SFPUC: Water-Saving Toilet Rebates and Graywater Irrigation

On August 5, 2016August 5, 2016 By Sunnyside Neighborhood AssociationIn Greening, UncategorizedLeave a comment

From SFPUC: The latest sewer news in SF [Source]

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Be Featured!

Every year our Water Pollution Prevention Program creates a vibrant and educational calendar for our customers, offering info on less-toxic gardening and pest-control methods. Deadline to submit your photos to be featured is Friday, August 5th!

Replace Your Throne

Toilet Rebates are ending soon – don’t miss out! Toilets account for about 1/3 of indoor water use. Replacing older, high water use toilets with high-efficiency models is one of the best ways to save water and money. Click here to apply today.

Utilize Your Home’s Wastewater

Do you know what graywater is? Learn how to access your home’s graywater for landscape irrigation and about our discounted Laundry-to-Landscape graywater kit. Sign up for a free graywater workshop at the Urban Farmer Store on:

Saturday, July 30 at 12:30pm
Thursday, August 18 at 6:30pm
Saturday, October 15 at 12:30pm

Sincerely,

The SFPUC Sewer System Communications Team

SFMTA Update: Transit Impacts of Balboa Park Station Improvement Project

On August 4, 2016 By Sunnyside Neighborhood AssociationIn Balboa Park Station, UncategorizedLeave a comment

The advisory below from SFMTA comes from a larger press release: SFMTA Weekend Transit and Traffic Advisory, which includes transportation information about Outside Lands Festival and other weekend events.

Update: Balboa Park Station Improvement Project

Now until Further Notice: The Balboa Park Station Area and Plaza Improvements project broke ground on February 29 to implement safety, accessibility and transit improvements around the Balboa Park Station. Weather permitting, construction work for the project is anticipated to last through November 2016. Temporary impacts include:

Bus Stop Relocation

To complete sidewalk widening, the bus stop located westbound on Geneva Avenue between I-280 and San Jose Avenue has been temporarily relocated until Tuesday, August 30.

Customers riding the following Muni routes will board from the temporary stop on Geneva Avenue at San Jose Avenue:
- 28R 19th Avenue Rapid
- 8BX Bayshore B Express
- 43 Masonic
- 54 Felton
- 88 BART Shuttle
- 91-Owl

The bus stop located eastbound on Geneva Avenue between I-280 and San Jose Avenue has been temporarily relocated from 9 p.m. to 7 a.m. until Friday, August 12.

Customers riding the following Muni routes will board from the temporary stop 120 feet west on the overpass over I-280:
- 8 Bayshore
- 43 Masonic
- 54 Felton
- 91 Owl

Pedestrian Pathways

The sidewalk on the north side of Geneva Avenue, between I-280 and San Jose Avenue has been partially closed for sidewalk widening. An alternative accessible pathway is provided around the work area.

For more project details, please visit www.sfmta.com/balboaparkarea.

Open House for City College Facilities Master Plan

On August 2, 2016January 3, 2017 By Sunnyside Neighborhood AssociationIn CCSF, City College of San Francisco, development, Ocean Ave, SF Planning Dept, Traffic, UncategorizedLeave a comment

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[More information about the Facilities Master Plan here. Survey results below.]

OPEN HOUSE
Facilities Master Plan: Ocean Campus

Tuesday, August 2, 2016
6:00pm – 8:00pm
Multi-Use Building Room 140
CCSF Ocean Campus, 50 Phelan Avenue

RSVP to fmp@ccsf.edu

You’re invited to join CCSF at an Open House for the opportunity to provide valuable input that will transform the college’s Ocean Campus to best serve 21st century students. This will be an opportunity to:

Review data collected about existing campus conditions
Provide information about existing campus conditions
Provide comments about potential planning issues

Continue reading “Open House for City College Facilities Master Plan” →

SFMTA Public Participation Study

On July 29, 2016 By Sunnyside Neighborhood AssociationIn UncategorizedLeave a comment

SFMTA is conducting a Public Participation Study this month. Survey available here (in many languages): https://www.sfmta.com/news/notices/2016-public-participation-survey

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2016 Public Participation Survey
Effective Date: Friday, July 1, 2016, 6:00 pm — Sunday, July 31, 2016, 5:00 pm

We are in the process of updating our Public Participation Plan, which guides SFMTA’s efforts in reaching out to the public and providing opportunities for gathering feedback on its services, projects and programs to incorporate in its decision-making process. We want your input! Take this brief survey and enter to win a $50 Clipper Card.

https://www.sfmta.com/news/notices/2016-public-participation-survey

Trees for Sunnyside

On July 22, 2016July 25, 2016 By Sunnyside Neighborhood AssociationIn Greening, UncategorizedLeave a comment

Do you want to get a TREE in front of your property?
Want to GREEN Sunnyside?

Friends of the Urban Forest—in collaboration with Sunnyside Neighborhood Association—are planting in Sunnyside, Glen Park, Miraloma Park and Westwood Park on Saturday, September 10th, 2016. More information: www.fuf.net/sunnyside

This is your chance – Green your home, increase your property value, and help the environment! Applications due by August 3rd, 2016. Online sign-up here: www.fuf.net/eform

Friends of the Urban Forest has funding to subsidize 75% of the costs to plant trees. We hope to plant 60 trees, but need at least 20 signups for it to happen.

For more information, contact jasmine@fuf.net or (415) 268 0772

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