Hayes Valley in the Media

From Larry Cronander, HVNA Business Relations Committee Chair December issue of Sunset Magazine is filled with references to Hayes Valley businesses. Check it out. From William Bulkley, Art, Culture and Environment Chair Transit Oriented Development grant that may impact Hayes … Read More

Learn about the Van Ness BRT Project

Van Ness Bus Rapid Transit The Van Ness BRT Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR) is now available for public review. Download chapters online or read a hard copy of this informative document. For a full list of ways … Read More

Give input about Fell and Oak bikeways

The SFMTA will be hosting an Open House to discuss separated bikeways on Fell and Oak Street between Scott and Baker Street. You can drop in any time between 10am and 2pm on Saturday, December 3rd, and help weigh the … Read More

SF Veterans Resource Center

SF Veterans Resource Center Facebook Military to Civilian Career Change workshop: Monday, December 5th at 2:00pm. Individual Career Coaching Workshops on skill/interest assessment, and resume / interview development for making the transition from military to civilian careers. If you have … Read More

Rescue the stressed

Neighborhood author Dinah Sanders is the founder of Discardia, a quarterly holiday for letting go of what doesn’t make our lives awesome, and the author of Discardia: More Life, Less Stuff. Here’s a little taste of her new book: Even … Read More

Stay Healthy In Hayes Valley

By Bob Barnwell We may not have many doctor’s offices or dental clinics in Hayes Valley but we have a large number of complementary and specialized health businesses in our area.  From Good Medicine Consult and Advocacy, one of the … Read More

SF Zen Center: The Practice of Perspective

By Jarrod Shappell If you live in the area, I assume that you have seen the tall classical arches and open atrium of 300 Page St. The beauty of the San Francisco Zen Center, designed by Julia Morgan in 1922, has … Read More

Bringing New Life to our Hayes Valley Streets

By Lauren Daley I met long time Hayes Valley resident Elyze Stewart a couple of months ago while she was watering her sidewalk garden at Haight and Laguna. I have long admired the beautiful green space in front of her … Read More

President’s Column

By Karen Mauney-Brodek As an urban planner and architect by training, my vacations are always research projects. I recently had the opportunity to take a trip to some undeniably great cities: Paris, Bordeaux, Rome, Florence, and some other smaller towns … Read More

Public Safety Recap

By Bob Barnwell On October 3rd we had a good Public Safety that included nine panelists from city departments and city wide non-profit groups discussing crimes against businesses and non-profit groups.  From the notes of the meeting a team that … Read More

Share your knowledge

By Brooke Agee We need your experience! Experience Corps, an award-winning tutoring and mentoring program, is currently seeking volunteers ages 55 and older to share their life experience to support students in literacy in grades K-3. This intergenerational exchange has … Read More

After School Programs – Fun For All

By Xavier Serrato Vision Academy offer services to children from all walks of life with an educational philosophy to guide students to empower themselves. We provide students with an opportunity to learn and enhance their skills in an academically challenging, … Read More