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Welcome to your India Basin Newsletter for January
Welcome to the latest newsletter for the India Basin Waterfront Park Project, a partnership between the Trust for Public Land, the San Francisco Parks Alliance, the A. Philip Randolph Institute, the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department, and the Bayview-Hunters Point community.
The project is environmental justice in action that 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. It will seamlessly combine the historical former ship-building site at 900 Innes Avenue with two already existing parks that will each undergo improvements, India Basin Shoreline Park and India Basin Open Space.
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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India Basin Shoreline Park Hosts Toy Giveaway for the Community
To wrap-up 2022, the A. Philip Randolph Institute (APRI) hosted its India Basin Holiday in the Park Toy Giveaway last month at India Basin Shoreline Park, with support from community partners and the India Basin Waterfront Park Project. More than 150 families picked out toys, enjoyed music and refreshments, and participated in a raffle and other fun activities.
In addition to the toy giveaway, we also held a special ceremony for the newly painted India Basin Shoreline Park hypecourt: a colorful, graphic mural installed on the surface of the park’s recently resurfaced basketball court. The artist behind the hypecourt mural is Nina Fabunmi, a local artist who is a part of the Hunters Point Shipyard Artists community. She led a cohort of five local youth from Bayview-Hunters Point (BVHP) to create several designs that reflected themselves, with the final one being chosen by the community. Paint the Void helped to coordinate volunteer painters to turn the final design into a reality.
The giveaway and hypecourt were made possible by the India Basin Waterfront Park Project and its Equitable Development Plan: the blueprint to ensure we deliver a park designed by and for the BVHP community. Watch our video wrap up of the event at the link below!
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2022 Recreation and Parks Community Report
As we jump into 2023, we want to share some of our accomplishments over the past year from our 2022 Community Report. Some highlights from the India Basin Waterfront Park Project include completing the remediation of 900 Innes and breaking ground on the second phase of the project. It also highlights the launching of community programs outlined in the Equitable Development Plan such as the Bayview Safety Swim and Splash learn-to-swim classes and our specialty construction trainings. Read the full report at the link below.
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India Basin Specialty Construction Trainings in 2023
We're starting the new year with job readiness trainings for the second cohort of the India Basin Waterfront Park specialty construction training program. 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, and more. 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 first session of 2023 will take place the week of January 17. If you would like to RSVP for this, or following monthly sessions, contact Eva Hopkins by email at evahopkinsaprisf@gmail.com or call (415) 821-4777.
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Greenager Program Now Accepting Applications for 2023
The Greenager Program is looking for rising 9th and 10th graders who live in or attend a school in the Southeast or Northeast neighborhoods of San Francisco. This youth stewardship and leadership program is a collaboration between the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department and Port of San Francisco that runs from June through November. The program offers teens a chance to take a leadership role in the community by improving the city’s green spaces, creating place-based projects, and addressing important local issues. General work hours are Saturdays, 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. with some weekdays. Compensations is $18.75 per hour.
To be a Greenager the participant must meet the criteria below:
Live in or attend a school in:
- Southeast San Francisco including Supervisory Districts 9, 10, or 11 (Excelsior, Portola, Bayview, Hunters Point, Visitacion Valley, Crocker Amazon, or Potrero Hill, etc.)
- Northeast San Francisco including Supervisory Districts 3, 5 or 6 (Western Addition, Tenderloin, Chinatown, etc.)
- Must be a 9th or 10th grade student in the 2022 school year (Can be a 11th or 12th grader if applying as a 2nd Year Peer Leader)
Completed applications are due by 11:59 pm on Friday, March 10. For more information and to apply, click the link below.
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India Basin Construction Update to Kick Off the New Year
We're excited to share that we completed the majority of pile driving at 900 Innes before the end of 2022, with 78 of the 82 piles installed. We will finish installing the final four during the next in-water work window later this year. This winter we will begin work on the site's new buildings, including prepping their foundations. We're also thrilled to begin the renovation of the historic Shipwright's Cottage in the coming month. Look out for scaffolding to go up there soon! Stay up to date on the project in 2023 at the link below.
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King Tides Nature Walk at the EcoCenter on January 21
Join our staff at the EcoCenter in Heron's Head Park (32 Jennings Street) for a talk about King Tides on Saturday, January 21 from 10 to 11 a.m. Learn what they are, what causes them and how climate change fits in. For more information and to register, click the link below. Additional questions? Call (415) 676-1394 or email ecocenterhhp@sfgov.org.
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City Job Fair at Tenderloin Recreation Center on January 21
Looking for a career change? San Francisco Recreation and Parks, along with other government agencies and community organizations are hosting a series of four Saturday job fairs in 2023 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The second will be on Saturday, January 21 at Tenderloin Recreation Center (570 Ellis Street). Swing by and find the right job for you! For more information, email rpd_recruitment@sfgov.org or call (415) 831-2726.
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Summer Resource Fair at the County Fair Building on February 11
Join us and the Department of Children, Youth Services, and Their Families (DCYF) for our Summer Resource Fair! The citywide event takes place on Saturday, February 11 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the County Fair Building (1199 9th Avenue). Get started on planning your family's summer, as this event will feature 100 summer camps, classes, programs, and services for children in grades K-8. In addition, there will be games, activities, giveaways, a college savings workshop and more. For more information, click the link below.
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Swing into Stories at Hilltop Park on January 17
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 January 17 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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Amateur Birding Hour at the EcoCenter Starting February 3
Swing by the EcoCenter in Heron's Head Park (32 Jennings Street) for our Amateur Birding Hour on Friday afternoons from 2 to 3 p.m. With binoculars and bird guides provided by our EcoCEnter staff, check out the more than 100 species of birds that visit this park. The first program of the year is on Friday, February 3. For more information, call (415) 676-1394 or email ecocenterhhp@sfgov.org.
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Urban Anglers Fishing Program at the EcoCenter Starting February 3
Hook a new hobby in 2023 with the Urban Angler fishing program at the EcoCenter in Heron's Head Park (32 Jennings Street). It will take place on select Fridays and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to noon for ages 10 and up beginning on February 3. Note that participants ages 16 and up need a California fishing license to participate, which can be purchased at this link.
For more information and to register, click the link below. Additional questions? Contact EcoCenter staff at ecocenterhhp@sfgov.org or call (415) 676-1394.
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Storytime Legends at the EcoCenter on February 10
Swing by the EcoCenter in Heron's Head Park (32 Jennings Street) for Storytime Legends. This program engages children ages 1 to 5 and their families through book readings and corresponding hands on activities. The next program date is Friday, February 10 from 10 to 11 a.m.
For more information and to register, click the link below. Additional questions? Contact EcoCenter staff at ecocenterhhp@sfgov.org or call (415) 676-1394.
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Performing Arts Workshop's Classes at the Geneva Powerhouse
The Performing Arts Workshop is calling youth for its spring programming at the Geneva Powerhouse (2301 San Jose Avenue)! Sign up for free classes including Family Carnaval, Spoken Word, and Comics and Film. Students will have the opportunity to engage in learning, contextualizing, and practicing an art form in collaboration with a teaching artist and peers. For more information and to sign up, click the link below.
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India Basin Tech Hub Offers Free Wi-Fi and 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. It operates Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. See you at the park!
Note that the Tech Hub's poor weather location will be at APRI's parking lot at 1301 Evans Street from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. For weather updates, be sure to follow APRI's Instagram account at the link below.
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