Chess on Market

Chess on Market

For over 30 years, chess games have been a popular activity near Fifth and Market. Earlier this month, SFPD shut down the games and confiscated the chess pieces and boards because, “It’s turned into a big public nuisance. I think maybe it’s a disguise for some other things that are going on.” said police Capt. […]

MaestraPeace Mural (2012)

MaestraPeace Mural

Client: Women’s Building Visit Website: http://www.womensbuilding.org Painted in 1994, The Women’s Building’s beautiful MaestraPeace Mural is a work of artistic achievement and a symbol of women’s contributions throughout history and the world. It is one of the most famous of the Mission District’s murals, and after seventeen years it needed restoration. We partnered with the Women’s Building […]

Play Streets (2013)

Play Streets

In some San Francisco neighborhoods the options for community gatherings and outdoor play are limited -not only by the availability of safe, open spaces- but by the permitting process that allows communities to program and access these spaces. 25% of San Francisco is street or sidewalk space. Creating a process to allow temporary street closures […]

Parklets (2012-14)

Parklet

SF Beautiful partners with the SFSU and the SF Planning Department to study the impacts of the parklets program and recommend improvements. 2014SF Beautiful intern Sida Li tested the draft Parklet survey tool designed to determine the standards by which parklets are determined to be healthy, safe, clean, and green. A recommended plant list will be completed to support […]

Luggage Store Living Wall (2010)

Luggage Store Living Wall

$3,000 to the Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation to install plants above the facade of the Luggage Store, an art space at 1007 Market. A Living Wall is an innovative way to add greenery and beauty to an urban environment. Since 1988, San Francisco Beautiful has been helping neighbors realize their dreams for a more beautiful […]

Tenderloin People’s Garden (2010)

Tenderloin People’s Garden

$3,800 to the Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation to create a community garden to provide fresh local food to the low-income residents of the Tenderloin. The People’s Garden is volunteer-run and located at the corner of McAllister and Larkin. Since 1988, San Francisco Beautiful has been helping neighbors realize their dreams for a more beautiful city with […]

Linden Alley (2010)

Linden Alley

$3,800 to the Neighborhood Parks Council to support the Linden Living Alley project (should this be a hyperlink to a map), which installed seating, landscaping, and traffic calming features in a blighted alleyway. Today the alley is a beloved community gathering place for neighbors to relax, interact, and enjoy a cup of San Francisco’s own Blue Bottle […]

Indy Arts Market (2011)

Indy Arts Market

In 2011, $4,500 was presented to Independent Arts and Media for local Art Market. SF Arts Market brings local arts to UN Plaza, Civic Center and Central Market, supporting a healthy local arts economy and connecting it to the thriving local-food economy that has emerged around San Francisco’s most visible and accessible farmer’s market. This […]

650 Eddy Landscaping (2011)

650 Eddy Landscaping

$4,500 to Community Housing Partnership to install permeable landscaping at 650 Eddy. Permeable landscaping improves communities through beautification, habitat creation, and by allowing water to infiltrate into the ground rather than flooding the storm drains. Since 1988, San Francisco Beautiful has been helping neighbors realize their dreams for a more beautiful city with small grants. Through […]

McLaren Park Landscaping (2010)

McLaren Park Landscaping

$3,800 to Help McLaren Park for installation of landscaping at the Gambier Street entrance. Since 1988, San Francisco Beautiful has been helping neighbors realize their dreams for a more beautiful city with small grants. Through our grant program we were able to revitalize community assets like gardens, create innovative new opportunities for interaction, and help communities […]