The City of San Francisco in coordination with the Ocean Avenue Association invites you to the second public workshop for the OCEAN AVENUE CORRIDOR DESIGN PROJECT.

We want to hear your ideas on how to beautify the Ocean Avenue Commercial Corridor and improve your experience along Ocean Avenue.

On March 12th, the first public workshop took place. At this meeting, there was a brief introduction to the project, followed by an opportunity to provide feedback on priorities for short-term and long-term improvements.

On May 14, 2014, the second public workshop will take place. The meeting will include a presentation of conceptual designs for the commercial corridor followed by an opportunity to provide feedback on the design. There will also be an opportunity to provide input on goals and objectives for the long-term improvements.

For more information, please their website,

http://oceanavenue.sfplanning.org

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Just a reminder – there will be a gardening day, from 9:00 till noon at the Conservatory on Saturday, May 10^th.  It was till 11:30 am, but the renter canceled, so we have an extra ½ hr .. There is a lot of grass that needs to be pulled, and we might cut back some of the Salvia that is growing next to the house. When you see the great progress that has been made by R&P, you will be inspired. Any time you can spare for this is most appreciated.

 The gardeners have been hard at work, removing some of the Lantana that were doing poorly, moving the agaves out from under the yellow flax and relocating them, planting a couple of  exotic trees, adding a lovely red hibiscus and some succulents, planting more Clivia in the deep shade area, cutting back the Abutilon, pruning the gangly blue Iochroma, removing the blue flowering weeds that spread  badly, and doing a really great job on a number of levels. We owe huge thanks to Wayne Kappelman and Steve Cismowski for getting creative and forging ahead.  Did I mention that we are having gardening on the 10^th?

 On another topic, we were awarded $500 by the Glen Park Association for signage, and I am informed that our COF grant application was declared complete and has been awarded.  We asked for plants (available from the R&P green house), and got them, the palm trees requested have been donated, and the size of the remaining request is small enough to get done by more routine expenditures.  There is possibly a Parks Alliance Grant out there, but I will make sure we have enough for the signs before I request that it be withdrawn. Maybe we can get the weathered doors refinished.

Sooo – on the 10^th of May, please grab your fanciest shade hat, don your most questionable Levis , and help do in the grass. We will have light refreshments.

Best regards,

Sally

Sec. for the FSC

http://www.sunnysideconservatoy.org

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What is participatory budgeting?

Participatory Budgeting (PB) is a democratic process in which community members directly decide how to spend part of a public budget. In other words, the people who pay taxes (all of us) decide how tax dollars get spent.

District 7 Official Ballot 2014 – San Francisco
Monday, May 5 – Sunday, May 11
Real Money. Real Projects. Your District.
$250,000 for Safety and Traffic
$100,000 for Beautification, Open Space, and Community Enhancement

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