In the Works - Community Newsletter August 2017 | Page 3

9/5
Moscone Expansion Project
Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony
Join Mayor Ed Lee, City Administrator
Naomi Kelly and Public Works Director
Mohammed Nuru to celebrate the
completion of Phase 2 of the $551
million Moscone Expansion Project,
which includes a new ballroom, flexible
meeting rooms and expansive lobby.
Sept. 5, 10:30 a.m.
Moscone South, Howard and Third
streets.
9/10
Sunday Streets - Western Addition
Come and enjoy the historic Western
Addition neighborhood! You are sure to
find plenty of hidden gems and historic
places to explore along the route.
11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Check out the route map.
9/14 & 9/16
San Francisco Public Works
Architecture + the City Festival
Every year in September, the American
Institute of Architects SF and the
Center for Architecture and Design host
the Architecture and the City Festival, a
month of programs celebrating design,
including walking tours, lectures, home
tours and film screenings. The festival
theme this year is "Secret City". In
keeping with this theme, San Francisco
Public Works’ Building Design and
Construction Division is presenting
two events: a behind the scenes tour of
Market Street, and the ultimate insider’s
guide to San Francisco.
9/16
The Ultimate Insider’s Guide
Proxy in Hayes Valley
We selected 50 places to feature in a
short film and in a collection of limited
edition postcards, creating the “Ultimate
Insider’s Guide to San Francisco.” Join
our ultimate insiders for a fun evening
of film, food and drink celebrating our
unique city, and snag a limited edition
postcard of your favorite secret spot.
Thursday, September 14
7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Film screening at 8 p.m.
($10 suggested donation)
Register here.
Hidden in Plain Sight
Market Street Tour
This tour led by Public Works designers
from the Better Market Street team
will celebrate history and social justice,
infrastructure and ecology, and climate
change and resilience along San
Francisco’s Market Street. Learn about
historic buildings, hidden tunnels,
buried ships, the language of street paint,
secret messages from fire hydrants, an
investigation of the city’s former coastal
edge – and more!
Saturday, September 16
11 a.m. to 1 p.m. ($25 tickets)
Register here.
Community Clean Team
Coastal Cleanup in District 3
Community Clean Team is
San Francisco Public Works’ longest-
running and largest volunteer program
that keeps San Francisco beautiful
through landscaping and gardening
projects, graffiti removal and litter
cleanup in our neighborhoods.
Francisco Middle School
2190 Powell St.
9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
(Registration begins at 8:30 a.m.)
9/21
The Commons on 3rd Thursdays
Every third Thursday through October,
Civic Center’s public spaces will feature
live music, food trucks, beer gardens and
family-friendly activities.
It's FREE and open to the public!
5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Civic Center Plaza
(Fulton Street, between the Main
Library and Asian Art Museum)
August 2017 - San Francisco Public Works Newsletter