For nearly 100 years, the Superior Auto garage has visually dominated the corner of 16th and Albion streets. Built by famed architect Joseph L. Stewart, the monumental garage was built to herald the arrival of the single-occupant automobile, San Francisco’s newest transit option after 1906. They were built to park and repair cars in a […]
Bay Area Reporter Feb8, 2017 With numerous commercial vacancies in the Castro, neighborhood activists urged one of the city’s largest real estate firms to make more of an effort to fill the empty storefronts on the Church Street corridor. At a gathering January 31, held in the upstairs meeting room of Churchill bar at 198 […]
photo: 3145 Fillmore Street is up for lease in the Cow Hollow neighborhood, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018, in San Francisco, Calif. SF Chronicle By J.K. Dineen February 5, 2018 Updated: February 5, 2018 7:37pm Frustration over the growing number of vacant retail spaces in San Francisco neighborhood shopping districts boiled over at City Hall Monday, with a […]
This article appeared in the Bay Area Reporter on 1/18/2018 The San Francisco Women’s Building is closer to becoming a national historic site, which would make it one of a handful of properties across the country given such federal recognition due to its place in LGBT history and only the third on the West Coast. […]
In an effort to enhance beauty and promote safety, the Dolores Park Garden Club has been formed to, among other things, build and sustain flower beds throughout the park. Under the direction of volunteer Robert Brust, a small group recently gathered near the park’s Helen Diller playground to prune, pick, and pluck. “This is one […]
The letter below was printed in the Bay Area Reporter on October 5, 2017. *** As a resident of the Mission Dolores district and a proud member of our neighborhood association board, I’ve been gratified to see our community come together over the past months to take a firm stand against violence in Dolores Park, […]
Friends of the Urban Forest is planting trees in the Mission! For details on how to get a tree for your street, please see the attached flyer. Please pass this on to your friends and neighbors.mission-flyers-9-18 Jasmine Lim Community Outreach Manager Friends of the Urban Forest 1007 General Kennedy Ave Ste 1 San Francisco […]