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.
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…
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.
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.
In June, the CBD started an experiment to see if we could impact safety, both real and perceived, by adding one nighttime ambassador dedicated to the entrance and elevator area of the Civic Center Parking Garage.