Monday Aug 5: SNA Quarterly Meeting

On July 30, 2019 By Sunnyside Neighborhood AssociationIn Balboa Reservoir Project, City College of San Francisco, Crime, Detroit Steps, Housing, Meetings, Parks, SFMTA, SNA member, utilitiesLeave a comment

You are invited: the quarterly meeting of the Sunnyside Neighborhood Association is Monday August 5th, 7-8:30 pm. Open to all residents. Agenda below. at St Finn Barr Hall, 415 Edna Street at Hearst Ave.

The speakers and subjects will include:

President’s Welcome and Treasurer’s report;
Detroit Steps update, with Rosaura Valle;
Stop Crime SF, with guest Joel Engardio;
Balboa Reservoir project update and community discussion, with BRCAC representative Amy O’Hair and and SNA BR Committee Chair Jennifer Heggie, including information on City College’s new campus plan;
Also including a Q&A with an SFMTA representative about the prospect of parking permits re BR impacts;
Undergrounding utility wires, with guest Kate Beckwith;
The usual raffle, including fresh eggs from President Steve Martinpinto’s chickens for some lucky winner.

Time to join or renew your membership? You can pay dues at the meeting, or click ‘Donate’ button below.

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Balboa Reservoir housing project news

On July 29, 2019 By Sunnyside Neighborhood AssociationIn Balboa Reservoir Project, development, Housing, Parks, SF Planning Dept, Traffic, Transit, transportationLeave a comment

From SF Planning Department. NOTE: Next Monday’s SNA Quarterly Meeting will focus on the Balboa Reservoir project. 7-8:30pm (415 Edna Street) including discussion of possible parking permit program.

1. Balboa Reservoir Project Draft Environmental Impact Report

The Balboa Reservoir Project draft subsequent environmental impact report (SEIR) is anticipated to be released on Wednesday, August 7th. Upon publication it will be available for public review and comment on the San Francisco Planning Department’s website at https://sfplanning.org/environmental-review-documents .

A public hearing to receive oral comments will be held at the Planning Commission on Thursday, September 12th. Written public comments on the draft SEIR will be accepted from August 8th to September 23rd at 5 p.m. Written comments may be submitted at any time during this comment period.

Written comments should be addressed to Jeanie Poling, Senior Planner, San Francisco Planning Department, 1650 Mission Street, Suite 400, San Francisco, CA 94103, or emailed to CPC.BalboaReservoir@sfgov.org. Comments received at the public hearing and in writing will be responded to in a Responses to Comment (RTC) document, which will become part of the final SEIR.

2. Balboa Reservoir CAC Meeting

The next Balboa Reservoir Community Advisory Committee (CAC) meeting will be held on Monday, September 30th at 6:00 pm at the City College Multi-Use Building, Room 140.

The meeting agenda will be posted online to the CAC website in advance of the meeting: https://sfplanning.org/project/balboa-reservoir#cac-and-community-meetings. Please note that public comments received at the CAC meeting will not be included or responded to in the RTC document as part of the final SEIR.

More information about the Balboa Reservoir project at the tab at the top of this page.

Free workshops from SF Assessor at branch libraries

On July 23, 2019 By Sunnyside Neighborhood AssociationIn Families, Free, Seniors, SF Assessor-Recorder, UncategorizedLeave a comment

From the Office of San Francisco Assessor-Recorder Carmen Chu:

The Office of Assessor Carmen Chu and the SF Public Library will be presenting workshops around San Francisco in 2019. The topic is Property Tax Savings for Families and Seniors. We will cover how your property taxes are calculated and share tax savings that folks may be eligible for as homeowners in California.

2019 Library Workshop Series

Eureka Valley Branch Library
1 Jose Sarria Court, San Francisco, CA 94114
Tuesday, August 27, 2019
RSVP here

Merced Branch Library
155 Winston Drive, SF CA 94132
Wednesday, September 25, 2019
6:30 – 7:30 pm
RSVP here

Portola Branch Library
380 Bacon Street, San Francisco, CA 94134
Saturday, October 12, 2019
1:00 – 2:00 pm
RSVP here
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SF Assessor’s Office representative at Sunnyside Community Connectors this Wednesday

On July 22, 2019 By Sunnyside Neighborhood AssociationIn Free, Seniors, SF Assessor-Recorder, TaxesLeave a comment

After the usual senior exercise class at Always Active on Wednesday July 24, representative Nicole J Agbayani from the SF Office of the Assessor-Recorder will speak and answer your questions at 10:30 AM about property tax savings for seniors and estate planning for families through the Sunnyside Community Connectors program.

Free and all are welcome. St Finn Barr Hall, 415 Edna Street (Hearst Ave).

SF Examiner: ‘Safe parking site for homeless who live in their vehicles proposed near Balboa Park BART’

On July 22, 2019July 22, 2019 By Sunnyside Neighborhood AssociationIn Balboa Park Station, Balboa Park Upper Yard, HousingLeave a comment

Source: SF Examiner https://www.sfexaminer.com/the-city/safe-parking-site-for-homelesss-who-live-in-their-vehicles-proposed-near-balboa-park-bart/

Safe parking site for homeless who live in their vehicles proposed near Balboa Park BART

Facility would offer social services, security, bathrooms for overnight parkers

: A parking lot near the Balboa Park station has been identified as a possible safe parking location for people living in RVs. (Kevin N. Hume/S.F. Examiner)

JOE FITZGERALD RODRIGUEZ / Jul. 15, 2019 3:45 p.m.THE CITY

It’s been a long road, but homeless RV and car dwellers may finally be able to park and rest.

City officials have proposed a Balboa Park site for the first “triage center” site for people living in their vehicles. The site at 500 Geneva Ave. at Balboa Upper Yards, announced Supervisors Ahsha Safai and Vallie Brown Monday, would provide a safe place to park and social services.

“We’ve seen a rise in homeless people living in their cars in our neighborhood,” Safai told the San Francisco Examiner Monday. “This is an honest conversation, nothing’s been decided yet.”

A community meeting is planned at Balboa High School from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. to allow residents to weigh in on the plan this Saturday, July 20. Should the community be on board, Safai said he expects the pilot to begin in November, pending new legislation to lock-in the site.

The Balboa Upper Yard property will one day host 138 units of affordable housing, with the triage center providing a temporary use for the site in the meantime. Continue reading “SF Examiner: ‘Safe parking site for homeless who live in their vehicles proposed near Balboa Park BART’” →