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RPD Capital and Planning Team wins three awards at the 5th Annual SF Collaborative Partnering Awards

At the end of January, the SF Collaborative Partnering Steering Committee hosted its annual Collaborative Partnering Awards event to recognize project teams in San Francisco departments who demonstrate excellence in collaboration and the application of pa...

Bay View/KC Jones Playground Opening Celebration - Jan 2022

Please join us for a day of fun events:

2:30PM                Brief remarks and ribbon cutting

2:30-4PM             Free swimming a...

Bay View Playground Renovation, update 12/2021!

We're excited to announce that Bayview Playground is open! Thank you for your patience as we’ve worked to complete the renovation. Fences have been removed and the site is available for you to play. An official park opening will be on J...

Bay View Playground Renovation, update 11/23/21!

The project is 95% completed! The sod still needs a bit more time to be fully established. Visible from these images, are the brown spots and joints that have not fully mended; however, that recent rainfall and fog has proven nourishing!  All sys...

Bay View Playground Renovation, update 9/2021!

The project is 85% completed! The sod was recently installed and needs 60 days for full establishment (recommended time for roots to attach to the earth and grow strong before being walked on) The fences are 90% installed, fixtures are starting to be inst...

Bay View Playground Renovation, update 6/21!

The fence poles, those silver vertical sticks, are 80% installed awaiting the black finish and mesh. Grading, almost complete on the ballfield, is preparing for sod installation next month. Then we’ll move to the areas outside the field. The fit...

Bay View Playground Renovation, update 5/17!

Playground fixtures are in! AND the field is finally taking shape. Much of the work since the start has been centered around everything underground: the field fencing foundation, the retaining walls for the bio retention planting, the drainage, irrigation...

Bay View Playground Project Update 3/29/21

The entire site has been graded and fence footing installed—so that the boundaries of the field (such as,… home plate, backstop foul lines etc) are easier to see. Notice the white (layout) lines throughout were replaced with pipe slee...

Bayview Playground Project Update 1/29!

With sadness we honor the namesake of this athletic field, K.C. Jones, who left us on December 25, 2020.

Jones played college basketball for the University of San Francisco Dons and led them to the 1955 and 1956 NCAA championships. He was also part of the ...

Bay View Playground Renovation Holiday Update

The park is beginning to take shape as some of the boundaries are being set. Construction excavation continues with foundation installation and a few deep pits. See the recent images below.  Can you tell which amenity it is?

On behalf of Recreatio...

Bay View Playground Renovation, update 11/02!

Demolition is in full force as most of the structures have been removed….clearing the path for new work….See the current photos.

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We are excited to report that Bay View Playground Renovation has started - 10/13!

Construction fences were installed last week to prepare for demolition next week. The long-awaited renovation features a new ballfield, new playground, fitness equipment, new lawn for gathering and accessible pathways throughout the park. 

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Bay View Playground Construction is just about to start!

The perimeter fences were installed last week and pre construction preparations are in place for demolition. Stay tuned for the start of this transformation.

Bay View Playground Renovation Pre-Construction Preparations

The awarded contractor is in the final stages of certification (meaning the back ground check and paperwork has been completed) and we are expected to give them the go ahead “notice to proceed” with construction next month!

In preparation, we are clarifyin...

Bay View Playground Renovation – Bid/Award Update

Four bids were opened on April 15, 2020 after an extended bid advertisement. The result will be presented at the Recreation and Park Commission -Capital Committee with recommendation for award on May 6, 2020, 2PM.

The Capital Committee will be a &lsquo...