CVIA Blog
Construction Update: UCSF Health Helen Diller Hospital
Updated Work Hours
Beginning Monday, July 15 through November, the UCSF Health Helen Diller Hospital project will be extending "not noisy" work hours to 8:00PM, Monday-Friday to address unforeseen soil conditions.
These extended work hours are expected intermittently through November. "Noisy" work operations will conclude at 5:00PM.
District 8 July 2024 Newsletter
Hello, District 8!
Summer is upon us!
June was a doozy of a month as it always is. Between budget negotiations (I serve as Vice Chair of the Board’s Budget Committees) and Pride, the District 8 office has been busy! This was the second year of belt-tightening and hard choices, with real cuts to programs that do good work, and unfortunately, there is every reason to believe that next year will be even more challenging budgetarily. Nonetheless, working with the Mayor and colleagues on the Board, we were able to secure some important budget wins for District 8 even in a difficult year, including important investments in public safety and funding for activation of public spaces throughout the District. We were also able to help protect housing subsidies for vulnerable communities, including LGBTQ seniors and transgender people, HIV/AIDS funding, and funding for services for Transitional Age Youth, as well as funding for youth, arts, and culture programming and events around the District.
Many thanks to those of you who turned out to march with us in the Pride Parade; it was a ton of fun! For those of you who may have missed it this year, not to worry; we’ll be back for another fabulous stroll down Market Street next year. We kicked off the month with a PRIDE Art Show, featuring Two Bald Guys ; if you couldn’t make it, come by our office at City Hall to say hi and check their art out! Other highlights of the month included introducing legislation to landmark the iconic Gilbert Baker Rainbow Flag installation in Harvey Milk Plaza and passing a resolution to designate San Francisco a sanctuary city for transgender, gender nonconforming, nonbinary, and Two-Spirit people.
MEET YOUR SUPERVISOR: OFFICE HOURS
VIRTUAL OFFICE HOURS: Join me on Zoom for virtual office hours on Saturday, July 13, from 9:30AM-11:30AM! Sign up for a slot by emailing mandelmanstaff@sfgov.org.
IN-PERSON OFFICE HOURS: Join me in-person in Noe Valley, on Saturday, July 27, from 10AM-12AM! Email mandelmanstaff@sfgov.org to reserve a spot.
RECOLOGY DISTRICT 8 WEEKEND CLEANUP – BRING YOUR BULKY ITEMS!
What: Drop-off event for District 8 residents:
Bulky items, recyclables, yard trimmings & household plants
Anything for donation to Goodwill
Pick up compost for your garden!
When: Saturday, July 13, from 8am to noon
Where: James Lick Middle School (enter on 25th Street, turn right on Noe Street)
GRAFFITI ADVISORY BOARD VACANCY
Tired of blight and graffiti in your neighborhood, District 8, and San Francisco as a whole? Apply to be the District 8 representative to the Graffiti Advisory Board today. Fill out the application here by July 31. Once you’ve applied, or if you have questions, please reach out to mandelmanstaff@sfgov.org.
SFPD BOUNDARY ANALYSIS PROJECT
The San Francisco Police Department is seeking your participation in the analysis of District Station boundary lines! The SFPD and Police Commission are required to perform a review of the existing District Station boundaries every ten years to maximize the effectiveness of police operations. How can you participate? Provide your input by completing this survey by August 4. Talk to your district station, ask to participate in a focus group in September, or come to a public hearing in October. If you have any questions or concerns email sfpdboundaryanalysis@gmail.com.
GET INVOLVED IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD!
District 8 is home to many active neighborhood groups that organize events for the community, lead projects to keep our neighborhoods clean, safe, and beautiful, and connect neighbors with City leaders to advocate for neighborhood priorities. Join an association or go to an upcoming local event - it’s a great way to get involved, make new friends, and change your community for the better!
Learn more about how to get involved in your neighborhood here!
Cole Valley Improvement Association: To learn more, contact CVIA here .
Diamond Heights Community Association: To learn more, contact DHCA here .
Duboce Triangle Neighborhood Association: Meetings are held on the second Tuesday of every other month from 7:00 – 8:00 pm, in the Ballroom of the Harvey Milk Recreation Center for the Arts, lobby level, and preceded by a community social from 6:30 – 7:00 pm.
Dolores Heights Improvement Club. Green Gardens group holds monthly clean-ups on the first Saturday of the month from 9:00 – 10:30 am. DHIC Board meets on the second Monday of every other month. Meetings are held via Zoom from 7pm – 8pm. Email info@doloresheights.org to obtain the Zoom meeting link.
Eureka Valley Neighborhood Association meets every other month on the fourth Thursday with options to join in-person or virtually via Zoom.
Glen Park Association meets quarterly and alternates between in-person and Zoom meetings. Email info@glenparkassociation.org for more information.
Upper Noe Neighbors meets every other month on the third Wednesday at the Upper Noe Recreation Center.
Castro Art Mart is a monthly street fair on Noe Street between Market and Beaver the first Sunday of every month from 11:00 am – 5:00 pm, featuring LGBTQ art from local artists, live music, comedy and drag shows, and more.
Noe Valley Town Square hosts regular events such as Acoustic Sunday, Rhythm and Motion dance, and Free Sunday Morning Yoga.
Don’t see your neighborhood group but want your information added to our website? Email Henry DeRuff at henry.deruff@sfgov.org
SFPD STATION CAPTAINS’ MEETINGS
Curious about safety in your neighborhood or have questions for SFPD? Attending your Station Captains’ Meetings is a great way to learn about what’s going on. Captains’ Meetings are at the following times:
Park Station (1899 Waller): Fourth Wednesdays at 5PM on Zoom
Neighborhoods: Cole Valley, Duboce Triangle, and Twin Peaks
Mission Station (630 Valencia): Last Tuesdays at 5PM at Mission Station
Neighborhoods: Castro, Mission Dolores, and Noe Valley
Ingleside Station (1 Sgt. John V. Young): Third Tuesdays at 6PM at Ingleside Station
Neighborhoods: Diamond Heights and Glen Park
VOLUNTEER WITH US!
We are always looking for D8 office volunteers and interns! Volunteering or interning in my office is a great opportunity to serve District 8 and learn about the issues facing our city, gain valuable experience in the legislative branch of local government, and see how elected officials can work with the community to create effective public policy solutions to solve our toughest problems. Sign up here or reach out to calvin.ho@sfgov.org for more information.
Welcome to Faces in the Crowd, written by Marshall Kilduff, accomplished journalist and long time volunteer with our District 8 Office. Marshall tells the stories of District 8 community members who are going above and beyond to contribute to San Francisco!
One of the marvels of Glen Park is about to be more marvelous. The beautiful Burnside mural depicting the flora and fauna of Glen Canyon will soon feature, on an adjoining staircase, hand-fabricated tiles showing a scene of a stream with schools of fish framed by an embankment with flowers and plants. The years-long project, known as Burnside Mural+, is the brainchild of the neighborhood’s tireless Renee Berger, who spotted a drab green wall and scruffy set of steps and went to work.
With her crisp, energetic style, Renee asked the leaders of the Glen Park Association for help and won their backing. This was nearly four years ago. She envisioned an art piece that would showcase Glen Park’s human history and the natural history of the area’s canyon. She asked the San Francisco Parks Alliance to be the project’s fiscal sponsor and received critical financial and technical support from a few enthusiastic residents. While the start was during the dark days of the pandemic, the project ensured that the voices of the community were heard through surveys that solicited ideas for the artists.
The mural artists, Elaine Chu and Marina Perez-Wong, did a brilliant job of integrating the community’s thoughts. The mural pays tribute to a trio of women who blocked a plan in the 1960s to run a freeway through the area. Hummingbirds, hawks, and voles now adorn the concrete wall, along with mountain lions, deer, and long-departed elk, all intended to depict the canyon’s natural place in San Francisco’s wrinkled landscape. The mural sits at the cul de sac of Burnside Avenue, astride the Glen Park Greenway and the Crosstown Trail, two walkways that wend through the canyon.
Before her retirement, Berger had been a management consultant, specializing in community development. Upon retiring she found a means to channel her expertise and love of San Francisco by becoming a volunteer with San Francisco City Guides, for whom she leads walks that focus on murals. She sees the mural and tile stairs as more than an adornment: “It’s a way to build trust and bring joy” to Glen Park. Though she’s the stable presence guiding the project, Berger is generous with praise for others. The mural artists, and the tile-making artists, Aileen Barr and Colette Crutcher, are the “geniuses who have gifted us their talent,” she says.
The tile work will include a swirling blue design running down the steps, mimicking Islais Creek, which once provided San Francisco’s water. There will be 250 “legacy tiles” that donors purchased to express their feelings, often quite poignantly, about family, friends and love of Glen Park. Most of the funding comes from these donors and other individuals, the rest from city grants.
It’s been a community effort to beautify the area and keep it clean. Eighth graders from nearby St. John School sweep the area from time to time. Children began painting rocks, leading to the creation of a small rock garden in front of the mural. Just a couple of weeks ago, in a collaboration with the Glen Park Library, the Burnside project hosted a tile-making event, led by the tile artists, with dozens of kids and adults making waves and bubbles for the staircase stream.
There have been lessons learned, too. The city has been slowly changing its drawn-out permitting and approval process, a promising idea that could ease similar projects. The Board of Supervisors, including Supervisor Mandelman, passed a measure to curtail fees on similar community-led work.
On a clear day, the mural glows in the sun, giving joggers and dog walkers pause. “Now it’s on to phase two: the stairs,” Berger says. “The enthusiasm is there to finish this project.”
Each week throughout Pride Month, we celebrated great San Franciscans from the LGBTQ+ community with special commendations. On June 4, we celebrated Gary Virginia and Donna Sachet, who started the Pride Brunch 25 years ago! On June 11, we honored Dr. Susan Ehrlich, the excellent lesbian CEO of SF General Hospital. On June 18, we honored Imani Rupert-Gordon, the Executive Director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights. And on June 25, we honored the Friends of the Harvey Milk Plaza, who make the Plaza wonderful for all who visit!
DISTRICT 5 June 27 BULLETIN
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Hi5D5 "Fireside" Chat with D5 Supervisor Candidate Autumn Looijen
Wednesday July 17, 6:00PM on Zoom
Autumn Hope Looijen is a Caltech-educated engineer and parent of five kids. When our kids were suffering during Covid, she co-founded the extremely successful school board recall and ran the campaign to bring algebra back to middle school. Her organization,SF Guardians, has been one of the most effective organizations in San Francisco politics, winning 7 of 8 races many of them in a landslide. Now she is running for Supervisor in District 5 to bring effective, practical government to our district which now includes the Tenderloin.
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Citywide Cultural Resources Survey re: Counterculture (1965 to 1975)
The San Francisco Planning Department, Historic Preservation Commission will be considering the following item for adoption at the July 17th Historic Preservation Commission Hearing:
If you are interested in receiving notifications about similar types of topics, as well as upcoming hearing dates in the future, please subscribe here: https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/CASFPD/subscriber/new?topic_id=CASFPD_339. For future hearings, we are planning to coordinate an SF Survey newsletter that will be sent out with more regular updates. Please contact the SF Survey team by emailing CPC.Survey@sfgov.org or leaving a voicemail at (628) 652-7573 if you have further questions.
Please volunteer at Alvord Lake this Saturday, June 22
The fourth Saturday of every month
offers an opportunity to help beautify
the eastern end of Golden Gate Park.
Meet at the plaza above the lakelet
at Stanyan and Haight Streets.
Look for the SFR&P vehicle to determine our location.
Volunteer slots are limited-
so please sign the waiver in the link quickly.
Please Volunteer at Alvord Lake this Saturday, April 27
Join the SFRPD gardeners in a recurring habitat restoration volunteer project at Golden Gate Park Alvord Lake.
Join the RPD gardeners and the Alvord Lake Task Force to beautify the eastern entrance of Golden Gate Park. A wide range of gardening tasks is available. Please wear closed-toed shoes, long pants and layers. The event will occur rain or shine. All supplies, tools, and gloves are provided by RPD. Meet at the Haight and Stanyan entrance to Golden Gate Park.
To learn more and register, please visit our Volunteer Calendar.
UCSF PARNASSUS HEIGHTS UPDATES
You're Invited: May 1st Hybrid Quarterly Construction Meeting
Please join UCSF on Wednesday, May 1st from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. for a hybrid community meeting about upcoming construction and other planned projects at UCSF’s Parnassus Heights campus.
UCSF will share the progress of campus projects and potential impacts on the neighborhood, including but not limited to:
· New Hospital Parnassus Heights
· Parnassus Research and Academic Building
Location: UCSF Parnassus Heights Campus
Faculty Alumni House
745 Parnassus Ave, San Francisco, CA
Light refreshments will be served.
Please register to attend either in-person here or virtually by Zoom here.
Sutro Stewards Upcoming Programming
NATURE WALKS
Join the Sutro Stewards for a guided spring nature walk on the Mount Sutro Open Space! Their experienced leaders will lead you through the trails on a two-hour tour on a variety of focused topics. However, on each walk you'll learn about the unique ecology of the area and the efforts being made to preserve and protect it. Check out the Eventbrite Page to see dates and topics!
MINDFULNESS ON MOUNT SUTRO
Learn and practice Mindfulness 101 basics outside with the community of Mt. Sutro. Experience self-care tools for increasing awareness, opening the heart, relaxing, and developing compassion. Each week has a different theme of practice: Mindfulness of the Body, Mindfulness of the Breath, Mindfulness of Emotions, Mindfulness of the Mind, and Mindfulness of Self-Compassion. Register for the series here.
Please Volunteer at Alvord Lake this Saturday, March 23
Please Volunteer this Saturday,
March 23 2024,
10am - Noon
The fourth Saturday of every month
offers an opportunity to help beautify
the eastern end of Golden Gate Park.
Meet at the plaza above the lakelet
at Stanyan and Haight Streets.
Look for the SFR&P vehicle to determine our location.
Volunteer slots are limited-
so please sign the waiver in the link quickly.
The link below will take you to the SFR&P Calendar.
Scroll until you find the "Alvord Lake Task Force" listing.
(We are in District 1-Horticulture Maintenance.)
https://sfrpd.secure.force.com/SFRPDCalendar
For a peek into Alvord Lake's past, check out this link:
https://www.foundsf.org/index.php?title=Alvord_Lake
To ensure the safety and comfort of all parties involved, if you are feeling unwell, please do not come.
Volunteer Guidelines
The supervising gardener is your host. Please respect his/her knowledge and experience. Park gardening is not the same as home gardening. Ask questions and seek assistance.
Safety:
Please wear closed-toed shoes. Wear comfortable clothing that covers your entire body (long sleeves, long pants, etc.) And don't forget the sunscreen and perhaps a hat!
Wear gloves and use tools provided in ways demonstrated by the work crew supervisor.
“Eyes before hands.” When picking up trash from under bushes, behind trees, and under benches, use the tool provided to pull things out where you can see them. Then pick them up.
Be aware of the locations of other workers and members of the public to ensure your safety and theirs.
Lift with your legs, not your back.
Wear long sleeves, long pants, and closed–toed shoes (ideally boots); you may be work in or around poison oak or blackberries.
Avoid picking up broken glass and hypodermic needles. Notify the gardener if you find anything undesirable.
Drink water to avoid dehydration. Wash hands or use hand sanitizer before touching and eatingfood
Volunteers are not allowed to use power tools, or apply herbicides/pesticides.
Work Site:
Stack debris out of the way of the public but still accessible to staff trucks. Stack cut branches with butt end to road. Keep bagged trash separate from organic debris, weeds separate from brush. Pile weeds to be picked up in small piles (handled by one swoop of pitchfork) so that staff can easily load trucks.
EARLY SUBWAY CLOSURES IN MARCH
MUNI is planning early subway closures from Friday, March 8, 2024, through Friday, March 15, 2024.
The Market Street subway between Embarcadero and West Portal stations will close early each night at 9:30 p.m.
Buses will connect all stops on Market Street, beginning at 9:30 p.m. through the normal end of train service at 12 a.m. while the subway is closed for maintenance.
The T Third Line will provide regular service from Sunnydale to Chinatown until 12 a.m.
Owl service will remain unchanged.
Trains will start regular morning service each day.
UCSF Parnassus Heights Construction Update
New Hospital Parnassus Heights (NHPH)
There are multiple utility projects still underway in preparation for the building of NHPH. Medical Center Way will continue to have single lane closures on weekdays and both lanes will be closed on weekends. Flaggers will be present to direct vehicle and pedestrian traffic.
Utility project work hours will be Monday - Friday, 7:00AM - 5:00PM and weekends 8:00AM-5:00PM.
The demolition of the former Langley Porter Psychiatric Hospital is complete. The next major phase of construction to create a retaining wall known as shoring has begun. During this phase, there will be periodic early morning material deliveries and days of increased truck traffic. Flaggers will be present to direct vehicle and pedestrian traffic, monitor truck idling, and ensure all trucks are covered when leaving the jobsite. Current trucking routes can be accessed here.
The hours of shoring work will be Monday - Friday, 7:00AM - 5:00PM and Saturdays 8:00AM - 5:00PM.
Parnassus Research and Academic Building (PRAB)
The next major phase of construction to create a retaining wall known as shoring has begun. The expected completion date for this phase of work is the fall of 2024.
Trucks will be accessing the jobsite from Parnassus Avenue and Koret Way. Periodic increased truck traffic is expected to remove material from the jobsite. On days of high truck traffic, flaggers will be present to direct vehicle and pedestrian traffic, monitor truck idling, and ensure all trucks are covered when leaving the jobsite. Current trucking routes can be accessed here.
As a safety precaution and to allow more space for construction logistics, Koret Way will remain closed to parking indefinitely. ADA parking spaces and a pedestrian route to the Koret Vision Center will be available.
Hours of work will be Monday - Friday, 7:00AM - 5:00PM. Saturday work is expected through the month of March from 8:00AM - 5:00PM.
VOLUNTEER @ ALVORD LAKE FEB 24
Please Volunteer this Saturday,
February 24 2024,
10am - Noon
The fourth Saturday of every month
offers an opportunity to help beautify
the eastern end of Golden Gate Park.
Meet at the plaza above the lakelet
at Stanyan and Haight Streets.
Look for the SFR&P vehicle to determine our location.
The ground should be soft from the recent rains
and those weeds should be easy to pull.
The weather forecast promises us a lovely morning.
It is possible we may be doing some planting as well!
Volunteer slots are limited-
so please sign the waiver in the link quickly.
The link below will take you to the SFR&P Calendar.
Scroll until you find the "Alvord Lake Task Force" listing.
(We are in District 1-Horticulture Maintenance.)
https://sfrpd.secure.force.com/SFRPDCalendar
For a peek into Alvord Lake's past, check out this link:
https://www.foundsf.org/index.php?title=Alvord_Lake
Volunteer at Alvord lake this Saturday
Please Volunteer this Saturday,
January 27 2024,
10am - Noon
The fourth Saturday of every month
offers an opportunity to help beautify
the eastern end of Golden Gate Park.
Meet at the plaza above the lakelet
at Stanyan and Haight Streets.
Look for the SFR&P vehicle to determine our location.
The ground should be soft from the recent rains
and those weeds should be easy to pull.
The weather forecast promises us a lovely morning.
Volunteer slots are limited-
so please sign the waiver in the link quickly.
The link below will take you to the SFR&P Calendar.
Scroll until you find the "Alvord Lake Task Force" listing.
(We are in District 1-Horticulture Maintenance.)
https://sfrpd.secure.force.com/SFRPDCalendar
For a peek into Alvord Lake's past, check out this link:
https://www.foundsf.org/index.php?title=Alvord_Lake
We are excited to get out there, but we also want to ensure the safety and comfort of all parties involved. If you are feeling unwell or have a family member who is experiencing COVID symptoms, please do not come.
Volunteer Guidelines
The supervising gardener is your host. Please respect his/her knowledge and experience. Park gardening is not the same as home gardening. Ask questions and seek assistance.
Safety:
Please wear closed-toed shoes. Wear comfortable clothing that covers your entire body (long sleeves, long pants, etc.) And don't forget the sunscreen and perhaps a hat!
Wear gloves and use tools provided in ways demonstrated by the work crew supervisor.
“Eyes before hands.” When picking up trash from under bushes, behind trees, and under benches, use the tool provided to pull things out where you can see them. Then pick them up.
Be aware of the locations of other workers and members of the public to ensure your safety and theirs.
Lift with your legs, not your back.
Wear long sleeves, long pants, and closed–toed shoes (ideally boots); you may be work in or around poison oak or blackberries.
Avoid picking up broken glass and hypodermic needles. Notify the gardener if you find anything undesirable.
Drink water to avoid dehydration. Wash hands or use hand sanitizer before touching and eatingfood
Volunteers are not allowed to use power tools, or apply herbicides/pesticides.
Work Site:
Stack debris out of the way of the public but still accessible to staff trucks. Stack cut branches with butt end to road. Keep bagged trash separate from organic debris, weeds separate from brush. Pile weeds to be picked up in small piles (handled by one swoop of pitchfork) so that staff can easily load trucks.
UCSF Parnassus Hights Updates
Please join UCSF on Wednesday, February 7th from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. for a hybrid community meeting about upcoming construction and other planned projects at UCSF’s Parnassus Heights campus.
UCSF will share the progress of campus projects and potential impacts on the neighborhood, including but not limited to:
New Hospital Parnassus HeightsParnassus Research and Academic Building
Location: UCSF Parnassus Heights Campus
Faculty Alumni House
745 Parnassus Ave, San Francisco, CA
Light refreshments will be served.
Please register to attend either in-person here or virtually by Zoom here.
UCSF PARNASSUS HIEIGHTS UPDATE
Greening Parnassus Heights Community Meeting
In 2022, UCSF announced the Greening Parnassus Heights initiative to replace street trees that needed to be removed along Parnassus Avenue to make way for the new hospital construction at a 2:1 ratio in the surrounding neighborhoods.
UCSF has been hard at work to bring this project to fruition. Friends of the Urban Forest (FUF) has been chosen to plant the trees. Over the past few months FUF has been working to identify potential viable sites. The goal is to plant the trees by the end of February.
Interested in learning more? FUF will be holding a hybrid community meeting to explain the next steps for the planting process.
Date: Thursday, January 11
Time: 6-7pm
Location: UCSF Clinical Sciences Building, Room 0101
521 Parnassus Ave, San Francisco, CA 94143
Zoom Information: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86775350460
Meeting ID: 867 7535 0460
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Upcoming volunteer day with the Sutro Stewards
Woods Beer & Wine Co. Cole Valley Open House
Inside still under construction Woods Beer & Wine Co.’s Cole Valley location.
A couple of CVIA board members were fortunate enough to visit the Woods Beer & Wine Co. Open House at the companies most current location in Cole Valley on Dec 6. Jim Woods, Founder and CEO, set expectations that the site is still under construction, but that didn’t dampen turn out from folks invited to the special event.
Inside still under construction Woods Beer & Wine Co.’s Cole Valley location. This is from near the rear of the space looking out towards the front.
It was a bit strange to walk into the former Reverie Cafe space and see stark white walls and empty room instead of the familiar dark orange walls. The Woods team was pouring a couple of beers and some wine from their selections while Jim talked about the space and how they’re going to approach it as well as talking about the company and it’s unique investment business plan in which members of the community can invest in the company.
Jim assured everyone that the Cole Valley Woods location would have it’s own vibe and be a unique design from the other locations. He mentioned basically keeping the same layout as Reverie had from a bar and food prep point of view. While the new bar was not yet in place, tables were set up in roughly the same location as the counters and displays from Reverie. Presumably the same footprint for the new bar, food service.
Sample of the Lovely’s menu posted for folks to check out.
For bar munchies, this Woods location will have food from Lovely’s—pretty well known in the East Bay for their burgers. We were sort of hoping for some Detroit style pizza from Joyride Pizza as the food choice, but after some thought about it, we realize that it’s really not that far for us to make the short trek to Woods Lowside on Haight Street for some Joyride Pizza (which we’re already accustom to doing.) Plus, the burgers do sound Yummy.
Jonathan Reddick, Lovely’s owner, was available to field questions. We hit him up on how authentically Detroit (while we’re on the theme of Detroit’s best food exports) the Lovely’s Coney Island hot dog was going to be. We reminded him how the topping on a classic Detroit Coney is not chili per se, and certainly does not have beans anywhere near it, but more like a hollandaise sauce. Perhaps seeing my off the charts scrutiny level, he set my expectations that it may not be exactly like a Detroit coney dog, but will be a solid chili hotdog. We’ll give it a shot.
Jim Woods mentioned to the assembled crowd of neighborhood folks that while there wasn’t a specific opening date set in stone yet, he is hoping to have the place open by early 2024.
Citywide Cultural Resources Survey
The San Francisco Citywide Cultural Resources Survey (SF Survey) is underway! SF Survey aims to identify places and resources of cultural, historical, and architectural importance to San Francisco's diverse communities. Cultural resources may also qualify for historic preservation incentives.
The San Francisco Citywide Cultural Resources Survey (SF Survey) is a multi-year effort supported by the San Francisco Planning Department to identify and document places and resources of cultural, historical, and architectural importance to San Francisco’s diverse communities. These places and resources include tangible aspects of our environment, such as buildings, structures, objects, sites, and districts, as well as intangible aspects, such as oral traditions, performing arts, social practices, festivals, and traditional crafts. SF Survey is taking steps to center preservation in racial and social equity, better reflecting the dynamic cultural resources that make San Francisco unique. The findings of SF Survey will help guide the Planning Department’s work on future landmark designations, heritage-based initiatives, environmental review, new development projects, area plans, and building permit applications.
Share Your Story
Everyone has a role in sharing and sustaining culture. If you see us in identifying SF Survey gear, feel welcome to come out, meet us, and share any photos or memories that you feel are important to the story of your community, neighborhood, or San Francisco. Staff will be collecting information on survey devices, or you can share by contacting staff at CPC.Survey@sfgov.org or leaving a voicemail at (628) 652-7573.
For more information go to https://sfplanning.org/sfsurvey
Reverie Closing, Feb 19
A sad note from Reverie owner Roger Soudah to the CVIA board…
Dear Friends and Neighbors,
It is with a heavy heart that I announce to you the permanent closure of Reverie Café.
I extend my heartfelt thank you for all of your support through the last twenty-one years. We have shared many meals, raised many glasses, raised many kids, made many friends and lost some. We married people, celebrated birthdays, funded schools, and charities, supported campaigns but most importantly we created and maintained a community in a time when it has been most needed. For that I am grateful and honored to have been able to provide that over the years. Those of you who have been so kind to me and my family which includes my staff, please accept my deepest gratitude. I am not only losing a business but a lifestyle that has made me proud every day. Again, our last day of business will be Sunday, February 19th. We will conclude our journey that day with live music, drinks, and hot links. Please join us.
Roger Soudah
N JUDAH Will be Shuttle Buses February 18th and 19th
In support of important maintenance work along the N Judah Line, locations listed in the map, the SFMTA is running bus shuttles between Church & Duboce and Ocean Beach.
