What is Good Neighbors of TI/YBI?
Last Updated on Monday, 14 March 2011 07:09
Good Neighbors is a community group on Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island. As individuals, organizations and businesses, we are dedicated to improving our personal and communal lives. We seek creative solutions to current problems.
Treasure Island News
Last Updated on Wednesday, 04 April 2012 17:33
April edition of Treasure Island News is now available. Click HERE to view in Adobe Acrobat .PDF format.
To view past editions, click HERE
Save The Dates - Three On Island Meetings
Last Updated on Wednesday, 04 April 2012 17:29
The Navy Restoration Advisory Board Directors Meeting
When: April 17, 2012
Time: 7:00 pm
Where: Casa de la Vista
The Treasure Island Community Meeting
(hosted by TIDA, Good Neighbors and TIHDI)
When: April 18, 2012
Time: 6:30 pm
Where: ShipShape
To submit a question ahead of time, send email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
The Treasure Island Development Authority (TIDA) Board of
On-Island sland Directors Meeting
When: April 19, 2012
Time: 5:00 pm
Where: Casa de la Vista
All are encouraged to attend. For more information, please visit www.SFTreasureIsland.org
TI/YBI Suffers Loss of Community Supporter
Last Updated on Thursday, 15 March 2012 20:21
TO: Good Neighbors Members and Subscribers
The TIDA Board
City Administrator - Naomi Kelly
Mayor Edwin Lee
Dear Good Neighbors Members and Subscribers,
Yesterday while attending the Treasure Island Development Authority Board meeting, I learned some very difficult news. Marianne Thompson, the TI Community Liaison's last day will be Friday, March 16, 2012. Marianne will be transitioning to her new job at 311, the City's service that connects residents, businesses, and visitors to Customer Service Representatives who help with general government information and services. It was quite a shock as we had been working with Marianne on several new projects as well as refining a few older ones.
All so often I tell the story of how Good Neighbors was created on the Muni108 when a woman and I were talking about the community, and how to make it better. The part of the story that you don't know is that at the same time that I was trying to find ways to improve the quality of life on the Island for the residents, Marianne was looking to organize a community group that could guide TIDA in understanding the needs of the residents. At the time that we met for lunch, TIDA had just lost a Director and was in the process of searching for a new one, and we were both in un chartered territory. Nothing like this had ever existed on the Island. We shared four mutual interests: ending the "Us and them'" that existed between the JSCo housing and the TIHDI housing; identifying and improving the quality of life for residents; reducing the crime on the Island; and creating a better mechanism for communication to all residents. Over seven years and with the help of Marianne, Good Neighbors and its members have evolved into a viable community organization. Good Neighbors has bridged the divide, identified issues on the island, reduced crime and created Treasure Island News, a community member driven newsletter. While the newsletter was a Good Neighbors idea, it was supported and co-written with Marianne. There were countless late night e-mails from her suggesting or sending me contact for the newsletter.
It wasn't always easy. At times we did not agree on the best methods or approach to achieving our goals, but that never stopped us. We always worked to an achievable middle. It was a give-and -take on both sides. I think it was easy to get to the middle because there was never a question about her integrity, nor about her belief in the community. It wasn't just a job for her.
I want to thank Marianne for her seven years of service not only to the Redevelopment, but also to the residents of Treasure Island. While I support Marianne in everything she does, the Island will be a much poorer place with her absence.
A friend of mine told once said that there are two types of people. Yes people, and No people. Marianne is a YES person and has always sought to advocate for the current community but equally for the redevelopment. She sees no conflict between the interests of the two, and indeed has a knack for finding synergy where others would seek dominance or oppression. She wasn't afraid to challenge others in their beliefs or standards.
Where some officials do not return emails or phone calls, Marianne always returned e-mails and phone calls, and it is well known that she took resident phone calls at all hours of the night. She never viewed the community as a job, but rather as friends. Where some would pass the buck, she was always ready to get into the details of a situation – even if they were not hers to solve. When a community member was suffering – she would show up and offer help. If you ever had the chance to walk through the residential area with her, you would know that she knows most of the kids by name. Likewise she knows the parents too by name, and she knows who they are, and what their challenges are.
This is a sad day for the Island, for the redevelopment, and for me.
Marianne, Thank you for all you have done.
Sincerely,
Mark Ryan Connors
Secretary
Good Neighbors of Treasure Island and Yerba Buena Island
2010 Quality of Life Report
Last Updated on Saturday, 03 December 2011 15:23
In December 2010 and January 2011 Good Neighbors of TI/YBI conducted a paper and web based quality of life survey open to residents and people working on former Naval Station Treasure Island.
One hundred and seventy six people respondd and provided answers on 100 questions ranging from quality of life issues, housing, crime, the108, redevelopment, representation, pets and more.
==> To read the report, click here 2010 Treasure Island Quality of Life Report. <==
We are in the process of starting the 2011 survey which will include new questions about the impact of special events on the Island, taxi service, power outages and more.
