For The Love (And Hate) Of Palm Trees In San Francisco
They’ve been called names. And the planting of palm trees in San Francisco can be a polarizing issue. An issue that might be short lived, for as a plugged-in reader…
Approved For 17 Stories But 34 Trees For Now As Proposed
The 17-story story building proposed to be built at 55 9th Street was approved by the Planning Commission at the end of 2007, but the now grassed over ground on…
OMG! ODC Connected Appeal Of 17th And Folsom Park Is Withdrawn
As a few plugged-in readers report, the appeal against the proposed park at 17th and Folsom which was filed by a board member and past President of the neighboring ODC…
Parking Not Parks! (A Less Popular Mission District Bumper Sticker)
As proposed, the 219-space surface are parking lot on the north side of 17th Street between Folsom and Shotwell will be subdivided with 26,625 square feet remaining for parking and…
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399 Fremont: April Showers (And Site Prep) Will Bring…Wildflowers
As we wrote last June: Approved for development in 2006 with a performance period set to expire in June 2008, Fifield started clearing the site for the proposed Californian at…
Mission District Streetscape Plan Close To Committee Adoption
With amendments emphasizing pedestrian safety and comfort, usable public space, and public transportation, this afternoon San Francisco’s Land Use and Economic Development Committee will likely vote on an ordinance amending…
More Green For The Red And Gold And New Urban Agriculture Rules
Amongst the items on the agenda for San Francisco’s Land Use and Economic Development Committee this afternoon: Another informational hearing on the on the proposed Parkmerced Project, a planning code…
Drew School Living Wall Mapped And Planted By Patrick Blanc
The Drew School’s three-story Living Wall has been planted with over 4,150 individual plants and 100 native California species as mapped by Parisian botanist Patrick Blanc. The 1,720 square foot…
From Piers To Park And The Brannan Street Wharf By 2012 2013?
As proposed, the “Brannan Street Wharf” project will demolish the existing Pier 36 and marginal wharf at the site, and construct a new 57,000 square foot public open space in…
A $1,568,176 “Waiver” For Rincon Hill Park (And $6,331,824 To Go)
The land fronting the proposed 333 Harrison Street development has been valued by the city at $6,000,000. And the budget to develop the parcel into the proposed Rincon Hill Park…