Monthly Archives: September 2009
Back in 16 …
| September 25, 2009 | Posted by jamie under RHNA |
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There is no Rincon Hill Neighborhood Association meeting in October, but we do have a special event planned for November 3rd that I’ll post here after returning from a little hiatus. We’ll be back and actively posting the latest happenings in the Rincon Hill neighborhood and nearby in about 16 days. Be Good. Keep reading
Walk San Francisco's Peak2Peak Fundraiser
| September 25, 2009 | Posted by jamie under Events, Transportation & Ped Safety |
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Secondarily to my Rincon Hill Neighborhood Association efforts, I help San Francisco’s pedestrian advocacy group Walk San Francisco with their web site and e-mail news. Walk San Francisco has a fundraiser coming up on Saturday, October 24th that I want to tell you about. As you probably know, I believe pedestrian safety is a major… Keep reading
Art Surrounds Us in Rincon Hill
| September 25, 2009 | Posted by jamie under Art |
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The San Francisco Chronicle has an interesting Birth of San Francisco Neighborhoods section today, but the more interesting headline is that “SFMOMA lands Fisher collection” The article says that Fisher’s collection of 1,100 contemporary art pieces would “put SFMOMA in the league of the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Tate Modern… Keep reading
Embarcadero Promenade Standards Study Review
| September 25, 2009 | Posted by jamie under Meetings |
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Passing along the notice … Meeting Notice of the Waterfront Design Advisory Committee DATE: Monday, October 5, 2009 TIME: 6:30 P.M. LOCATION: Bay Conservation & Development Commission 50 California Street, 26th Floor This will be a joint meeting with the Bay Conservation and Development Commission’s Design Review Board. AGENDA 1. Adoption of Minutes from September… Keep reading
Neighborhood Street Fair Today in South Park
| September 19, 2009 | Posted by jamie under Events |
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The tents are all set up, the band is already playing, the food from many local restaurants is cooking and smelling good, and neighbors are starting to wander in to the Taste of South Beach and Mission Bay Street Fair at South Park running from Noon until 6pm today (9/19/2009). There is a requested donation… Keep reading
San Francisco Design Center's Design Above All Showcase Opens at One Rincon Hill this Saturday
| September 17, 2009 | Posted by jamie under Events |
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SFDC’s Design Above All Showcase September 19 – November 1, 2009 Tuesdays and Thursdays 11 AM – 3 PM Saturdays 11 AM – 5 PM One Rincon Hill (425 1st Street at Harrison) Design Above All is the San Francisco Design Center’s dazzling and unique showhouse celebrating luxury high-rise living at One Rincon Hill,… Keep reading
Help Save Caltrain/High-Speed Rail Downtown Extension
| September 16, 2009 | Posted by jamie under Activism, Transbay Transit Center |
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From BayRail Alliance … *** ACTION ALERT *** After years of planning, the Transbay Transit Center- Caltrain/HSR Downtown Extension is nearing shovel-ready status. However, California High Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) is attempting to kill this project with a bogus idea of a having a downtown station on Main and Beale Street. Transbay Transit Center opponents… Keep reading
Neighbors Give Future Dog Park a Good Cleaning
| September 15, 2009 | Posted by jamie under Open Spaces, Volunteer |
Photo credit: Marty Coressel Despite rolling thunder and lightning earlier in the morning this past Saturday, 17 neighbors from South Beach, Rincon Hill, and South Park got together with Merle Goldstone, Amy, and 3 other friends from San Francisco’s Department of Public Works to clean up the site of a future neighborhood dog park on… Keep reading
Improving Embarcadero for Bicyclists
| September 15, 2009 | Posted by jamie under Open Spaces |
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From the SFBC News .. Envision an Awesome Embarcadero Bikeway San Francisco’s eastern waterfront, from Fisherman’s Wharf past the Ferry Building to the Giants’ ballpark and Blue Greenway, is a uniquely marvelous setting for a bike ride, whether for fun or utility, one of the city’s top two-wheeling attractions for locals and visitors. But it’s… Keep reading
California High-Speed Rail Authority Sabotaging Transbay JPA?
| September 14, 2009 | Posted by jamie under Transbay Transit Center |
Why would the California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) start creating uncertainty about the San Francisco terminus for their high-speed rail train at exactly the point in time that the Transbay Joint Powers Authority is attempting to get a $400 million grant from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) via the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)?… Keep reading
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