2018 Summer Social is Here!

Our Summer Social and Annual Meeting on Saturday, August 18th at Kezar Bar & Restaurant from 1-4p.m. has the ultimate line up! Take this time to meet your neighbors and discuss important issues in the neighborhood, and get introduced to our new D5 Supervisor Vallie Brown, all while enjoying appetizers and libations!

We will also have special guest speaker SF Chronicle columnist Heather Knight. She works out of City Hall covering everything from politics to homelessness to family flight and the quirks of living in one of the most fascinating cities in the world. 

Finally, Mayor London Breed is trying to find time in her busy schedule to stop by our little gathering.

For the second year in a row we have many new members thanks to our community partnership with Lavation and we hope to see you there!

RSVP to cviasf@aol.com. $10 per person at the door. Your non-member guests are welcomed with RSVP.

Want to get active with our organization? Make sure to introduce yourselves to the Board members at the meeting. We have lots we want to do and never enough people!

Funds Available for Sidewalk Landscaping!

Have you and your neighbors been wanting to beautify your little corner of the neighborhood? Friends of the Urban Forest has received funding from Supervisor Breed's office to do a sidewalk landscaping project in the Haight/Cole Valley area! That means you can do this project with zero start-up costs! Here's the scoop:

How Does It Work?
FUF is currently looking for "block captains" to help organize proposed area projects. The first step is to start talking with your neighbors and gather interest for sidewalk landscapes. Once you have a set of dedicated neighbors on board, FUF needs a list of contact information for at least 10 interested properties (on your block or your block plus another around the corner, for example). Once this list is provided, the next step is scheduling a community meeting.

What Are The Criteria?
FUF's criteria for choosing its project sites are:
1. Number of properties (around 10 is ideal);
2. Density of properties (logistically, it is better to have all properties on the same block, but there is some flexibility);
3. Potential concrete removal (all properties must want concrete removal for new garden area).

The deadline to submit your list of neighbors is June 15, 2017. Please submit to Madalyn@fuf.net.

Please visit Fuf.net/sidewalk for more information and check out some of FUF's sidewalk landscapes here.

CVIA Members Get Discount at Lavation Studio!

CVIA and Lavation Studio have teamed up to offer CVIA members an incredible discount.

The partnership supports CVIA's mission to champion neighborhood-serving businesses while offering CVIA members who are focused on a healthy lifestyle special pricing on single classes and monthly unlimited memberships. Lavation Studio provides indoor cycling classes and HIIT classes (High Intensity Interval Training) with San Francisco's top fitness instructors.

DETAILS:
Discount is 50% off for CVIA members in good standing.
Classes: Regularly $30 per class, $15 for CVIA members.
Monthly Unlimited Membership: Regularly $220/month, $110/month for CVIA members.
 

CVIA membership is $25 a year and includes a quarterly newsletter focusing on neighborhood issues  and email updates of important news and happenings. CVIA also has an annual "Summer Social" for its members. Members are invited to join the monthly board meetings and are encouraged to announce neighborhood concerns and successes. If you are not already a CVIA member and would like to take advantage of this member discount, visit our Membership page to join.

TO SIGN UP:
1. Go to lavationstudio.com and create a new account. If it is your first time on the site, a free class will be placed in your account.
2. Schedule your free class. (If you already have a Lavation account, skip to step 3.)
3. Bring proof of your CVIA membership with you to your first class (your new member letter, an email from CVIA, or a copy of the CVIA newsletter mailed to you).

Lavation Studio, located at 784 Stanyan St., is locally owned and operated by Jason and Erica Kajdasz and Mien Faville. The three partners also own MidLIne personal training and Pilates studio at 515 Frederick St.