ADVISORY

San Francisco Architectural Heritage
Advisory/Information

12/19/08

Greetings and Happy Holidays Heritage Members—2008 has been a busy and productive year for San Francisco Architectural Heritage, with many highlights:
· Board of Directors Retreat, strategic plan development, and continued work on the plan together with metrics to measure success
· New Board members: Nancy Goldenberg, Frederic Knapp, Daphne Kwok, Jon Knorpp, Zander Sivyer, and Christopher VerPlanck
· New staff in place, including Executive Director, Preservation Advocate Alex Bevk, Fiscal Manager Dana Talise, and Volunteer Coordinator Cate Conmy
· Formation, new website, listserv and event schedule for young preservationists network, Heritage YP
· Successful vote and advocacy for Proposition J: replacing the Landmarks Board with a new Historic Preservation Commission
· Launch of “Port City” book project, to be authored by Michael Corbett
· Revamped Heritage newsletter (at the printer, you’ll receive it in early January)
· Appeal (this week) of the demolition permit and permit for new construction at 1450 Franklin Street: Heritage’s appeal will be posted shortly at www.sfheritage.org
· Community engagement: work with neighborhood groups in Dogpatch, Tenderloin, Mission Dolores, Duboce Triangle, Alamo Square, Pacific Heights
· Collaboration with other stakeholders including AIA San Francisco, SPUR, Elderhostel, City Guides, Victorian Alliance, San Francisco Historical Society, California Historical Society, the Maybeck Foundation, and the National Trust’s Western Office
· Complete replacement of the roof at the Haas-Lilienthal House
· Contracted work begun on planning fire safety and ADA-accessibility improvements to the Haas-Lilienthal House
· Invitation from the National Trust to submit a full proposal for the Partners-in-the-Field Program in partnership with its Western Office

We’re grateful that many friends of Heritage have stepped up in response to the fall annual appeal letter.
If you’ve not yet written a year-end appeal check, please consider Heritage in your year-end giving and write a check out to Heritage today.

It’s been a pleasure and an honor to serve as your ED this year, thank you so much.

Speaking for the staff (Barbara, Alex, Bill, Heather, Cate and Dana): Happy Holidays to you and yours.
Jack