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Hayes Valley Parklet Party

Mercury Cafe at 201 Octavia is hosting a parklet fund raising party. A parklet is a temporary deck built over two parking spaces. Ours will include a bench, tables, chairs, planters and even a small bike corral. Consider it a small urban park. This will increase foot traffic and spread business along the commercial corridor that is Octavia Street.

The evening will include food provided by Straw restaurant, live music by Gaucho, Even Taylor and Megan Keeley, art, a silent auction including items donated from Hayes Valley business and much more! 

Our nearby neighbor, Smitten Ice Cream will be donating fresh ice cream to the cause! They’ll be scooping up for the first 50 people or ’til they run out, so come early!”

Come, have fun, and meet your neighbors.

If you are interested in donating any items for the event or would like more information please contact lindsey@hayesvalleyfarm.com.

Here are our updated supporters who will be donating items for the auction and raffle.

McRoskey Mattress Company
Arlequin Wine Merchants
Southern Wine And Spirits
New Century Chamber Orchestra
San Francisco Symphony
Suppenkuche
Smitten Ice Cream
SF Zen Center
Earth Body
Smitten Ice Cream
Straw Restaurant

Message to the Hayes Valley Community

Message to the Hayes Valley Community from Karen Mauney-Brodek, HVNA President

I am deeply saddened and distraught by the events of the last week in our neighborhood. We have provided links below to some of the news coverage of both the tragic shooting and murder on Monday and the traffic-related death on Thursday. The Hayes Valley Neighborhood Association board, other local community groups and partners are working with the Supervisor’s Office, the police department and others to try to determine what has contributed to these tragic events and what we as concerned community members can do to make our neighborhood safe for all who live and travel though it. I encourage you to attend our next neighborhood association meeting on July 28th, Thursday at 7pm at the Korean American Center located at 745 Buchanan Street. We will discuss both events. The neighborhood association takes events like these extremely seriously and both our safety committee and planning and transportation committee will be addressing the issues that may have contributed.

Our hearts go out to all of the victims and their families and all of our community members.

Please see the links below for information and a tip line.

Man Fatally Shot

Shuttle Van Accident

If you have any information on the shooting, call SFPD’s anonymous tip line at(415) 885-5187 or text a tip to 847411 with “SFPD” as the subject.

Community Partners United Meeting Tuesday

COMMUNITY PARTNERS UNITED
Fostering a Safe and Caring Community 2011
Meeting Agenda Tuesday June 28th, 2011 at 9 am
Hayes Valley South Learning Center
310 Haight Street (at Buchanan)

We will be discussing:
Mo’Magic’s Summer of Learning
Hayes Valley Playground
10th Annual Western Addition National Night Out
Western Addition Beacon Center Update
CommunityGrows Update
Rec Connect Update
LoHaMNA Update
Openings for African American Art & Culture Complex Summer Youth Program
Western Addition Family Resource Center

Fire Breakfast Fundraiser


The Hayes Valley Neighborhood Association would like to thank all the neighbors and friends that came out to support the organization and enjoy the company of community members.

We would like to especially thank Suppenküche for making the entire event happen. It was a great preview of their future biergarten space.

The event was also made possible by the generous support of:
The San Francisco Fire Department
The Mayor’s Office of Redevelopment
The Proxy Project
Envelope A+D
Avedano’s Meats
Sightglass Coffee
La Boulange de Hayes
Frjtz on Hayes
Flipper’s
Soul Food Farm
NERT
Recology
Salle Piano
The San Francisco Jazz High School All Stars

New Partnership Connects Jobseekers in Need with Appropriate Resources

by Myke Suyat

The Western Addition Neighborhood Workforce Services (WA-NWS) Partnership was formed to help connect jobseekers with the right services to overcome barriers that may be preventing them from finding employment. It’s not enough that a One Stop Career Link Center opened in 2009. People are dealing with other issues outside of identifying job opportunities or having a resume prepared. In some cases, there are legal issues or there are family issues. While organizations that handle these kind of challenges already exist, people often don’t know about them. Thus, the partnership was created this past fall to bridge the gap between resource and need.

“It’s really important that the partnership exists,” says Kriztina Palone, a Project Manager at the Office of Economic and Workforce Development (OEWD). “There’s a great need in the Western Addition overall, but particularly with residents in the various housing developments, including public and subsidized housing, who may need the services and don’t know they’re available. The partnership engages the entire community to connect these residents with services that enhance their opportunities to gain employment.”

The WA-NWS Partnership consists of the OEWD in an advisory capacity, Allen Community Development Corporation (a program of Bethel AME Church), Up From Darkness, Brothers for Change, Renaissance Parents of Success, Mo’ MAGIC, Westbay Development Corporation, and the Western Addition One Stop Career Link Center. The partnership, through a series of coordinated efforts, targets those underserved residents in public or subsidized housing, or anyone who may have multiple barriers to employment. The partnership also provides presentations directly to residents on-site at housing meetings. One of the presentations occurred in November to residents at Plaza East Apartments. Martha Hollins, manager of the Plaza East Tenants’ Association, says that the residents were “very receptive to the information sessions and had plenty of questions for the presenters.”

With goals in mind for 2011, the partnership will continue to hold presentations, distribute information at events, survey, and work with people one-on-one so that subsequently, they will enroll into workshops, training programs, case management services, and the One Stop Career Link Center. When the economy stabilizes, hopefully our Western Addition neighbors will have taken steps necessary to get their lives in check and their job applications above and beyond the minimum requirements so that they, too, can qualify for new opportunities.

An Introduction to Mo’ MAGIC

by Myke Suyat

As the new Program Assistant at Mo’ MAGIC, I plan to ride this “new guy” title as long as I can. Almost one month on the job and I’m still discovering who we are, what we do, and why we do it. I think I have a good grasp of this organization, but I learn new things everyday because we do more than what we say we do on paper. Mo’ MAGIC Director, Sheryl Davis, who is affectionately dubbed, Sister Davis within the walls of the office, is busy, really busy.

Founded by the SF Public Defender’s Office in 2004, we are “a collaborative San Francisco neighborhood-based nonprofit organization whose mission is to transform the community and youth through the MAGIC of collaboration.” The program first served the Bayview & Hunter’s Point community and then in 2006 expanded to Fillmore and Western Addition neighborhoods due to the efforts of Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi. Thus, Bayview MAGIC’s sibling was born, Mo’ MAGIC (Mo’ is short for Fillmore), with Ms. Davis at the helm. Before Mo’ MAGIC, programs were being offered to the community that were disconnected. Now Mo’ MAGIC coordinates and collaborates efforts in the Western Addition.

Once defined by our name, Mobilization for Adolescent Growth in our Communities (MAGIC), we initially served organizations working with at-risk or underserved youth, who are more susceptible to juvenile delinquency. But driven by the needs of the entire community, we expanded to serve other unmet needs. “We couldn’t just serve the kids without looking at the rest of the household,” Ms. Davis explains. “The families need assistance, too.” The partnership has grown to include jobreadiness, mental and health-service organizations, housing development managers, and resident associations.

“We have evolved into a one-stop shop of neighborhood know-how,” Ms. Davis continues. “We work towards our mission by convening stakeholders, building community and capacity, and sharing information and resources.”

Our annual events include weekly summer activities, academic support, field trips, holiday celebrations, a backpack giveaway, interfaith activities, teen council and leadership, community gardening, and more. The youth, as a result of their regular participation in community events, have taken ownership of the neighborhood. And through regular interaction with each other, these same kids have helped to break down some of the invisible walls that have caused separation and fighting. Ultimately, Mo’MAGIC is achieving the mission of Public Defender Jeff Adachi when he instituted MAGIC along with Western Addition stakeholders by decreasing truancy and youth encounters with the criminal justice system.

As we plan for 2011 and continue to serve the neighborhood on a tighter budget, we invite you to participate, share your ideas, or volunteer at an event. All meetings are open to the public. For more information, please contact info@momagic.org or visit us on our website atwww.momagic.org.