Tenderloin Community Benefit District

Help plan the future of our Civic Center’s public spaces! See the design options — share your thoughts.

Tuesday, April 24th, the Civic Center Public Realm Plan team will share design options for long-term improvements to Civic Center’s plazas, streets and other public spaces based on community feedback received to-date. Share your input to help create a final plan for enhancing Civic Center as a gathering space and public commons for all San Franciscans.

April 19, Dalda's unveils new artwork from YBCA Youth Fellows

This Thursday, April 19th from 3-6pm, one of the neighborhood's most beloved corner stores, Dalda's at Eddy and Taylor, will be the site a community celebration and art unveiling promoting healthy food access in the Tenderloin.

Join us in conversation, the next Tenderloin Talk LIVE is May 9th

Your next edition of Tenderloin Talk LIVE is here! Join TLCBD in conversation on May 9th, from 5-7pm at the Tenderloin Museum.

Tenderloin Mayoral Forum Photos, Audio, & Moderator Transcript

Nearly 400 community members attended the Tenderloin's SF Mayoral Candidate Forum on April 4th at St. Boniface Auditorium. In case you missed it, below find links to photos, full audio and a moderator transcript (with questions).

TLCBD, Noteworthy, NeighborsFernando PujalsApril 16, 2018SF Mayors Race, Tenderloin SF, Community Pride, Equity, Vote, SF Mayor

Mural Painting at CounterPulse

Throughout the rest of April, the entire Tenderloin community is invited to CounterPulse (80 Turk) to participate in painting Tenderloin in Motion, a large-scale mural that will stretch the entire unit block of Turk Street for two years, during the construction of Group i's 950 Market project. Click the link for painting dates and times.

TLCBD Clean Team Stats for March 2018

In March of 2018, the TLCBD Clean Team removed 28,548 pounds of trash from the district. In addition, our team members properly sanitized for 175 instances of human/animal waste and properly disposed of 1780 syringes. Call the Clean Team at 415-385-5490 or send us a clean request online.

Darwin Bell and the Lashes of Love [SF Weekly]

Photographer and Tenderloin resident Darwin Bell has a new exhibit on view at the Tenderloin Museum. Chronicling vibrant photos of the neighborhood he calls home, SF Weekly writes: "Nothing about this show feels exploitative. Bell doesn’t capture images of people or things that would inspire humiliation if the subjects ever saw the photograph, and he marvels about how living in the neighborhood has guided his sense of perception."

The Nonprofit That’s Launched Dozens of Food Businesses Owned by Women of Color [Eater SF]

The nonprofit plans to open a food hall made up entirely of female-run businesses in San Francisco’s gritty Tenderloin neighborhood. The food hall would “serve Tenderloin residents first and foremost,” Mataka says, but it would also offer an affordable place for La Cocina’s entrepreneurs to open their businesses after graduating, a frequent obstacle in the pricey San Francisco area.

Fernando PujalsApril 9, 2018

Virtual reality turns Paris into moveable feast for San Francisco seniors [SF Gate]

A group of seniors in San Francisco's Tenderloin got their first experience with VR on March 27 courtesy of Zendesk. Read the full story and check out the heartwarming video at SF Gate. By Ted Anderson.