District 5
Tenderloin
One of San Franciscoโs smallest but densest neighborhoods in the heart of the city, the Tenderloin community’s grit and resilience keep its character alive.
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S.F. supervisor proposes Zohran Mamdani-inspired ‘Affordable Groceries Actโ
Mahmood describes a new ballot measure as a โcombination of carrots and sticks” to combat vacant groceries and pharmacies.
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TEnderloin BUzz
Tenderloin Buzz: ‘Safe Zone’ in the works, Sunday Streets returns
“Tenderloin Buzz” is a recurring update on changes, tidbits and other news from the Tenderloin. Got news? Send us tips at tips@missionlocal.com. Weโve been hearing for months that the โsafe zoneโ for kids envisioned in the Tenderloin Community Action Plan’s โinvestment blueprintโ last year is moving forward. The idea is modeled after the Harlem Childrenโsโฆ
People We Meet
People We Meet: Joel Hernandez wonโt be your Heritage Month artistย
Duality is a recurring theme in Hernandezโs life and features heavily in his solo exhibition in the Tenderloin this month.
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45-year-old S.F. nonprofit closes. Former board wonders where the money went.
The Bay Area Womenโs and Childrenโs Center, once a Tenderloin powerhouse, is shutting down with several million to its name.
S.F. wants to stop new corner stores from opening in these two neighborhoods
“They sell chips and sodas and meth pipes, and run illegal gambling rings,” says Tenderloin nonprofit head.
Photos: Postage-stamp parks give the Tenderloin room to breathe
Walking the Tenderloin leads to some unexpected surprises. Dotting the neighborhood are green squares of city lots practically no bigger than postage stamps. In these spaces, children clamber the jungle gyms, teens shoot hoops, and seniors play cards. The people are protected by tall fences and stern guards. These oases of safety are the Tenderloin’sโฆ
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Green space
It took years, but this empty Tenderloin lot is finally a soccer field
Two years ago, a Tenderloin elementary schooler dreamed of having a soccer field on the empty lot next to his class. It now is.
โWe canโt have nice things:’ S.F. keeps adding public spaces in the Tenderloin, then axing them
Brand new benches and planters are being removed on Taylor after less than a year. Itโs not the first time.
This Tenderloin street closed to cars and opened to kids. It could be a model for S.F.
Elm Alley next to the Tenderloin Community Elementary School invites kids to play in the road. Advocates say the city needs more like it.
The Tenderloin got $2M to create a โgreenway.โ Years later, itโs still an empty road.
The Golden Gate Greenway was envisioned as a vibrant, car-lite public space in the Tenderloin. Years into planning, it’s still an empty road.
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