About PAR
Who we are
PAR (Planning Association for the Richmond), the largest neighborhood organization in San Francisco, was established in 1970. We have a dues-paying membership of about 1,600 households in the Richmond District. As a 501c3 corporation, dues, starting at $15 per year and are tax deductible. This is our only source of income: in order to keep views and values grounded in the Richmond, we do not accept operating funds from any private or government body. Membership is open to everyone living, working, or owning property or a business in the Richmond District of San Francisco. We are governed by an annually elected, 23-member Board of Directors which meets monthly. Our newsletter is published quarterly prior to each General Membership Meeting.
Our mission
To develop and implement policies and recommendations for the maintenance and enhancement of the physical and social dimensions of life in the Richmond District.
To stimulate formation of neighborhood organizations in the areas of the Richmond District currently unserved.
To support individual associations in pursuing issues relating to planning and the physical and social environment.
PAR works on Richmond District issues
PAR is involved in a variety of issues that affect the quality of life in the Richmond District. Some of our many areas of involvement include
• Bicycle route and lane planning
• California Academy of Sciences
• Central Freeway/Octavia Blvd. Advisory Comm.
• Clean Water Advisory Commission
• de Young Museum
• Doyle Drive Task Force
• Friends of the Urban Forest
• Geary Corridor Transportation Plan
• Golden Gate Park Concourse Authority
• Golden Gate Park Master Plan
• GGNRA - Ocean Beach, Cliff House
• Graffiti removal
• Heritage's Inner-Richmond Survey
• Housing Action Coalition
• Kaiser Neighborhood Council
• Legion of Honor Museum
• Lobos Creek
• Mountain Lake Park
• Neighborhood Associations for Presidio Planning
• Recreation-Open Space Advisory Committee
• Park Presidio Blvd. planting & renovation
• Parking and Traffic solutions
• Planning and Zoning
• Presidio Environmental Clean-up
• Presidio Trust
• Public Health Service Hospital
• Residential Permit Parking
• Richmond Branch Library retrofit
• Richmond Hills Family Center
• Richmond Neighborhood Coalition
• Richmond Police Forum
• Richmond Recreation Center
• SF Planning & Urban Research: SPUR
• Sutro Heights Historic District
• Tour Bus Task Force
• Veterans Administration Medical Center
Contact PAR
3145 Geary Blvd., #205
San Francisco CA 94118
Voicemail: 415.974.9332
FAX: 415-641-8621
President Ray Holland
Secretary/Treasurer Paul Rosenberg
Land Use Peter Winklestein
