The Trust For Public Land, the San Francisco Recreation & Park Department, and the Helen Diller Family Foundation invite you to celebrate the start of construction on these innovative, creative play spaces in the heart of the city. Join them for the groundbreaking of the Helen Diller Civic Center Playgrounds! Tuesday, February 14, 2017 11:00am…
Display to Honor Chinese New Year and the 20th Anniversary of the Establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Sculptures are on view January 30 – March 10, 2017 City and cultural leaders will gather in honor of Chinese New Year and to mark the 20th Anniversary of the Establishment of the Hong Kong…
Sound Installation Coupled with Investments to Improve Quality of Life Will Aid Civic Center Transformation into Inclusive Public Space Mayor Edwin M. Lee today unveiled Sound Commons in United Nations Plaza, a new Living Innovation Zone (LIZ) partnership with the Exploratorium and San Francisco Planning Department. Sound Commons is a sound-based installation composed of interactive…
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…
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…
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 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 Civic Center CBD will present FREE weekly concerts on Wednesdays, from noon to 1:00pm, to activate and Civic Center Plaza. They begin July 8 and will continue through the end of October.
Please Join Us for an event to celebrate the launch of the City’s second Living Innovation Zone, the Studio 1.
Market Street runs through the heart of our beautiful city, yet it can feel uninviting and disconnected. Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, the San Francisco Planning Department, and the James L. Knight Foundation believe that Market Street should bring together people from different neighborhoods and backgrounds.
Last Month, the Civic Center Community Benefit District (CBD) sent out a survey to everybody through email and social media asking people to take a short two-question survey. The survey asked what types of activities would people like to see happen in the Civic Center Plaza to activate the space. The second question asked people to…
The Market’s flagship gourmet food market will open at 1355 Market Street on January 21, 2015. The Market is opening its flagship location on January 21, 2015 at 1355 Market Street. Anchoring the ground floor of the historic Market Square building, The Market will bring an elevated food experience to the heart of mid-Market, a…
Please join staff from Recreation and Parks and the Trust for Public Land for the first of a series of community meetings to discuss the renovation of the playgrounds at Civic Center Plaza. Meetings are open to everyone* Tuesday. July 15, 2014 5:30-7:30 PM Latino/Hispanic Meeting Room SF Public Library 100 Larkin Street, San Francisco *If…
Central Market businesses and bike commuters are welcome to participate in a 3-part lunchtime workshop series to discuss existing incentives to encourage bike commuting and develop actionable strategies for implementing business and bike friendly Market Street improvements. All workshops are 12:30-1:30pm at Huckleberry Bicycles: Tuesday, February 25, 2014 Tuesday, March 11, 2014 Tuesday, March 25,…
The Civic Center Community Benefit District (CCCBD) started its third year of operations with a goal to build on our strengths from the first year, improve and evaluate existing programs, and embark in new areas set out in the management plan. This report summarizes those activities. Download the report
The Civic Center Community Benefit District (CBD) is bringing holiday cheer to the neighborhood by presenting its inaugural musical event, “Holiday Lights and Fanfare,” starting December 6, 2013. Spearheaded by the External Affairs Committee of the Civic Center CBD, “Holiday Lights and Fanfare” will be a series of performances meant to activate neighborhood streets and…