SFPUC: Have you adopted a drain yet?

Rain is upon us. Several corners in Sunnyside regularly get flooded when debris flows down with rainwater and then builds up in the storm drains. The SFPUC has a program to keep storm drains clear this rainy season with your help — its called Adopt-a-Drain.

You can sign up here: https://adoptadrain.sfwater.org/. More info below. Continue reading “SFPUC: Have you adopted a drain yet?”

CCSF Facilities Master Plan Community Workshop

City College is an important part of Sunnyside  —  there are new plans going forward to map out the college’s future and our community is involved in the planning process. Read more on the Facilities Master Plan here.

City College of San Francisco Ocean Campus, Option 2 of several proposed Facilities Master Plans.
City College of San Francisco Ocean Campus, Option 2 of several proposed plans.

Tonight: Workshop with Students, College Committees and Community Stakeholders

When: 6:00 – 9:30 pm

Where: Ocean Campus, Multi-Use Building, Room 140

Read more about the plan and this meeting here (PDF).

Read a recent post on Friends of Monterey Blvd here about the parking issue.

Sunnyside Elementary’s Fifth-Grade Class: “All they want for school is a teacher”

Sunnyside Elementary School is the subject of an editorial today in SFExaminer.com by D7 Supervisor candidate and journalist Joel Engardio. Parents are frustrated by the lack of a permanent teacher for fifth grade. The students have taken direct action, staging a walk-out. Read it here: http://www.sfexaminer.com/want-school-teacher/

Some of the 60 students and parents who staged a walkout at Sunnyside Elementary because their 5th grade class has been without a regular teacher since school started. (Courtesy Joel Engardio)

Another Vulnerable Road User Hit by a Car on Monterey Blvd

In the evening on Thursday Oct 13th, a bicyclist was hit by a car while riding west on Monterey Blvd, between Edna and Foerster Streets. The bicyclist was badly injured. It was a hit and run — the driver did not stop. Fortunately a good citizen who witnessed the collision stopped to help out. Here is a news report on CBSlocal.com. Neighbors on the local site Nextdoor.com report that the driver has been caught. This post on Friend of Monterey Blvd identifies the injured cyclist as Bob Donjacour.

This is the second serious incident in one week — local resident Ling Louie was hit as a pedestrian on this block on Saturday (more here).  Continue reading “Another Vulnerable Road User Hit by a Car on Monterey Blvd”

From SFPUC: How to Enroll Early for CleanPowerSF

SFPUC is partnering with PG&E to offer cleaner energy to residents and businesses. Sunnyside residents can enroll early now, and become part of the program as soon as it is available for our neighborhood.

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[From SFPUC:] Why CleanPowerSF?  Cleaner energy! It’s that simple. Continue reading “From SFPUC: How to Enroll Early for CleanPowerSF”