Sunnyside Neighborhood Association – Quarterly Meeting
Monday, May 6, 2024
St. Finn Barr Auditorium, 415 Edna Street (at Hearst) 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm – General Meeting
The agenda includes:
SFPD, Ingleside Station: Officer Alexis Dedit Smoke-Free Bar Patios: LGBTQ Minus Tobacco Brian Davis District 7 Updates from Supervisor Melgar’s office
Committee updates: Slow Hearst Greening Committee Detroit Steps Project Havelock Bridge Greening Committee and Participatory Budgeting West of Twin Peaks Central Council
Left: Luis Betances helps fill in the new planter. Right: New benches installed.
Two benches and a planter were installed at the bus stop in front of Railroad Expresso on March 3, 2024. The project, proposed by former SNA president and current greening committee chair Ken Hollenbeck, was selected through the city’s Participatory Budgeting process and took a couple of years to be realized.
This year, SNA is sponsoring a companion project application — also proposed by Ken — for the District 7 Participatory Budgeting (PB) Grant. The project proposal is for two benches, identical in size and color to those just installed, located at the bus stop in front of the Won Kok restaurant on the opposite side of Monterey Blvd. These benches will provide much-needed seating for those waiting for the 23-Monterey and 43-Masonic bus lines, as well as those waiting for take-out from Won Kok restaurant.
This year, each PB grant application must be sponsored by a community organization (such as SNA) and an organizations are limited to sponsoring a single project. The PB Grant submission deadline this year is March 29 and a review period follows. Grant applications that pass a review by Supervisor Melgar’s office will be voted on by residents of District 7 between May 31 and June 14. Grant winners will be announced between June 17 to June 21.
Hello from the Frida Kahlo Way Quick-Build Project team!
Here are some updates on the project.
Revised Design:
Since December, the project team has been hard at work responding to public comments and we’ve made significant changes to the proposed design for the project. Specifically, we’ve removed the existing southbound bikeway and widened the buffer area between the bikeway and travel lane on the east side of the street to accommodate the moto parking and bikeshare station. This allows for additional general vehicle parking on the west side of the street compared to existing and the design we shared in 2023. More information on the revised design and parking changes is available on the project website.
Public Hearing:
The project will be heard at a formal engineering public hearing, held virtually on February 16th at 10am. This will be an opportunity for members of the public to make their opinions heard in a formal setting. Join the meeting virtually or by phone or submit comments in writing to FridaQB@SFMTA.com . Comments received in any of these formats will be weighted equally and comments already received have been recorded. No decisions will be made at the hearing. Following public hearing, the project will be heard by the MTA Board of Directors as soon as March 19th for a final decision.
Thanks for your continued interest in this project! If you have additional questions or comments, please reach out at FridaQB@SFMTA.com
Mayor London Breed will attend the SNA Quarterly Meeting on Monday February 5, 6:30 pm PST, St. Finn Barr Community Room (415 Edna Street at Hearst). Supervisor Myrna Melgar will also be in attendance to address D7.
President’s Welcome – SNA Vice President Brian Arthur Smith Approval of Minutes from Last SNA Quarterly Meeting Agenda Review Announcements Treasurer’s Report
March 5, 2024 Ballot Questions – San Francisco Mayor London Breed
District 7 Government UpdatesCaptain Amy Hurwitz, Ingleside Station, SFPD Mario Vasquez, Chief of Police, SF Community College District Police Dept Myrna Melgar, District 7 Supervisor and Jennifer Fiebar, Legislative Aide
Smoke-Free Bar PatiosBrian Davis, Project Director, LGBTQ Minus Tobacco
Sunnyside Neighborhood UpdatesDetroit Steps Project Slow Hearst West of Twin Peaks Central Council (WTPCC) Havelock Bridge Committee – New!
Candidate Statements, SNA Board Election President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer Member-at-Large Alternate Member-at-Large
Sunnyside Neighborhood Association 