On Thursday, June 20, the Bayview will come alive with a community-wide arts celebration. 3rd on Third, a reference to the third Thursday of the month and the event location, Third Street, will feature a myriad of activities for the whole family. What started as a plan to toast the murals along the Third Street… Read more
Hunters Point: Neighborhood
ImproveSF Tell Your Bayview Story Today
Calling All 94124 Storytellers!! Have an interesting story about Bayview that you’d like to share? Then you’ll want to take a look at this Improve SF challenge which asks individuals to share their local experiences and help in imagining urban revitalization. A collaboration between the Mayor’s Office of Civic Innovation and the Bayview YMCA’s Youth… Read more
Best Kept Secret in Bayview – Cathy Davis
The late Dr. George Davis, a respectable gerontologist and community activist, was known around town as “Doc,” “George” or even “Mr. Bayview.” He was dedicated to making life better for the African American elders in Bayview and developed numerous innovative programs that would forever benefit them. Dr. Davis had a love for what he did,… Read more
I Love Bayview – Collecting Positive Neighborhood Stories
We believe in the transformative power of creative expression to inspire change. We set out on this ImproveSF challenge with a government youth group at Bayview/Hunters Point YMCA. They engaged the local community through interviews and discussions to identify a challenge the community faced. We identified a strong desire to explore the impact of storytelling… Read more
Sunday Streets A Success!
Unlike other parts of the foggy city, the Bayview neighborhood was warm and sunny last Sunday afternoon. The festivities took place from 11am-4pm where streets were blocked off to cars, allowing people to roam freely on foot or bike throughout 3rd Street and the courtyard behind the Bayview Opera House. Music was playing and people… Read more
Summer Health Stars Program 2013
Health Stars is a program designed to promote healthy lifestyle changes. All you have to do is walk into our center and sign up. Youth ages 12-24 are welcome. The program is based on your individual health goals that you set for yourself! Are you interested in changing your diet? Would you like to look… Read more
Getting to Know Christine Johnson
In a city where people are constantly moving from one place to the next, there is rarely enough time to stop and enjoy the scenery. However, sitting 27 stories up, I seem to float above the madness of crowded streets below me, and the city – along with time – seems to stop all together…. Read more
Bayview Connect @ The Bayview Opera House on June 6
Our neighborhood is undergoing dynamic and exciting changes as residents, businesses and organizations collaborate in transforming Bayview into an amazing place to live. As more people discover all that our neighborhood has to offer in the way of lifestyle, culture and dining it’s only natural that locals would take the opportunity to get together at… Read more
Giving Back to 94124 – College Track
It is important to recognize work being done each day to make our community a better place for all. College Track is doing just that. This after-school, college preparatory program for under-resourced high school students is a life-altering program empowering teens to achieve their dream of a college education. On Point! was lucky enough to… Read more
The Shipyard’s First Homes to Start Construction in June!
The first 247 homes at The Shipyard will start construction in June 2013 now that final approval by the Office of Community Investment and Infrastructure (OCII) has been obtained. The OCII Commission voted 5-0 to approve the development agreements for Blocks 50, 51, 53 and 54 at its May 21st meeting. The first two blocks,… Read more