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Welcome to your India Basin Newsletter for July
Welcome to the latest newsletter for the India Basin Waterfront Park Project, a partnership between the Trust for Public Land, San Francisco Parks Alliance, A. Philip Randolph Institute, San Francisco Recreation and Park Department, and the Bayview-Hunters Point community.
The project is environmental justice in action and aims to build a park that is both spectacular and crucial to the health of San Francisco’s southeast communities with an emphasis on public access, social equity, waterfront recreation, resiliency to sea level rise, and habitat and wetland restoration and enhancement.
The proposed plan combines the existing India Basin Shoreline Park area and 900 Innes property into India Basin Waterfront Park, one grand 10-acre waterfront park development that closes a critical gap in the San Francisco Bay Trail. The property is also the mid-point of the one and a half-mile-long India Basin shoreline, which is comprised of seven properties totaling 64 acres, six of seven of which are in some stage of development. As such, there is a unique opportunity to design these properties so that the India Basin shoreline becomes a seamless waterfront park experience on a grand scale.
In this newsletter, you'll receive regular updates on the project's construction, its Equitable Development Plan, and invitations to events and happenings around the project.
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Contractor Meet and Greet at 49 South Van Ness on July 22
Join the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department for a contractor meet and greet on Monday, July 22 from 1 to 3 p.m. at 49 South Van Ness Avenue. Learn about Rec and Park’s investment in equity and upcoming opportunities on three exciting projects going out to bid in summer 2024:
The event will start with a brief presentation that will include an overview of current Rec and Park projects and a summary of project requirements and goals from the Office of Labor Standards Enforcement (OLSE), Office of Economic and Workforce Development (OEWD), and Contract Monitoring Division (CMD). After this introduction, the event will become an open house for Local Business Enterprise, Minority Business Enterprise, and Women Business Enterprise contractors to connect with prime contractors, learn more about Rec and Park projects, and ask questions. More info and RSVP.
Questions? Email kelli....@sfgov.org.
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Sunday Streets Bayview on August 4
Sunday Streets comes to the Bayview on August 4 from noon to 5 p.m. The event will transform Galvez Avenue between Phelps and Mendell streets into a car-free community space for residents, where visitors can enjoy a day of free outdoor recreation together, including Rec and Park's Mobile Rec activities. Additionally, the India Basin Waterfront Park team will be providing activities and a resource table. For more information, including details on how to volunteer, click the link below.
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Revive, Repair & Play Waterfront Park Party from August 12 to 16
Mark your calendars! Come out to the Community Innovation Lab at India Basin Shoreline Park (Hunters Point Boulevard and Hawes Street) for a do it yourself empowerment event series where you can learn and show off new skills in fixing, upscaling, and crafting. This series for all ages will take place from August 12 to 16 from 1 to 5 p.m. daily with the topics by day being Bike Bonanza, Home Revival, Urban Garden Grow Fest, Fashion Soiree and Skate Jam. Participants will learn to renovate, repair and repurpose within these subjects. The event is brought to you by the India Basin Waterfront Park Project partners, Culture of Repair, and the Randall Museum. Stay tuned for more details on how to participate at the link below.
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Unite the City Hoop for Peace Tournament Crowns Winner
Congratulations to the winners of the Unite the City Hoop for Peace three-on-three youth basketball tournament, who took home the $5,000 grand prize! The tournament, organized by Us 4 Us Bay Area and community partners and hosted by the India Basin Waterfront Park Project partners, took place over three days in June and July at the India Basin Shoreline Park Hypecourt with youth 14-18 participating who were primarily from Bayview-Hunters Point. The tournament culminated with the championship game last weekend. Tournament days not only featured high level basketball, but community resources and activities including free food and haircuts, raffles, performances, and more! A special thanks to everyone who made this tournament possible!
Watch a highlight video of the tournament from Us 4 Us Bay Area at this link, and learn more about what the tournament was about from KPIX at the link below.
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Community Innovation Lab Open for Summer
The Community Innovation Lab at India Basin Shoreline Park (Hunters Point Boulevard and Hawes Street) is open for the summer. Its current hours are noon to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday, offering services such as free rentals of sports equipment and recreational activities. Additionally, it provides space for community organizations to host their programming, workshops, networking events, and more. It's also a great place to just drop-in, relax and take in the beautiful view of the bay!
Reoccurring weekly activities at the lab include 40+ Double Dutch Club on Sundays from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Learn more at this link.
Interested in utilizing this space? Contact the facility manager Louie Mezie at (415) 821-4777 or by email at cilla...@gmail.com.
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Youth Stewardship Program 23/24 Annual Report
Check out the annual report for our Youth Stewardship Program's (YSP) 23/24 season at this link. The free program in San Francisco runs from November through May of each year and engages youth and school groups, grades K to 12, in environmental education and service-learning field trips in parks citywide. The program's mission is to foster in youth an understanding of their important role in building healthy social and natural communities.
In the past year, the program served more than 3,000 students, 77 educators and 35 schools through 101 field trips to 11 parks sites (including Heron's Head Park), as well as 53 class visits. Thank you to our amazing YSP team for another great year connected to nature! Learn more about the program at the link below.
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Rec & Park Aquatics Survey Open Through July 31
Rec and Park is currently conducting a survey to gather feedback on its pools and aquatics programming. Please take our survey at the link below to help guide future programming and services offered by the department's aquatics team.
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India Basin July Construction Update
The project continues to hum along, with the overlook terrace's historic platform being installed, as well as the completion of the park's retaining walls and pouring for the concrete paths.
This month, we're getting close to finishing the building interiors and preparing for work on their exteriors. We're also working on the park decks and pergola and getting ready to import soil, trees and other landscaping features to the park. Stay tuned for more updates at the link below.
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India Basin Summer Cleanup on July 20
Join the India Basin Neighborhood Association for its summer cleanup on Saturday, July 20 from 10 a.m. to noon. Meet at The Big Fish on Innes Avenue and Arelious Walker Drive. Hang out with neighbors, enjoy free donuts and help beautify the neighborhood. For more information and to RSVP, click the link below.
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Southeast Community Center Farmer's Market Every Thursday
Come out to the Southeast Community Center's (1550 Evans Street) Farmers Market, which takes place every Thursday through October 31 from 3 to 7 p.m. In partnership with Dragonspunk, it features fresh produce, baked goods and community activities for visitors to enjoy. For more information, including other events and programs at the Southeast Community Center, click the link below.
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San Francisco Brown Bombers Hosting Free Football Clinics
Get ready for football season with the San Francisco Brown Bombers, a youth football/cheerleading organization that has been a community pillar for 25 years. Registration is now open for the fall season for football and cheerleading. The team practices out of Youngblood Coleman Playground (1400 Hudson Avenue) in Bayview-Hunters Point and they are currently hosting free football skills clinics there on Wednesdays and Fridays from 5 to 6:30 p.m. For more information, including on how to sign up for the team's fall season, click the link below.
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Intentional Walk Community Walking Program Open Until August 31
Intentional Walk is a free community walking program hosted by the San Francisco Department of Public Health that aims to encourage San Franciscans to get outside, linking users to walkable places including local parks and trails. Participants must download the Intentional Walk app to track their walking miles and to be eligible to win merchandise from the San Francisco Giants. There will also be a grand prize for the person who walks the most! The program runs through August 31. For more information and to sign up, click the link below.
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The Box Shop Open House on August 11
Join the Box Shop (951 Hudson Avenue) every second Sunday of the month from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. for an open house. The next will take place on August 11! Tour this maker space and view the more than 130 murals hosted at this artist hub in Bayview-Hunters Point. For more information about this facility, click the link below.
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Swing into Stories at Hilltop Park on August 20
The San Francisco Public Library's (SFPL) YouthMobile is coming to the park. Movement and play are essential building blocks in fostering literacy and a love of reading and the SFPL is bringing stories and song to San Francisco's parks through its Swing into Stories program. It takes place at a different park each Tuesday from 9:30 a.m. to noon. The next in Bayview-Hunters Point will take place on August 20 at Hilltop Park (Newcomb Avenue and Whitney Young Circle). Join us for a high-energy storytime in our beautiful outdoors!
The YouthMobile offers a diverse selection of children’s library materials available for check-out with an SFPL library card. From the city’s only kid-focused bookmobile, staff circulates materials, creates library cards and provides the public with information about library services and programs. For more information and the Swing into Stories schedule, click the link below.
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