Hi Everyone! As many of you may know, thanks to the community planning process in 2010-2011 which identified the needs for renovation and improvement of the facilities at Glen Canyon Park, not only is the playground and tennis court renovation in construction now, the Recreation Center Building Renovation was funded … Continue reading
Greetings! I just wanted to send everyone a quick reminder that we are holding a community meeting regarding the renovation of the Glen Canyon Park Recreation Center THIS Thursday, June 13th, at St. John School, located at 925 Chenery Street. Additional details may be found below. We hope to see … Continue reading
The Project is being recommended for $1.7M in One Bay Area Grant (OBAG) funding. If we secure the OBAG funds, we will have about $5.1M in transportation funds for the project. After months of community outreach including distributing a community feedback form and hosting multiple community meetings, the project team created … Continue reading
The photos were taken from above Boeddeker Park, as the site has been cleared in order to begin renovation and turn it into a brand new park!
Great news! Travel + Leisure Magazine has just named Golden Gate Park as one of the world’s most beautiful city parks. Here’s to all of you who love your city parks, and here’s to all of the men and women who work every day to keep it sparkling. Get out … Continue reading
The City has announced plans to host the Street Soccer USA West Coast Cup, a tournament to raise awareness for homelessness and bridge the gap between our various communities, in June. The tournament will include homeless teams from cities across the nation, playing and competing with corporate teams. The San … Continue reading
Community garden and urban agriculture supporters! As you may recall, last year Supervisor David Chiu authored legislation, along with the San Francisco Urban Agriculture Alliance (SFUAA) and the San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association (SPUR), that mandated the creation of the first citywide Urban Agriculture Program. SPUR had released … Continue reading
Hi Folks – Overall, the project is now about 30% complete. Recently, the construction crew has been busy working on the new retaining walls for the tennis courts. Soon, you can expect to see more grading as we start to construct the new tennis courts. The contractor has also been hard at work inside … Continue reading
At this upcoming Community Garden Forum, gardeners like you will get together to learn about and work on solutions to common issues. The forum, hosted jointly by RPD and SF Environment, will be held at Parque Niños Unidos and Treat Commons Community Garden on Saturday, May 18th, from 9am-2pm and … Continue reading
We’re happy to announce that the second quarterly Community Garden Post/ “Compost” newsletter has just come out. Please see below for PDFS of both this Spring 2013 newsletter and the Winter 2013 newsletter. The Compost is a pilot quarterly newsletter that serves community gardeners, community garden coordinators, and garden appreciators. … Continue reading
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Check out this Glen Park Association news feature on a recent wedding in our own Glen Canyon Park, where Natural Areas volunteers exchanged mustard sheaves for a bouquet of ornamental flowers and said “I do.” Continue reading
Hi Everyone, Over the last few weeks and in the coming weeks, work will continue on the grading and building the new retaining walls for the new tennis courts. In addition, work is underway inside the Rec Center to prepare for the installation of the much-anticipated, new heating system. Again, there is some large equipment on … Continue reading
Here’s some good news for those on the go! Extended spring/summer park restroom hours are now in effect. All park restrooms will be open from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. every day during the spring/summer months.
On March 22, members of the Public Utilities Commission, Rec and Park, and Friends of Jefferson Square Park celebrated World Water Day and the recent completion of significant water conservation projects at three city parks–Jefferson Square, Alta Plaza and Balboa Park. These improvements will save the city 5 million gallons … Continue reading
The Weather Channel has just released its list of America’s Best Public Parks and our very own Golden Gate Park makes the list! “An oasis in the city, Golden Gate Park offers trails to walk or hike, playgrounds, picnic areas, lakes, dog-friendly areas, museums, a carousel, and even Segway tours … Continue reading
Beginning on Saturday February 23rd, 2012, the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department (SFRPD) will begin maintenance of the levee road (also known as the sea wall) at Sharp Park. This popular coastal trail, which offers coastal access and views of the Pacific Ocean, also provides maintenance and emergency vehicle … Continue reading
Construction started in early January and is progressing steadily. When complete, the project will feature improvements to the tennis courts, children’s play area, recreation center, landscaping, and Elk Street entrance. To date, the tennis courts and their surrounding retaining walls, as well as the old children’s play equipment have been … Continue reading
After nearly a year of environmental review, the community members attending the Mission Dolores Park Rehabilitation Project Open House were happy to see the design is moving forward with few changes. They also pointed out that the next challenge is publicizing and managing the construction process to minimize disruption of … Continue reading
The San Francisco City Golf Championship, the oldest consecutively- played golf tournament in the world, will begin with the Men’s Open at Lincoln Park Golf Course on Saturday, February 9, 2013. Pairings for February 9th and future days can be found on the San Francisco City Golf Championship website Continue reading
In the last year, the Mission Dolores Park Rehabilitation Project has moved forward through environmental review and documentation. The project team is now ready to share the updated plans with you and the entire park community. Please join us for a Community Open House this Wednesday, February 6th from 5:30-7:30 … Continue reading
Hi folks, As you might have noticed, starting last week, the renovation project is underway! The project is anticapated to be completed in November of 2013, assuming no additional delays. As a reminder, major improvements include: a new children’s play area that will be almost twice as large as the … Continue reading
Hi folks, Just in case you notice and were wondering, there will be some work on one area of the trails in Glen Canyon Park, north of the rec center, called the “saddle area” It is north of the boardwalk and near the climbing rocks. It will see improvements beginning January 15, … Continue reading
Hi Everyone – The contractor hired to start the Glen Canyon Project will be starting construction activities Thursday, January 10th. At times, on Thursday January 10th and January 11th, and the week of January 14th tennis courts may be closed in order to protect park users during some work. It … Continue reading
GlenPark Renovation Project – Project Update Meeting 1 7 13 Greetings and happy holidays from the Recreation and Park Department! We are looking forward to starting park renovation project at Glen Canyon Park. As you may have heard, the schedule has been delayed from the original start date of October … Continue reading
The Neighborhood Empowerment Network’s NEN Awards are returning for their fifth and biggest year on January 9. Produced in partnership with the CCSF Community Challenge Grant Program, The NEN Awards are dedicated to elevating and celebrating the tremendous work that residents and organizations do every day to make our city … Continue reading
Hi Everyone, Another update - the appellant withdrew their re-hearing request today, so there is no hearing tonight, I am very sorry if you got this news too late, and already left for City Hall. I heard late in the day myself. The appeals board ’s vote of 4-0 to deny the appeal, is now … Continue reading
Hot Chocolate, crisp air, couples holding hands and lots of people falling on their butts… tis the season for Ice Skating! Whether your’re a wall hugger or have skated all your life, Justin Herman Plaza and Union Square Ice Rinks will satisfy your lastest desire for skating on the ice! Justin … Continue reading
Hi Everyone, Here is the latest update: As you know, the appeals board voted 4-0 to deny the appeal on November 14th. The appellant had a 10 day period to file a re-hearing request. The last to file this request was November 26th. On that date, the appellant submitted a … Continue reading
Hi Everyone, Quick update about the appeals process. As you know, the appeals board voted 4-0 to deny the appeal, but the appellant had a 10 day period to file a re-hearing request. The last to file this request was November 26th. On that date, the appealant submitted a re-hearing … Continue reading
In other news, the Recreation and Park Department will be changing the process for requesting Community Garden plots to make it easier for the public and the Department! Currently each Garden Coordinator is managing the waiting list for his/her specific garden. Please contact the garden coordinator accordingly. However in the … Continue reading
Originally opened in 1985, Boeddeker has certainly seen better days, but thanks to the Trust for Public Land, a variety of state grants, and the leadership of people like Betty Traynor, the cofounder of the Friends of Boeddeker Park, the park and its aging clubhouse are set for an $8.5 … Continue reading
Balboa Skatepark officially opened on September 29th. The opening day was filled with families and skateboarders who enjoyed a day of live bands, free food, and skate contests. The skate park project, a partnership with the Trust for Public Land, was part of a larger renovation of the park that … Continue reading
Hello Everyone – As we have planned and communicated in flyers and elsewhere, we were planning on starting construction in mid October, this week on this project. However, on Monday an appeal was filed on the building permit that had been issued for the project. The permit and the project … Continue reading
Hi everyone, As you may know, the Glen Canyon Park Renovation Project will begin soon! As a reminder, major improvements include: a new larger children’s play area, new tennis courts, improved park paths, an improved Elk Street entry, a new accessible restroom, new landscaping, and new heating in the Recreation … Continue reading
The second Americas Cup 45 Races will be held October 3rd thru the 7th. The annual Fleet Week event will be held October 6th and 7th. Parking for the events will be limited. There will be “permit only” parking along Marina Blvd, west of Scott St. and limited “permit only” … Continue reading
As part of the upcoming Park Renovation Project, today a number of trees around the lower portion of Glen Canyon Park were posted with notices that the tree will be removed as part of the renovation. As a reminder, this project, which came out of a two year community planning … Continue reading
Yahoo! Travel names Golden Gate Park as one of the nation’s prettiest parks. Congratulations and thanks to the staff and volunteers who work every day to keep our parks clean, safe and beautiful year round. Get out and play! http://travel.yahoo.com/ideas/america-s-prettiest-parks.html?page=2
Best known for its world-class attractions – the de Young Museum, the California Academy of Sciences and the Conservatory of Flowers – the east end of Golden Gate Park is a great place to spend an afternoon even if you can’t afford any admission tickets. Rich in history and filled … Continue reading
SAN FRANCISCO – San Francisco Recreation and Park Department (RPD) has partnered up with ParkWide to launch a bike rental summer special at Golden Gate Park’s Alvord Lake starting on Saturday, July 28th, 2012. The temporarily pop-up bike rental station will be set up during weekends for eight consecutive weeks. … Continue reading
Apologies for our blog-writing hiatus! We’ve been busy finishing the design drawings for what is certain to be a fantastic renovation of Glen Canyon Park. Right now, we are completing the bid of the construction contract to a qualified construction company. We are on schedule to start construction on October. … Continue reading
May is drawing to a close and the harbor renovation has seen spectacular in-water progress over the last month, while the landside work has limped along. Work interruptions, material delivery delays, and over optimism has become the norm for work on the harbormaster building. As the month draws to a … Continue reading
In accordance with the newly adopted West Harbor Post Renovation Assignment Policy, Marina Management has posted an initial Seniority List for each berth size based on the records we have indicating seniority dates for a continuous Berthing License (Rental Agreement or Mooring License). This Seniority List will be updated if … Continue reading
On May 21, Mayor Edwin M. Lee participated in a ceremonial renaming of Middle Drive East in Golden Gate Park in honor of Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi to celebrate her 25 years of public service to our City and its residents. Leader Pelosi represents California’s 8th Congressional District in the … Continue reading
Music fans, what do Stevie Wonder, Metallica, Neil Young, Beck and the Foo Fighters all have in common? These legendary musicians are all part of this year’s Outside Land Music Festival in Golden Gate Park, August 10-12. Visit www.sfoutsidelands.com for more information or to purchase tickets today!
SAN FRANCISCO — Crowds dressed in orange, the Dutch national color honoring the Dutch royal House of Orange, gathered near the Dutch Windmills in Golden Gate Park on Saturday, April 28 to celebrate Queen’s Day, the Dutch national holiday honoring the birthday of the Queen. The Netherlands Consulate, together with … Continue reading
In order to meet peak summer demand at Dolores Park, there will be augmented trash pick up and porta pottie services put in place. These service changes will be in place for this coming weekend, and continue throughout the busy summer months. Recology is instituting a new evening trash pickup service at 7 pm … Continue reading
The Recreation and Park Commission has adopted new policies for the management and operation of the San Francisco Marina Small Craft Harbor. New Marina Rules & Regulations were adopted on April 19, 2012, which are now in effect. Also, the Commission adopted a Post-Renovation Berthing Assignment Policy for the repopulation … Continue reading
Phase 2 in-water construction is currently underway. The Contractor completed demolition or C and E Docks [those accessed off the West Mole] during the first two weeks of April. Intense construction activities in the vicinity of the West Mole will continue throughout the month. Work in the area will include … Continue reading
Thanks to everyone who came out to Sharon Meadow in Golden Gate Park this past Saturday to enjoy our third annual Spring Eggstravaganza family event. Photos are posted on our Facebook page here. Also, a huge round of applause and thank you to all of the men and women from … Continue reading
SAN FRANCISCO – San Francisco Recreation and Park Department (RPD) kicked off spring 2011 with Eggstravaganza at Sharon Meadow in Golden Gate Park today. There were egg hunts, carnival rides, giant inflatable, arts and crafts, entertainment, and food. One of the featured events was a rib cook-off between San Francisco … Continue reading
San Francisco Recreation and Park Department (RPD) announced today the grand opening of Helen Diller Playground in Mission Dolores Park. Mayor Ed Lee, Supervisor Scott Wiener, San Francisco Recreation and Park Department, Mrs. Helen Diller and family, San Francisco Parks Alliance, Friends of Dolores Park Playground, and park advocates gathered … Continue reading
Saturday, April 7, 2012, 11am – 3pm Join us for an "Alice in Recreation Land" Spring Eggstravaganza on April 7, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Sharon Meadow in Golden Gate Park. This family event features Egg Hunts, Carnival Rides, Jumpy Houses, Arts & Crafts, Entertainment, and a Rib Cook-Off between … Continue reading
The proposed Post-Renovation Berthing Assignment Policy for the Marina West Basin and the proposed new Marina Rules and Regulations have been posted on the sfrecpark website for public review. Also, you will find the Notice of the Public Hearing pertaining to this matter and the Community Feedback Report that encapsulates the … Continue reading
March is set to be an exciting month in the Marina. Beginning March 17, the first lot of newly constructed docks and slips will be opened for boat occupancy. During the course of the last two weeks of the month, the Harbormaster will begin directing boaters toward new, temporary slips … Continue reading
You are cordially invited to join Mayor Edwin M. Lee, Supervisor Scott Wiener, San Francisco Recreation and Park Department General Manager Phil Ginsburg, Mrs. Helen Diller, San Francisco Parks Alliance and Friends of Dolores Park Playground for the grand opening ceremony of Helen Diller Playground at Mission Dolores Park on … Continue reading
At a Wednesday night Open House, the Dolores Park community gave the complete Mission Dolores Park Rehabilitation Plans two thumbs up–for accurately representing all the community’s decisionmaking and for bringing together everyone’s ideas into a beautiful design. Community members also provided dozens of comments confiming their support and suggesting further refinements. … Continue reading
Friday, March 9, 2012 Thousands of daily commuters, weekend visitors to the Academy of Science and de Young Museum, and explorers of Golden Gate Park will be enjoying 1.5 miles of separated bikeway on the eastern half of JFK Drive in Golden Gate Park in a matter of weeks! The … Continue reading
The Restroom Repair and Replacement program funds the construction, repair, and renovation of restroom facilities. Many of the city park’s restrooms are old, need repair and are poorly designed for maintenance and proper supervision. Following the passage of the 2008 Clean & Safe Neighborhood Park Bond, the Recreation & Parks … Continue reading
On Wednesday, February 29th everyone in the Dolores Park community will have an opportunity to review the complete park rehabilitation plan and the proposed construction calendar. Please join us at the Mission High School Cafeteria at the corner of 18th St. and Dolores St. anytime between 5:30 and 8:30PM on the evening on of the 29th. The location is … Continue reading
As a result of overwhelming community feedback, the Marina Operating Policies Project timelines have been extended by thirty days. As communicated in previous communications, including the Dec. 7th and Jan. 25th public meetings, a community process has been developed with a goal to engage the public and potentially affected stakeholders … Continue reading
SAN FRANCISCO – San Francisco Recreation and Park Department (RPD) welcomes Spring 2012 with the launch of free shuttle ride for the public to visit Golden Gate Park. This is part of SF Rec and Park’s efforts to advocate for the City’s public transit first policy and encourage the public … Continue reading
Thank you for your continued interest and participation in the renovations at Glen Canyon Park—from attending community meetings to emailing your thoughtful comments. The completion of a series of productive and informative community meetings marks the end of the planning stage of the Glen Canyon Park Renovation project. The project … Continue reading
The West Harbor construction site was relatively quite during the month of January. Crews continued work on the Harbormaster Building and subsurface utility trenching and installation on the North Jetty and around Scott Street. Demo of the end of the West Mole was completed down to the waterline. Demolition down … Continue reading
The Helen Diller Playground Renovation is now 80% complete. This past week we installed a marvelous and stunning pedestrian bridge. Additionally, planting , including trees and irrigation are ongoing. Play equipment is arriving and is being laid out. Precast boats, crawl tubes are being set in final places. The contractor … Continue reading
Seasonal turf renovations are being carried out by park operations staff this week at Dolores Park. The north field was top dressed with 10 truckloads of soil imported from the end zones of Candlestick Park. The main goal of this project is to re-grade uneven areas and restore damaged areas of turf on the field. … Continue reading
The San Francisco Recreation & Park Department is conducting a public process to develop a berthing assignment policy for the West Basin after the completion of its renovation; and, to update the Marina current Rules & Regulations. Copies of the following documents can be downloaded from this website, under the … Continue reading
DRAFT 01/2012 RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE SAN FRANCISCO MARINA SMALL CRAFT HARBOR SECTION 1 – DEFINITIONS Whenever any of the words hereinafter defined are used in the Rules and Regulations, they shall be construed to mean the following: “San Francisco Marina Small Craft Harbor” shall include both the … Continue reading
Walter K. “Tim” Timpson, Jr. CMM MarinaResource, LLC 16761 130th Way North Jupiter, FL 33478 (561) 744-7832 Off (561) 951-7832 Cell e-mail: TimTimpsonCMM@marinaresource.com January 16, 2012 The following report is an assessment of the current Marina Rules & Regulations in place at the San Francisco Small Craft Yacht … Continue reading
Newly Renovated West Basin PROPOSED IN DRAFT FORM 1/20/12 AUTHORITY The Harbormaster, acting under the orders and supervision of the General Manager, subject to the approval of the San Francisco Recreation and Park Commission, shall have full authority in the interpretation and enforcement of the 2012 Berthing Assignment Policy for … Continue reading
After a full year of participatory community design in 2011, the proposed Dolores Park Rehabilitation Plan is ready for commission and environmental review and then implementation. The Dolores Park community worked intensely through the fall to complete the proposed Rehabilitation Plan. In the final community design workshops, participants resolved the … Continue reading
SAN FRANCISCO – After six weeks of quarantine, six young bison were released to join the three older bison at the Paddock in Golden Gate Park. Under Mayor Lee’s leadership, the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department (RPD) coordinated the efforts with Mr. Richard Blum, Assemblywoman Fiona Ma, and the … Continue reading
During December the project reached a milestone with the completion of the pile driving and installation of the Phase 1 docks, the installation of the north ADA gangway the completion of the sheet pile breakwater. The harbor office has closed for renovation and the harbor staff has be relocated temporarily … Continue reading
By Gerry Shih After listening to more than an hour of tributes and emotional testimony Thursday morning, the San Francisco Park and Recreation Commission voted unanimously to rename Speedway Meadow in Golden Gate Park in honor of Warren Hellman, the ailing financier who has long been one of the park’s … Continue reading
Thank you to all who attended Saturday’s community meeting! We had a good turnout, and we received a lot of helpful feedback, which will continue to inform us as we move forward with the Glen Canyon Park renovation. For those of you who were unable to join us on Saturday, … Continue reading
The project is 50% complete, contractor is proceeding with concrete flatwork, including curbs and walls. In addition irrigation lateral lines are being installed. Anticipating the delivery of the bridge in mid January, play equipment is scheduled to start arriving thereafter. Project will be open to the public in Spring 2012. … Continue reading
By Joe Rosato, Jr. Far longer than there’s been a Golden Gate Bridge, Treasure Island or Coit Tower, there were bison roaming Golden Gate Park. The first herd moved into a pen in the park’s Music Concourse in 1891, and to its current west-end digs in 1899. But following the … Continue reading
SAN FRANCISCO – San Francisco Recreation and Park Department (RPD) welcomed the arrival of the seven baby bison in Golden Gate Park on Tuesday, December 6, 2011. Under Mayor Lee’s leadership, RPD coordinated the efforts with Mr. Richard Blum, Assemblywoman Fiona Ma, and San Francisco Zoo to replenish the bison … Continue reading
SAN FRANCISCO – San Francisco Recreation and Park Department (RPD) began to repair and clean the Breon Gate, the grand entrance to Golden Gate Park located at the intersection of Lincoln Way and 19th Ave starting today. The work is expected to last for about a week. The main objective … Continue reading
November in-water construction activity focused on the installation of the Phase 1 docks. A permit amendment was granted to extend the in-water work window into the first two weeks of December so that Dutra can wrap up pile driving. By December 15 we should see the Contractor’s barges leave … Continue reading
Progress that was made this week includes: The Contractor continues to make good strides this week on the concrete flat work. Crews formed and poured the bridge abutments, walls at the sand table, finished pads for the climbing wall, net anchors and slabs this week. Work on the irrigation lateral … Continue reading
Glen Canyon Park Community Meeting Learn about the proposed improvements! Come give us your input! Saturday, December 10, 2011 3 p.m. – 5 p.m. At Glen Canyon Park Recreation Center (located inside the park, near the intersection of Elk & Chenery Streets) Come to the latest community meeting we are … Continue reading
Join us for the annual lighting of the venerable Monterey cypress tree at McLaren Lodge in Golden Gate Park, a city tradition, Thursday, December 8, from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., featuring small rides for children, live entertainment, a cookie factory, arts and crafts, and a visit from Santa. Free. … Continue reading
It is with great pride and pleasure that the Recreation and Park Department announces that Steve Castile, our Golf and Turf Manager, has been selected to received the 2011-2012 MFAC Public Managerial Excellence Award! MFAC (The Municipal Fiscal Advisory Committee) is a partnership between the City and SPUR (San Francisco … Continue reading
The November 12th Community Meeting to discuss Glen Canyon Park’s renovation is just around the corner! We hope you can join us to check out the park’s new design and share your preferences for new playground equipment! Thanks to all for coming to the series of community meetings we had … Continue reading
October in-water construction activity focused on the installation of the fixed sheetpile breakwater. Reports received so far indicate that waters are noticeably calmer in the outer harbor since the breakwater was placed. Work on the breakwater will wrap-up by mid-November with the installation of the concrete cap. The first barge load of concrete … Continue reading
The Mission Dolores Rehabilitation Workshop scheduled for Thursday, October 13th has been rescheduled to Thursday, October 20th because we recognized that the public may not have been adequately notified of this particular meeting. The final workshop is still scheduled for Thursday, October 27th. The time and place of both workshops remains the same: 6:00 in the … Continue reading
Glen Canyon Park Join us! Come give us your input! Thanks to all for coming to the series of community meetings we had to identify top priorities for improvement to Glen Park. In the last meeting held this summer, we presented those items proposed for renovation with the Clean and … Continue reading
