Advocating for our San Francisco, California, community since 1994, the India Basin Neighborhood Association is a membership organization of local residents, property owners, business owners and workers, and friends. The IBNA Mission is to advocate for the needs of people living, working, and playing in India Basin while preserving its natural beauty, history, and diversity.
IBNA plans for 2023 include:
- Monthly Art on Innes events to beautify the neighborhood
- Semi-annual Community Conversations to go deep on a specific issue or development
- Regular communication via FREE monthly newsletter, social media, and this website
- Continued advocacy
- Fun events for neighbors to meet neighbors
Residents, local business owners and workers, property owners, and friends of the community are encouraged to get involved with IBNA. For as little as $20 you can join IBNA for all of 2022 and help continue the important work. IBNA is managed by a volunteer Board of Directors that meets monthly.
Community Resources
Reporting Problems
Park Patrol Dispatch (if something is going on in a park)
415 242-6390
San Francisco Police Department
Captain Troy Dangerfield, Bayview Station
India Basin Elected Representation
- San Francisco Supervisor District 10
- State Assembly District 17
- State Senate District 11
- U.S. Congressional District 12
Affiliations
IBNA members hold official seats on:
- Citizens Advisory Committee to the Hunters Point Shipyard Redevelopment Area (CAC)
- Eastern Neighborhood Democratic Club
and belongs to:
- San Francisco Southeast Alliance
- Alliance for a Clean Waterfront
- Bayview Historical Society
- Eastern Neighborhood Democratic Club
- Rescue SF
IBNA History
The history of India Basin is a curious combination of industry and open space, business and pleasure. The name India Basin first appeared on a map in 1868, but theories as to its origin remain murky. The most unexceptional guess is that India Basin is named for the ships from the India Rice Mill Company, which docked there in the 19th century. But we suspect that it was so named because the water from nearby springs would stay fresh until a ship reached India.
In response to plans to build a second power plant in our neighborhood, the Innes Avenue Coalition was formed in November, 1994. Two-years later in 1996, the Friends of India Basin came together to advocate for the acquisition and stewardship of what is now India Basin Shoreline Park. By 1998, the two groups merged to form the India Basin Neighborhood Association. Since then IBNA has worked to keep what is great about India Basin, the natural beauty and open space, while embracing the growth and development that is inevitable in a jewel like San Francisco.
Oh, and that second power plant? Not only was it never built, and by 2006 the PG&E Hunters Point Power Plant was removed as well. That’s the power of community.
What Do the Flags Mean?
Hundreds of years ago, before the invention of radio or other electronic communication, sailors created a system of Signal Flags to talk to people on other ships. Signal Flags use a combination of five bold colors arranged in simple shapes and patterns to send visual messages across distances. Today, Signal Flags remain an important part of the International Code of Signals and are learned and used by sailors around the world on boats and ships of all sizes. The most well-known Signal Flags are the twenty-six alphabet flags.