March Meeting Topics

The March meeting will focus on proposed developments on former freeway parcels along Octavia Blvd. Last month the Mayor’s office selected developers for 4 of the market rate parcels, and each of the development teams will make a presentation of their projects to the membership. We will also receive a brief update from the non-profit developer of Octavia Court, the project on the Southwest corner of Oak at Octavia. There is a lot of building proposed for our area, and we will get to work with the development teams for these projects at the beginning of the process.

We will also have a short presentation from a puppeteer who is proposing performances at Patricia’s Green. The neighborhood conceived the Green as a gathering place, with public art and performance art adding to the sense of place at the end of the Boulevard. April will bring the installation of the minature golf course by WowHaus, with each of the holes focusing on a different portion of the area’s history. The possibility of a puppet performance would make the area even more of a draw for families in the area, and we look forward to the presentation.

We will also have updates on the current situation of the Market/Octavia Plan adoption and on UC Extension. As we go to press, both of these projects, which have such a major impact on our neighborhood, have been postponed at the Planning Commission.