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Welcome to your India Basin Newsletter for August
Welcome to the latest newsletter for the India Basin Park Project, a partnership between the City of San Francisco, Trust for Public Land, the San Francisco Parks Alliance, the A. Philip Randolph Institute, the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department, and the community.
Together, we will build a park that is both spectacular and crucial to the health of San Francisco’s southeast communities, which have been historically underserved. The development of the land at 900 Innes, acquired in 2014, will transform a post-industrial brownfield into a legacy waterfront park, with an emphasis on public access, social equity, recreation, resiliency, and habitat restoration and enhancement.
In this newsletter, you'll receive regular updates on construction progress, updates on the project's Equitable Development Plan, and invitations to events and happenings around the project.
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Neighborhood Appreciation Day on August 13
Join our Neighbrhood Enrichment Services team on Saturday, August 13 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Potrero Hill Recreation Center (801 Arkansas Street) for a day of fun activities! There will be a sports clinic, art activities, free food, clothing drive and more. Learn more about the hosting programs, Requity and Peace Parks at their links and reach out to Nathan Ford or Monica Ferrey for more information.
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Art on Innes Build Day on August 13
Join the India Basin Neighborhood Association (IBNA) for its next Art on Innes installation on Saturday, August 13 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at 800 Innes Avenue. Help finish installing the panels of Great Vibrations here. Wear comfortable clothes. IBNA will have water, snacks, tools, and work gloves. For more information, read IBNA's August newsletter at the link below.
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Swing into Stories Comes to Hilltop Park on August 16
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 will take place on August 16 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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Sundown Cinema at India Basin Shoreline Park on August 19
Save the date! Sundown Cinema is coming to India Basin Shoreline Park (Hunters Point Boulevard and Hawes Street) as a part of its 2022 season. Join the San Francisco Parks Alliance, DoTheBay, and the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department for a screening and sing-a-along of Encanto on Friday, August 19 beginning at 6:30 p.m. For more information, click the link below.
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Fall Registration Begins on August 20
Registration for fall activities begins on Saturday, August 20 at 10 a.m. Sign up for activities including kayaking at India Basin Shoreline Park and fishing at Heron's Head Park! See the details for these classes below and click their links for more information.
Register on this date at sfrecpark.org/register or by phone at (628) 652-2900.
India Basin Self-guided Kayak Adventure:
One Hour Sessions - Ages 7 and Up
- October 8, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- October 15, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Heron’s Head Urban Angler Fishing:
Ages 10 through 16
- September 10 to November 5, 10 a.m. to noon
To view the full offering of fall programming, click the link below.
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Garden Resource Day on August 20
Join us for the return of our garden resource days this fall! The next will take place on Saturday, August 20 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. There will be free compost, mulch, plant starts and seeds. Compost will be limited to two 5-gallon buckets per person – bring your own buckets. Please note that there is a new location for these events at the overflow parking lot at Gleneagles Golf Course, adjacent to the McLaren Bike Park. A waiting line will form on the north side of the street. Please approach from east to take a right turn into the parking lot. For more information, visit our Urban Agriculture page at the link below.
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India Basin Waterfront Park Community Day on August 27
Join us on Saturday, August 27 at India Basin Shoreline Park (Hunters Point Boulevard and Hawes Street) from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. for an India Basin Waterfront Park Community Day! Celebrate the healthy shoreline at 900 Innes after its environmental cleanup with free kayaking, mobile rec activities including the rock wall, and more. For more information, click the link below.
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Nature Play Day at Heron's Head Park on August 30
Come out for the return of Nature Play Day on Tuesday, August 30 from 10 a.m. to noon at Heron's Head Park (32 Jennings Street). It will be an experience full of exploration and creativity for ages 2 to 5. Activities will include nature walks, wildlife discovery, a reading nook, nature art and den building. For more information and to register, click the link below.
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Root to Bloom Training for Community Organizations & Individuals
Root to Bloom is a training program for community-based service providers to engage in self-healing and transformational tools so they can serve the most vulnerable communities at their full capacity. It is currently enrolling community organizations and individuals for its training programs. For more information and to sign up, click the link below.
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India Basin Shoreline Park Specialty Construction Training
Job readiness trainings are continuing as a part of the recruiting process for the India Basin Waterfront Park specialty construction training. These free trainings, in partnership with the San Francisco Office of Economic and Workforce Development (OEWD) and its CityBuild Academy, are delivered by union professionals with other benefits such as tool and union initiation assistance, employment sponsorship as a union apprentice with members as laborers. These trainings follow strategies highlighted in the project's Equitable Development Plan, following the initiative to provide Bayview-Hunters Point residents ample training opportunities for construction and post-construction jobs at the park.
The next orientation date will take place on Tuesday, October 11 from 2 to 4 p.m. If you would like to RSVP for this orientation, contact Eva Hopkins by email at [email protected] or call (415) 821-4777. For more information, click the link below.
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India Basin Tech Hub Offers Free Wi-Fi & Device Lending
Have some homework to do or a meeting to take, but sick of being cooped up inside? Visit the India Basin Shoreline Park Tech Hub (Hunters Point Boulevard and Hawes Street), which offers free Wi-Fi access, laptop and tablet lending and on-site technical support to local residents. The Tech Hub also offers a variety of community services from job assistance to clean slate support and more. It operates Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. See you at the park!
For updates, be sure to follow APRI's Instagram account at the link below.
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Job Assistance Sessions at India Basin Shoreline Park
APRI is bringing back its information sessions for job seekers every other Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at India Basin Shoreline Park (Hunters Point Boulevard and Hawes Street) with the next on August 24. Swing by if you're looking for leads on jobs or would like help filling out an application. For more information, email [email protected].
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Contractor Approved to Build New Park at India Basin
The San Francisco Recreation and Park Commission last month approved construction firm Swinerton to build the first portion of India Basin Waterfront Park, a community-led project that will train and hire Bayview-Hunters Point residents.
Crews, which will include community members who have undergone construction training through the project’s workforce development program, will build the park’s infrastructure, piers, and other structures on the former industrial site at 900 Innes Avenue. Work will include rehabilitation of the historic Shipwright’s Cottage, a city landmark; construction of a food pavilion, shop building, and maintenance building; building two new piers, a floating dock, gangway and marine rails; and more.
Recruitment and job readiness trainings are underway for community members interested in working on the project through a collaboration between Rec and Park, A. Philip Randolph Institute, and the San Francisco Office of Economic and Workforce Development (OEWD). To learn more about this program, contact Eva Hopkins by email at [email protected] or call (415) 821-4777.
Stay tuned for a groundbreaking date for the second phase of this project next month! For more information about the contractor, click the link below.
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