Welcome to Alamo Circle, the community blog for the Alamo Square Neighborhood Association. Here you’ll find agendas and recaps of our meetings, profiles of local residents, editorials from your community, and important local news.
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Planning Commission approves plans for 650 Divisadero
On Thursday, November 8, 2018, the Planning Commission approved plans to build a new 66-unit building on the corner of Divisadero and Grove. The project had been delayed over three years as the developer for the project, Patrick Szeto, waited for new affordable housing/inclusionary guidelines for Divisadero. In 2015, then-Supervisor London Breed initiated the Divisadero-Fillmore […]
Join ASNA or renew your membership for 2019
Join ASNA or Renew your Membership! Where do your ASNA dues go? Alamo Square Neighborhood Association is a group of volunteers who work together on park and neighborhood issues. We have accomplished a lot in the last few years! We donated $15k total to neighborhood non-profits earlier this year We helped to organize movie night […]
Park Volunteer Day – November 3, 2018
Calling Alamo Square Park volunteers! Our next volunteer day at the park will be Saturday, November 3, between 9 AM and noon. We’ll meet, as usual, at one of the picnic tables near the tennis court, where a park gardener will give us instructions and the necessary tools. We’ll then head off to the areas in the park that need our help. Refreshments […]
Buchanan Street Mall Community Workshop November 1, 2018
BUCHANAN STREET MALL COMMUNITY WORKSHOP ON NOV. 1st November 1 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm Please join Rec and Park on Nov 1st to begin to create the conceptual design for the entire five block length of Buchanan Mall (Buchanan Street between Grove and Eddy). Together with landscape design partnership of the Office of Cheryl Barton and […]
Turk Fillmore Mini Park Dedication – November 18, 2018
This November 18th will mark 40 Years After Jonestown. “We are still here! We are reclaiming our heritage! We are celebrating our victories!” Join the New Community Leadership Foundation and SF Beautiful in a commemoration event on Sunday, November 18. 1:45 PM Press Conference, 1859 Geary at Fillmore (former People’s Temple) 2:00 PM March to […]
Bark the Vote 2018 Attendee Survey
Thank you for Barking the Vote! We had a great time, and we hope you did too! Did you attend Bark the Vote? Why or why not? Take our Attendee Survey: https://goo.gl/forms/vYNe29XIxB12afa13 Were you a vendor? Take our Vendor Survey: https://goo.gl/forms/HaXWrYLYPHgwKNf33 Left: Costume contest winner Pablo (shown here in his 1st place disguise of a UPS driver) was […]
Accessory dwelling units approved at 1100 Fulton Street
Back in June, the San Francisco Historic Preservation Commission issued a Certificate of Appropriateness for the plans to convert garages into accessory dwelling units (ADUs) at 1100 Fulton Street. The plans call for the installation of three ground-floor units, replacing vacant garage spaces. The units would fall under San Francisco’s rent control laws, since the […]
Alamo Square Board of Directors 2019
The Alamo Square Neighborhood Association is opening up nominations for the 2019 ASNA Board of Directors! In order to serve on our board, you must be a member of ASNA. Please read our bylaws. Fill out the nomination survey below by 11/01/2018: https://goo.gl/forms/KJZQDYjYelv706BQ2 Our ASNA Board of Directors meets four times per year, and we […]
Maxine Hall Health Center Community Meeting – Monday, Oct 22, 2018
Please join SF Department of Public Health (SFDPH) for a Community Meeting to discuss plans for a capital improvement project and temporary relocation for Maxine Hall Health Center, a primary care clinic located at 1301 Pierce St. Maxine Hall Health Center Community Meeting Monday, Oct. 22 6 – 7:30 p.m. African American Art and Culture […]