Merchant Spotlight

Updates

• 9/18/2025 on Broad from Plymouth to Orizaba and on Randolph from Orizaba to 19th
• 11/6/2025 on Geneva from Naples to Mission and on Mission from Geneva to Silver

🤝 The City has a new model of interagency street teams focused on geographic neighborhoods to ensure residents facing high-acuity behavioral health challenges or chronic homelessness get on the path toward long-term stability with housing and connection to loved ones. The new street teams have members from across seven departments — Police, Fire, Sheriff, Public Works, Public Health, Homelessness and Supportive Housing, and Emergency Management — to strategically manage resources, coordinate operations, and respond swiftly to conditions on the street while working to identify and prevent larger-scale displacement and public safety concerns. 

The reimagined street teams will serve as five tightly knit neighborhood units, with an additional citywide unit, where each team is led by a Department of Emergency Management (DEM) personnel to ensure communication between city agencies and create clarity for neighborhood stakeholders like business owners and residents.

Events

🎸 To celebrate the 23rd Annual Jerry Day, there will be a Jerry Garcia commemorative street sign unveiling on Friday August 1, 11am on Harrington and Mission St. As a reminder, a commemorative street name is a second street sign that is installed below the official street sign, and does not change the official street name.

Jerry Day celebrations will continue on August 2, 11:30am, at the Jerry Garcia Amphitheater in McLaren Park. After parties starting at 5:30pm are hosted by local businesses like The Halfway Club, Check-In Lounge, and Recovery Room.

📢 Announcing From The E: Excelsior Night Market!

The first in a series of Excelsior Night Markets drew crowds from our neighborhoods as well as across the Bay Area last Friday, July 11, to enjoy live wrestling entertainment, live music from a Brazilian band, and crafts and bites from local vendors. 

After celebrating Jerry Garcia day, come to the after party at the Excelsior Night Market on August 2, for unique crafts, entertainment, food, and family-friendly fun!

🎟 RSVP at Eventbrite to attend the Night Market and you will be eligible for a raffle to win a pack of gift certificates for neighborhood businesses worth up to $200 (raffle winner must be present at raffle drawing to claim the prize).
 

🎠 Sunday Streets is back for its 17th season to transform SF streets into car-free community spaces that bring neighbors together for a day of connection, movement, and fun! The Excelsior Sunday Streets will be on October 19, from 11am – 4pm. 

Resources

🥵 Stay safe this summer and fall as the potential for extreme heat and wildfire smoke hazards increase. Learn about the steps you can take to prepare yourself and your family for extreme heat and a range of other hazards at SF.gov/ReadySF . A map of all cooling centers, public pools, and public water fountains in San Francisco with links to operating hours is available at www.sf.gov/heat.
 

💭 How does the City respond during an extreme heat event?

The San Francisco Department of Emergency Management and Department of Public Health consistently monitor National Weather Service forecasts and coordinate a citywide response when forecasts show extended heat events. This coordination includes activating the Emergency Operations Center (EOC), initiating public messaging through the Joint Information Center (JIC) to highlight resources including cooling centers and public pools, and implementing additional life safety protocols across departments as necessary.

💭 How is the City preparing for a hotter and smokier future?

The Heat and Air Quality Resilience (HAQR) Project coordinates between City government, non-profits, and universities to increase San Francisco’s resilience to extreme heat and wildfire smoke with a focus on communities that face the greatest health burdens. Some efforts to support seasonal emergency response include tree planting and urban greening, especially in southeastern neighborhoods, upgrading HVAC in City facilities, especially community health facilities, connecting community-based organizations to equipment and services, and supporting home electrification and heat pumps that provide heating and cooling.

🚴🏽 Bicis Del Pueblo , a community-based bike project that promotes environmental justice and transportation equity particularly within low-income communities of color, hosts weekly shop nights at their Balboa Park and Mission District locations.

• Do you have a bicycle that needs some TLC? The team offers guided hands-on support to do repairs and maintenance
• Do you need a bicycle? You can earn one by participating in two hands-on workshops to learn about how a bike works and how to ride safely in the city
• Twice a month community bike rides are announced via instagram

🚒 There is a new upgraded training campus for firefighters and emergency medical technicians to meet the evolving needs of emergency responders. Therefore, the San Francisco Arts Commission invites artists and artist teams to submit qualifications for the SF Fire Department Division of Training Public Art Project, located on Carroll Avenue between Ingalls Street and Giants Drive in the Hunters Point/Bret Harte neighborhoods. 

🖼️ The goals are to create artwork that:

• Connects viewers to the facility’s functions and reflects the mission of the Fire Department, its history, and commitment to service
• Helps integrate the facility into the neighborhood with meaningful connections to the community
• Will be made of durable and maintainable materials such as tile, concrete, bronze, stone, and/or other medium suitable for an exterior location along a publicly accessible, pedestrian right-of-way (public sidewalk)
• Will preserve pedestrian access and sightlines into the facility 

Last November, voters approved Proposition E, creating the Commission Streamlining Task Force . The Task Force is responsible for reviewing the City’s many appointive boards and commissions and making recommendations to the Mayor and Board of Supervisors on how to modify, eliminate, or consolidate them for more effective, efficient, and economical governance.

The Task Force meets every first and third Wednesday at 1 PM in City Hall room 408 to discuss potential improvements to the structure of City government. Join the mailing list or share feedback by emailing commissionstreamlining@sfgov.org.