Some Truths About the “Twitter” Tax

Posted March 11, 2019 by Randy Shaw

Tax Incentive Set Mid-Market on Path to Revitalization Last week, D6 Supervisor Matt Haney said he wanted to hold a hearing on the impact of the city’s 2011 Mid-Market/Tenderloin tax incentive for new hires that ends in May. Commonly called
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Mayor Breed ‘s Historic Speech on Tenderloin at U.S. Conference of Mayors

Posted January 29, 2019 by Randy Shaw

Breed Speaks Truth About Tenderloin Drug Activities On Thursday, January 24, San Francisco Mayor London Breed talked about the Tenderloin at the U.S. Conference of Mayors. And what she said is something that I have never heard another mayor publicly
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Three Years Later, Nuns Rescued by Tony Robbins Remain In Tenderloin

Posted January 8, 2019 by Randy Shaw

Why the Ongoing Delay in Mission Move? It was the feel good story of the year: In March 2016 self-improvement leader Tony Robbins spent $750.000 to buy a new soup kitchen at 1930 Mission for a group of French nuns
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The Matchbook: Vintage Matchbooks of the Tenderloin Now Available

Posted December 18, 2018 by Randy Shaw

Reclaiming a Neighborhood’s Lost History The Tenderloin Museum has produced a dazzling new book that revives the lost history of the Tenderloin’s bars, restaurants, hotels and entertainment venues. The Matchbook: Vintage Matchbooks of the Tenderloin can now be purchased at
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SF Public Defender Wrong About Tenderloin Drug Dealing

Posted December 11, 2018 by Randy Shaw

Tenderloin Residents and Workers Back Police Crackdown The San Francisco Chronicle’s December 10 Matier & Ross story on increased arrests of Tenderloin drug dealers quotes Danielle Harris, who heads the felony drug division in the Public Defender’s Office. According to
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Vintage Matchbooks Revive Tenderloin’s Lost History

Posted December 4, 2018 by Katie Conry

New Book Release, Winter Gala at Tenderloin Museum Join the Tenderloin Museum for the opening reception of our Matchbook Map Exhibit, featuring a searchable, interactive touchscreen map that connects matchbook imagery to historical info on the associated business and address,
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Celebrating Hank Wilson at Tenderloin Museum

Posted November 20, 2018 by Randy Shaw

Thanks to Hank: Kickoff for the Kickstarter Tonight at the Tenderloin Museum, the Harvey Milk LGBT Democratic Club and Cleve Jones present Thanks to Hank: Kickoff for the Kickstarter, an evening celebrating the life of storied Tenderloin hero, Hank Wilson.
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Noe Valley Seniors Thwart Ellis Act Speculators

Posted November 13, 2018 by Stephen P. Booth

Community Rallies behind San Francisco Elders with a Lifetime of Counseling Underprivileged Over the last three years, nearly 70 percent of the households facing Ellis Act evictions that I have counseled contained occupants 65 years or older. Many of these
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