Gay Pride This Weekend, Here’s A Map of the Street Closures

Gay Pride This Weekend, Here’s A Map of the Street Closures

Celebration and Rally – Sat, June 24, 12:00 Noon to 6:00 PM Sun, June 25, 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM – Civic Center Plaza Immerse yourself into two-days of community engagement and entertainment. MAIN STAGE Two days of inspirational speakers and performers; with Betty Who, Cazwell, Madame Gandhi, Kimberly Alvarenga, Dru Project, Maysam Sodagari, and…

Public Art for Bill Graham Civic Can Be Viewed at the Library

Public Art for Bill Graham Civic Can Be Viewed at the Library

The San Francisco Arts Commission announces the proposal display for a new public artwork for the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium. The objective of this project is to activate and enliven the Polk Street and west facing Hayes Street façades of the Auditorium with a significant, museum-caliber artwork of the highest aesthetic quality for permanent display….

SPUR Panel to Talk About Civic Center Commons: Creating Inclusive Public Space

SPUR Panel to Talk About Civic Center Commons: Creating Inclusive Public Space

The City and County of San Francisco, along with many community partners, are bringing new and dynamic attractions and experiences to the Civic Center Commons — Civic Center Plaza, United Nations Plaza and the space between — while better engaging and serving the low- or no-income people who rely on these spaces every day. Hear…

Helen Diller Playgrounds in Civic Center to Break Ground in February

Helen Diller Playgrounds in Civic Center to Break Ground in February

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…

Large-Scale Sculptures Will Light Up Civic Center Plaza Until March

Large-Scale Sculptures Will Light Up Civic Center Plaza Until March

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…

Inauguration Weekend Activities and Protests This Weekend

Inauguration Weekend Activities and Protests This Weekend

Presidential Inauguration Day Activities Friday, January 20:  Numerous planned and unplanned activities will take place from 8 a.m. through the evening at Justin Herman Plaza, City Hall, Civic Center, Market Street, the downtown area and elsewhere in the City.  Customers should plan extra travel time and be prepared for service impacts if protests disrupt traffic….

CBD and SFMTA Roll Out Parking Specials for the Holidays

CBD and SFMTA Roll Out Parking Specials for the Holidays

For the third year in a row, the Civic Center CBD is partnering with the SFMTA and Impark to offer the popular $5 Flat Event Rate program at Civic Center Garage for the holidays season. Since 2015, SFMTA staff have made several improvements at the Civic Center Garage: the Civic Center Community Benefit District has…

Outside Lands To Run Shuttles from Bill Graham Civic Auditorium to GGP

Outside Lands To Run Shuttles from Bill Graham Civic Auditorium to GGP

Friday through Sunday, 12 p.m. to 10 p.m. Golden Gate Park Now in its ninth year, Outside Lands has quickly become one of the premier music and arts festivals in the country. A stellar roster of established and up-and-coming artists will play to an expected crowd of 200,000 people during the three days. This year’s headliners…

CBD Elects New Officers and Honors Two at Annual Meeting

CBD Elects New Officers and Honors Two at Annual Meeting

The Civic Center Community Benefit District (CBD) held its Annual Meeting on Thursday, June 23, 2016, at 9:00 am, at the newly remodeled San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery in War Memorial Veterans’ Building.The first order of business was outgoing chair Bill Whitfield presented a brochure that was printed that highlights key CBD accomplishments in the past year….

Civic Center CBD is Seeking a Part-time Program Coordinator

Civic Center CBD is Seeking a Part-time Program Coordinator

The Civic Center CBD and partnering with the Asian Art Museum to employ a part-time Program Coordinator to assist with activation programs in Civic Center Plaza and the new Living Innovation Zome coming to the Asian Art Museum property on Fulton Street. This collaboration allows both organizations to pool limited resources and create a better…

San Francisco Pride Announces Screening And Bag Checks For 2016

San Francisco Pride Announces Screening And Bag Checks For 2016

There will be security screening and metal detectors at all points of entry for the 2016 San Francisco Pride Celebration and festival, scheduled for Saturday, June 25 from 12:00 Noon to 6:00 PM and Sunday, June 26 from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM at San Francisco’s Civic Center. Bags are highly discouraged, and no bags…

CBD to Honor Two Individuals With Civic Center Star Awards

CBD to Honor Two Individuals With Civic Center Star Awards

The Civic Center Community Benefit District (CBD) will honor local businesswoman Maryanne Zadfar, and Rob Malone from the SFMTA with Civic Star Awards as part of the CBD’s Annual Meeting on Thursday, June 23, 2016, at 9:00 am. We will be holding the event in Room 125 next to the newly remodeled San Francisco Arts…

City's Second Living Innovation Zone Unveiled in UN Plaza

City's Second Living Innovation Zone Unveiled in UN Plaza

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…

Warriors Game to Be Shown in Civic Center Plaza Friday Night

Warriors Game to Be Shown in Civic Center Plaza Friday Night

The City will host a free viewing party for basketball fans at Civic Center this Friday, June 10, at 6 p.m., when the Golden State Warriors take on the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game Four of the NBA Finals. Presented by Mayor Ed Lee, SF Recreation and Parks, and Another Planet Entertainment, with support from Recology…

From Expedia: Revealing the hottest spots in town for celebrating Pride

From Expedia: Revealing the hottest spots in town for celebrating Pride

This year, the San Francisco Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Pride Celebration Committee is hosting its 46th annual Pride event in the City by the Bay. The festival is committed to uniting, educating, and supporting all members of the community. Known as one of the wildest and most colorful Pride bashes in the world, the event…

Sound Commons Living Innovation Zone Coming from the Exploratorium

Sound Commons Living Innovation Zone Coming from the Exploratorium

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…

San Francisco Celebrates Small Business Week

San Francisco Celebrates Small Business Week

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…