March 2021: District News and Highlights
Your monthly digest of East Cut neighborhood happenings for the month of March. For a link to the full newsletter click here. Prior District Newsletters
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New York Artist Vanha Lam Launches Interactive Installation in the East Cut
New York City artist Vanha Lam, known for her work using folded paper and canvas, is responsible for the district’s new installation of a large-scale indoor zen rock garden, tended daily, which opened to the public for viewing March 12th. As Vanha immerses herself into the quiet and contemplative state of maintaining the garden, she […]
February 2021: District News and Highlights
Your monthly digest of East Cut neighborhood happenings for the month of February. For a link to the full newsletter click here. Prior District Newsletters
Folsom Streetscape Improvements Project Construction Update
Construction Update for 3/1/20: The Folsom Streetscape Improvement Project reached Substantial Completion (all contract work completed, short of punch list items) on February 19, 2021. The punch list items left to complete include: Repour concrete sidewalk flags where previously-installed concrete may have cracked, as well as new concrete where utility boxes have been installed Install […]
The East Cut CBD’s FY2019-2020 Annual Report is Here!
The East Cut Community Benefit District has had an eventful fiscal year and we are very happy to report on all the achievements made between July 2019 and June 2020 through the Annual Report. The report offers a page-by-page snapshot of the organization’s operations and activities over the 12-month period. Throughout the month of February, […]
Five Additional Bigbelly Trash Receptacles Installed in The East Cut
Earlier this week, the City removed five standard cans from The East Cut to make way for Bigbelly trash receptacles. This latest installation brings the total number of smart cans in the district up to ten from its previous number of five (installed in December 2019). This latest addition to the district’s Bigbelly cache brings […]
January 2021: District News and Highlights
Your monthly digest of East Cut neighborhood happenings for the month of January. For a link to the full newsletter click here. Prior District Newsletters
Community Steps Up, Fulfilling Service Team Ambassador Wish List through Donations
A new fridge to store healthy snacks, a standing desk to relieve back pain, and (most importantly) an updated coffee machine to pump out warm cups of “Jo” all day long. These are just a few of the items East Cut Residents gifted to the Services Team this holiday season through generous tax deductible donations […]
December 2020: District News and Highlights
Your monthly digest of East Cut neighborhood happenings for the month of December. For a link to the full newsletter click here. Prior District Newsletters
November 2020: District News and Highlights
Your monthly digest of East Cut neighborhood happenings for the month of November. For a link to the full newsletter click here. Prior District Newsletters
The East Cut’s Public Art Grows with Heather Day Mural at the Dhal-Beck Electric Building
Bay Area-based artist Heather Day is known for her vibrant, abstract paintings, often highly pigmented, which radiate energy. The artist notes that her “murals, large canvases, and intimate drawings study the mechanisms of sensory perception — mining what happens when the body interprets a sound as a texture, or a scent as a color.” The […]
East Cut Eats Concludes with Over $16,000 Raised for Local Businesses through Fee-Free Delivery Initiative
On Thursday, October 29th, East Cut CBD staff and volunteers got together for the last time to offer free delivery within the district to residents in an effort to support area small businesses. The East Cut Eats program, which launched in July 2020, had the goal of increasing awareness to which businesses in the district […]
Encampment at 110 Main Cleared, Most Accept Stable Housing
On Wednesday, October 28th, San Francisco’s Healthy Streets Operations Center (HSOC) addressed the encampment on Main and Mission streets. The East Cut CBD has done its best to provide service and cleaning to the encampment since March, while continually advocating for a better outcome for the neighborhood and the individuals living on the sidewalk. The […]
Howard Street Quick-Build Project Updates
The SFMTA, as part of its Vision Zero Quick Build effort, will begin work on Howard Street between 3rd Street and the Embarcadero on November 16th, 2020. The work is expected to be completed before the end of the month and is part of the Howard Street Quick-Build Project. A summary of the project taken […]
One Market Serves as Partner for Final Delivery Event
Last week, the East Cut CBD staff and its team of East Cut Eats volunteers gathered together at One Market to offer the final day of fee-free delivery to East Cut Residents. Seventeen orders were placed for dinner by district residents and were delivered by foot and by bike throughout the evening. One Market launched […]