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Call for Ideas for 2026 District 7 Participatory Budget Project in Sunnyside

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Participatory Budgeting (PB) is a democratic process in which community members propose projects and collectively decide how to spend part of a public budget. It began in 2013 by then-Supervisor Norman Yee, and this year, Participatory Budgeting is back and improved! You can visit the official website to learn more details about the Submission Process.

The Sunnyside Neighborhood Association is collecting ideas from members and residents so we can 

  1. Ensure SNA submits a proposal that reflects the desires from our community and also is unique from what other proposals submitted from within/for our neighborhood, and
  2. Help spread awareness for proposals submitted by other community organizations in Sunnyside.

For the ideas that already have a “sponsoring group”, SNA will make sure to avoid submitting a duplicative idea and help cross-promote for votes. For the ideas that still need a “sponsoring group”, SNA will evaluate and select one to sponsor by refining and submitting an application, marketing for votes, and supporting with implementation if awarded.

Since the official deadline is at March 20th, 11:59pm, we want to strike the right balance between collecting ideas and feedback from our community and preparing a complete application for submission. Therefore, we plan to follow the following timeline prior to the March 20th deadline:

  • SNA will collect ideas using this Google form until 11:59pm on Wednesday March 11th
  • The Board will review all submissions that still require a “sponsoring” organization and select a project as the SNA application to submit by Monday 16th. Once SNA has selected a project, we will notify the members via blog post within a day.
  • SNA will work with the original submitter of the selected idea on the application to submit on March 20th

So please send us your ideas by fill out the form!!

As a reminder: Any neighborhood groups with more than 1 individual in District 7 can submit an application. There is no qualification criteria on group size or official standing with any tax or government agencies.