There is never enough time to do all there is to do in this city. Here are just a few of the recent events that have moved across my line of vision: 365 Plays/365 Days Pulitzer-Prize winning playwright Suzan Lori-Parks wrote a play a day …
During the Gold Rush, San Francisco was known as a place of debauchery: greed, gambling, brothels and crime. An early Las Vegas, if you will. Today, San Francisco is known as a place of peace and love: cultural diversity, social acceptance, progressive ideals, and urban …
Arts Forum exists to lift arts and culture into the forefront of public policy. Recently, Arts Forum developed a survey for all San Francisco supervisors up for re-election, to gauge their commitment to the arts. Read the results here.
At a Community Leadership Alliance on Friday, October 13th, Ahsha Safai of the Department of Public Works presented the Community Corridor Partnership. The pilot is a 9 month, $1.7 million program, putting 20 ‘block sweepers’ – city employees armed with a 44 gallon bucket, broom, …
I’ve had some conversations recently about what the San Francisco live art scene lacks. There are many local theatre companies, and several theatre houses. But there is no central hub. For avant-garde theatre lovers, New York City is the place to be. One doesn’t need …
Board of Supervisor’s Hearing today: City Hall, Room 263Monday, October 2, 200610:00 AMRegular Meeting Police Foot Patrols Ordinance adopting Section 10A.1 of the San Francisco Administrative Code to establish a one-year pilot program requiring foot patrols in crime-impacted areas within the boundaries of Northern Park, …
When the city’s sidewalks are heavily traversed by men and women clad in head-to-toe black leather, or sometimes just the head, or just the toe, or just the torso criss-crossed by bondage gear, it can only be for one reason: The Folsom Street Fair. No, …
Curbed SF posted a great list of links and photos of PARK(ing) Day. As it was a beautiful day here in San Francisco, the actual parks were brimming with activity. But for those parts of town lacking in open space – the financial district, SOMA, …
I’ve heard The Tenderloin of San Francisco described in many ways. Perhaps ‘excused’ is a better word. Many San Francisco residents accept it as an unchangeable part of the city’s terrain. It is what it is, and if you don’t like it, stay away. This …