Farewell to Member at Large Taylor Hughes

Taylor Hughes has contributed a great deal to the Sunnyside neighborhood and to the Sunnyside Neighborhood Association (SNA) over the past few years, and we are thankful for his service. As member-at-large of the SNA Board of Directors, Taylor has been our go-to resource for all things IT, he’s designed posters for many concerts and parties, and he’s helped organize and coordinate our annual holiday parties and musical events.  Taylor has been active with the Detroit Steps Project: he’s participated in work and cleanup events and helped manage the drawing contest that generated design ideas from local schoolchildren for the mosaic the tiles planned for its 186 steps. 

Aside from his work with SNA, Taylor and his family completed a major restoration of their 1921 house on Joost Street a few years ago. In the process, he made an interesting discovery that’s been documented by our neighborhood historian Amy O’Hair. You can read about it here: 

https://sunnysidehistory.org/2022/04/26/a-swedish-builder-rebuilds-a-family/amp/

The members of the SNA board—and many others in Sunnyside—are happy to have gotten to know Taylor, both as a neighbor and a friend. We have benefitted from his many contributions to the neighborhood, and we wish him the best as he, his wife, and his son return to their native Wisconsin to live near the shores of Lake Michigan to be closer to family.

SNA Quarterly Meeting – Monday, May 6th

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

Benches and Planters Installed on Monterey Bus Stop at Gennessee Street

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.

Frida Kahlo Quick Build Public Hearing, February 16

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 16^th 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 19^th 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

Wednesday 2/7: Yoga at the Ingleside Library

Join in for a gentle yoga session at the Ingleside Library on Wednesday 2/7, 6–7pm. Call to register.

More information: https://sfpl.org/events/2024/02/07/workshop-yoga-tendwell-collective