Mid-Market News SF

01/01/2021

“For last year's words belong to last year's language
And next year's words await another voice.
And to make an end is to make a beginning."
~ T.S. Eliot
Happy New Year
2021

07/06/2017

Audio interview with Preston Phan: The amazing story of how this guy pulled himself out of the gutter in Mid-Market and is now earning a 6-figure salary.

From homeless to $100K in SF: An audio interview with Preston Phan, Mid-Market News, Ted Andersen

06/26/2017

Here's the scoop on plans for the Civic Center Hotel

Five-Building MidMarket Development Plans Would Affect Historic SF Buildings, San Francisco, Mid-Market News

06/13/2017

This is what happened when a Tenderloin local bet against the Warriors...

| By Ted Andersen | A community leader and outspoken Lebron James fan in San Francisco’s Tenderloin is flashing some blue and gold this week thanks to a humbling bet proposed by a security guard at…

03/30/2017

The Tenderloin Community Benefit District just upped its game.

District 6 Supervisor Jane Kim cuts the ribbon for the Tenderloin Community Benefit District's new location at 512 Ellis St. on Wednesday, March 29, 2017.

02/01/2017

How Twitter, SFPD and homeless-run chop shops intersect: The story behind your stolen bike

| By Heidi Smith | Bikes vanish in San Francisco at an alarming rate — one bike is stolen every three hours. The city estimates more than $4.6 million worth of bikes are stolen each year, according…

12/02/2016

Could Donald Trump bring the federal hammer down on SF's sanctuary city policies? Locals turn out to City Hall to say no.

| Photos by Jessica Webb | The San Francisco community gathered on the steps of City Hall for a Sanctuary City press conference to protect communities against anti-immigrant persecutions bro…

11/24/2016

Mayor Ed Lee is one of many city leaders who volunteered at St. Anthony's Thanksgiving meal for the homeless.

Photos by Jessica Webb Mayor Ed Lee is among the many volunteers who came out on Wednesday, Nov. 23, to help St. Anthony’s chefs put the finishing touches on over 3,500 Thanksgiving Day meals…

11/10/2016

In the Mission tonight. People take to the streets chanting "Si se Puede" while carrying anti-Trump signs. Protest marches started on Market Street and went all the way through Mid-Market to the Mission district, snarling traffic tonight.

11/10/2016

Anti-Trump protests started on Market Street, passed the Twitter building and continued into the Mission snarling traffic along the way tonight in SF.

09/19/2016

https://mid-marketnews.com/2016/09/19/2-blocks-of-art/

The 6th annual 2 Blocks of Art exhibition hit the streets on September 16, painting Mid-Market’s inner corridor with local culture. The event featured a range of art exhibits including…

08/10/2016

https://mid-marketnews.com/2016/08/10/mid-market-businesses-promote-jobs-for-locals/

| By Ted Andersen | Getting a new job isn’t easy, and even amid a thriving technology industry in San Francisco’s Mid-Market neighborhood, a stark disconnect persists between an underserved communi…