Category: Greening

District 7 Participatory Budgeting community meeting

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You can help shape the future of your D7 neighborhood — come to the Participatory Budgeting meeting tomorrow, Saturday Dec 17th. More about the process here. Details on meeting below.

From District 7 Supervisor Norman Yee’s office:

District 7 Residents — I am excited to announce the launch of the 4th year of District 7 Participatory Budgeting!  This year YOU will have the opportunity to apply for and decide on how to allocate $550,000  ($300,000 for General Projects & $250,000 for Pedestrian Safety/Vision Zero)!

Please join me at the upcoming meeting to find out more about Participatory Budgeting,  how to apply and get feedback from departments on your ideas and proposals.

D7 Participatory Budgeting Meeting with Departments

Saturday, December 17th
10:00AM to Noon
Ingleside Presbyterian Church
1345 Ocean Ave (b/t Granada Ave. and Plymouth)

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Save Prop E! Save the tree-care measure!

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One of the most popular propositions in the recent election is on the chopping block. Mayor Ed Lee has said he may axe Proposition E, a ballot measure that puts street trees under the care of the City, and which was passed by an overwhelming percentage of voters in November. More here from Friends of the Urban Forest, and at SF Chronicle.

If you think Prop E should be upheld, the ballot measure that means the city will care for street trees and the damage that they can do to sidewalks — our public space — then please consider emailing Mayor Ed Lee at mayoredwinlee@sfgov.org or call at (415) 554-6141.

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Friends of Urban Forest: job opening for tree-care associate

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Many of Sunnyside’s trees are due to the efforts of the SF nonprofit Friends of the Urban Forest; they do an annual tree planting in our neighborhood.

Currently there is a job opportunity with FUF. More here: http://www.fuf.net/about-us/job-opportunities-2/

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Participatory Budgeting now open — what project would you vote for?

On By Sunnyside Neighborhood AssociationIn District 7, Environment, Greening, Monterey Boulevard, Norman Yee, UncategorizedLeave a comment

Residents of District 7, which includes Sunnyside,  have the opportunity to propose and/or vote for projects that draw on public funds for projects that particularly benefit our district. This innovative process is called Participatory Budgeting.  D7 Supervisor Norman Yee is leading this effort. Here’s a list of what projects were chosen last year.

In past years both Sunnyside Park and Sunnyside Elementary School projects have been chosen, bestowing tens of thousands of dollars in city money in our neighborhood. What project would you propose?

The process for choosing D7 projects for 2016-17 has begun. The kick-off meeting is Thursday Dec 1st at West Portal Playground Clubhouse (6-7:30 pm), followed by a proposal workshop on Dec 17th (more information here). Here is an application for proposing a project. Questions? Contact Supervisor Yee’s aide, Erica Maybaum erica.maybaum@sfgov.org.

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Sunnyside is adopting storm drains!

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The Adopt-a-Drain program from SF Water Power Sewer, aimed at keeping corner flooding to a minimum, has taken off in Sunnyside. The number of drains adopted by local residents in our neighborhood has grown in the last few months from just a couple to now 20 32 and counting. See the map and adopt your own local storm drain before the rains return: https://adoptadrain.sfwater.org/.  There are plenty of corners still unclaimed! And you can even name your drain — names already on the map: “Lady Bug 1” “Thirsty Pete” “Bassett’s Folly” — or use your favorite icon.

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