*LINK CORRECTION* Urgent: Protect San Francisco's Sunday Streets

[Joelle Kenealey]

FYI

Dear Sunday Streets Excelsior Stakeholders:

After 17 years of partnership, the San Francisco Department of Public Health has proposed the complete defunding of Sunday Streets beginning in 2026. 

The Sunday Streets team is moving quickly into advocacy to stabilize the program and ensure the city doesn’t lose something that residents deeply value, but we need your help. 

Take action today to keep this beloved tradition alive - send a letter or give public comment on Feb 2nd.

***CORRECTION*** Click to send email buttons should now be working - people were getting an error where a "+" was added to email addresses, resulting in a bounceback. For easy copy/paste, the list of addresses has been reformatted below and new social media squares are included as well. This could be the end of Sunday Streets. Sunday Streets on Valencia St after the COVID-19 pandemic, 2022 After 17 years of partnership, the San Francisco Department of Public Health has proposed the complete defunding of Sunday Streets beginning in 2026.  The proposal reallocates funding that was originally advocated for and appropriated by the Board of Supervisors for Sunday Streets, towards department deficits.  If approved, this would spell the end of this legacy San Francisco tradition. The Sunday Streets team is moving quickly into advocacy to stabilize the program and ensure the city doesn’t lose something that residents deeply value. Advocacy Toolkit 1. Send a Letter of Support for Sunday Streets to the City Use this template to send or email a letter of support to your Supervisor: https://sfbos.org/roster-members and cc sunday...@livablecity.org Include the following email addresses as well to the Mayor's Office and the Department of Public Health: DPHbudg...@sfdph.org, danie...@sfdph.org, susan....@sfdph.org, healthcomm...@sfdph.org, mark.m...@sfdph.org, DPHbudg...@sfdph.org, kunal...@sfgov.org, a.john-...@sfgov.org, ernest....@sfgov.org, sunday...@livablecity.org Click for Pre-filled Email 2. Rally with us at City Hall on Feb 2nd @3pm, give comment at the 4pm Health Commission Meeting Time: Feb 2 at 3pm for rally, 4pm for start of hearing Location: SF City Hall, Room 408 Use this guide to prepare and provide a 2 minute public comment about what Sunday Streets means to you Your public comment helps the Health Commission understand how Sunday Streets supports community health, family well‑being, small businesses, nonprofit and City and County programs outreach.  Let us know if you're coming! 3. Sign our petition, share on social media, and tell your friends! Share photos, videos, and highlights from Sunday Streets and what it has meant to you Tag us on Facebook or Instagram @livablecity and @sundaystreets Sign our Petition Follow us: @LivableCity DONATE TO LIVABLE CITY Our mailing address is: 66 Mint St. 2nd Floor, San Francisco CA 94103