Author: Sally Chen

Help Grow Our Impact!  

Dear San Francisco Superfan, Your love and admiration for San Francisco empowers organizations like ours to advocate for a more just and healthy city. Looking back on Livable City’s work in 2023, can you believe that this one small organization can produce joyous street festivals, foster community-led changes in the streetscape for safety and health,…

Sunday Streets 15th Anniversary Recap

Our Sunday Streets season may have come to an end, but the memories and connections we’ve made will last a lifetime. From rocking performances to creative activities, this season was filled with unforgettable highlights. To every neighborhood, vendor, performer, and participant who joined us this season, we couldn’t have done it without you.  Check out…

Call for Volunteers: Feeding 5000 – 2023

This holiday season, Livable City joins the SF African American Faith-based Coalition in helping to provide food and resources;  delivering holiday family meals to over 6,000 San Francisco households. How can you help? Volunteer today! Send off packaged bags of food, gift cards, and health resources to San Francisco families this holiday season. Volunteer with Livable City…

THIRD ANNUAL PHOENIX DAY – Citywide block parties on October 15, 2023

Support your neighborhood by attending a Phoenix Day Block Party! Scan the QR code to check out the citywide destinations, including the GLIDE block party on Ellis St, Page Slow St, Slow Sanchez, Mutiny Radio Comedy Festival, Ocean Ave Association CBD, and more. City Wide Block PartiesMutiny Radio Comedy Festival | 21st St btw Florida St and Bryant StGLIDE Memorial Church | Ellis St…

TODAY 10/15: Sunday Streets Excelsior

Help us close out Sunday Streets’ 15th Anniversary Season at Sunday Streets Excelsior or a Phoenix Day Block Party near you! On October 15th, Sunday Streets Excelsior returns for a mile of family-friendly fun activities, including San Francisco Public Library Excelsior Branch open house & book giveaway, kids activities and family resources hosted by Family Connections Center, Mission YMCA, Scouts…

SUNDAY 9/24: Sunday Streets Western Addition!

On Sunday, September 24, 2023, Sunday Streets SF will host the Western Addition Community Block Party, creating a car-free recreational destination on Golden Gate Ave., between Laguna St. and Webster St., and the Buchanan Street Mall Park in the Western Addition for the whole family to enjoy. Check-out the activity guide below and visit SundayStreetsSF.com/WesternAddition….

TODAY: Sunday Streets Mission!

On July 30th from 11 am – 4 pm, enjoy car-free Valencia St from Duboce Ave to 26th St.  North Hub Activity HighlightsMarketplace with free performances and community resources hosted by the American Indian Cultural Center • Mission Housing Valencia Gardens Block Party with bounce houses & more. American Indian Cultural Center Program and MarketplaceAll Nations Drums…

Visit Gilman Park for SF Juneteenth Bayview Festival on June 18th – cosponsored by Livable City!

On June 18th, visit Gilman Park for SF Juneteenth Bayview Festival presented by SF African American Arts and Cultural District (AAACD). From 12 to 6 PM, celebrate dads and enjoy amusement park rides, live music, and activities for all ages, including a game competition for prizes! Juneteenth History & Celebration The observance of Juneteenth is about…

Volunteer at the Inaugural Juneteenth Parade with Livable City on Sat, Jun 10th!

Juneteenth is a celebratory landmark of freedom and sovereignty informed by the announcement of the United States’ Emancipation Proclamation written and signed by Abraham Lincoln. On June 19th 1865, Union Army Major General Gordon Granger read the proclamation to enslaved people and slave owners in Galveston, Texas: “The people of Texas are informed that, in…

Sunday Streets Tenderloin Recap 2023

The sun was shining, bubbles were blowing, and folks were enjoying two jam-packed blocks of car-free fun! THANK YOU to all the amazing volunteers, exhibitors, performers, and Tenderloin neighbors, nonprofits, and businesses for making June 4th a special milestone in the launch of Sunday Streets’ community block parties. Sunday Streets, June 4th: Golden Gate Avenue…

Get in Touch

Staff Directory

Darin Ow-Wing, Executive Director
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Jessica Tovar, Program Director
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Sally Chen, Deputy Director
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Tom Radulovich, Senior Policy Fellow
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Isaac Santiago, Sunday Streets Program Manager [email protected]

Reina Terry, Program & Development Associate, reina@livablecity.org