SOMA. south of market
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South of Market neighborhood dedicates park batting cage to Filipino American community advocate
Oct 11, 2018Tim Figueras, a Filipino-American champion of youth sports in San Francisco, was honored over the weekend for his countless years of dedication of encouraging youth to participate in sports, as an alternative to negative influences. Figueras... -
Preserving the Bay Area’s historic Gran Oriente hotel
Oct 2, 2018SAN FRANCISCO — Mayor London Breed cuts the ribbon to signify the preservation of a building historically known as the Gran Oriente Filipino hotel. Through a partnership with Filipino community organizations and the Mission Housing Development Corporation,... -
SF community rallies for evicted Filipinos in the South of Market district
Sep 24, 2018SAN FRANCISCO — Despite a recent $100,000 grant for the city’s Filipino cultural heritage district, evicted families continue to wonder if there will be any Filipinos left in San Francisco. Chants like these are becoming more... -
Community advocates applaud new SF crosswalk to help seniors and the disabled
May 16, 2018SAN FRANCISCO — After decades of fighting for a pedestrian crossing path, kababayans in San Francisco’s South of Market neighborhood finally got what they wanted. A new crosswalk has been installed to help the Filipino elderly and... -
Filipino community supports elderly couple evicted from Daly City home
Dec 21, 2017DALY CITY, CA — Tenants rights organizations took the rally from outside the home of recently evicted elderly Filipino couple, Melinda and Alex Cortez, all the way to the Saxe Mortgage building in Daly City. The Cortezes... -
Art collaborations exhibit Filipino history and culture in SoMA San Francisco
Dec 10, 2017SAN FRANCISCO — The past, present, and future of Filipinos in San Francisco is on full display as a new exhibit at the City College of San Francisco. Featured are three artistic collaborations that reflect the historically... -
SF Mayor Ed Lee praises success of monthly Filipino night market
Nov 20, 2017SAN FRANCISCO — November marks the final month for the creative Filipino night markets — known as undiscovered SF — for the year 2017. Since August, Undiscovered SF has been showcasing Filipino culture through art, food, and... -
Undiscovered SF showcases Filipino talent, culture, art and food
Aug 21, 2017SAN FRANCISCO — The line stretches in both direction on this Friday night in San Francisco, as thousands eagerly await to get inside the old mint building for Undiscovered SF — a free event that showcases the... -
SoMa Pilipinas becomes official cultural district, recognized by California Arts Council
Jul 15, 2017SAN FRANCISCO — Project manager of SoMa Pilipinas, Raquel Redondiez, had a special announcement for the audience of Bindlestiff’s latest production “Tagalog 2017”. “The California Arts Council has selected SoMa Pilipinas to be one of the first... -
Tenants fight against evictions in booming SF neighborhoods
Jun 29, 2017SAN FRANCISCO — A rallying call brought residents from the South of Market neighborhood to the Bayanihan Community Center on Wednesday night. The event featured free legal tenant advice on what to do with an eviction and other...
