October 26, 2021
Zaccho Dance Theatre is excited to announce another new residency program beginning in 2022! A collaborative partnership between Zaccho Dance Theatre and PUSH Dance Company, the Hip Hop Artist Residency & Training (HART) Program is a 4-month residency that will provide training and performance opportunities to 8 Black transitional youth (ages 18-26) with aspirations to build a career in Hip Hop and the performing arts.
October 22, 2021
Please consider being a witness to this historic event: International Tribunal 2021 We Charge Genocide! Much, if not all, of the work that we and our organizations are doing is addressed in the six charges being presented – recognition from the international jurors will only help our work moving forward regardless of the outcome.
October 20, 2021
Mayor London N. Breed and Supervisor Rafael Mandelman have initiated steps to work with the Sheriff and the Adult Probation Department to reform San Francisco’s electronic monitoring program. This public safety tool needs reforms to achieve its original deterrence function, while also serving as an alternative to incarceration.
October 20, 2021
Mayor London N. Breed today commemorated 25 years of organics recovery in what has been hailed as the most successful, comprehensive, and innovative composting program in the country. Since 1996, residents and businesses have recovered organic material, primarily food scraps, away from landfills and applied to local farmland, vineyards, and ranches. Today, the City collects more than 500 tons per day from the green bin.
October 20, 2021
Mayor London N. Breed, the Department on the Status of Women, and non-profit organization Freedom Forward today celebrated the opening of the HYPE (Helping Young People Elevate) Center, a drop-in center designed and developed by local youth that provides critical services and resources for 14- to 25-year-olds across the Bay Area.
October 20, 2021
Mayor London N. Breed, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA), the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC), and San Francisco Public Works today celebrated the completion of the Geary Rapid Project. This major civic improvement project has helped revitalize one of San Francisco’s busiest corridors between Market and Stanyan streets with more reliable bus service, safer streets, upgraded utilities, and new trees
October 18, 2021
Black Emergency Managers Association CEO Charles D. Sharp shared the honor of serving with Former Secretary of State Colin Powell upon the passing of Powell October 18, 2021 due to complications of COVID-19.
October 16, 2021
The impacts of climate change are increasing the frequency and intensity of disasters. Individuals, families, and communities must take a proactive approach and behaviors to save lives, their communities, their culture and heritage.
October 15, 2021
Mayor Libby Schaaf: "We're proud that Governor Newsom chose Oakland's own Kingston 11 Cuisine to sign the latest California COVID-19 recovery package. This legislation will keep the good ideas that worked during the pandemic—like parklets and to-go cocktails—and continue to grow and strengthen our small local, businesses." #BuildBackBetter
October 15, 2021
Mrs. Verlie Mae Pickens, a long-time resident of San Francisco, California, passed away on Wednesday afternoon, September 22, 2021, surrounded with the love and care of her granddaughter, Ms. Charisse Anderson, in Los Angeles. Mrs. Pickens was born in Lake Charles, Louisiana on June 11, 1916, the daughter of Mr. Thomas Alfred Nisby and Mrs. Lillian Lumpkin Nisby. She celebrated her 105th Birthday with her family at Disneyland this year.