Monthly Archives: July 2009

RSVP for Rincon Hill Neighborhood Association Meeting Tuesday

Just a reminder to RSVP if you plan to attend the Rincon Hill Neighborhood Association (RHNA) meeting on Tuesday, August 4th starting at 6:30pm at Sailors’ Union of the Pacific (450 Harrison Street at 1st Street). We’ll take a tour of the Sailors’ Union of the Pacific and learn about the union’s current activities and… Keep reading

Western SoMa Neighborhood Transportation Plan Meeting

While this meeting covers the area west of 7th Street more or less, there are a lot of topics that may be worthwhile for Rincon Hill residents to learn more about to consider when advocating for safer streets for pedestrians in our neighborhood. The re-design of Folsom Street should also be of interest … Folsom… Keep reading

Northeast Embarcadero Planning Study Public Meeting

NORTHEAST EMBARCADERO PLANNING STUDY There is a lot happening along our northeast waterfront. To help clarify what work is being done as it might pertain to the Northeast Embarcadero Study, the Planning Department has invited the Port of San Francisco, the Municipal Transportation Agency, and the Recreation and Park Department to present the work they… Keep reading

Volunteers Needed for Senior Games Torch Relay

One of our neighbors from Avalon Towers passed this call for volunteers and event notice along … Please visit the Senior Games web site at www.2009SeniorGames.org to learn more and to sign up to volunteer on August 1st! We are looking for volunteers to help with our Torch Relay, Saturday, August 1, 2009 in San… Keep reading

Rincon Hill Neighborhood Association meeting on Tuesday, August 4th

The next Rincon Hill Neighborhood Association meeting will happen at the beautiful art deco Sailors’ Union of the Pacific building (450 Harrison Street, enter main entrance at Harrison Street) on Tuesday, August 4, 2009 at 6:30pm. RHNA member (and Sailors’ Union of the Pacific Building Manager) Terry Lane graciously offered to host our August meeting.… Keep reading

San Francisco Marathon Road Closures on Sunday

The San Francisco Marathon happens on Sunday with its starting point and ending point in the Rincon Hill neighborhood at Mission Street and The Embarcadero. The Embarcadero will be closed between Broadway and Harrison Streets from Midnight until 3pm and from Harrison to 3rd Street between 7 a.m. and 9:45 a.m. on Sunday. Other streets… Keep reading

Trash Talking in The Examiner

Examiner reporter Kamala Kelkar came across my online call for suggested locations for public trash cans where litter is a problem, especially spots where trash just seems to blow around and make a mess. It’d be helpful to have public trash cans in those spots so that it would be easy for a neighbor to… Keep reading

Want Rincon Hill Streets Improved?

There’s an opportunity to try to get streetscape improvements in the Rincon Hill neighborhood by way of about $350 million raised over the next five years from the Prop K half-cent sales tax money for transportation (pedestrian safety improvements, bicycle safety, traffic calming, street resurfacing, etc.). If you’ve been a spectator of this blog and… Keep reading

Rincon Point-South Beach CAC 7/20 Meeting Agenda

Below is the agenda for the July 20, 2009 Rincon Point-South Beach CAC meeting. The meeting starts at 5:00 p.m. at the South Beach Harbor Services Building’s Community Room. Note that Dan Hodapp of the Port of San Francisco is scheduled to speak with the Rincon Hill Neighborhood Association at our September meeting (9/1/2009 at… Keep reading

Weekend Fun

While it is only Wednesday, I am already daydreaming about the weekend. Through Friday, you can hop on board and take a look at a beautiful Mexican Navy ship parked at Pier 27 – free. Saturday is the big Kenny Chesney country music show at AT&T Park. While you have to lay down some cash… Keep reading

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