Ocean Ave Assn Community Benefit District report

The Ocean Avenue Association Community Benefit District (CBD) has published its 2017-2018 annual report, available here. Highlights include:Ocean-ave-logo

  • Advocating for better landscaping and ped/bike safety on Ocean Ave between San Jose and Geneva.
  • Supporting bike share on Ocean, with or without stations.
  • Working for more public art, including a gateway sculpture at Ingleside Library, as part of the planned ped/bike access entry to the Balboa Reservoir project.
  • Working with the El Rey Theater redevelopers.

Tennis lessons anyone? Now offered at Sunnyside Playground courts

Sunnyside Playground and Clubhouse now have new community programming, including an afterschool program and tennis lessons for teens that are fully subscribed.

sf-rec-park-logoBut the tennis lessons for adults remain open — The next scheduled session runs from November 6 to December 18, with the weekly class held on from Tuesdays, 12 noon to 1 PM. The total cost is $140. The instructor is Lou Maunupau.

To enroll: www.sfrecpark.org/register and sign-in/register.

Is this scheduled time inconvenient for you? SF Recreation and Parks has let Sunnyside Neighborhood Association know that if members of the community wish to see a different time/day for the adult lessons, they would consider rescheduling. If you are interested in the lessons, but would like to see a different time/day, please write SNA at info@SunnysideAssociation.org .

Sat Oct 13: Balboa Park Kid’s Harvest Carnival and Movie Night

Balboa Park Movie Night — with Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas, and kids’ carnival activities!

Saturday, October 13th at Balboa Park Lawn

Carnival Activities 3-6PM — Movie begins at dusk; all ages welcome

Free Family-Friendly Fun!

Kids’ Harvest Carnival 3-6pm:
~Costume Contest w/prizes
~Carnival Games
~Arts & Crafts Activities (pumpkin painting, photo booth & more)
~Bounce House

Movie @ dusk (~7pm):
~Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas (PG)
~Free popcorn donated by The Dark Horse Inn

Register at Eventbrite 

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Oct 15: Balboa Reservoir community meeting: Architecture and Design

The Balboa Reservoir Community Advisory Committee (BRCAC) meets next on Monday October 15, 6:15-8pm, CCSF Multi-Use Building Room 140. This meeting is open to the public, with opportunities for public comment during the meeting. The agenda can be found here (PDF).

The subject is Architecture and Design. What will the new housing look like? What styles and types of buildings will be used? Attend the meeting to learn more, with an opportunity for comment. Presentation will be available online at the BRCAC webpage at a later date. If you can’t attend and wish to comment, see info below images.

Below are a selection of slides from a BRCAC presentation by the developer, AvalonBay/BRIDGE,  in January. (View entire PDF here.)


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