In conjunction with the Shanghai-San Francisco Sister City 30th Anniversary Celebration, Mayor Gavin Newsom dedicated the colossal statue at City Hall Wednesday morning. The installation is making its world premiere in the heart of San Francisco’s Civic Center. “By bringing this incredible work of art to The City, we underscore Shanghai and San Francisco’s bond [...]
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Anonymous sources at City Hall confirm that San Francisco is running a pilot program to test the feasibility of heating outdoor trash cans. The mastermind behind the concept says “…we go hog-wild with your tax dollars anyhow, and we needed innovative ways to waste more money.” The pilot program will run indefinitely, or until City [...]
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The ongoing revitalization of the Mid-Market neighborhood in San Francisco has the potential to once again make Market Street one of the most majestic and vibrant main streets in America. CityPlace, a proposed retail project by Urban Realty Co., Inc. and Commonfund Realty, Inc., will revitalize a segment of Market Street by bringing viable stores [...]
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Marie-France Ladine, principal of the San Francisco City Academy in the Tenderloin, got an unpleasant surprise last week. She learned that the faith-based school’s new neighbor is going to be the Power Exchange sex club. “Our school is right next door,” she said. “We can hear the music through the wall.” Actually, that music was [...]
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The North of Market / Tenderloin Community Benefit District (http://nom-tlcbd.org) is in the process of mailing their annual report. If you aren’t familiar with the Community Benefit District, it’s the organization that provides extra services to The Tenderloin neighborhood. Things like: cleaning, physical beautification (think tree planting), community marketing, safety and street level services for [...]
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The Arts Commission announced certain details late Tuesday regarding the pilot program Art in Storefronts and the colorful launch planned, which will include live music and speeches by city officials. The program, announced by Mayor Gavin Newsom to help offset the adverse impacts of empty storefronts on commercial corridors, officially launches Oct. 1 with a [...]
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Oct 02, 2009 : Inaugural Exhibition: OPEN Gray Area Foundation for the Arts (GAFFTA) is pleased to announce its Inaugural Exhibition, OPEN, featuring the works of C.E.B. Reas, Camille Utterback and Stamen Design. Including new works from three pioneers in the field of digital art, OPEN celebrates GAFFTA’s arrival as San Francisco’s leading digital arts [...]
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…We’ve all heard about CompStat. It’s a terrific and proven system that uses computer statistics to track crime. But let me save you some time. Draw a circle around the intersection of Turk and Taylor streets in the Tenderloin. You’ve just located the epicenter of drug dealing and violence in the city. Last week Capt. [...]
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New chief gets a look at Tenderloin life | San Francisco Examiner Shared via AddThis
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