Thanks to funding via the Neighborhood Works Program, the new multi-sport court at L.A. Wise Park is finished. The court is lined for many sports, with basketball being played there almost as soon as the paint was dry! Importantly, the court is also set up for Pickleball. A sort of…
Author: Pete Radecki for SGFNN
In addition to regular membership meetings, we have two big events coming up this summer: our annual cleanup and annual neighborhood-wide yard sale. The cleanup is scheduled for June 7, 3-8 pm. Unlike past years’, we are planning to hold it in the back lot of Complete Electronics Recycling, located at…
BNA activities for 2022 continue to grow. In 2022, we held 10 general membership meetings with speakers, great Q&A sessions with our PAR officer, and pot luck dinners. Zone 1 City Councilwoman Monica Horton graciously came to several of our meetings, and her insights have been most helpful to our residents.…
If you live in the Bissett neighborhood, please share your concerns and ideas about how to improve our neighborhood. The Bissett Neighborhood Association is conducting an online and in-person survey to learn from you, our residents, about challenges you face, problems you see, things you find appealing, and ideas about…
Eden Village 2, located at the west end of Brower Street, holds a volunteer day 9-11 a.m. on the third Saturday of each month. You don’t need experience or need to call ahead. Just come out and help out! Typical activities include light yard work, cleaning, planting and in some…
Bissett’s “Yard-Zale” is set for Saturday, July 16, 8 am until 2 p.m. We’re expecting quite a few neighbors to be selling good stuff, so come out to find bargains and enjoy meeting neighbors. We especially want to invite those from outside Bissett to come out. It’s always fun to meet new…
Since its recent establishment in the Bissett neighborhood, The Gathering Tree’s Eden Village 2 has been developing a growing relationship with BNA. EV2 was awarded a NOVA last December from BNA in recognition of its establishment and importantly, for its part in replacing the old derelict and largely abandoned trailer park…
Unlike previous years, the Bissett annual cleanup will be held in midweek instead of on a Saturday. The public dropoff is scheduled for 4-8 p.m. on Tuesday, June 7 with the tentative location Bissett Elementary School west parking lot. If you live in Bissett, be looking for a postcard in the…
Two years ago the west end of Brower Street in the Bissett neighborhood was a ramshackle assortment of dangerous and largely abandoned mobile homes. It was also the site for frequent illegal dumping, and experienced frequent police calls related to drugs and other crimes. Today, it is a beautiful park, a…
BNA activities for 2021 were certainly a step up from the previous year. Emerging from the covid pandemic, BNA held a handful of meetings, a street cleanup, a neighborhood-wide yard sale, and special Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners. In addition, our annual neighborhood cleanup was a great success. It was held in September…