Join us with Supervisor Jane Kim and the SF Chamber of Commerce hosted by Museum of the African Diaspora, please join us for a town hall to share ideas and know more.
Neighborhood Business Sumit
Wednesday, February 21, 2018
5:30-7:30 pm.
685 Mission Street
- Network with other merchants and local stakeholders
- Discuss issues facing small business
- Speak with officials about public policy
For questions, contact Alex Mitra at (415) 352-8808 or email amitra@sfchamber.com
Register for this event here.

Join us for the March neighborhood meeting. Neighborhood meetings are for neighborhood stakeholders to be engaged and informed about neighborhood issues and great networking opportunities.
Thursday, March 1, 2018
8:45 to 10:00 am
W Hotel of San Francisco, 181 Third Street
AGENDA:
- About the W Hotel
- Folsom Howard Street-scape Plan Update
- Central SOMA Plan perspectives with John Elberling, president of TODCO
- Updates from the Cartoon Art Museum
- Hear from you, the neighborhood
All are welcome, refreshments generously provided by the W Hotel.
Thursday, April 5
Yerba Buena Gardens Ice Skating Rink
8:45-10:00 am
750 Folsom Street ( Enter by the Children’s’ Creativity Museum at 4th and Howard and walk towards the back corner of the Gardens to the skating center.
(will be cool, wear layers)
Agenda
- About the East Cut, new neighborhood CBD
- About hotels post Moscone Expansion, insight from the Hotel Council of San Francisco
- SF Beautiful programs and Event
- 19th annual How Weird Faire, Sunday, May 6
- Hear from you, the neighborhood
Next meeting:
Thursday, May 3
8:45-10:00 am
Museum of the African Disapora (MoAD)
685 Mission Street
Agenda TBA! Will include an update from the Moscone Expansion!
Yerba Buena Third Thursday
Enter each cultural organization for FREE for this special monthly neighborhood promotion
Third Thursday is a collaboration between the Yerba Buena’s cultural organizations who partner to attract new people to the cutting edge exhibitions in the neighborhood. Perhaps you have walked by a place 100 times and never been in, this is the chance to get in, explore and then get happy hour pricing at participating bars and restaurants.
Each month on the 3rd Thursday
May to October there is live music programed by the Yerba Buena Gardens Festival in Jessie Square
Participating Institutions:
- California Historical Society
- The Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD)
- The Contemporary Jewish Museum
- YBCA
- Yerba Buena Gardens Festival (May to October)
Enter one of the cultural institutions and receive a yellow sticker that you show the bars to get exclusive discounts and happy hour pricing at the following locations:
Bars & Restaurants
- B Restaurant and Bar in Yerba Buena Gardens
- Novela
- Thirsty Bear
See more by following the Facebook page for Third Thursday.
Yerba Buena Third Thursday
Enter each cultural organization for FREE for this special monthly neighborhood promotion
Third Thursday is a collaboration between the Yerba Buena’s cultural organizations who partner to attract new people to the cutting edge exhibitions in the neighborhood. Perhaps you have walked by a place 100 times and never been in, this is the chance to get in, explore and then get happy hour pricing at participating bars and restaurants.
Each month on the 3rd Thursday
May to October there is live music programed by the Yerba Buena Gardens Festival in Jessie Square
Participating Institutions:
- California Historical Society
- The Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD)
- The Contemporary Jewish Museum
- YBCA
- Yerba Buena Gardens Festival (May to October)
Enter one of the cultural institutions and receive a yellow sticker that you show the bars to get exclusive discounts and happy hour pricing at the following locations:
Bars & Restaurants
- B Restaurant and Bar in Yerba Buena Gardens
- Novela
- Thirsty Bear
See more by following the Facebook page for Third Thursday.
Yerba Buena Third Thursday
Enter each cultural organization for FREE for this special monthly neighborhood promotion
Third Thursday is a collaboration between the Yerba Buena’s cultural organizations who partner to attract new people to the cutting edge exhibitions in the neighborhood. Perhaps you have walked by a place 100 times and never been in, this is the chance to get in, explore and then get happy hour pricing at participating bars and restaurants.
Each month on the 3rd Thursday
May to October there is live music programed by the Yerba Buena Gardens Festival in Jessie Square
Participating Institutions:
- California Historical Society
- The Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD)
- The Contemporary Jewish Museum
- YBCA
- Yerba Buena Gardens Festival (May to October)
Enter one of the cultural institutions and receive a yellow sticker that you show the bars to get exclusive discounts and happy hour pricing at the following locations:
Bars & Restaurants
- B Restaurant and Bar in Yerba Buena Gardens
- Novela
- Thirsty Bear
See more by following the Facebook page for Third Thursday.

Thursday, May 3
8:45-10:00 am
Museum of the African Disapora (MoAD)
685 Mission Street
Agenda TBA!
Will include an update from the Moscone Expansion!
We will also hear about the 2018 season of the Yerba Buena Gardens Festival, programming in Yerba Buena Gardens from May to October
Also don’t forget Sunday, May 6th is the How Weird Street Faire from noon to 8pm.
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY CJM! Celebrating 10 years in the Yerba Buena!
Agenda:
- About the CJM and 10 year anniversary festivities
- About the Yerba Buena Art Walk, Saturday, June 9th
- Moscone Expansion update
- Bart safety and improvement update
- Hear from you, the neighborhood
Enter at the back of the CJM on Stevenson Street and please be prepared to show your ID.
Refreshments generously provided by The CJM
Next meeting: Moved Thursday, July 12th due to the 4th of July holiday
July 12th location: We Work San Francisco, 156 2nd Street

Saturday, June 9, 2018
Experience the Art Heart of downtown San Francisco’s Yerba Buena Neighborhood
Pick up your Yerba Buena Art Walk Passport to get stamped at each location. Get stamped at each location to be entered to win the grand prize, a pair of guest passes to each participating institution.
Yerba Buena Art Walk Schedule of Events
1:00-2:30 pm
Yerba Buena Garden Festival
Traditional Balinese Music & Dance with Gamelan Sekar Jaya
Legendary Bay Area arts and culture organization http://www.gsj.org
2:00-3:00 pm
Pre Art Walk Event Reception
California Historical Society
678 Mission Street, San Francisco
3:00 – 6:00 pm
Yerba Buena Art Walk
6:00-7:30 pm
Yerba Buena Art Walk After Party & Prize Drawing
American Bookbinders Museum
355 Clementina Street, San Francisco
Eight Participating Institutions
- 111 Minna Gallery
111 Minna Street 111minnagallery.com - American BookBinders Museum
355 Clementina Street, bookbindersmuseum.org - California Historical Society
678 Mission Street californiahistoricalsociety.org - Mirus Gallery
540 Howard Street mirusgallery.com - Museum of the African Diaspora
685 Mission Street moadsf.org - SFMOMA*
151 Third Street sfmoma.org
Free admission only includes access to the public spaces sfmoma.org/visit/free-to-see - Yerba Buena Gardens Festival
Yerba Buena Gardens on Mission between Third and Fourth Streets ybgfestival.org - Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
701 Mission Street ybca.org
Please note typically the Contemporary Jewish Museum is part of the Art Walk, however this is the same date as their annual gala, so the museum is closed. Check their website for other community events in line with their 10th anniversary. Thecjm.org
*SFMOMA closes at 5pm, so part of the Art Walk for their free public spaces only from 3:00-5:00 pm.

Join us for an engaged and informed look at what is happening in the Yerba Buena neighborhood.
The July neighborhood meeting has been moved to the 2nd Thursday of the month due to the 4th of July holiday.
Join us at We Work on Second Street for the first time they host an Alliance neighborhood meeting.
AGENDA
- About We Work and the co-working space model
- Yerba Buena neighborhood update
- More topics TBA, check back for more info
- Hear from you, the neighborhood
Refreshments generously provided by We Work.