FUF Tree Planting in Castro & Mission Dolores May 20th
Friends of the Urban Forest is having a tree planting event in the Castro and Mission Dolores neighborhoods on May 20th. They need volunteers and sponsors for trees. Please contact […]
SF LGBT historic site downgrades federal landmark request
With President Donald Trump in office, an LGBT historic site in San Francisco has dropped its request to become a National Historic Landmark, the Bay Area Reporter has learned. The […]
Chip Drop – a free mulch program for gardeners and homeowners in Mission Dolores
Bryan Kappa recently started a free mulch program for gardeners and homeowners in Mission Dolores. It’s called Chip Drop, and it connects people with local tree companies who are willing […]
Median parking on Guerrero & Dolores: SFMTA Board of Directors decides on 12-month pilot that leaves things largely unchanged
MEDIAN PARKING ON DOLORES AND GUERRERO HAS ALWAYS BEEN ILLEGAL, but the SF Metropolitan Transit Authority (SFMTA), which is in charge of parking regulation and enforcement, has looked the other way […]
Guerrero Median Greening Day, 17th to 18th, a great success
MANY OF US WILL REMEMBER—not that long ago—that the Guerrero St. median all the way from Cesar Chavez St. to Market St. was a nondescript, lifeless concrete strip. Today, nearly […]
Decision coming soon on contentious Dolores/Guerrero median parking issue
LAST YEAR, THE SF MUNICIPAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY (SFMTA), convened a Median Parking Advisory Committee composed of nine local residents and members of local religious organizations with a stake in parking […]
Mission Street’s new car-free “red carpet” creates a stir
(As reported by Laura Wenus in Mission Local, June 14, 2016) THE SF MUNICIPAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY (SFMTA) held a community meeting on June 20 the Mission Cultural Center to discuss […]