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A temporary green space is coming to the vacant lot on the corner of Jerrold Ave and Third St. Economic Development on Third Street (EDOT) is partnering with Climate Action Now! which provides free pavement removal and garden support to businesses and residents near the Third St. corridor, to revamp the lot.
The lot at 1610 Jerrold Ave was formerly a KFC/TacoBell. After that closed in 2017, the space appears to have been mostly used for parking. A permit to build an 85 unit apartment complex and commercial space on the site was approved in April of 2020, and the former fast-food restaurant on the site was demolished in 2022, but no further permits have been filed since then.
Earl Shaddix, EDOTโs director, says that he personally reached out to the lotโs owner, who prefers to remain anonymous, about greening the lot, and said that he expects construction to begin on the space about three years from now. The plan is to have some of the concrete removed and wildflowers planted in time for the start of the rainy season. Nearby plant nursery Flora Grubb Gardens at 1634 Jerrold Ave and Gardenista, a landscaping firm, will help source plants and materials.
Butchertown Coffee at 5191 Third St, celebrated its four year anniversary in September. โIts really cool that a little community coffee shop has been accepted,โ said co-owner Yessenia Gomez, who started the business with her husband Octavio Gomez, and her sister-in-law Irma Ramirez and her husband Eric Ramirez. As the weather gets cold, Gomez added, Butchertown will be rolling out the eggnog lattes and peppermint mochas.ย
In the wee hours of the morning last week, a mural-sized collage of family photos, titled “Scrapbook”, went up in the Peopleโs Garden green space at 4101 Third St.
Artist Christopher Burch, also known as Goya Goon, created the piece during Nexus SF/Bay Area Black Art Week, organized by the Museum of African Diaspora.
โThis piece is dedicated to the families, friends, aunties, uncles, mommas, poppas, brothers, sisters, cousins, and kinfolk who make the Bayview what it is,โ Burch wrote in an instagram post on Sunday, Oct. 4.
Local event organizer Salลn! Is hosting a Fleet Week Family Day this Saturday at India Basin Waterfront Park at 900 Innes Ave.
The day by the water will offer free boat rides, children’s Fleet Week swag, โoutdoor games and contests with military service members,โ and a brass band performance by the U.S Air Force Band of the Golden West.
If you still have an itch for live music, more melodies are headed to the neighborhood on Sunday, Oct.11 for the seventh annual Butchertown Jazz Festival.
The festival will be hosted at Gratta Wines at 5273 Third St from noon to 6 p.m, on Lane Street between Underwood and Van Dyke, and will feature a pop-up market with food and other products from local makers.
Admission is free, but reserving tickets is recommended.
Next week, itโs time to dust off your sneakers and whip out your running shorts because the We Run Bayview 5k is returning for a third year on Saturday, Oct. 17, and thereโs still time to register.
The race โ which will run along Third St. this year โ is hosted by Young Community Developers, a San Francisco nonprofit that provides job training, among other things. The race begins at 11 a.m at Candlestick Point State Recreation Area at 500 Hunters Point Expressway.
The $30 registration fee comes with a meal voucher that can be redeemed at four Bayview gems: Las Isletas Restaurant, Smoke Soul Kitchen, Gumbo Social and La Laguna.
The race ends at the annual District 10 Health Fest, which ishosted by the Southeast Community Center at 1550 Evans Ave from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The Health Fest will have a slew of free workshops and health services, including flu shots, haircuts, tai chi classes, massage, eye exams and glasses, and a “Freedom from Training Wheels” workshop for young bike riders.
