildi...

thank you. supervisor mirkarimi: thank you. next speaker please. >> i'm stepping forward early because i have an appointment. i live in the haight ashbury, and i own a home two blocks from the neighborhood recycling center. i have recycled at hanc for years. it is a popular, successful, neighborhood environmental center, an outstanding program, and it should continue. i recycle their to support the neighborhood green jobs, the volunteers, and because the center gives grants to the community. the center gave money to restore the carousel in golden gate park. it saved the garden for th...

volunteers, and because the center gives grants to the community. the center gave money to restore the carousel in golden gate park. it saved the garden for the environment. it funds christmas lights on haight, children's halloween parties in the park, and many other things. opponents of the center present it as a cash cow for the homeless. that is a misrepresentation, disrespectful, and i really find mean-spirited towards people who are homeless. i kind of hate the term cash cow, but if you want to think about it, it could be considered a cash cow for green jobs, for paying benefits...

my name is jane murray and i am a resident of district 1. a few of us in 1970 got together to decide that we would think globally and act locally. we founded the richmond environmental action. it was in business until 1996 with a full-time staff on property at u.s. f that they've been needed for housing. after that i joined the san francisco community recycling board, which runs the market site. i am very proud of how hanc stayed in business and met the needs of people that wanted to bring, let's say large items like cardboard, many small- business people come to those centers. as yo...

names. [reads names] >> my name is [unintelligible] cunningham and i am here on behalf of the san francisco urban and agricultural alliance, issuing the statement that we are in support of the native plant nursery at 70 frederick street. an alliance of increasing food within san francisco, we are clearly in the support of creating more community gardens on parking and buckland. however, we do not support displacing an active garden plant nursery that offers garden education workshops and classes that donates compost for vince like 10-10-10 and cardboard for organizations like the cav...