The Project
The 22nd St Trail Steps Project was initiated by the Friends of Potrero Hill Recreation Center almost a decade ago in partnership with the San Francisco Recreation & Park Department. The Friends of Potrero Hill Recreation Center is composed of community members working to make the neighborhood’s recreation center even better, and the GBD is proud to be the Fiscal Sponsor and to support their project to improve a steep, rock and dirt path on the park’s north edge by building a box-step trail stair.
The Potrero Hill Recreation Center, at the crest of Potrero Hill, has nearly eleven acres of ballfields, basketball and tennis courts, children’s and toddlers’ play areas, a large dog run, and a large indoor gymnasium with community rooms, all encircled by walking trails with spectacular views of the Bay, the Central Waterfront, and the downtown skyline. The path is the only way to access the park from the east, providing entry from the Potrero Annex housing complex and Dogpatch. It is also a key portion of a 3-block pedestrian way connecting Potrero Hill residents to Dogpatch providing access to the 22nd St. Caltrain Station, the T Line, the Dogpatch Commercial District and the waterfront.
Status
Plans for the stair are complete and approved by Rec Park and are undergoing final city reviews and permitting, with construction scheduled to begin in the Winter of 2025 -26. The project has been generously supported with a major grant from UCSF and substantial donations from the The Power Station Foundation, Keith Goldstein & Donna Warrington and, Russel Simmons and numerous donations from neighbors and supporters.
Donate
Please consider making a donation to help support the 22nd St. Trail Steps:
If you’d like more information on how to donate a larger amount or would like to discuss an in-kind donation of goods or services, please contact the GBD’s Executive Director, Donovan Lacy, at donovan@greenbenefit.org or email the Friends of Potrero Hill Recreation Center.
Donating by Check:
Checks addressed to Friends of the Potrero Hill Recreation Center c/o The Dogpatch & NW Potrero Hill GBD can be mailed to the GBD Treasurer, 1459 18th Street #369, San Francisco, CA 94107
Tax Credit:
Contributions to the Dogpatch & Northwest Potrero Hill Green Benefit District are tax-deductible to the fullest extent permitted by law. Federal Tax ID 47-4983111.
Donor Acknowledgement
The project is funded by a major grant from UCSF ($500,000) along with significant contributions from The Power Station Foundation ($27,500), Keith Goldstein & Donna Warrington ($27,500) and Russel Simmons ($5,000) and numerous donations from neighbors and supporters.
We would also like to acknowledge the following donors who generously contributed to the project through the previous Project Sponsor, the SF Parks Alliance, prior to the GBD becoming the Fiscal May 29, 2025. Below is a list of all donors who have given a cumulative $100 or more to support the project and were donated to the project prior to the GBD becoming Fiscal Sponsor.
Nina Gupta $ 104.47
Liz deRenzy $ 104.47
Alex Rosen $ 104.47
Nicholas Johnson $ 250.00
Amanda Wall $ 261.18
eBay, Inc. Matching $ 261.18
Peter McAughan $ 500.00
Canada Los Angeles $ 500.00
Randal Lin $ 500.00
NVIDIA $ 500.00
Nemil Dalal $ 2,500.00
Thomas Kuruvilla $ 100.00
Lucy Jones $ 100.00
Martin Walsh $ 100.00
Page Family Fund $ 100.00
Brian Beaver $ 100.00
Katherine Pollard $ 104.47
Neil Williams $ 104.47
Justin Shuler $ 104.47
Lisa Ryers $ 104.47
Michele Diederichs $ 104.47
Erika Delacorte $ 104.47
****Per Section 67.29-6 of the San Francisco Sunshine Ordinance Outside Funding
No official or employee or agent of the city shall accept, allow to be collected, or direct or influence the spending of, any money or any goods or services with more than one hundred dollars in aggregate, for the purpose of carrying out or assisting any City function unless the amount and source of all such funds is disclosed as a public record and made available on the website for the department to which the funds are directed. When such funds are provided or managed by an entity, and not an individual, that entity, and not an individual, that entity must agree on writing to abide by this ordinance. The disclosure shall include the names of all individuals or organizations contributing such money and a statement as to any financial interest the contributor has involving the City.