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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Bark the Vote – Saturday, October 20, 2018
BARK THE VOTE Saturday, October 20, 2018 10AM – 2PM Bark the Vote Rally! Bring your dog and join the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence for a free, fun, dog-themed, get-out-the-vote rally for the November 6 elections! Activities include: Special guest speakers, a Dog for President Contest, a Dog Costume Contest, Voter Registrations, low-cost microchipping from SF/ACC, dogs available […]
Alamo Square Meeting, Monday October 15, 2018 – The Independent
Alamo Square General Meeting Monday, October 15 The Independent – 628 Divisadero Doors Open 6:30 PM Join us for our last meeting of the year to celebrate our accomplishments! Mix and mingle, meet your neighbors, and renew your membership or sign up to be a member of the Alamo Square Neighborhood Association! Neighborhood Announcements: Maxine […]
CorePower Yoga gets approval on Divisadero
The Planning Commission last month had voted 4-3 with intent to disapprove CorePower Yoga on Divisadero, but the hearing had been continued, and then continued again. The continuance hearing was held on Thursday, October 11, 2018. Despite the organized community opposition, and letters of opposition from Divisadero Merchants Association and ASNA, Commissioner Joel Koppel flipped his […]
Divisadero – NCT and Housing Meeting
Divisadero – NCT and Housing Meeting Thursday October 18 | 7pm to 8:30pm Third Baptist Church – Lower Meeting Room Enter from parking lot on McAllister Join D5 Supervisor Vallie Brown and representatives from the San Francisco Planning Department and the Office of Workforce and Economic Development on Thursday October 18, 2018 for a presentation […]
Fillmore Street Sewer Replacement, Turk to McAllister
Scheduled: October 15-December. San Francisco Public Works has contracted with Precision Engineering to replace the sewer main and some side sewer laterals on Fillmore Street from Turk Street to McAllister Street as part of the As-Needed Main Sewer Replacement No. 6 project (contract. No. 2631J/WW-621). Muni service will not be rerouted during upcoming sewer work […]
Park Volunteer Day Saturday, October 6, 2018
Thanks to everyone who volunteered their time and energy at Alamo Square Park at the last Saturday morning volunteer day! Because of your work, the flower beds that flank the Scott/Hayes corner entrance are newly mulched, the small flower bed near the playground is free of weeds, and large areas of lawn cleared of litter. The next volunteer day at […]
Maxine Hall Health Center Relocation Project
Maxine Hall Health Center has plans to temporarily relocate to Golden Gate and Steiner Street Mini Park, which is four blocks from the current location, for a capital improvement project. This project, which is part of the 2016 Public Health and Safety Bond, will improve the safety of Maxine Hall Health Center in case of an earthquake by […]
Return of the Trash Cans
Additional Garbage Cans Coming to Our Neighborhood Over the next several weeks, DPW will install up to 100 new garbage cans throughout District 5. In 2007, City Hall removed hundreds of garbage cans from our neighborhoods, and we (unfortunately) now see the result. Where would you like to see a new garbage can? Send a quick note at brownstaff@sfgov.org with […]
ASNA Board of Directors position on CorePower Yoga on Divisadero
ASNA Board of Directors – position on CorePower Yoga at 619 Divisadero The ASNA Board of Directors voted 7-5 (with one abstention) on the position of Non-Support for the proposed formula retail use CorePower Yoga on Divisadero. We carefully considered this decision. We understand that retail vacancies are not ideal, and CorePower could draw new […]