MPNA Accomplishments

Our Spring MPNA meetings and clean-ups have covered a
wide range of topics and turf.
Our April Clean-up brought 45 neighbors from Middle Polk and our friends from Lower Polk together. We swept the sidewalks and gutters from Broadway to Geary. We had a special team working with DPW's Bureau of Urban Forestry. A great team it was. After a brief training session, members set out to care for tree basins throughout the Middle Polk and Lower Polk Neighborhoods, including all of the trees on California Street from Hyde to Van Ness. They cleaned and weeded the tree basins and then groomed them by laying down a layer of decomposing granite, a material that will keep the weeds out and let the water in. This decomposing granite also makes clean-up around the trees much easier. A celebratory lunch was held at Helen Wills Park.

There was more to celebrate in Middle Polk.
On April 2, 2008, the Middle Polk Neighborhood Association was honored by receiving the prestigious 2008 Safety Network Community Leadership Award for the Central District. At this awards ceremony, MPNA also received the following awards: The California State Senate Certificate of Recognition signed by Senator Carole Migden, The California Legislature Assembly Certificate of Recognition, signed by Assemblyman Mark Leno, The California Legislature Assembly Certificate of Recognition, signed by Assemblywoman and Majority Whip Fiona Ma, a Certificate of Recognition and Leadership Award from the District Attorney Kamala D. Harris, a Certificate of Honor from the City and County of San Francisco signed by Mayor Gavin Newsom, a Certificate of Honor from the Office of the Assessor-Recorder of the City and County of San Francisco signed by Assessor-Recorder Phil Ting and a Certificate of Appreciation from the Safety Network signed by Director Quentin Mecke.

The Middle Polk Neighborhood Association is deeply grateful and honored to have received these most valued awards. Thank you to our members, volunteers and supporters who made this possible.