Traffic Advisory: Film Crews Near City Hall Will Impact Access Friday Night

Traffic Advisory: Film Crews Near City Hall Will Impact Access Friday Night

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…

Large, White Rabbits to INTRUDE Civic Center for Three Weeks

Large, White Rabbits to INTRUDE Civic Center for Three Weeks

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…

Downtown Streets Team Comes to San Francisco's Civic Center

Downtown Streets Team Comes to San Francisco's Civic Center

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…

Civic Center CBD Awarded $200,000 Grant to Make Improvements to Ivy Street

Civic Center CBD Awarded $200,000 Grant to Make Improvements to Ivy Street

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…

Civic Center CBD Celebrates Four Years of Service

Civic Center CBD Celebrates Four Years of Service

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…

Super Bowl 50: Temporary Muni Changes in FiDi & SoMa

Super Bowl 50: Temporary Muni Changes in FiDi & SoMa

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…

Update: City to Digitally Map Market Street on Saturday Morning, Parking Restricted

Update: City to Digitally Map Market Street on Saturday Morning, Parking Restricted

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.

Staff of Bill Graham Civic Auditorium Collecting Toys for 'Operation DREAM'

Staff of Bill Graham Civic Auditorium Collecting Toys for 'Operation DREAM'

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…

From SF Eater: Look Around Cala, Bringing Seafood-Focused Mexican to Mid-Market

From SF Eater: Look Around Cala, Bringing Seafood-Focused Mexican to Mid-Market

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…

Civic Center CBD to Bring Back Nighttime Greeter Position in Plaza

Civic Center CBD to Bring Back Nighttime Greeter Position in Plaza

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.

MTA Conducting Nightly Shutdowns of Metro Tunnel for Upgrades

MTA Conducting Nightly Shutdowns of Metro Tunnel for Upgrades

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) recently started the the Radio Replacement and Blue Light Emergency Telephone Replacement projects. These two infrastructure projects will improve Muni’s systemwide communication capabilities and keep trains running safely and reliably through the city. Construction requires early subway shutdowns nightly from 10 p.m. until the start of service in…

Civic Center CBD Has Reached the GuideStar Silver Level Profile

Civic Center CBD Has Reached the GuideStar Silver Level Profile

The Civic Center Community Benefit District (CBD) has achieved the Silver GuideStar Nonprofit Profile level. GuideStar is the world’s largest source of information about nonprofit organizations and a leader in advancing transparency in the nonprofit sector. This level demonstrates the Civic Center CBD’s deep commitment to nonprofit transparency and accountability.