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\"AAn initial batch of eight new custom-designed trash cans hit San Francisco streets in April 2026. Photo by Io Yeh Gilman. <\/p>\n

Eight of the city\u2019s custom designed<\/a> and pricy trash bins started hitting the streets last week, eight years after the design process kicked off in 2018. The Tenderloin\u2019s first bin was installed by the Hibernia Bank, and others are now in North Beach, Potrero Hill, the Richmond, the Sunset, the Castro, the Mission, and the Forest Hill Extension area.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Public Works spokesperson Rachel Gordon told Mission Local that the department is rolling the bins out in batches for now, to \u201csee how they do\u201d \u2014\u00a0checking that the graffiti wipes off easily and the locks to prevent rummaging all work as expected. We could have all 3,000 in place by summer.\u00a0<\/p>\n

On Thursday, the Tenderloin bin had graffiti etched on it. Upon learning of this, Gordon immediately sent out a worker to wipe it clean. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe are fully aware that there is going to be no perfect garbage can,\u201d Gordon said, \u201cbut we are working toward a more perfect garbage can for San Francisco and the conditions we have here.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"AThe entrance to the Golden Gate Greenway. Photo by Eleni Balakrishnan.<\/p>\n

\"AChris Sarantos, a Mission District resident, volunteers for Manny\u2019s on Sundays to pick up trash around the area. Photo by Gustavo Hernadnez.<\/p>\n

The Golden Gate Greenway will get a bit more color now that the city awarded the St. Anthony Foundation a $150,000 neighborhood beautification grant to create a mural there.\u00a0<\/p>\n

St. Anthony\u2019s is partnering with public art collective 1AM Projects<\/a> to develop a theme before putting paint to the ground by next year \u2014 the \u201ccommunity-led\u201d mural is planned<\/a> for the middle of the street, and will serve as a stopgap to closing the road to car traffic.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The one-block \u201cgreenway\u201d has hit many roadblocks, if you will, since its inception. It never became truly car-free, the city won\u2019t allow the planting of new trees, and a once celebrated parklet had to be dismantled. The mural, expected last fall, was delayed, but we\u2019re excited it\u2019s coming along.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The grant was one of 25 citywide<\/a> but just two in the neighborhood; the other recipient was Glide Foundation, which will be launching \u201cTL United,\u201d a program to bring youth and residents together for a monthly cleanup.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"ColorfulBoeddeker Park is on Eddy Street between Jones and Taylor, a block now known as \u201cStephen Tennis Way.\u201d Photo by Eleni Balakrishnan. <\/p>\n

We\u2019ve also learned that there is a new \u201cVision 2030\u201d committee in the works. It\u2019s the next iteration of \u201cVision 2020,\u201d the Tenderloin People\u2019s Congress\u2019 highly successful list of community priorities that ultimately got city buy-in<\/a>, and millions of dollars in funding<\/a> for neighborhood projects.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The large-scale community outreach was an impressive feat back in 2017, and the new congress is looking for participants. Contact the organizers to get involved<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"ThreeTenderloin residents sit in the sun and watch the Eid festivities on April 5, 2025. Photo by Eleni Balakrishnan.<\/p>\n

The neighborhood is bringing back \u201c4 Corner Friday,\u201d a monthly effort<\/a> to \u201cactivate\u201d the streets of the Tenderloin. To be held on the last Friday of the month, this mini-block party is an opportunity for residents to get out and hang with their neighbors on a street corner.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The next one is coming up on April 24, and we know TNDC will be stationed at Golden Gate Avenue and Leavenworth Street.<\/p>\n

\"MarbleThe entrance to Little Saigon, at Larkin and Eddy streets. Photo by Eleni Balakrishnan. <\/p>\n

Speaking of activations, Larkin Street, which recently got a huge influx of money from crypto billionaire Chris Larsen, will host the first of a free street event series<\/a> on May 9. The series, \u201cLive on Larkin\u201d launches with an Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month block party.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Larkin Street is also now getting daily powerwashing service between Golden Gate Avenue up to Post Street, according to the Tenderloin Community Benefit District\u2019s operations director, Eric Rozell.\u00a0<\/p>\n

And \u201csafety stewards\u201d have begun patrolling the corridor from 6:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Once they\u2019re fully trained, Rozell said, those hours will extend through the middle of the day.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"AFire at 975 Valencia St. on November 14, 2023. Photo provided by San Francisco Fire Department. <\/p>\n

After a fire that displaced dozens of residents at 50 Golden Gate Ave. in December turned out to be a result of a lithium ion battery explosion<\/a>, Supervisor Bilal Mahmood last week introduced legislation to ban the sale of devices with uncertified lithium-ion batteries. Unregulated batteries can overheat and pose a fire risk.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Battery explosions cause a growing number of fires<\/a>, and unregulated batteries can overheat and pose a fire risk. That risk is even higher in the Tenderloin, where older buildings often lack modern sprinkler systems.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"\"American Conservatory Theater\u2019s Strand Theater on Market Street. Photo courtesy of A.C.T.<\/p>\n

Skywatchers Ensemble, the Tenderloin\u2019s own community arts collaborative, has a May 9 performance at the A.C.T. Strand Theater, where they have long sought to put on a show.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The two showings are free for Tenderloin residents, and otherwise tickets<\/a> are available on a sliding scale.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Sarah Crowell of Dance Mission Theater co-created the performance, titled \u201cCalling Us In: An Invitation to Joy,\u201d which will involve song and dance and \u201craw storytelling.\u201d\u00a0
Shavonne Wong, Skywatchers\u2019 director of community care, told Mission Local that the organization has come a long way from its origins doing performances in the street and at BART stations.<\/p>\n

\"AKT Nelson in rehearsal at ODC Theater. Photo courtesy of ODC.<\/p>\n

For those who want to try the stage, the San Francisco Shakespeare Festival is putting on a one-hour cut of \u201cJulius Caesar\u201d at the main library branch on Saturday, with walk-on roles for volunteers.
What does this mean? How does it work? We\u2019re not sure, but you should check it out<\/a> and find out.<\/p>\n

\"AFresh donuts attract a steady stream of customers at Bob\u2019s Donuts on November 2025. Photo by Jay A. Martin.<\/p>\n

If chatting it up with your local law enforcement sounds like your cup of tea, now\u2019s your chance \u2014\u00a0the Tenderloin police station is hosting \u201cCoffee with a Cop\u201d on April 22 at 210 Golden Gate Ave.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It will be held from 10 a.m. to noon and the station captain, Matt Sullivan, is expected to be there, as are free coffee and donuts.<\/p>\n

\"APomeroy Bar & Grill, which will become Reggie & Maude\u2019s. Photo by Eleni Balakrishnan.<\/p>\n

Reggie and Maude\u2019s, the new bar venture<\/a> from the Outta Sight Pizza owners that Mission Local first reported, is looking a bit more real. The team posted a photo of co-owner Peter Dorrance holding the keys to the space earlier this month.\u00a0
Outta Sight has also expanded its reach beyond the Tenderloin yet again, with another announcement this week that its pizza is now available in the Mission at Bar Part Time<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Eleni is a staff reporter at Mission Local with a focus on criminal justice and all things Tenderloin. She has won awards for her news coverage and public service journalism.<\/p>\n

After graduating from Rice University, Eleni began her journalism career at City College of San Francisco, where she was formerly editor-in-chief of The Guardsman newspaper.<\/p>\n

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