Cited community benches in Bernal Heights get extensions

Residents in San Francisco’s Bernal Heights have received extensions to address the citations of their neighborhood benches, which they feared would mark the end of a community tradition.

Both Gordon and Mirabel Avenue residents said that Supervisor Hilary Ronen — whose district includes Bernal Heights — and her staff are working with public works officials to ensure the benches remain in place well past then, with the former noting that the waiving of permit fees or changes to the public works code have to come from the Board of Supervisors.

"The Free Bench" This stone-slab bench —"The Free Bench" — is at risk of being removed by SFDPW unless residents come up with money — or broker an agreement — for the encroachment of the bench on the sidewalk. Mirabel benches at risk of being removed by SFDPW 1 of 5 This Bernal Heights bench is at the center of a neighborhood controversy Roni Diamant-Wilson's bench, which she and her partner placed around a city-installed wooden planter in the middle of the sidewalk, has been there for about three years.

Up to code? The City's public works code says"minor encroachments" shall"not occupy more than of the area of the sidewalk fronting the property nor more than of the width of the sidewalk." KGO measured 14 feet of space between the curb and some of the cited benches. Some residents have placed spare food and extra produce on the benches in front of their homes, as well as assorted items they no longer need.

Hard hitting, mind blowing, jaw dropping work they do at the SF CHRONIC. I smoked CHRONIC in order to be interested in this story. Like “no way dude those fascists!! They want our benches!!” The word bank comes from the word bench. But who knows at this point. It’s al-lied.

dpw is the new school board

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