Corbett Heights Neighbors

The Castro CBD has contracted with Urban Ecology to develop a Streetscape Design and Implementation Plan for the district. Your participation is important. You are the experts in the neighborhood, and your ideas are needed!

Walgreen's Expansion

In case any of you is not aware, Walgreen's purchased Star Pharmacy (corner of Castro and 18^th) in the late 70s. They expanded into the Castro Cafe shortly afterward. They then decided that they needed more room for prescriptions so they leased the storefront on 18^th St around the corner. Then they opened up on Market near Sanchez. Then they expanded the Castro store again, this time moving into the Phoenix Bar. Last year it was brought to our attention that they had leased the old laundromat next door to their 18^th St. store intending to expand yet again — this time creating a "specialty pharmacy". The new store would be over 3,000 square feet.

Todd Horton of Walgreen's, Supervisor Bevan Dufty, and many concerned neighbors will be attending tomorrow night's EVPA (Eureka Valley Promotion Association) meeting to express their opinion on the expansion.

Please attend if you can. It will take place at the Eureka Valley Recreation Center behind Cala (or whatever it's called now) at 100 Collingwood, in the main auditorium. It starts at 7:30p.

CHN Quarterly Meeting

Corbett Heights Neighbors will be having its quarterly meeting on the 24^th of this month.

We'll have someone from MTA to discuss possible traffic calming for our neighborhood — especially 17^th St.

Also:

Latest Undergrounding updates.
Discussion on MUNI's Transit Effectiveness Project — many of us will be affected by the rerouting of several bus lines.
New Corbett Heights Neighbors blog and upcoming website.
The following links provide information about the pesticide spraying that is scheduled to take place in San Francisco this summer to combat the apple moth.