Sunnyside’s important local beautification and art project, the Detroit Steps Project, is holding a fun family trivia night on Saturday February 19th. Sign up and learn more here.
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Feb 7: SNA Quarterly Meeting
You are invited to Sunnyside Neighborhood Association’s February 2022 Quarterly Meeting.
Monday February 7th, 2022, 6:30 to 8:00 PM via Zoom. Link at the bottom of this post.
On the agenda: Update from President Ken Hollenbeck on the new trees for Sunnyside. Adrian Leung, Bikeshare & Bike Parking Program Manager, SFMTA, will speak about possible locations for third bike-share station in Sunnyside (more below). The Detroit Steps Project team will report the latest news on the Steps. Then SNA will hold its biennial election (details below). Meeting ends with the our customary raffle. Meeting slides here (PDF 16mb)
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You are invited to Sunnyside Neighborhood Association’s November 2021 Quarterly Meeting.
Monday November 1st, 2021, 6:30 – 8:00 PM via Zoom.
On the agenda: News from President Ken Hollenbeck about an opportunity to increase Sunnyside’s urban forest. Members Jim McCormick and Brian Marabello, two local Neighborhood Watch leads, will talk about how they got their blocks organized, and how to do it on your own block. Sara Barz, Slow Hearst lead, will give an update on this new neighborhood feature. Rosaura Valle and Joy Durighello from the Detroit Steps Project team will report the latest exciting news on the Steps. Also, a brief update about the Balboa Reservoir Project from Amy O’Hair. Raffle prizes include hand-made flowers from Andrea O’Leary.
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You are invited to Sunnyside Neighborhood Association’s August Quarterly Meeting.
Monday August 2nd, 2021, 6:30 – 8:00 PM via Zoom.
On the agenda: District 7 Supervisor Myrna Melgar is our guest for the meeting; she’ll share the D7 news and then take your questions. The Detroit Steps Project team will give an update. There will also be updates about the Balboa Reservoir Project, and the newly installed Slow Streets program on Hearst Avenue.
Meeting slides here (PDF 4 MB).
Detroit Steps Project Receives New Grant
DETROIT STEPS PROJECT A 2021 RECIPIENT OF COMMUNITY CHALLENGE GRANT
Funding for the Next Phase of the Project is Awarded!
The Detroit Steps Project (DSP), was announced as one of 28 recipients of the Community Challenge Grant Program (CCG), a division of the City Administrator’s office. DSP was allocated $110,185 in funding. This is the largest grant received by the Detroit Steps Project to date.
The DSP began efforts on this beautification project in November 2018. It was awarded District 7 Participatory Grant funds in 2019 to replace a chain link fence and install a water meter. Using these funds,the DSP will commence on additional safety and beautification efforts for this multi-phase project
- Add pedestrian safety lighting to Upper and Lower Detroit Steps walkway
- Terrace and landscape the upper steps, implementing winning CCSF student’s design
- Install a decorative archway at the Lower Steps entrance off Monterey Boulevard
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