Committee endorses ordinance to install Peter Gable commemorative plaque at Noe Valley Farmers Market

The Land Use and Transportation Committee on May 13 recommended that the Board of Supervisors approve an ordinance designating a portion of the sidewalk at 20 Fourth Street (between Sanchez and Vicksburg) as the site of a commemorative plaque honoring Peter Gable, a longtime community leader associated with the Noe Valley Farmers Market.

District 8 Supervisor Rafael Mandelmann presented the ordinance, calling Gable a community leader, activist, educator and co‑founder of the market. Mandelmann read remarks describing Gable’s academic and civic work, including service at New College of California and editorial work for the magazine Tikkun. Leslie Crawford, a longtime market volunteer, spoke in support and read a quote proposed for the plaque: “We together hold the key to each other's liberation.”

President Aaron Peskin, a co‑sponsor, moved the ordinance; the committee recorded three ayes and recommended it to the full Board. The ordinance waives permit and inspection fees and authorizes the Public Works Director to approve installation after Arts Commission review of design.