Join us for the LeatherWalk Launch Party on Tuesday, August 30, from 6:00 to 7:30 pm, at the San Francisco Eagle Bar, 398 12th St. We will celebrate LeatherWalk 2022 with treats from Mamabear’s Kitchen, entertainment, and an update about the plans for the September 18 main event, which you can also read about here.
The next online meeting of the Fundraising Committee is set for Tuesday, August 16, 2022, from 5:00 to 6:00 pm.. Please contact the committee chair to get on the mailing list for this Committee, or for more info!
The next meeting of the Walking Tour Committee meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, August 16,from 6:00 to 7:00 pm Join at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88470691792 or call 1 408 638 0968 US (San Jose) and enter Meeting ID: 884 7069 1792. Please contact the committee chair, Bob Goldfarb, to get on the mailing list for this Committee, or for more info!
Sunday Streets SOMA happens on August 21, 2022, from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm, when Folsom Street from 9th to Main becomes over 1.5 miles of car-free fun for the whole family. The Cultural District and the Folsom Street folks are taking over the western end, to offer slightly more adult-focused vendors and entertainments. Full info is here.
The next meeting of the Arts and Culture Committee meeting is scheduled for Thursday, August 25, starting at 6:00 pm. Join with Zoom at: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89554242702 or call 1 408 638 0968 and use Meeting ID: 895 5424 2702. The draft agenda is here. Please contact the committee chair, David Hyman, to get on the mailing list for this Committee, or for more info!
The next online meeting of our Diversity and Membership Committee is set for Thursday, September 1, 2022, from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. Join via Zoom at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87865884248, or call 1 408 638 0968 and use Meeting ID: 878 6588 4248. RSVP is not required. More info is here, or contact manager@sflcd.org. We hope you can join us!
The next online meeting of the Land Use Committee Meeting is set for Tuesday, September 13, 2022, from 6:30 to 7:30 pm. Zoom into the meeting here. More info is here, or contact the committee chair.
LeatherWalk is September 18, 2022, It will start at City Hall, and end at the Leather Pride Celebration in Eagle Plaza.
These events mark the start of LeatherWeek in San Francisco, which of course leads up to the Folsom Street Fair on September 25.
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A Governance and Legislation Committee meeting will be scheduled when needed. Please contact the committee chair, Bob Brown, to sign up, or for more info!
The Second Annual Bearrison Street Fair will be held on Harrison Street at 11th Street on Saturday, October 15, 2022. Learn more here. This would be a great time to sign up to volunteer, as early volunteers get best choice of shifts.
We send out a newsletter each month, right before our Board Meeting. Do you get it?
If not, view a recent newsletter here, then sign up to get it monthly here.
Speaking of newsletters, the SOMA West Community Benefit District does a great one, highlighting events — both social and political — affecting our part of the City. Check it out and subscribe here.
San Francisco has nine Cultural Districts, each supporting a unique aspect of the City’s cultural mosaic. Links to each of them are here. For more in-depth coverage, you can subscribe to a newsletter, published quarterly by the Mayor’s Office of Housing & Community Development.
We have added a number of links to our Resource Guide page, including timely information about Monkeypox. You can find those links here.
The space formerly known as “SF Catalyst” is now Transform1060! You can help keep this important leather/kink/fetish community space open and thriving: attend an event, volunteer at an event, or host an event now.
Threats to our South of Market businesses and institutions can arise quickly, and may require a quick community response. Sign up here to join our SOMA Action network.
If you have not yet seen it, please read our Statement of Solidarity, and consider what you personally can do to fight racism, injustice, and abuse of police power.
The next meeting of the Board of the Friends of Eagle Plaza is scheduled for Wednesday, September 14, 2022, from 6:00 to 7:30 pm. To be added to the “Friends of Eagle Plaza” mailing list, click here. To make a donation to the Friends of Eagle Plaza, click here, To stay up to date, like and follow them on Facebook. To learn more about the Plaza’s design, construction and stewardship, click here or write to info@eagleplaza.org.