August
August 12: SOMA mom pushes playground plan
August 11: Let's just drain the Lily Pond and kill all the frogs
August 9: Treasure Island redevelopment project environmental review to be discussed
August 9: There could be bocce at Embarcadero's Justin Herman Plaza by September
August 8: Park commission: 75-year parking lease seems a little long
August 8: Redwood tree in Glen Park backyard could be landmarked
August 5: Board committee approves grant to renovate Dolores Park Playground
August 5: District candidates might want to brush up on park politics
August 2: Who's going to watch the bocce balls?
August 2: Volunteers: If you let us stay the night, we will clean up Corona Heights Park
August 2: Police seek more suspects in Dolores Park stabbing
August 2: Letters from our readers: Windmill inappropriate for Miraloma Park
August 2: Tour the Presidio maritime hospital-turned apartment complex
August 1: SF approves giant redevelopment project at Hunters Point Shipyard
July
July 29: Rec and Park taking action on donor backlog
July 28: Rec and Park sponsored Antique show coming to Candlestick Park August 15th
July 27: Workers' comp strategy saves Rec and Park cash
July 26: Parks want to celebrate ADA day too
July 25: Rec and Park issues reward in tree vandalism
July 23: SF's killer frogs a statewide threat
July 23: Killing of 44 Golden Gate Park trees stumps city
July 23: New Mexico vendor picked for Stow Lake concession
July 23: See the urban forest for the trees with free August 14th bus tour
July 23: RecPark boots child care program to make money
July 23: Vandals taking out trees in SF parks
July 22: Take advantage of opportunity to make quick fix in your park
July 22: As festival nears, SF studies new uses for Jerry Garcia Amphitheater
July 21: Rec and Park president says keep McDonalds ads off City Hall
July 21: A chance to help while partying in the park Sept. 15th
July 21: Sharp Survives San Francisco's Budget Battle ; Supes vote-down the Rec & Park Charter Amendment
July 19: Duboce and Dolores Parks to have battling movie nights Sept. 25thJuly 18: More time for public comments at Rec and Park Commission meetings
July 17: Two artificial turf firms agree to use less lead
July 16: Tree upkeep tough task for limited Rec and Park staff
July 16: Noe Valley temporary plaza simply wasn't meant to be
July 15: Noe Valley Town Square Community Meeting Notes
July 15: Diesel Renders Facebook as a Real-Life Park in Berlin
July 15: SF Federal Credit Union cleans up Panhandle Playground
July 15: Mobile food vendors look to expand reach through parks
July 13: Rec and Park's new website is close, but not quite it
July 13: California lawmaker ponders Neverland as state park
July 12: McLaren Park robbery prompts police warning
July 12: Partisans pack plaza for big World Cup viewing
July 12: Supes will vote on Rec and Park Commission changes
July 11: Friends of Noe Valley to discuss parking lot sale at community meeting July 15th
July 9: Central Park vs. Prospect Park (NYC)
July 8: A perfect pair: 'Pan' and parks
July 8: Solar powered "Big Belly" trashcans chomp trash in Dolores Park
July 8: Sunday Streets comes to the Mission
July 7: North Beach Library's future, or new park, hinges on preservation decision
July 7: Peter Pan at Sue Bierman Park will end in September
July 6: Park patrols stepped up following fatal stabbing in GG Park
July 6: Splitting up Rec and Park appointments gains big supporters
July 5: The Claim: Exposure to plants and parks can boost immunity
July 5: Supervisors consider split rec and park appointments
July 4: Tour of potential parks planned
July 1: Toddlers to feel California budget pinch through rec center private rentals
June
June 29: Parks chief could spawn 34 recreation councils
June 28: Supes to consider Music Concourse parking hike
June 27: Are there any more issues related to the Beach Chalet soccer fields?
June 27: Unearthing rare gems on Mt. Diablo
June 27: Garfield Pool could be open for summer
June 27: Golden Gate Park's gems are often just a short walk away
June 27: City recreation centers brace for overflow
June 25: Noe Valley Farmer's Market parking lot edges closer to town square status
June 25: Steep Corona Heights park making strides on new trail
June 25: S.F. rec centers face closure 2 days a week
June 24: Kaboom! playground at Bret Harte Elementary: One year later
June 23: SF Arts Commission seeks artists proposals for Palega Rec Center
June 22: Rec and Park to start charging for garden entry
June 22: Harding Park will continue to operate at a loss
June 21: Disc golf causing a lot of ruckus now
June 21: Southeast SF Parks Report Card: 3 C's, 1 B, 1 A
June 21: Protesting protesters: Part 2
June 20: Nearly two dozen community, park groups demand scrutiny of Sharp Park
June 19: Parks meeting to address improvements, challenges
June 18: Park Event Organizers Spoil Appeal Process Proposal
June 18: Outside Lands festival cuts a day, drops prices
June 18: Proposed shakeup of Rec and Park panel debated
June 17: Muriel Leff Park continues improvements; seeks board members
June 17: Newsom: Rec Park measure "solution in search of a problem"
June 17: Newsom asks Board to drop Rec and Park appointment reform measure
June 17: Supes seeking to take appointment power away from mayor
June 16: Tennis coalition offers to repave 12 Golden Gate Park courts
June 16: Groundbreaking today for future LEED silver-certified Chinese Rec Center
June 15: Prepare to pay more for Harding Park links
June 15: Rec and Park: Can we talk about this, North Beach Festival?
June 14: What's on the menu at your favorite open space?
June 14: Kid rock band will benefit Dolores Park playground: Sat. June 19th, 4 PM
June 14: Supes to vote on Harding Park golf fee hike
June 13: Supervisor Chu looking for tips to raise money for Carl Larsen Park in the Sunset
June 11: Vehicle license fee to fund state parks makes ballot
June 9: Harding Park looking for more greens
June 8: Bay Bridge Gateway Park a chance for big ideas
June 7: Upgrades will put Heron's Head park in Bayview on the map
June 6: Shipyard project heading before Port, utilities commissioners
June 6: Hetch Hetchy project completion celebrated at Mt. Davidson
June 6: Park advocates pencil in meeting with the mayor
June 2: Car show, picnic could stay in Golden Gate Park
June 2: Freestanding park bathrooms undergoing summer upgrade
June 1: 2010 Outside Lands festival schedule released
June 1: Northeast Embarcadero study meeting cancelled
June 1: Outdoor programs teach city kids about nature
May
May 31: Second public hearing on Gateway Park on Bay Bridge scheduled for Wednesday
May 31: Know anyone who could tell Rec and Park how to spend $5 million?
May 30: Bisons' Golden Gate Park home needs revamp
May 28: Virtually harmless coyotes out and about in city parks
May 27: Blue Greenway upgrades outlined
May 27: Parks president again romanticizes the East Coast
May 26: Residents get chance at input on Blue Greenway tonight
May 25: Botanical Garden admission fee takes root
May 25: Parking concerns Mission dwellers if park is put in
May 25: Supervisors approve gift from Sacred Heart Prep for Crocker Amazon football field
May 25: Exercise limits: Just one in five kids live near parks
May 25: Inner Mission 'parklet' adds splash of variety
May 23: $1 million of art to grace parks and public spaces in Bayview
May 22: Rec and Park, school board to continue pact on fields
May 20: Urban open space drive thrives in Bay Area
May 20: Presidio's Main Post overhaul to turn parking lot to grass by 2011
May 20: The Mommy Files blog: Are playgrounds too safe?
May 20: PGA Tour driving toward Harding Park management
May 19: How SF can make money from Rec and Park
May 19: Rec and Park's budget is close, but not quite there
May 19: SF's newest public space is in the parking lane in the Mission
May 18: The war on children's playgrounds
May 18: Is Rec and Park shakeup plan heading to the ballot?
May 18: Massive steel sculpture could stay put in Hayes Valley
May 18: Open house for GGNRA, maritime park projects
May 17: Linden to be flattened out, turned into "living alley"
May 17: Maybe 3rd time is a charm for McLaren Park
May 17: Recreational pushcart managers: start your bids
May 16: New life in Alcatraz Island gardens
May 16: Noe Valley residents seek support for temporary plaza
May 16: Sunday in the park with George (and Pete)
May 14: Out of towner Coit Tower, Botanical Garden fees up for debate
May 12: Rec center get $100K worth of equipment
May 12: Birthday party cleans up Redwood City park
May 12: As schools cut back, SF steps up summer camps
May 10: Tinker with 17th and Folsom park design with high hopes
May 9: Sausalito's Cavallo Point: Postcard views
May 7: Mission blue butterfly returns to Twin Peaks
May 6: JCC green teens spearhead mural project
May 6: Garfield pool funneling funds, closed longer
May 6: Cash source opening in Golden Gate Park
May 5: Sunset Playground could go under the knife for $1.8 million
May 4: Rec and Park, group to discuss Coit Tower upgrades
May 4: How should Rec and Park assess its trees?
May 4: Many hands make great parks
May 2: Cyclists to meet for smooth Golden Gate Park ride
May 2: Bring your good china and silverware to Golden Gate Park
May 2: $18 seems small price to pay for stability of state parks
April
April 30: Garfield Pool to open this summer
April 30: Beach Chalet soccer fields project put on hold
April 29: Little City Gardens makes a go of urban agriculture in SF
April 29: Victoria Manalo Draves, (Olympic diver with SOMA park named for her) dies
April 29: Rec and Park could add decades to Candlestick parking lot
April 28: Hey Dolores Park gabbers, click on this
April 27: SFPD deems alleged Mountain Lake Park playground lurker not a threat
April 27: As neighborhoods' makeup shifts, new taxes will follow
April 27: Rec and Park GM has unique tweet start
April 27: Rec and Park has mid-week cash-pot meeting
April 26: Officials seek to curb park violence
April 26: Rec and Park taking advantage of KFOG partnership
April 26: Not your ordinary park gift
April 25: Otherworldy park in Mojave desert a Hollywood favorite
April 25: Polemic skate park rolls along
April 25: Tinkerbell sprinkles money over Rec and Park
April 24: Plans percolate to revive some of SF's ancient creeks
April 24: McLaren Park in the running for renovation grant
April 22: Lincoln Park to reopen Friday
April 21: Open space landing on the internet
April 21: Online tool maps local trees
April 21: SF Supes knock down plan for new condo tower near TransAmerica
April 19: Video: Two Excelsior moms discuss playgrounds
April 19: Fulton Playground should make the grade after renovation
April 18: Along the blue, a swatch of green
April 16: Panel OKs synthetic fields for Golden Gate Park
April 16: Beach Chalet soccer field upgrades OK'd
April 16: Let soccer fields be built
April 15: King Street/Willie Mays Plaza
April 15: Autistic kids at Grattan get a playful gift
April 15: Beach Chalet fields need changes to keep playing environment safe
April 15: Updates on Bartlett Farmer's Market and Dolores Park
April 15: California smoking ban at state park on Governor's desk
April 15: Rec and Park to vote on 17th and Folsom park design
April 14: SF landscape law will beautify, curb runoff
April 14: Ramping up for more mini-parks
April 13: New 6th Street park set to unveil Wednesday
April 13: New soccer fields? What is this, a trick?
April 12: Park offers women in Kabul some freedom
April 12: Mission District rallies around park plan
April 11: Rehab planned for Mt. Sutro trail
April 11: Guerrero Park blossoms in a sea of concrete
April 10: "Parklet" coming to Clement Street
April 10: Mission playgrounds at top of class, but Dolores Park fails
April 10: Warm Water Cove update: Why graffiti is still gone
April 8: NPC claims SF playgrounds are safer
April 8: Playgrounds make leap in safety
April 7: Presidio Heights moms don't play around
April 7: Hours trimmed at Conservatory of Flowers
April 7: Appeal filed on Transamerica condo tower
April 6: Historic Commission hearing about soccer fields
April 6: Richmond District police win first prize in BBQ cook-off for Rec and Park fundraiser
April 5: Rec and Park employees interviewing for their jobs
April 5: Summer rec programs getting popular
April 5: Hilltop park planned for Yerba Buena Island
April 5: Noe Valley Pavement to Parks site remains up in the air
April 5: Hilltop park planned for Yerba Buena Island
April 4: Disc golf in McLaren Park is making headway
March
March 31: City contractor's cozy relationship with Rec and Park Chief
March 31: Take advantage of the Community Opportunity Fund in the park bond
March 29: Rec and Park benefits from $40,000 pool party
March 29: Best playgrounds in the Bay Area
March 28: Rec and Park markets stirring debate from street artists
March 26: Rec and Park sweetens deal to lure more volunteers
March 25: Working it out at Muriel Leff Park
March 25: Two years later, are parks making the grade?
March 24: Hayes Valley Playground waiting for $1.5M gift
March 23: Letters from our readers: Gardeners work where they are most needed
March 22: Get free ice cream, help Rec and Park with your tips
March 22: Golden Gate Park horse stable needs cash for renovation
March 22: City to decide on more help for Ogden Terrace wall
March 21: Rec and Park to reinterview 130 employees
March 18: Shadows can fall on parks from 555 Washington condo tower
March 18: Supervisors to vote on $1.5M playground gift
March 17: Sanchez Elementary School to open green lab, vertical garden
March 17: A $250 splash could get rec center some equipment
March 17: City parks score high in audit, win excellence award
March 16: Letters from Readers: Expunging lead from our playgrounds a priority
March 16: RPD splurged on St. Patrick's Day float
March 16: Mission Playground--ideas?
March 16: Shadow meeting sets Rec and Park aside
March 16: Audit finds city gardeners MIA
March 15: New markets could be boon to Rec and Park revenue
March 15: Thousands enjoy SF Sunday Streets
March 15: Finding funds for McLaren Park
March 14: Got something to say about Lafayette Park?
March 14: Census soccer at Garfield Park
March 11: SF Public Works recognized with awards for Sunnyside Conservatory and other projects
March 11: Vandals still tipping parks' charts
March 11: Goat fencing may endanger wildlife
March 11: Bird lovers fight Golden Gate Park turf plan
March 10: Three parks in one parking lot
March 9: Traces of Potrero power plant to vanish by 2015
March 7: Stern Grove events are moneymakers
March 7: Astronomy club latest to oppose Beach Chalet soccer lights
March 6: US Park officer posed as another, lied to press
March 6: Pair of reopenings makes a grand day
March 5: Panel OKs Botanical Garden fee for tourists
March 4: Dolores Park is our backyard, says community
March 4: Corona Heights and the Randall Museum
March 3: Bond money pays for Dolores Park rumor cleanup
March 1: Five ways you can support your local parks
March 1: Showplace Square update
February
February 23: Eat chili, raise dollars for McLaren Park
February 23: Lead levels in the City's parks persist
February 22: Garfield Park has an expensive backstroke
February 22: Check out SF's master calendar for open spaces
February 21: Plant a tree, build community in SF
February 21: Finding a solution to fund state parks
February 19: SF park budget-balancing proposal moves ahead
February 19: Mission Dolores Park might stay open
February 19: Rec and Park unveils moneymaking schemes
February 19: Pushcarts in the parks
February 18: Compromise in the works for Dolores Park renovation
February 18: Rec and Park budget plans to raise fees, cut jobs
February 17: All staff Rec and Park meeting to discuss layoffs
February 17: Golf fees may increase by April
February 16: Less summer fog along CA coast puts redwoods at risk
February 15: Presidio may get new art, maybe B&B
February 15: Can sunlight group move beyond shadows of past?
February 14: Dolores Park users want SF to rethink closure
February 14: Rec and Park Commission to vote on bike rental vendor
February 13: Have a city park be your valentine
February 11: "Battle royal" brewing over planned tower
February 9: Mission parking lot has 3 different park designs to choose from
February 5: Parks report shows top problems persist
February 4: Rec and Park to decide on dredging harbor
February 4: How do I love thee, open spaces? Let us count the ways
February 3: City lawmakers could vote on shipyard plans in June
February 3: Dolores Park could close for months
February 3: Compromise averts showdown over park shadows
February 3: Coyote attack on cat suspected on Russian Hill
February 3: Eureka Valley Park: Three great attractions
February 2: Golden Gate Park horse stables up for demolition
February 2: Supes address duck feeding in city parks
February 2: Push to mend McLaren Park begins
February 1: Two more meetings scheduled on Rec and Park budget
February 1: Determined resident brings slice of nature to city's sidewalks
January
January 31: Park restrooms a balance between safety and convenience
January 29: Food vendors coming to city parks
January 28: Chiu's measure casts shadow on building plans
January 28: Cash strapped parks look to generate money
January 27: Rec and Park spokeswoman leaving her post in the new year
January 27: New plan for park bathrooms?
January 21: A drawback to urban green spaces
January 21: Community meetings scheduled to discuss McLaren Park facelift
January 20: Sutro Heights Park
January 20: Rec and Park Commission to discuss money making possibilities for parks
January 20: Garfield Park sex assault leads to arrest
January 20: Rec and Park: First annual volunteer fair February 10th
January 20: Creating a more livable city
January 19: Students seek ways to improve Washington Square
January 17: Lazarus stepping down from Rec and Park Commission
January 16: Philanthropist on parks panel signals a shift
January 15: Changes at the Rec and Park Commission
January 14: Bond money to upgrade park bathrooms
January 14: Coalition of groups responds to shipyard redevelopment impact report
January 14: Get your budget talk on with Rec and Park
January 14: Opinion: Say no to synthetic soccer fields
January 13: Relief in sight for park visitors
January 13: Artificial turf debate has gone to the birds
January 13: Board president supports sunlight for parks
January 12: SOMA landstrip to become a park
January 11: Editorial: Soccer in Golden Gate Park
January 9: Governor seeks to use oil money to save state parks
January 8: Artificial turf debate turns to wildlife
January 7: Street park workshop: committed groups only!
January 6: Regional group will discuss plans for Ferry Plaza next Monday (Jan 11th)
January 6: City planners set to discuss world's best planned streets
January 6: Stow concessions meeting Tuesday January 12
January 5: Permit crackdown bumps events from Golden Gate Park
January 4: Open space happy hour at City Hall
January 4: Open space advocates want extended comment for redevelopment
January 3: East Bay parks enjoy land buying spree in 2009
January 2: Saviors of Mount Sutro
January 2: Volunteer opportunities: which is right for you? (NPC, of course!)
January 1: John McCain Condemns Government Waste at Sharp Park Golf Course
January 1: Palace of Fine Arts wrapping up restoration
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