District 10

The Newcomb Streetscape Improvement Project is an innovative synthesis of community stewardship, agency collaboration, public realm enhancement, and environmental benefit in one of San Francisco’s most environmentally challenged neighborhoods.

The San Bruno Avenue Streetscape Improvement Project is the first completed project of the Great Streets program. The project planted 120 new street trees, enlarged tree wells with Fortnight Lilies and decomposed granite, and the installed banner poles and banners unique to the neighborhood. Tree species, selected for their beauty and suitability to the environment, include Scarlet Maple, Flowering Cherry, and Queen Palm. A Neighborhood Beautification Grant funded the vibrant new community-designed banners.

During the last half of the 19th century, streetcars traveled up and down “Tree Street”, shuttling riders between downtown and points along the Bayshore corridor, which helped spur development of the Bayshore Boulevard communities that exist today. Decades later, Muni, the City and County of San Francisco, and the San Francisco Transportation Authority launched the Third Street Light Rail Project to reestablish rail service along this corridor.
 

Hospital construction was financed by an $887.4 million bond, overwhelming passed by San Francisco voters in 2008. San Francisco Public Works managed construction of the building that was designed by Fong & Chan Architects and built by Webcor Builders, with executive management by Jacobs Engineering. The facility is now officially known as the Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center.

The 14,604 square foot Southeast Health Center is one of 12 public health clinics operated by the Department of Public Health.  The 1970’s building is a one story wood frame structure situated on a relatively flat site in the Bayview District of San Francisco.  The facility faces a public park and playground. The neighborhood is a mix of light industrial and commercial businesses. 
 

The center is one of many neighborhood health centers iwithin the Department of Public Health .  The single-story 6,250 square foot building was constructed in the 1970’s, and is home to various health services serving the community and  thegeneral public.  Existing spaces include reception areas, medical exam rooms, administrative offices, public restrooms, and other public and staff support spaces.

Originally constructed in 1957, Coffman Pool is located at the southeastern entrance of McLaren Park. The facility underwent a major renovation completed in 2008, which included a new entry lobby, reception area, public restrooms, locker rooms, a family changing room, staff and support spaces, and an outdoor patio. The existing pool shell and mechanical room were found to be in sound condition and were updated to meet current standards.
 

The new 9,945 Visitacion Valley Branch Library replaces one of the smallest facilities of the San Francisco Public Library system and features a prominent corner entrance; separate children, teens and adult spaces; a new program room accessible after hours for community use; a study room; outdoor patios; and different roof heights with acoustical treatment to create quiet spaces. The project received LEED Gold certification.

The new branch is one story high and approximately 6,300 square feet. Highlights include expanded collections of books, CDs, DVDs, and other materials, a program room with after hours access for community meetings, a larger children's area, a variety of seating choices, wireless access to the internet, a new garden area, and an increased Chinese language collection. The Friends of the San Francisco Public Library are raising funds from private donations for new furniture, fixtures, and equipment for the branch library. The new Portola Branch is included in the BLIP Arts Master Plan.

The original Bayview/Anna E. Waden Branch Library was opened as a storefront facility in 1927. It was the 13th branch in the San Francisco Public Library system, replacing a "library station" that had been established in 1921. In 1969, a red brick building was built on the corner of the 3rd Street and Revere Avenue in the Bayview/Hunters Point district. With a bequest from Anna E. Waden, a clerical employee of the City of San Francisco. Miss Waden's gift of $185,700 paid for the development of this cooperative community project.