In September, a neighborhood resident living on First Street noticed an unusual pile of rocks on Guy Place, by the Guy Place Mini Park construction site. Realizing they were old cobblestones unearthed by the construction crews working at the park, he then reached out to The East Cut Community Benefit District to ask if our […]
Following a tragic accident last March, Mayor London Breed issued an executive order for faster traffic safety improvements on the City’s High Injury Network. San Francisco’s Vision Zero is leading the Mayor’s initiative and will build new safety elements on Howard, between 3rd and Embarcadero Streets. Improvements include a parking-protected bike lane, an increase in […]
Join The East Cut Community Benefit District in celebrating the reopening of Salesforce Park with a mid-week happy hour! We will have live music, games, wine, beer, and gin cocktails!
After 10 months, we are thrilled to welcome visitors back to Salesforce Park. When walking along the pathway you will quickly notice how lush the landscape has become and how well the plants and trees have grown.
Hundreds of volunteers gathered at Embarcadero Plaza this morning at 8:00 am to answer the call from the San Francisco Travel Association and the Hotel Council of San Francisco to participate in Love Our City—a volunteering event to clean areas of District 6. About 20 volunteers were dispatched in The East Cut to paint a […]
It is now official, Salesforce Transit Center and Salesforce Park are both set to reopen on Monday, July 1, 2019. The transit center closed in September 2018—just weeks after its grand opening—has completed all necessary repairs and reviews to guarantee a safe return for users and visitors…
Are you interested in community planning, neighborhood parks, streetscape, pedestrian and bike safety, and public rights of way?
Join The East Cut Community Benefit District for two South Downtown Design+Activation Plan Open House events, on Thursday, May 16th and Saturday, May 18th…
Over 580 neighbors and stakeholders responded to the initial East Cut survey on Transbay Park. Together with the Office of Community of Investment and Infrastructure (OCII) and San Francisco Public Works (SFPW)…
The How Weird Street Faire is a San Francisco tradition celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2019. Please find important information. The How Weird Street Faire is applying for a street closure permit to hold the 20th annual faire, taking place this Sunday May 5, 2019, from 12:00 pm to 8:00 pm…
Dozens of children came from all parts of the neighborhood and beyond, braving strong winds with their parents, to participate in the Easter egg hunt at Emerald Park on Saturday, April 20, 2019!
The Mayor’s proposed navigation center at Seawall Lot 330 has made homelessness and the welfare of unsheltered San Franciscans top-of-mind for many of us in the East Cut area. The proposal has generated the largest amount of community engagement of any project we’ve ever seen – on both sides of the issue.
The East Cut Community Benefit District is inviting the community to provide input on the future Transbay Park designs, before the park gets developed on Transbay Block 3. This is a unique opportunity for workers, residents, and visitors in the neighborhood to inform the design of a central park for the community!
The East Cut CBD is pleased to present our Fiscal Year 2017-2018 Annual Report. This document chronicles our accomplishments in the second full year of CBD operations…
Spring is here and we can now enjoy spending more time outside! For those living and/or working in dense urban areas, public open spaces are ideal for enjoying a cup coffee, grabbing lunch with coworkers, having informal meetings, and much more…
In November 2018, conversations about the possible introduction of affordable groceries being jeopardized in The East Cut District sparked. While the community celebrated the opening of Woodlands Markets at Lumina in August 2017 -which positively impacted the fabric of the neighborhood- many neighbors remained wishful of seeing more grocery options…
