***For current project updates, scroll down below the image of the garden location*** The East Cut Community Benefit District is pleased to share updates regarding the forthcoming community garden in our neighborhood! The project, located at 29 Essex Street behind Rene Cazenave Apartments, was initially conceived in late 2019, with further development in 2020, and… Read more »
The East Cut Community Benefit District is excited to announce EAST CUT SEATS – an East Cut neighborhood table & chairs program for local businesses! This initiative will achieve multiple goals, with the principal objective of helping neighborhood businesses participate in the new norm of outdoor dining. Moveable tables and chairs also increase neighborhood sociability… Read more »
Programming at Salesforce Park is in full force this summer! Free public park activities are available to all who visit the park. There are plenty of activity offerings, from bootcamps and yoga to writing, photography, and more. You can follow updates by checking this webpage, following the social media channels @TheEastCut and @TransitCenterSF, or opting… Read more »
Your monthly digest of East Cut neighborhood happenings for the month of July. For a link to the full newsletter click here. Prior District Newsletters
Your monthly digest of East Cut neighborhood happenings for the month of June. For a link to the full newsletter click here. Prior District Newsletters
Your monthly digest of East Cut neighborhood happenings for the month of May. For a link to the full newsletter click here. Prior District Newsletters
UPDATE 5 – 7.8.21 The Crossing at East Cut is continuing to gain steam with plans for the opening weekend, currently slated for mid-August, taking shape! The East Cut Landing Partners (ECLP) team is continuing coordination with OCII to ensure all permits and requirements are met for a safe and successful opening. The team has… Read more »
This spring and summer, The East Cut CBD is inviting our community to join in the creation and promotion of walking tours in the neighborhood! As the home to incredible artwork, public spaces, plants, and buildings, The East Cut CBD is creating a series of neighborhood tours based on four different themes: public art, hidden… Read more »
Your monthly digest of East Cut neighborhood happenings for the month of April. For a link to the full newsletter click here. Prior District Newsletters
For 2021, The East Cut CBD is trying something a little different in our newsletters. Each month, subscribers can expect a theme in the newsletter highlighted in the “Placemaking News” section, with several articles featured relating to that topic and a connection to how the content ties into projects or programs completed, forthcoming, or, in the… Read more »
Your monthly digest of East Cut neighborhood happenings for the month of March. For a link to the full newsletter click here. Prior District Newsletters
New York City artist Vanha Lam, known for her work using folded paper and canvas, is responsible for the district’s new installation of a large-scale indoor zen rock garden, tended daily, which opened to the public for viewing March 12th. As Vanha immerses herself into the quiet and contemplative state of maintaining the garden, she… Read more »
Your monthly digest of East Cut neighborhood happenings for the month of February. For a link to the full newsletter click here. Prior District Newsletters
Construction Update for 3/1/20: The Folsom Streetscape Improvement Project reached Substantial Completion (all contract work completed, short of punch list items) on February 19, 2021. The punch list items left to complete include: Repour concrete sidewalk flags where previously-installed concrete may have cracked, as well as new concrete where utility boxes have been installed Install… Read more »
The East Cut Community Benefit District has had an eventful fiscal year and we are very happy to report on all the achievements made between July 2019 and June 2020 through the Annual Report. The report offers a page-by-page snapshot of the organization’s operations and activities over the 12-month period. Throughout the month of February,… Read more »
Earlier this week, the City removed five standard cans from The East Cut to make way for Bigbelly trash receptacles. This latest installation brings the total number of smart cans in the district up to ten from its previous number of five (installed in December 2019). This latest addition to the district’s Bigbelly cache brings… Read more »
Your monthly digest of East Cut neighborhood happenings for the month of January. For a link to the full newsletter click here. Prior District Newsletters
A new fridge to store healthy snacks, a standing desk to relieve back pain, and (most importantly) an updated coffee machine to pump out warm cups of “Jo” all day long. These are just a few of the items East Cut Residents gifted to the Services Team this holiday season through generous tax deductible donations… Read more »
Your monthly digest of East Cut neighborhood happenings for the month of December. For a link to the full newsletter click here. Prior District Newsletters
Your monthly digest of East Cut neighborhood happenings for the month of November. For a link to the full newsletter click here. Prior District Newsletters
Bay Area-based artist Heather Day is known for her vibrant, abstract paintings, often highly pigmented, which radiate energy. The artist notes that her “murals, large canvases, and intimate drawings study the mechanisms of sensory perception — mining what happens when the body interprets a sound as a texture, or a scent as a color.” The… Read more »
On Thursday, October 29th, East Cut CBD staff and volunteers got together for the last time to offer free delivery within the district to residents in an effort to support area small businesses. The East Cut Eats program, which launched in July 2020, had the goal of increasing awareness to which businesses in the district… Read more »
On Wednesday, October 28th, San Francisco’s Healthy Streets Operations Center (HSOC) addressed the encampment on Main and Mission streets. The East Cut CBD has done its best to provide service and cleaning to the encampment since March, while continually advocating for a better outcome for the neighborhood and the individuals living on the sidewalk. The… Read more »
The SFMTA, as part of its Vision Zero Quick Build effort, will begin work on Howard Street between 3rd Street and the Embarcadero on November 16th, 2020. The work is expected to be completed before the end of the month and is part of the Howard Street Quick-Build Project. A summary of the project taken… Read more »
Last week, the East Cut CBD staff and its team of East Cut Eats volunteers gathered together at One Market to offer the final day of fee-free delivery to East Cut Residents. Seventeen orders were placed for dinner by district residents and were delivered by foot and by bike throughout the evening. One Market launched… Read more »
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