Bike & Roll to School Week, April 15-19

On By Sunnyside Neighborhood AssociationIn children, Sunnyside Elementary School, Vision ZeroLeave a comment

SF Bike & Roll to School Week is coming April 15-19, 2019. This citywide event invites thousands of young people in over 90 schools (pre-K through high school) who will ride in with parents and teachers in “bike trains” — getting to school using their own pedal power, hopping on bike trailers and backseats, or rolling by scooter, skateboard, wheelchair, and stroller.

For more information, visit https://sfbike.org/bike-and-roll-to-school-week/ 

Sponsored by San Francisco Safe Routes to School Partnership and the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition.

Trash-talk: ‘Better at the Bin’ program sorts it out

On By Sunnyside Neighborhood AssociationIn Environment, recycling, UncategorizedLeave a comment

Confused about what goes in which bin? Try this app to find out: https://www.recology.com/recology-san-francisco/what-bin/

Recology has a three-minute video that gives you the basic knowledge to get your trash into the right bin and helps you create less to start with. See also https://www.recology.com/better-at-the-bin/

Some points:

  • SF now has to send your recyclables halfway around the world for processing, so its  better to create less in the first place.
  • Paper is valuable for recycling, but not if it’s soaked with soda (or anything else) — empty and/or rinse your recyclables before putting them into the BLUE BIN. A half-can of soda can ruin a whole bin of paper recyclables.
  • Composting is good for the environment. Put your food-stained paper items, along with food scraps, coffee grounds and pizza boxes, in the GREEN BIN.
  • Cut the amount of plastic you produce by refusing single-use plastics — use a metal water bottle, cloth shopping bags, and reusable sandwich containers.

[May 2019] Read an SFWeekly article about the details of recycling and composting.  Continue reading “Trash-talk: ‘Better at the Bin’ program sorts it out” →

From SFPUC: What is CleanPowerSF?

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From San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC), information below about the program called CleanPowerSF. A representative from the program will be present at the SNA Quarterly Meeting on Monday May 6th (7-8:30pm at Sunnyside Conservatory). 

Cleaner Energy is Coming to San Francisco Residents

Cleaner energy from your City power provider is coming to San Francisco residents this spring! Starting in April, residential electricity customers in San Francisco will be welcomed into CleanPowerSF, the community choice clean energy program operated by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC). Customers also have the option of opting up to 100% renewable energy for just a few dollars more per month, or opting out of the program and staying with PG&E. Learn more at www.cleanpowersf.org. Or download this 8-page PDF for complete information about the program.

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Participatory Budgeting 2019: The Detroit Steps

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The 2019 Participatory Budgeting ballot will include several Sunnyside-based projects. One is aimed at beginning the process of beautifying the local stairways called the Detroit Steps (Detroit St between Hearst and Joost).  Voting will be open April 1-14, 2019 and take place both online and in person. For more information about the Detroit Steps Project, visit this overview page. 

Preparing Sunnyside’s Detroit Steps for Landscaping and Art

A proposal to fund repairs of the concrete structure, clearing overgrown and address water drainage issues on the Lower and Upper Detroit Steps, as a community-led effort gathers into planning landscape and artwork for future beautification project

VOTE & MAKE SUNNYSIDE SHINE — Voting is open April 1-14, 2019 

To learn more about RE-IMAGINING the Detroit Steps as a lovely pedestrian route, a jogger paradise, or a peaceful haven, visit: https://sunnysideassociation.wordpress.com/detroit-steps/  

Or contact: Rosaura Valle / rpcvalle@gmail.com