A sliver of the Exploratorium Science Museum is coming to United Nations Plaza for two years in an effort to transform and enliven one of San Francisco’s most challenging public spaces. Join us on June 14 from 11am-12pm at United Nations Plaza for the Sound Commons Living Innovation Zone (LIZ) installation ribbon cutting event. More…
As nearly one of 80,000 small businesses and startups in San Francisco, your business has a tremendous impact on your community and the city’s economic vitality. Together, we create an innovative and vibrant San Francisco. Know that your business is an important part of our community and neighborhood, and without it, San Francisco would not…
Ballots are in the mail now to every parcel owner in the Civic Center Community Benefit District (CCCBD) for the 2016 election for the board of directors. Each property owner, commercial or residential, should get a ballot and have the chance to vote for the new slate of member/representatives being proposed. According to the bylaws…
Our greeter, Stephan, is one of our uniformed night time ambassadors who is stationed in the elevator lobby of the parking garage in Civic Center Plaza.
On Friday, April 29, a film crew will set up in Civic Center and use City Hall as a backdrop. There will be street restrictions and closures. People can still walk to and from MUNI and BART stations. Starting at 7:00pm the crew will be prepping the area in front of City Hall for a…
The San Francisco Arts Commission presents INTRUDE, a large-scale public artwork by Tasmaninan artist Amanda Parer. The highly acclaimed installation features five monumental, inflated rabbits that are illuminated at night. The public artwork will activate the Civic Center Plaza and be available to all of San Francisco residents and visitors to enjoy 24 hours, 7…
On Tuesday, March 29th, Mayor Ed Lee held a press event in Civic Center Plaza to announce the arrival of the new community organization from the South Bay, called the Downtown Streets Team. He was joined by Recreation and Parks Director Phil Ginsburg and Department of Public Works Director Mohammed Nuru. Downtown Streets Team is a Bay…
The Civic Center CBD recently learned that our grant application to make improvements to Ivy Street was approved and we will be receiving $200,000 to work with the neighbors, business owners and several partners to turn the 200-block into a pedestrian friendly community space. The grant is coming from the Mayor’s Office of Housing and…
The Civic Center Community Benefit District (CCCBD) celebrated four years of providing community service on February 1, 2016. These services were the culmination of many years of planning to create the CCCBD, and the many community members who volunteered countless hours to achieve this goal. The CBD also announced they had negotiated a new contract with…
There are several new places to go in Civic Center. Cadence 1446 Market Street Between Van Ness and 10th 5:00 p-10:00p (415) 851-8561 Website Article from Hoodline Cala 149 Fell Street San Francisco, CA 94102 (415) 660-7701 Article from Hoodline Cala Tacos Hickory Alley Open for lunch only Article from Hoodline Mr. Tipples Recording Studio…
Note: The re-route description for the 38 Geary / 38R Geary Rapid route has been updated below. Commuters, residents and Super Bowl fans who use Muni’s surface routes in the Financial District and South of Market neighborhoods may see temporary re-routes and stop re-locations for Super Bowl City from January 23 to February 12. In today’s post, we’ll…
EDITOR’S NOTE: The mapping project is postponed due to expected rain, which would negatively impact the process.
This weekend, San Francisco Public Works and the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency will be performing a truck-mounted Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) survey of Market Street.
For many years, operation dream has sponsored toy drives with the goal of providing gifts to the underserved children of san francisco. Every year, more and more children in our city go without toys and gifts for the holidays. Donate a new unwrapped toy (for kids age 8 and up) at the Bill Graham Civic…
As a result of the Civic Center CBD’s most recent meeting with SFMTA, and operator ImPark regarding parking, pedestrian safety and vehicle and patron patterns in Civic Center, we are reviving a popular $5 Event Rate program at Civic Center Garage.
Mexico City chef Gabriela Cámara has her stateside debut. by Stefanie Tuder, photos by Patricia Chang San Francisco’s about to get a major dose of Mexico, as Gabriela Cámara’s seafood-focused Cala is hitting Mid-Market as early as Monday. The highly anticipated project from the Mexico City-native, who also owns the successful Contramar and Merotoro in…
The Civic Center CBD will end the “People in Plazas” Concert Series on a high note with a group from San Francisco Opera on Wednesday, November 4 from 12:00 -1:00 pm. There will be several high notes actually.
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission invites the community to an open house which will feature the newly completed Civic Center Sustainable Utilities District.
Starting tonight. September 22, the Civic Center CBD will be reinstating the Civic Center greeter position, an ambassador especially assigned to work in the elevator vestibule area for the parking garage in Civic Center Plaza. The hours of service will be Tuesday through Saturday nights, from 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM.
The Civic Center Community Benefit District (CBD) started its fourth year of operations with several safety and cleaning programs solidly in place as the neighborhood continues to transform. This report summarizes those activities.