Author: Sunnyside Neighborhood Association

Sunnyside Neighborhood Association in San Francisco, CA

Detroit Steps Project announces landscape design winner

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For more information about the Detroit Steps Project, visit this overview page. 

Detroit Steps Project Selects Landscape Design Winner

Ideas on what to plant along Detroit Steps blossom!

Three final drawings from Thomas Wang’s Landscape Design class at City College of San Francisco were showcased at the Sunnyside Neighborhood Association Quarterly Meeting on February 3rd. It was a long time in the making to finalize the top three drawings.

In October, armed with pencils, smartphones, clipboards and creativity, Mr. Wang’s students visited the Detroit Steps to learn about the vacant and recently cleaned space located midway along the upper steps. They listened to Detroit Step Project (DSP) members’ hopes and each sketched designs proposing how to use the space. Ideas ranged from a “Mushroom Village” to “Sun & Moon,” with many clever and imaginative designs. Continue reading “Detroit Steps Project announces landscape design winner” →

Have your say: SF Recreation and Parks asks you how to improve parks

On By Sunnyside Neighborhood AssociationIn children, Health & Fitness, Parks, SF Recreation and Parks Dept, UncategorizedLeave a comment

In gearing up for a big bond measure in November, San Francisco Recreation and Parks Dept. (SFRPD) is asking park-users how they would improve the playgrounds, picnic areas, soccer fields, trails, and other amenities of the city’s parks.

Take the survey here: https://app.maptionnaire.com/en/7025/

Read more here: https://sfbike.org/news/invest-in-your-public-parks/

Some SFRPD facilities in Sunnyside:

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Balboa Reservoir housing project: Design Guidelines draft now available

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[UPDATE March 8th: The meeting of the BRCAC is now cancelled, to be rescheduled later.]

The Balboa Reservoir Community Advisory Committee will next meet on Monday March 9th (6-8 PM) at City College Multi-Use Building (Rm 140). The topic will be the draft Design Standards and Guidelines document, which sets out standards for a great many aspects of the project. PDF available here:

https://default.sfplanning.org/plans-and-programs/planning-for-the-city/public-sites/balboareservoir/balboareservoir_Design_Standards_Guidelines_DRAFT-022420.pdf

Article about the DSG on Socketsite: https://socketsite.com/archives/2020/02/design-standards-for-balboa-reservoir-redevelopment-released.html

Here is a small selection of slides from the 282-page document.

DRAFT Design Standards and Guidelines - Balboa Reservoir Neighbo
Slide from Balboa Reservoir draft Design Standards and Guidelines. https://default.sfplanning.org/plans-and-programs/planning-for-the-city/public-sites/balboareservoir/balboareservoir_Design_Standards_Guidelines_DRAFT-022420.pdf

Continue reading “Balboa Reservoir housing project: Design Guidelines draft now available” →

Free Legal Clinic for Small Businesses

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Monterey Boulevard business owners are welcome at this event!

From Ocean Avenue Association:

Free Small Business Legal Clinic

The Ocean Avenue Association is happy to promote another free legal clinic for small business owners on the avenue. Once again, Legal Services for Entrepreneurs will offer assistance to small businesses as they did in December. (You can read about it in The Ingleside Light.) Here are the details:

Clinic Details
Date: Thursday Feb. 20, 2020
Time: 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Location: Ingleside Branch Library Community Room, 1298 Ocean Ave.
Participants are encouraged to register online, or by calling (415) 543-9444 x217

SNA Quarterly Meeting Summary, Feb 2020

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Many thanks to our speakers at the first Sunnyside Neighborhood Association Meeting of 2020, on Monday Feb 3rd. Highlights of the meeting included:

Announcements

  • Monday, February 10, 6pm, Balboa Reservoir Community Advisory Committee meeting
    • City College multi-use building
  • Saturday, February 15, 9am-12pm Circular Garden workday
    • Meet at Circular garden, Congo and Circular.

Balboa Reservoir Project (BRP) Update  Continue reading “SNA Quarterly Meeting Summary, Feb 2020” →