Sunday, February 20, 2011
New hope for HANC recycling
LET IT LIVE
Valentine's Day brought a lot of love for HANC recycling center this year. A press conference and four hour committee meeting at City Hall last Monday proved fruitful for supporters of the community recycling center in Golden Gate Park.
MIRKARIMI ASKS TOUGH QUESTIONS
District 5 Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi led the way in a candid questioning of the decision made by the Rec and Park Commission to evict HANC recycling on December 2, 2010. He cross examined the Dept. of Environment and Rec Park staff on the research they presented in December 2010 and its lack of thoroughness. There was also overwhelming support voiced from the public. Supervisors Eric Mar and John Avalos spoke about the center as an endearing place they both loved and a necessary part of San Francisco's zero waste initiative. Mirkarimi has since drafted a resolution that will be heard on Monday Feb. 28th, at a committee hearing.
LAST CHANCE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT
Feb. 28 will be the last time public comment on this issue will be allowed. If upheld, the entire Board of Supervisors will vote on the resolution March 1st. So, if you can't come out on the 28th, take a moment and send an email to your Supervisor about how the HANC recycling center has impacted your life or the life of someone you know.
Supervisor Mark Farrell: Mark.Ferrell@sfgov.org 544-7752
Supervisor David Campos: David.Campos@sfgov.org 554-5144
Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi: Ross.Mirkarimi@sfgov.org 554-7630
Supervisor Sean Elsbernd: Sean.Elsbernd@sfgov.org 554-6516
Supervisor Scott Wiener: Scott.Wiener@sfgov.org 554-6968
Supervisor Jane Kim: Jane.Kim@sfgov.org 554-7970
Supervisor Malia Cohen: Malia.Cohen@sfgov.org 554-7670
Supervisor Eric Mar: Eric.L.Mar@sfgov.org 554-7510
Supervisor David Chiu: David.Chiu@sfgov.org 554-7450
Supervisor John Avalos: John.Avalos@sfgov.org 554-6975
Supervisor Carmen Chu: Carmen.Chu@sfgov.org 554-7460
More information on this can be found at www.hanc-sf.org
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Hobos in Park City
I'm taking a break from shooting to check out the goings on at Sundance Film Festival and connect with people about our film and the plight of the HANC recycling center. So far, we've made a few good connections!The first film I saw in Park City was the midnight show: Hobo with a Shotgun. Rutger Hauer plays a traveling, recycling, hobo with a shopping cart and a heart of gold. When he picks up a shotgun a the pawn shop to help the poor people of scum town everyone's world turns upside down. The poor people of scum town are beholden to their evil, rich, rulers who use them as fodder for sick torture games and Rutger aims to change all that. I applaud the hobo-hero choice and the tackling of class in a simple horror film but the story and execution were incredibly and overly violent. Overall, an average film with a lot of good ideas that didn't quite bear fruit.
However, the short film that played before Hobo with a Shotgun, The Legend of Beaver Dam, was indeed horribly delightful. Masterfully edited, and richly playing on all the stereotypes of kids camping in the woods and a scary monster on the loose, Legend eventually breaks out into a musical at the height of its horror. This short was creative, fun and horrible all in the same chord and the audience practically leapt from their seats in voracious appreciation. Check this one out if it comes to your neck of the woods.
Beaver Dam Trailer
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