Where We Are and Where We're Going

Plus the Return of SkyBridge Events on Stevenson

Welcome to our second update. If you missed our introductory email outlining the two-year, Building Back Better Together plan, and the start of the Community Based Safety Program click the links for more information.

Our vision is a safe and clean business setting that fosters a sense of community, inclusion, and contribution, by and for everyone.

The Community-Based Safety Program calls for a holistic approach to a significant area of the Tenderloin and Mid-Market, stewarded by Urban Alchemy practitioners, from approximately 7am to 7pm. It is seed-funded with a two-year public investment and seeks to raise at least $3M from the private sector over that time.

Our collective goal is not to return to normal, but to create the Next Normal.

Urban Alchemy

We are grateful to our incredible partners, Urban Alchemy, who are deploying into areas of extreme crisis with compassion and respect to make the streets safer for everyone. Check out this SF Examiner profile of Urban Alchemy and this inspiring video featuring Urban Alchemy Practitioner, Greg Brinkley.

This map represents our primary focus area for this phase of the program. It highlights where Urban Alchemy

is currently deployed. We will expand into the shaded areas in the coming months.

The challenges we face scaling the program are:

1. Ensuring the training/safety of practitioners

2. Receiving adequate city agency support

3. Additional funding to sustain and grow the current capacity and coverage area

The MMBA and Foundation recognize that for many residents and businesses, every

day can feel like one day too many. We ask for your patience as we work to meet the challenges created over several years, if not decades. We will communicate and work with you every step of the way.

Click Here to contact our management team today

BUILDING BACK BETTER TOGETHER THROUGH THE ARTS

From independent stages, nightlife venues, open studios, galleries, and historic theaters, Mid-Market and the Tenderloin have long been places for creativity and culture. Key to our neighborhood’s resurgence will be the arts as a powerful force in bringing us together, creating human connection through shared experience. Join us this week for the return of:

SKYBRIDGE on Stevenson.

TONIGHT

Weekly Outdoor Dance and Music Festival

KICK OFF!

Thursday, September 16th, from 6:00pm - 10:00pm

500 block of Stevenson between 6^th and 7^th streets

(and every Thursday through November 18th)

The world-renowned “Thomas Pridgen” and “The Big Trippin”

CounterPulse: Andreina Maldonado, Kiandanda Dance Theater, and

Rick Darnell. In tandem with the “CounterPulse Festival 2021”

“Pieces of Beats:” Under the Skybridge

1 vs 1 Open Styles Dance Battle

Special Guest DJ’s: DJ Precise & DJ Eternal

Food and drinks by neighborhood restaurants:

Montesacro & the GrilledCheezGuy

Beer Garden and Adult Beverages brought to you by:

Monarch Beverage Catering

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Neighborhood Meetings and Events

September 30^th, 2:30pm

MMBA will present updates on the Communtiy Based Safety Program at a Safety Webinar for businesses hosted by our partners at TLCBD. Stay tuned for details.

Every Thursday, 6-10pm (through Nov. 18th)

SKYBRIDGE on Stevenson weekly outdoor dance and music festival.

500 block of Stevenson between

6th and 7th.

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