WELCOME TO SAN FRANCISCO BEAUTIFUL:
Creating, enhancing and protecting the unique beauty and livability of San Francisco
From restoring landmarks to saving parks, San Francisco Beautiful acts for the benefit of all who live, work and play in San Francisco.
San Francisco Beautiful is the only organization in San Francisco whose sole purpose is to protect and enhance the city´s urban environment. We work year round to improve the quality of daily life, strengthen communities, and empower citizens to maintain the character of the city´s parks, neighborhoods and streets. Through civic initiatives and outreach, grants, and award programs, San Francisco Beautiful helps ensure that this celebrated City by the Bay becomes even better.
VICTORY!!
SB 1310-Digital Billboards
Fails in Sacramento!
SB 1310 - Digital Billboards Fails to Pass State Senate Committee!
Thanks to our collective efforts, SB 1310 - Digital Billboards failed in the Senate Transportation & Housing Committee today!
As you are aware, San Francisco Beautiful strongly opposed SB 1310 which would have allowed the conversion of existing billboards near landscaped portions of our freeways to digital/electronic format.
The Senate Transportation & Housing Committee voted on SB 1310 today and the bill failed to get enough votes to get out of the committee.
This is a major victory against billboard blight and we could not have done it without your calls and support. At the hearing Alan Lowenthal, Committee Chair, mentioned the large number of calls he received opposing SB 1310 and we have you to thank for that!
Click here for history contact information and a sample letter.
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SFB Scores A Victory!
Billboard V-P Kept Off Planning Commission
Thanks to San Francisco Beautiful’s collective efforts including all of our emails, calls, letters and testimony, the appointment of Ryan Brooks to the Planning Commission was withdrawn!
Ryan Brooks is a Vice President with CBS Outdoor - a large billboard company operating numerous billboards in San Francisco. San Francisco Beautiful raised the issue that his appointment to the Planning Commission would create serious conflicts of interest regarding billboard issues.
San Francisco Beautiful thanks everyone for helping to stop this misguided appointment.
For background information, click here.
See article in March 14, 2008 Examiner regarding issue. San Francisco Beautiful's Executive Director Dee Dee Workman quoted.
San Francisco Beautiful Benefits
Via Ancient City Art Exhibit
"The art of urban transformation"
Thank you to everyone who made this month-long event such a great success!
See February 8th Exhibit Opening Photos
SFB staff members Sheila Kolenc and Marcie Keever join Executive Director Dee Dee Workman (center) at the Ancient City art exhibit opening on February 8th. Photo by artist Alan Mazzetti.
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