4329 & 4331 Kirkham Street -- 2002 Activities

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2002

December 16, 2002: WNP submits proposal to the Presidio. Tia Lombardi says don't expect an answer until mid-January, and that if we can work out a rental agreement with their real estate leasing department we can temporarily store the shacks at the Presidio.

December 10, 2002: Tia Lombardi, Deputy Director of Public Affairs for the Trust emails WNP: "In order to proceed in a thoughtful manner, then, what we need from you is a proposal that outlines just what it is you have in mind for the shacks: what is the project's scope and timeframe; what resources would you bring to bear on the project; what is the extent of your commitment/involvement over time; and what you would expect from the Presidio Trust."

December 5, 2002: KPIX does a piece on the shacks and Craig Middleton comes out to tell the reporter he's "intrigued and will definitely look into it." Woody LaBounty meets him briefly then and Middleton says "we'll talk".

Reed Walker, project manager for general contractor Mayta & Jensen, lines up companies to work on the shacks for FREE. This includes asbestos abatement, cleaning the lot, removing and disposing of additions, and physically moving the shacks to a new location. This offer means we can take the owners' allocated demolition money and use it for renovation seed money.

Letters, emails and calls start coming into the Presidio Trust offices urging the Trust to take the shacks. WNP follows up by sending an email to Craig Middleton, asking for more discussion on his apparent interest.

December 2, 2002: The Oakland Museum calls, interested in perhaps having a shack for their 2006 Earthquake Centennial exhibit. Unfortunately, they have no money or resources to aid in saving the shacks, and perhaps have room to store only one (if WNP paid to get it there).

December 2, 2002: San Francisco Chronicle reporter Carl Nolte writes an article on the Kirkham shacks, which spurs letters, emails, telephone calls, (and a few checks!) from the public. Craig Middleton, executive director of the Presidio Trust, says he'd "love to find a way to preserve these," and that he's "intrigued."

October 23, 2002: Ms. Gitelman reports back that storage space at the Presidio would have to be rented, and refers WNP to the real estate leasing department.

October 7, 2002: Representatives from the Museum of San Francisco take a look at the shacks. Lack of storage space precludes the organization from taking them.

September 26, 2002: Woody LaBounty of WNP, Jane Cryan, and Ridge Greene meet with Hillary Gitelman (Deputy Director of Planning) and other staff at the Presidio Trust. Ms. Gitelman says she doesn't see a way the shacks could come to join the two the Presidio already has, but says she'll look into whether temporary storage space could be found.

September 2002: Ridge Greene, representative of the shacks' owners, says the shacks historical significance was unknown to the owners. Says they'll be willing to work with WNP to find a way to save the shacks. Money slated for demolition could be used to move them.

September 4, 2002: Woody LaBounty details the shacks' plight for a Sunset Beacon article.

August 12, 2002: Don Andreini of San Francisco Architectural Heritage informs WNP about a demolition permit application for the Kirkham Street shacks.

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