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FACES OF DIVISADERO

Who are the people who make up the exciting Divisadero community? Watch our video series, “Faces of Divisadero” and meet our neighbors.

400 Divisadero - The Heart of San Francisco
Private video
San Francisco Season's Greetings from Divisadero and Lower Haight
Happy Holidays from the 400 Divisadero Team and Genesis Real Estate
FACES OF DIVISADERO: Meet Mandy Harper, Owner and Founder, Wholesome Bakery
FACES OF DIVISADERO: Meet the Co-Founders of Black Sands Brewery
The Future of Divisadero - Homes Not Cars
FACES OF DIVISADERO: Meet Ashok & Bimala at the Saffron Grill
FACES OF DIVISADERO: Meet Hudari "Coach" Murray at Newbill Barber Shop & Salon
FACES OF DIVISADERO: Meet Mimi Doan, Owner of Pamper Now
FACES OF DIVISADERO: Meet Kavitha Raghavan, Owner of Indian Paradox
FACES OF DIVISADERO: Meet Giselle Gyalzen, Owner of Rare Device
FACES OF DIVISADERO: Meet the Team at the Madrone Art Bar
FACES OF DIVISADERO: Meet Jennifer Tacy, San Francisco Pet Hospital

Learn More about the Faces of Divisadero

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

The development team began early discussions with community leaders and neighborhood groups in June 2015 to ensure that the final proposal reflects the community’s vision for this prominent site – the nexus of the Divisadero and Lower Haight corridors. We held our official Pre-Application meeting on October 11, 2017. You can view the presentation here.

The project team has offered unprecedented access to the community, hosting and attending dozens of small groups meetings and presentations, holding weekly meet and greets, and maintaining ongoing communications with the following stakeholders.

Affordable Divis
Alamo Square Neighborhood Association (ASNA)
Divisadero Merchants Association (DMA)
Fell Street Neighbors
Haight Ashbury Improvement Association (HAIA)
Haight Ashbury Neighborhood Council (HANC)
Haight Ashbury Neighbors for Density (HAND)
Hayes Valley Neighborhood Association (HVNA)
Livable City
Lower Haight Merchants and Neighbors Association (LoHaMNA)
Neighbors Developing Divisadero
North of the Panhandle Neighborhood Association (NOPNA)
Oak Street Neighbors
SF Bay Area Renter’s Foundation
San Francisco Bicycle Foundation
San Francisco Housing Action Coalition (SFHAC)
San Francisco YIMBY Party

COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS

The project sponsor has worked extensively with local non-profits, neighborhood groups and neighbors to create programs that foster community.

Discussions at the retail workshop on how to raise the profile of the Divisadero merchant corridor resulted in a coalition of local merchants and representatives from key neighborhood associations banding together to create Art on Site SF – an art trail showcasing local street art from the Divisadero to Lower Haight and Hayes Valley merchant corridors.

Co-founded by the Genesis Real Estate Group, the Build, Fly & Keep! Drone Program enables students from all economic backgrounds to learn the basics by building their own micro-drone from scratch, with hands-on help and guidance from professional pilot instructors.

D5 Council for “Dinner, Drinks, Discussion, Development and Divisadero” is a quarterly event where neighbors interested in smart growth meet, share ideas and make a difference.

The project team has also provided ongoing support to both the DMA and LoHaMNA, most recently assisting LoHaMNA with an MOEWD community grant application and introducing La Cocina to the owner of Black Sands to discuss pop-ups.

PRESENTATIONS

We are available to meet with smaller groups of neighbors or interested parties for one-on-one meetings.

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SURVEYS

Please let us know your thoughts on what makes this neighborhood special and how would you design the site. We greatly appreciate your feedback. Please check back to view the results and to participate in other neighborhood focused-surveys.

HELP DESIGN THE SITE

About The Artists

If you enjoy the art on the top of our landing page, here is some info about the artists:

Shenandoah Smith created this mural in 2007 together with her neighbors as a fun community building project. The purpose of the mural and its characters, Jiffy Pop and Jiffy Pie, are happy little cherubs bearing fresh veggies and water. They are designed to convey happiness and imagination. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of California, Davis, and a master’s in painting and drawing from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

The Artist duo known as Sugabus Media is a couple of friends who met at a community art studio in SF in 2013 and struck out together to paint the city not just red but every color in the rainbow! They are best known for their Murals at the SF Transbay Terminal, The IAMA, and of course the garage door on the Whole Foods at Haight and Filmore. They can always be found through Sugabus.com.