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Sunnyside Neighborhood Association in San Francisco, CA

Online activities and resources for seniors with Community Connectors

On By Sunnyside Neighborhood AssociationIn Community, Coronavirus, Seniors, UncategorizedLeave a comment

Sunnyside Community Connectors is part of a larger community network for seniors. There is an ongoing schedule of virtual events for seniors during the Stay at Home order. Here is the latest news:

Don’t forget to check the Community Living Campaign’s Schedule of events online – there are lots of fun new programs: https://sfcommunityliving.org

MORE RESOURCES:

– Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19):  You can get updates and resource info. by calling 311 or at  SF311.org Seniors and people with disabilities can also call Disability and Aging Services at (415) 355-6700 for referrals to services, including take-out meals, home-delivered meals and groceries, and more.

– New Restaurant Food Program:  Just announced by Gov. Newsom on 4/24 this program will deliver three nutritious meals a day from local restaurants to seniors 65 and over who meet other eligibility requirements.  It is still in the planning stages in San Francisco and should know more by next week.  Call 211 for information.  Will provide the latest on this program in the next Friday Flyer announcements or sooner via e-mail.

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Sidewalk artist Amar Pai cheers our essential trips

On By Sunnyside Neighborhood AssociationIn Arts, Coronavirus, Monterey BoulevardLeave a comment

Sunnyside sidewalk chalk artist Amar Pai continues to chalk cheery figures on Monterey Blvd and nearby. Read an interview with him in the recent issue of  ‘Sunnyside Sequestered’ here.

Work of Amar Pai, Monterey Blvd. Photo: Sunnyside Neighborhood Association.
Work of Amar Pai, Monterey Blvd. Photo: Sunnyside Neighborhood Association.
Work of Amar Pai, Monterey Blvd. Photo: Sunnyside Neighborhood Association.
New technique? Work of Amar Pai, Monterey Blvd. Photo: Sunnyside Neighborhood Association.

Upon the request of a family living on Monterey, Pai recently did some work in front of their house.

Amar Pai at work, Monterey Blvd. Photo: Lynn Jordan.
Work of Amar Pai, Monterey Blvd. Photo: Lynn Jordan.
Work of Amar Pai, Monterey Blvd. Photo: Lynn Jordan.

See more photos here and here and here.

Free food pantries near Sunnyside

On By Sunnyside Neighborhood AssociationIn Coronavirus, FreeLeave a comment

[Update July 14, 2020: This post may contain outdated information. Please visit this site to see where SF-Marin Food Bank is currently distributing food at their popup Food Pantries: https://www.sfmfoodbank.org/find-food/

The SF-Marin Food Bank has other food programs as well. Learn more here: https://www.sfmfoodbank.org/programs/ ]

The SF-Marin Food Bank is providing free food at many locations in the Bay Area in this time of crisis. Nearby to Sunnyside there are several locations, see below. Remember to wear your mask in line and when collecting your bag at the food pantries.

Buses are limited currently. If you are a senior you can access lower-cost taxi rides using Muni’s new Essential Trip Card. Read more here.

To volunteer at a SFMFB food pantry, visit here.

Free Food Pantries:

  • Denman Middle School, 240 Seneca Ave, San Francisco, 94112 [1 mile]
    • Distribution: Wednesdays 9 AM to 1 PM
    • Transit: Near Balboa Park BART; buses 8-Bayshore, 29-Sunset
  • Minnie & Lovie Ward Rec Center, 650 Capitol Ave, San Francisco, 94112 [2 miles]
    • Distribution Time:  Saturdays, 9 AM – 1 PM
    • Transit: Bus 29-19th Ave may provide part of trip
  • NEW! Stonestown YMCA, 333 Eucalyptus Dr. [2+ miles]
    • Distribution Time: Wednesdays 12 to 4 PM
    • Transit: Bus #28-19th Ave. stops close by at Eucalyptus and 19th
  • Mission High School, 3750 18th St, San Francisco, 94114 [3 miles]
    • Distribution Time: Tuesdays, 9 AM – 1 PM
    • Transit: 16th St BART station
  • Cow Palace, 2600 Geneva, Daly City, 94014 [3 miles]
    • Distribution time: Fridays, 9 AM – 1 PM
    • Transit: Bus 8-Bayshore
  • [Distances in brackets are from Sunnyside Conservatory for reference.]
  • Visit here for additional locations: https://www.sfmfoodbank.org/find-food/

Supervisor Yee introduces Balboa Reservoir legislation at SF Board of Supervisors

On By Sunnyside Neighborhood AssociationIn Balboa Reservoir Project, Board of Supervisors, city government, development, Housing, Norman Yee, OEWD, SF Planning DeptLeave a comment

Yesterday at the weekly meeting of the SF Board of Supervisors, President and D7 Supervisor Norman Yee introduced three pieces of legislation that advance the approval process for the Balboa Reservoir housing project. The 17- acre project site is located just south of Sunnyside, between Frida Kahlo Way, Ocean Ave, Westwood Park, and Riordan High School. Plans include a two-acre park and 1100 units of housing, of which half will be affordable.

One of the three items will extend the charter of the Balboa Reservoir Community Advisory Committee (BRCAC), which had been scheduled to sunset in March of this year. Supervisor Yee’s involvement with the Balboa Reservoir began with him establishing the BRCAC in 2015, in conjunction with SNA. Lisa Spinali, SNA President then, was instrumental in the process and became the first chair of the committee and Sunnyside’s first representative.

The BRCAC is a forum for community concerns about the housing project, and has been afforded a great deal of logistical and technical support by the Planning Dept and the Office of Economic and Workforce Development, the two City agencies overseeing the Balboa Reservoir project. The legislation extends the sunset date for the BRCAC to July 1, 2021, so the committee will continue to be a conduit for neighborhood concerns about the development and its process.

The other two items of legislation introduced by Supervisor Yee are the Special Use District (SUD) and the Development Agreement (DA). The Special Use District rezones the 17-acre property, which is currently publicly owned by the SFPUC. The Development Agreement details the agreement between the City and the Reservoir Community Partners, the group of developers chosen for the site, including AvalonBay, BRIDGE, Mission Housing, and Habitat for Humanity.

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