Strong winds today took down a large tree on Monterey Blvd just east of Congo Street. Fortunately no cars or drivers were injured when it fell shortly after 1pm, Wed Mar 22. An ad hoc group of young men assembled–neighbors and passers-by–to move the trunk so that cars could pass. Another neighbor called 311. Like many of the trees on Monterey planted in the 1970s, it was not in good health.
Source SF Examiner: http://www.sfexaminer.com/balboa-reservoir-housing-project-opponents-launch-ballot-measure/
Also, there is this recent piece on sfcurbed:
https://sf.curbed.com/2018/3/16/17130218/balboa-reservoir-save-ccsf-yimby-nimby-housing
By Laura Waxmann on March 15, 2018 5:28 pm
Advocates concerned that a proposed 1,100 unit housing development at the Balboa Reservoir will exacerbate parking issues and further delay long-standing construction plans for a performance center at City College of San Francisco are planning to take the issue to city voters.
On Monday, Save CCSF, a coalition of City College professors, community members and public education advocates, filed initial paperwork for a ballot measure that would prohibit new development on the Balboa Reservoir site until a planned Performing Arts Education Center on an adjacent site is “built, completed and opened to the public.”
Advocates for the Save CCSF coalition have spoken out against the “privatization of public land” and called for the Public Utilities Commission, which owns the reservoir, to transfer the land to City College.
“I don’t think there should be housing built right now, it should be a campus,” said Tomasita Medal, of Save CCSF. Continue reading “SF Examiner: ‘Balboa Reservoir housing project opponents launch ballot measure’”
From Ingleside Police Station. Wed Mar 21, 3100 Mission St (Cesar Chavez).
SF Recreation and Parks Dept announces: Balboa Park Off Leash Dog Play Area Opening Night on March 22, @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm. Location mapped.
For more information, contact Gary McCoy at gary.mccoy@sfgov.org.
From the SF Office of the Assessor-Recorder. This popular and well-received forum, to be held again on March 24, provides free help to to SF families in financial planning.
In March, Assessor Carmen Chu is bringing back by popular demand her Office’s community event to help San Francisco families build their financial futures, the Family Wealth Forum. Often when speaking with community members, Assessor Chu receives questions about estate planning and passing on a family’s most valuable asset, their home.
In response, she created the Family Wealth Forum as a one-stop shop to answer those questions, offering multilingual workshops, one-on-one counseling with experts, and a variety of informative vendors. We invite you to join us for this free community event on Saturday, March 24th, 2018, from 10:00 am – 1:00 pm at Lincoln High School, 2162 24th Avenue. For more information and to register, please visit www.sfassessor.org/familywealthforum
Continue reading “Mar 24: ‘Family Wealth Forum’: free event for family financial planning”
Sunnyside Neighborhood Association 