Gardening day at Westside Courts 4/2

Gardening day at Westside Courts from 10AM to 1PM Saturday, April 2nd. Westside Courts: 2501 Sutter St(at Broderick) “Join us for a great day inthe garden. There will be planting, harvesting, weeding, digging andmore. We will also be having lunch.” … Read More

Street Violence Reduction Initiative: San Francisco Plan

DCYF’s Violence Prevention and Intervention Unit will present the final version of the Street Violence Reduction Initiative: San Francisco Plan After several months of collaborative work with Community Based Organizations, Community Leaders and City Departments, DCYF is ready to present the … Read More

Book Reflects on the Neighborhood

Author Yvonne Daley discusses her book “Octavia Boulevard” with the SF Public Press. Read the interview here: Book examines life along Octavia Boulevard From her website, Daley writes, “My book, Octavia Boulevard, tells the stories of these homeless men and … Read More

Volunteer to help children learn to read

Are you 55 or older? Eager to help San Francisco school children learn to read? Experience Corps is a nationwide program that trains older adults to help Kindergartners through 3rd grade children learn to read. In just 4 hours a … Read More

On March 26th Turn off your lights for Earth Hour

From its inception as a single-city initiative in Sydney, Australia in 2007, Earth Hour has grown into a global symbol of hope and movement for change. Earth Hour 2010 created history as the world’s largest ever voluntary action with people, … Read More

An honor for the Hayes Valley Farm

Sunset Magazine selected the Hayes Valley Farm in it’s Top Ten Urban Parks. Congratulations! See article below: Best Urban Parks

More summer 2011 internships for youth

Below are more summer opportunities for youth in our community. See this other earlier post for more summer internships for youth: Paid 2011 summer youth programs and internships Please note that some have application deadlines coming up soon. Community Grows … Read More

Joe Cunningham Art Opening

Art opening of Joe Cunningham’s work at Zonal (568 Hayes Street) on Thursday, March 24th from 6-9PM www.joethequilter.com

More Jungle. Less Concrete.

Learn how to replace part of your sidewalk with a landscaped area. It’s good for nature, your neighborhood and you. It’s easy, affordable and we’ll show you how. The City of San Francisco Department of Public Works, the San Francisco … Read More

Paid 2011 summer youth programs and internships

Below is a list of great summer opportunities for youth in our community. Almost all programs are for youth ages 14-17 or 14-18.  There is one program for middle school aged youth: the Urban Trailblazers at the Crissy Field Center. Please … Read More

John Muir Elementary in the news

The Hayes Valley Neighborhood Association has long cared about John Muir Elementary school and the success of its students. We were fortunate to have John Muir’s Principal Rosenberg at our General Meeting in January. Rosenberg expressed much the same opinions … Read More