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    Accomplishments

    GWPNA has been active in the neighborhood since 1974, and has helped make West Portal a
    better place to live in hundreds of ways. We've highlighted a few GWPNA accomplishments here.
    If you join, you too, can be involved in GWPNA and neighborhood issues.
    • Co-Sponsored the 2012 District 7 Supervisor Candidates forum with the West of Twin Peaks Central Council
    • Co-Sponsored the 2011 Mayoral Candidates forum with the West of Twin Peaks Central Council.
    • Purchased a pull-down projection screen for the West Portal Playground Clubhouse
    • GWPNA Has been actively involved in neighborhood zoning issues along West Portal Avenue
    • Has a close association with the West Portal Merchants Association and strives to support it in an effort to maintain an attractive and interesting shopping district
    • Worked with San Francisco Recreation & Park Department to build the clubhouse and to renovate the West Portal Playground
    • Helped fund the start-up costs associated with creating a Neighborhood Commercial District (NCD) in West Portal to ensure a lively commercial district
    • Contracted and funded a pedestrian safety study for the neighborhood
    • Raised money to help rebuild the West Portal Library
    • Helped  develop special requirements for housing construction on Edgehill Mountain for safety reasons
    • Raised money for establishment of open space on Edgehill Mountain
    • Kept Blockbuster from opening a store on West Portal,  in order to protect the locally owned businesses from encroachment by large, nationwide chain stores
    • Participated in the Lake Merced Task Force, an organization whose work increased the water level and improved the water quality at Lake Merced

    GWPNA Provides Expertise

    GWPNA supports, educates and helps fellow neighbors in any way it can. If you have concerns about something happening (or not happening) in the neighborhood, and aren't sure where to turn - turn to GWPNA. Some of our members have lived in the neighborhood their whole lives, and have experience in working with City Departments and Officials, and are more than willing to share that expertise.