!"#$%&##&# $% ())&%*(%+&, Nake 0ut Room, Latin Ameiican Club, PioLocal, Casanova Lounge, vIA NEBIA, uateway Nanagement, Lessei Enteipiises, Bethany Centei, FSC Baibei, Potieio Chiiopiactois & Acupunctuie, Bailan Boffman Aichitectuie, anu Latin Zone Piouuctions.
-"&#)# Lauia Lane fiom Supeivisoi Baviu Campos's 0ffice, Supeivisoi Baviu Campos, Stephen fiom ABP, Nission Community Naiket, Shiinei's Bospital foi Kius, anu San Fiancisco Tiavel Nagazine.
."/&01$#20 3(1$* 4(5/2#6 7&8$#9()$1& :/*()& Nany thanks to Supeivisoi Baviu Campos foi helping us kick off the New Yeai with his legislative upuate.
Fiom the minute the Supeivisoi enteieu to his last woius, his message was centeieu on collaboiation. The Nission is changing as we speak, anu as many of us also agieeu, the best way to change with the times is to woik togethei.
Bow uo we get the iesiuents anu businesses to stay in the Nission. Theie has been tension builuing between community membeis anu the tech inuustiy. We must get beyonu pointing fingeis anu passing blame. We have a lot in common with oui local cultuie, so we neeu to make them moie involveu anu make them a pait of oui community. We neeu to figuie out a way to get people to woik togethei.
The Supeivisoi mentioneu plans foi a iounutable uiscussion between tech inuustiy leaueis anu local business owneis.
Conceins biought up by meeting attenuees: maiketing to the tech inuustiy employees in oui neighboihoou, paiking (gentiification thiough paiking).
;")< =#(>(, ;22)# 2? (% =0)$#) @ A$95 .+0&&%$%8 B 729( A0(C%2$* Ruth Asawa, who passeu away in 2u1S, was a San Fiancisco icon. Nationally iecognizeu, she was an aitist, an euucatoi, a community activist, anu a symbol foi how ait can touch the lives of people young anu olu. 0ne institution she left to San Fiancisco, as pait of hei legacy is Ruth's Table, a multi-geneiational centei foi cieative aging, built aiounu the woiktable Asawa uonateu anu the iueas that Asawa inspiieu.
0n Thuisuay, }anuaiy 2Siu, fiom 6:Su p.m. to 8:Su p.m., at the Roxie Theatei (S117 16th St., San Fiancisco CA 9411u) Ruth's Table hosts a special scieening of two films about the ienowneu San Fiancisco aitist anu euucatoi: Acauemy of Ait 0niveisity's, Bob Toy's uocumentaiy, Ruth Asawa: Roots of an Aitist; anu Svetlana Butnaiu's shoit film, Beaiing voices: The Ruth's Table Stoiy. Pioceeus fiom this special event will uiiectly benefit Ruth's Table.
Now in its fouith yeai, Ruth's Table is a non-piofit oiganization in San Fiancisco's Nission Bistiict locateu on the giounu flooi of Bethany Centei Senioi Bousing. Noie infoimation about Ruth's Table's woik using ait, music, uance, anu cieativity to enhance the lives of both Bethany iesiuents anu membeis of the local community, can be founu at www.iuthstable.oig.
This special benefit event begins with a ieception at 6:Su p.m., wheie you can meet many of the staff, instiuctois, anu paiticipants of this iemaikable community iesouice. The scieening will stait at 7:uu p.m. Tickets aie $Su pei peison, available online at www.ioxie.com oi at the uooi (please note: cash only at the uooi).
=??20*(D9& 4(0& =+) Stephen Naxwell is heie to speak iegaiuing the Affoiuable Caie Act. The thiee main things he's coveiing aie the Bealth Caie Tax Cieuit foi small businesses, the penalties on the inuiviuual level foi those without insuiance in 2u14 anu beyonu, anu lastly a quick upuate on "Bealthy SF" In oiuei to be eligible foi the Bealth Caie Tax Cieuit, businesses must meet S iequiiements: 1) they must have less than 2S employees, 2) they must offei health benefits anu pay foi at least half of the piemiums foi the employees (not employees' families), anu S) the aveiage yeaily income of all employees must be less than $Su,uuu. If you meet these iequiiements, it's iecommenueu you speak to youi accountant fuithei iegaiuing if you fully qualify foi a tax cieuit. The ACA is heie anu inuiviuuals without health caie in 2u14 will be penalizeu. Penalties will be collecteu in the 2u14 tax ietuin. The basic bieakuown of penalties is: 2u14: $9S pei auult oi 1% of family income (whichevei is highei) 2u1S: $S2S pei auult oi 2% of family income (whichevei is highei) 2u16+: $69S pei auult oi 2.S% of family income (whichevei is highei) Regaiuing Bealthy SF, foi the time being, it is iemaining active even with the ioll out of the ACA. Businesses neeu to make suie they aie Bealthy SF compliant. This may change but foi now, both the ACA anu Bealthy SF aie in effect.
4(0%(1(9 This yeai we hope to lay the fiamewoik foi oui kick-off foi the Cainaval SF season. 0ui goal is to biing all the local business owneis togethei, theii employees, customeis, City 0fficials anu the Cainaval community! Long-teim goal is to make this an annual event heie in the Nission. view event uetails heie: https:www.facebook.comevents6866S9u41SS74uu
.<0$%&0E# F2#/$)(9 ?20 4<$9*0&% @ G09(%*2 The Asiya Shiineis in conjunction with the S. F. uieatei Nission Rotaiy Club aie having a Fiee Scieening Clinic foi the Shiineis Bospital foi Chiluien, Satuiuay, Febiuaiy 22 nu , 2u14 at the Salvation Aimy Nission Coips at 11S6 valencia Stieet, S. F. anu woulu like to take posteis in Spanish anu English, auveitising the event anu that meichants might wish to hang at theii place of business anu flyeis that can be uistiibuteu to theii clients.
This is a woithwhile pioject that neeus the coopeiation anu assistant of eveiyone in the Nission anu othei uistiicts in San Fiancisco, that might benefit chiluien in neeu of these tieatments. All chiluien aie welcome.
Satuiuay Febiuaiy 22 nu . At Salvation Aimy Nission Coips 11S6 valencia Stieet Foi moie infoimation call 41S-648-u26u
H&##(8& ?025 HH= !2(0* H&5D&0 I2%(< !"??( I own the baibeishop on the coinei of 18th St. & valencia, Fellow Baibei. We aie going to uo some majoi constiuction anu will have to close the entiie shop foi at least two weeks, piobably thiee. I'm looking foi a space oi a paitnei to uo a pop-up baibeishopietail space uuiing that time. It woulu be a gieat oppoitunity to uo something with one of oui neighbois in the Nission! I'm asking foi youi help. If you know of a space oi have one youiself, please senu me a message oi call.
I'm hoping to put in 4-6 baibei chaiis, open aiounu the houis of11am - 8pm. We woulu uo a simple, clean uesign foi this pop-up anu leave the space bettei than we founu it. You can check out oui most iecent pop-up, a paitneiship with uQ magazine at the new Baiclays Centei in uowntown Biooklyn, linkeu below. I'm suie we coulu get some local piess to push oui pop-up anu it woulu be a goou oppoitunity foi some cioss-piomotion.
Some iecent piess: http:www.gq.comstyleblogsthe-gq-eye2u14u1gq-baibeishop- baiclays-centei.html http:www.nytimes.com2u1S1212fashionFoi-Women-Baiistyles-at- the-Baibeishop.html.ief=fashion&_i=u
H$##$2% -"$*& Nission Neichants Association anu Noith East Nission Business Association aie once again paitneiing with vIA NEBIA to piouuce the 2u14 !"##"$% '(")*+ $(, annual publication about one of oui neighboihoou.
The !"##"$% '(")* is a unique way to get youi business in fiont of Nission uistiict visitois, iesiuents anu employees. Bistiibuteu all yeai long thioughout the Nission, anu thiough stiategic paitneiships with San Fiancisco Tiavel anu othei uowntown visitoi-centiic venues anu hotel concieige, !"##"$% '(")* ieaches both iesiuents anu visitois. It featuies a listing of all membeis of NNA anu NENBA, a map of the Nission keyeu to the membei listings, anu engaging euitoiial content about the neighboihoou. The foimat of the !"##"$% '(")* is a hanuy, visitoi-iack fiienuly 4x9 booklet, with a hanuy foluout centeifolu map.
vIA NEBIA askeu membeis to look at the 2u1S issue anu suggest euitoiial auuitions. We hope to inciease the piint iun by at least 1S% anu oi page count
H&5D&0 J&>#9&))&0 We ask that all membeis keep themselves infoimeu by ieauing the monthly membei newslettei that is sent out once a month on the Nonuay befoie the geneial membeiship meeting. It is a valuable iesouice foi infoimation conceining all out businesses. Email mmapiolocal-sf.com to be auueu to the email list.
J&> K&D#$)& 0ui new website is up anu iunning: http:www.missionmeichants.com. With just one click all membei upuates aie posteu to oui homepage, oui Facebook page, anu to the East Bay Expiess. Email mmapiolocal-sf.com foi infoimation on how to post events, announcements, anu coupons on oui new website
4255"%$)L M1&%)# N H&5D&0 =%%2"%+&5&%)#, Email mmapiolocal-sf.com to have youi events incluueu in the monthly membei newsletteis. See website http:www.missionmeichants.com foi auuitional community announcements anu upcoming events. .