March 2010Getting InvolvedBayview Police Station Captain’s Community Meeting is held on the first Tuesday of each month in the Bayview Police Station Community Room at 201 William Street. Access can be gained by entering through the Newhall Street door. Next meeting: March 2nd, 6 p.m. Dogpatch Neighborhood Association usually meets the second Tuesday of each odd-numbered month. The next meeting is March 9th, at the UCSF Building at 654 Minnesota Street from 7 to 9 p.m. Voting membership is open to anyone living in or owning property or a business in Dogpatch. DNA supports members’ neighborhood interests in Dogpatch, Central Waterfront and the surrounding areas. For more information or to join/pay online: mydogpatch.org. McKinley Square Community Group is a communication and discussion group for community awareness regarding events and activities, clean up days, improvement and beautification, and other concerns, such as crime in the neighborhood. Next board meeting: March 10 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. location TBD. Board meetings open to the public. Visit www.mckinleysquare.com for more information. Potrero Boosters meets the last Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. (social time begins at 6:30 p.m.) in the wheelchair-accessible Game Room of the Potrero Hill Neighborhood House, 953 De Haro Street. For more information: www.potreroboosters.org or contact Tony Kelly at 341.8040; president@potreroboosters.org. Next Meeting: March 30th. Potrero Hill Association of Merchants & Businesses (PHAMB) meets the second Tuesday of each month at 10 a.m. at Goat Hill Pizza, corner of Connecticut and 18th streets. Visit www.potrerohill.biz or call 341.8949. Next meeting: March 9th, 10 a.m. Potrero Hill Democratic Club meets the First Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Potrero Hill Neighborhood House. 953 De Haro St. For more information: 648.6740, www. PHDemClub.org. Next meeting: March 2nd, 7 p.m. Potrero Hill Garden Club usually meets the last Sunday of the month at 11 a.m. for a potluck lunch in a local home or garden. Discussions are held on subjects related to organic, edible, or ornamental gardening appropriate for Potrero Hill’s microclimate. Call 648.1926 for details. Starr King Openspace Volunteer Work Day is held the third Saturday of every month. Meet your neighbors, get some fresh air, and care for this unique oasis of nature in the heart of the big City. Meet on the Openspace on Carolina Street, across from Starr King Elementary School. For more information: http://www.starrkingopenspace.org/ or contact the SKOS Board by at skosboard@gmail.com. Next Work Day: March 20th, 9 a.m. to noon. The SKOS Board meets on March 18th at the Neighborhood House, 953 De Haro Street at 6:30 p.m. Topics include: Updates from each subcommittee, plus discussion of changes to bylaws and fundraising status. All monthly board meetings are open to the public. Time will be set aside for public comment. The board may set aside some agenda items for closed-session discussion. |
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