Update, Alert & Request

Dear fellow San Franciscans,

Below is a request for patient letters from Kevin Reed, operator of the
Green Cross. It is my personal belief that this rash of negative media
is the result of the "not in my blue yonder" mentality which afflicts
our otherwise great city. Moreover, the media has so far failed to
acknowledge the root cause of their news stories--the impossible 1,000
foot rule etched into the city's regulations which have made it so
difficult for the Green Cross and other dispensing collectives to relocate.

Please spend five minutes to download this letter or write your own and
send it via email, correspondence or fax to Mayor Gavin Newsom,
Supervisor Michela Aliot Pier and Supervisor Aaron Peskin.

Safe Access is being attacked, and its up to us to defend it.

Together in unity,

Alex Franco.
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Mayor Gavin Newsom
City Hall, Room 200
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
San Francisco, CA 94102
Telephone: (415) 554-6141
TDD: (415) 252-3107
Fax: (415) 554-6160
Email: gavin.newsom [at] sfgov.org <mailto:gavin.newsom [at] sfgov.org>


Supervisor Michela Alioto-Pier
City Hall
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244
San Francisco, CA 94102-4689
(415) 554-7752 - voice
(415) 554-7843 - fax
Michela.Alioto-Pier [at] sfgov.org <mailto:Michela.Alioto-Pier [at] sfgov.org>


Supervisor Aaron Peskin
City Hall
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244
San Francisco, CA 94102-4689
(415) 554-7450 - voice
(415) 554-7454 - fax
__Aaron.Peskin [at] sfgov.org_ <mailto:Aaron.Peskin [at] sfgov.org>_


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kevinreed [at] thegreencross.org wrote:
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> The time is approaching for us to be as one. Today I learned some good
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> The *good news* is that no one has filed a separate discretionary
> review request and the planning dept. has not requested one either.
> This is a good sign we are on the right track.
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> The *bad news*... I went down to the planning department today and
> reviewed the file for our permit. It contained hundreds of letters of
> opposition, and about one hundred letters of support. While most of
> the letters of opposition were form letters sent out with prepaid
> postage, they still seem to count.....
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> So now for my request. Some of you are good writers with lots to say
> about this but may not want to put your name on it. Perhaps YOU could
> write a letter and have someone else with the same feeling sign it for
> you...As for the rest of you, please print out the attached form
> letter and get your friends and family on board.... It's so easy for
> you to help... The opposition is scooping as low as too actually going
> to senior citizen homes scaring elderly people (crime, ect..) into
> signing form letters. We must act now! Your letters still count....
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> I also learned today that we will be Item 19 of 26 on the agenda
> Thursday 13^th , 2006..
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> My best estimate would be that they will get to us between 3 and 5pm.
> However if we fill up the hearing room at 1:30 perhaps they will put
> us first on the agenda. So if you have to work, we may still be their
> when you get off. This hearing will be live on
> http://sfgov.org/site/sfgtv_index.asp?id=11463 as well as channel 26
> or 78 on cable t.v. .... Please don't let NIMBYisam win over patient's
> rights in CA .....
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> Thanks Again,
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> Dear Mr. Aaron Starr,
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> I am writing in support of *Case#2006.0455D* concerning The
> Green Cross application to open a medical marijuana dispensary at
> *2701 Leavenworth Street**,* near Fishermen's Wharf.
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> I am a long time San Francisco Resident and a patron of
> Fishermen's Wharf Businesses. I also voted for Prop 215, and many of
> my friends are medical cannabis patients. Without medical cannabis
> their lives would not be the same. With many options to choose from,
> my friends have found the Green Cross to be the best MCD. The Green
> Cross is professional, safe, and interested in servicing the needs of
> their patients, while going "above and beyond" by minimizing cost and
> a providing a wide range of medicine choices.
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> In their past location the employees were helpful and kind. They
> were dedicated to getting their patients in and out of the dispensary
> as quickly as possible. Most importantly, there was no on-site
> smoking. The Green Cross also employed state certified safety and
> security personnel to control potential parking problems in the
> neighborhood. The combined efforts of surveillance equipment &
> competent staff insured that double parking and blocked driveways did
> not occur around the surrounding areas. I have never seen any club
> take such precautions to do everything possible to minimize disruption
> to their neighbors and work as a partner!
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> In closing, I respectfully request that The Green Cross be
> allowed to set up their dispensary as requested.
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> Sincerely,
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nimby (n) : someone who objects to siting something in their own
neighborhood but does not object to it being sited elsewhere; an acronym
for not in my backyard [syn: NIMBY]

n. Slang pl. NIM·BYs :One who objects to the establishment in one's
neighborhood of projects, such as incinerators, prisons, or homeless
shelters, that are believed to be dangerous, unsightly, or otherwise
undesirable.

--
Alex Franco
California Campaign Coordinator
Americans for Safe Access
http://www.SafeAccessNow.org
1322 Webster Street, Suite 208
Oakland, CA 94612
Phone: 510-251-1856 x304
Fax: 510-251-2036
Email: alex [at] SafeAccessNow.org