Sat Oct 13: Balboa Park Kid’s Harvest Carnival and Movie Night

On October 4, 2018November 17, 2018 By Sunnyside Neighborhood AssociationIn Balboa Park, FamiliesLeave a comment

Balboa Park Movie Night — with Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas, and kids’ carnival activities!

Saturday, October 13th at Balboa Park Lawn

Carnival Activities 3-6PM — Movie begins at dusk; all ages welcome

Free Family-Friendly Fun!

Kids’ Harvest Carnival 3-6pm:
~Costume Contest w/prizes
~Carnival Games
~Arts & Crafts Activities (pumpkin painting, photo booth & more)
~Bounce House

Movie @ dusk (~7pm):
~Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas (PG)
~Free popcorn donated by The Dark Horse Inn

Oct 15: Balboa Reservoir community meeting: Architecture and Design

On October 3, 2018November 17, 2018 By Sunnyside Neighborhood AssociationIn Balboa Reservoir Project, HousingLeave a comment

The Balboa Reservoir Community Advisory Committee (BRCAC) meets next on Monday October 15, 6:15-8pm, CCSF Multi-Use Building Room 140. This meeting is open to the public, with opportunities for public comment during the meeting. The agenda can be found here (PDF).

The subject is Architecture and Design. What will the new housing look like? What styles and types of buildings will be used? Attend the meeting to learn more, with an opportunity for comment. Presentation will be available online at the BRCAC webpage at a later date. If you can’t attend and wish to comment, see info below images.

Below are a selection of slides from a BRCAC presentation by the developer, AvalonBay/BRIDGE, in January. (View entire PDF here.)

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City College reservoir housing discussed at meeting

On October 3, 2018November 17, 2018 By Sunnyside Neighborhood AssociationIn Balboa Reservoir Project, City College of San Francisco, HousingLeave a comment

The CCSF Guardsman reports on a discussion of the recent proposals that City College build housing for faculty, staff, and/or students on the Upper Balboa Reservoir.

http://theguardsman.com/3_briefs_faculty-housing_horowitz/

Adopt-a-Drain Season coming

On September 30, 2018November 17, 2018 By Sunnyside Neighborhood AssociationIn Environment, StreetsLeave a comment

As part of the SFWater’s Adopt-a-Drain program. Sunnysiders have so far adopted over 50 of the neighborhood’s storm drains. These are neighbors who’ve volunteered who keep the grates free of debris which help avoid local flooding. To sign up and adopt your own drain, go to adoptadrain.sfwater.org click>register. (Don’t forget to give your new drain a good name.)

New this year: SFWater has flagged four Sunnyside storm drains as being in special need of adoption, on Foerster Street at Monterey and Joost.

adopt_a_drain_2018_09_30 — Four red-flagged storm drains on Foerster St. Screenshot from Sunnyside on Adopt-a-Drain map. https://adoptadrain.sfwater.org/ Green ones are available for adoption, purples ones are already adopted.

If you are already an adopter, rain season is coming, so SFWater sends this reminder: Continue reading “Adopt-a-Drain Season coming” →

Free workshop: 2018 Graffiti Huddle

On September 30, 2018November 17, 2018 By Sunnyside Neighborhood AssociationIn graffiti, StreetsLeave a comment

Learn about solutions to the problem of graffiti at this workshop, Wed Oct 17, at SF Public Library (Main Library). More here: https://sfpublicworks.wixsite.com/zerograffiti2018 From their website:

Be part of the solution! Take back your neighborhood from graffiti vandals!

The members of the San Francisco Graffiti Advisory Board (GAB) would like to invite you to participate in the 2018 Graffiti Huddle: Zero Graffiti — Smart Solutions! Continue reading “Free workshop: 2018 Graffiti Huddle” →