April ’11 General Meeting Recap

Last night we had presentations by: Garden for the Environment’s Suzi Paladino Friends of the Urban Forest’s Doug Wildman SF Bee Coalition and SF Bee-Cause beekeeper Karen Peteros North of the Panhandle’s Neighborhood Association’s President Jarie Bolander came to discuss … Read More

SFJAZZ Center to begin construction

Update from SFJAZZ’s Randall Kline, Executive Artistic Director, and Felice Swapp, Executive Operating Director We are excited to be moving forward with the SFJAZZ Center project at the corner of Franklin and Fell Streets, which is intended to maintain and … Read More

Become a Neighborhood Court Adjudicator

District Attorney George Gascón is looking for people interested in becoming a Neighborhood Court Adjudicator. Neighborhood Courts are volunteer community panels that resolve nonviolent criminal cases through restorative justice.  Volunteers get trained in arbitration, the principles of restorative justice, mediation skills, … Read More

Walking tour of HV with Joel Pomerantz

Put on your your walking cap and your thinking socks, and join us May 7th for a special interactive tour of Hayes Valley! Hayes Valley Walking Around Linking Clues with Joel Pomerantz of Thinkwalks Saturday, May 7th at 1:00 PM … Read More

Earth Week at Hayes Valley Farm

Sunday, April 24 – Friday, April 29 Hayes Valley Farm is planning a week-long celebration of Earth Day, Arbor Day, and everything in between! All classes and workshops will be FREE and open to the public. Everyone is welcome. Please … Read More

Urban foresters greening Hayes Valley and beyond

by Lauren Daley Friends of the Urban Forest (FUF) is a non-profit organization that helps individuals and neighborhood groups to plant and care for street trees and sidewalk gardens in San Francisco. By greening the streets of San Francisco, they … Read More

April May 2011 President’s Column

By Karen Mauney-Brodek This April-May issue of The Hayes Valley Voice and our upcoming meeting on April 28th are centered around environmentally focused organizations in the neighborhood. Today, more and more people are coming to realize what many of us … Read More

Holistic Health and Wellness Fair

By Bob Barnwell AgeSong, a business for 15 years in Hayes Valley, will host the Holistic Health and Wellness Fair in Hayes Valley on May 14th from 11 AM to 3 PM at the 600 block of Laguna. Holistic medicine, … Read More

Making Bay to Breakers Fun for Everyone

By Jarie Bolander This year celebrates the 100th running of the Bay to Breakers. The centennial Bay to Breakers will have some significant changes to address the safety, sanitation and security of participants, spectators and neighbors. These changes have been … Read More

Nucleus for New Art in San Francisco

By Bill Bulkley For years the Lower Haight has been a center of the local new art movement primarily because of the international design and clothing enterprise Upper Playground (220 Fillmore). The business is a Lower Haight icon with venues … Read More

Young Families Day Celebration

Young Families Day Celebration: Because being pregnant or a young parent isn’t a crime! YOUNG FAMILIES: WE LOVE YOU! Calling out all the young mamas, papas, aunties, uncles, cousins, friends, nefews nieces, grandmas, grandpas, the whole familia- please join us … Read More

Meeting on the future treatment of SF waste

Wednesday, April 20, 2011 – Approx. 10:00am San Francisco City Hall 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 250 Public hearing to determine the future of San Francisco’s landfill plans will be on Wednesday, April 20 at 10am, at the … Read More