For the past decade, San Francisco has worked hard to turn its downtown into a vibrant hub, providing a model that other cities in the United States looked to emulate.

In the wake of the pandemic, however, many buildings and offices in the center of the city have remained empty.

What went wrong?

#SFBA #SanFrancisco #UrbanDevelopment #Cities #Urban #StakeholdersSGV

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/09/podcasts/the-daily/san-francisco-downtown-pandemic.html

Here's a evening view from the new building at 1098 Lincoln Ave. in the #WillowGlen Neighborhood of #SanJose. Last night, Republic Urban Properties hosted their holiday party on the second floor. A generous offering of food and cocktails were catered, and chef Joanne Weir appeared to promote the soon to open Mexican themed #restaurant at the corner of Lincoln & Willow Street, which is named #Copita Tequileria y Comida.

#StakeholdersSGV

American Education Week happens the week prior to the week of Thanksgiving. Each day of the week has its own theme, during which we celebrate our public school community.

This year, join the week’s observance from November 13-19, 2022. The theme is “Together for Safe, Just & Equitable Schools” with the social media hashtag #aew2022

#AmericanEducation
#EducationWeek #teachers #students #equity #education #school #aew #StakeholdersSGV #SanJose #SFBA

https://stakeholderssgv.com/american-education-week/

Respect for and dignity for our veterans on Veterans' Day.

#VeteransDay #PublicSafety #Care #Homeland #Wellness #MentalHealth #service #unemployment #homelessness #addiction #PTSD #ADA #depression #StakeholdersSGV #Democracy #SanJose #SFBA

A U.S. judge in Texas on Thursday blocked President Joe Biden’s plan to provide millions of borrowers with up to $20,000 apiece in federal student-loan forgiveness — a program that was already on hold as a federal appeals court in St. Louis considers a separate lawsuit by six states challenging it.
#studentdebt #studentdebtcancellation #studentloan #education #debt #StakeholdersSGV
https://apnews.com/article/f2e944d85e95792089fa1e2fb9858287

AIDS Awareness Week —Observed during the last week in November in the United States & Canada to raise AIDS awareness. U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein — then mayor of San Francisco —declared the first AIDS Awareness Week in 1984.

#WorldAIDSDay on 01 December

2022 Theme: “Putting Ourselves to the Test: Achieving Equity to End HIV”

#AIDS #HIV #LGBTQ #StakeholdersSGV #SanJose #SFBA #AIDSawarenessWeek #ACTUP #WHO #UnitedNations #SiliconValley #grassroots

https://stakeholderssgv.com/lgbtq-awareness/#world-aids-day

Transgender Awareness Week is observed from November 13 – 19 to help raise the visibility of transgender people & address issues that members of the community face.

Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDoR) is on November 20 to honor & memorialize transgender people whose lives were lost in acts of anti-transgender violence. The day also remembers people who suffered from oppression and left us by suicide.

Follow #StakeholdersSGV

#TDOR #trans #LGBTQ #SFBA #SanJose

https://stakeholderssgv.com/lgbtq-awareness/

World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims (WDoR) —
Observed on November 20, 2022 – more than 50 communities across the U.S. will lead actions calling attention to this roadway safety crisis and the fact that this is not a series of isolated incidents but rather a predictable and preventable problem with known solutions. Similar WDoR events also occur worldwide. Follow #StakeholdersSGV

#VisionZero #WDoR2022 #SafeStreetsSaveLives #SanJose #SFBA #SafeRoutes

https://stakeholderssgv.com/vision-zero/