Chinatown, San Francisco

Honor, Love, Respect our Seniors Community Campaign

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Monday, February 12, 2024
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SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- On Lok, Self-Help for the Elderly, All American Medical Group, Chinatown Community Development Center, and San Francisco Marin Medical Society are launching their first joint effort to celebrate the Lunar New Year by promoting the cultural value of respecting elders holistically. "Honor, Love, Respect our Seniors," a first-of-its-kind grassroots campaign that will nurture the fundamental tradition of Lunar New Year, will recognize the continuous contribution of AAPI seniors to society, while connecting the importance of heritage and tradition to future generations.

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  • "Honor, Love, Respect our Seniors," a first-of-its-kind grassroots campaign that will nurture the fundamental tradition of Lunar New Year, will recognize the continuous contribution of AAPI seniors to society, while connecting the importance of heritage and tradition to future generations.
  • The campaign kicks off on February 12 with an in-person media roundtable where community leaders will discuss how to reframe ageist beliefs and honor and respect the role of older adults in both the private and public spheres.
  • The event will be held in Chinatown at the Chinatown Media & Arts Collaborative, 800 Grant Ave, San Francisco from 1-2:30pm.
  • Through these three initiatives, the "Honor, Love, Respect our Seniors Community Campaign" aims to uphold the value and contributions of older adults in our society, culture, and personal relationships.

NeighborWorks Training Institute in San Francisco will attract 1,400+ housing and community-development professionals

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Monday, May 1, 2023
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San Francisco, CA, May 01, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- More than 1,400 housing and community-development professionals from around the country will convene in San Francisco for the NeighborWorks Training Institute May 1-5 .

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  • San Francisco, CA, May 01, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- More than 1,400 housing and community-development professionals from around the country will convene in San Francisco for the NeighborWorks Training Institute May 1-5 .
  • “San Francisco’s unique culture and innovative programs in affordable housing and community development make the city an ideal setting for the NeighborWorks Training Institute,” said NeighborWorks America President & CEO Marietta Rodriguez.
  • In addition to the training institute, NeighborWorks America supports organizations working to serve the San Francisco community throughout the year.
  • Press credentials will be available on-site at Hilton San Francisco Union Square (333 O'Farrell St, San Francisco, CA 94102.)

Citi Foundation Announces Recipients of Community Progress Makers Initiative in the United States

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Monday, December 13, 2021
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The Citi Foundation today announced the 50 nonprofit organizations selected as the newest recipients of the Community Progress Makers initiative.

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  • The Citi Foundation today announced the 50 nonprofit organizations selected as the newest recipients of the Community Progress Makers initiative.
  • Six years ago, the Citi Foundation launched Community Progress Makers with a vision of empowering community leaders to grow their transformative impact through unrestricted, trust-based funding, said Brandee McHale, Head of Community Investing and Development and President of the Citi Foundation.
  • Through the Community Progress Makers initiative, these social innovators and advocates can continue to look for new ways of addressing long-standing societal challenges at scale.
  • The Community Progress Makers initiative was expanded earlier this year as part of Citi and the Citi Foundations Action for Racial Equity , which has already invested $1 billion in strategic initiatives to help close the racial wealth gap in the United States.

Swords to Plowshares and Chinatown Community Development Center Celebrate the Grand Opening and One-Year Anniversary of Edwin M. Lee Apartments in Mission Bay

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Tuesday, May 4, 2021
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The event will also be live-streamed for guests to join virtually.\nSpearheaded by community-based nonprofit organizations, Swords to Plowshares,\xc2\xa0a veteran service agency,\xc2\xa0and Chinatown Community Development Center,\xc2\xa0an established developer, the housing project now provides permanent housing and on-site supportive services to\xc2\xa062\xc2\xa0formerly homeless veterans with disabilities\xc2\xa0and 56\xc2\xa0low-income families.\n\xe2\x80\x9cNew housing development is a massive undertaking.

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  • The event will also be live-streamed for guests to join virtually.\nSpearheaded by community-based nonprofit organizations, Swords to Plowshares,\xc2\xa0a veteran service agency,\xc2\xa0and Chinatown Community Development Center,\xc2\xa0an established developer, the housing project now provides permanent housing and on-site supportive services to\xc2\xa062\xc2\xa0formerly homeless veterans with disabilities\xc2\xa0and 56\xc2\xa0low-income families.\n\xe2\x80\x9cNew housing development is a massive undertaking.
  • The late Mayor Edwin M. Lee was instrumental in designating the site for veterans and raising preliminary funds from the local tech community.
  • Chinatown CDC owns and/or manages 25 properties in San Francisco, totaling 2,500 units of affordable housing for\xc2\xa0nearly 3,000\xc2\xa0low-income seniors, formerly homeless adults, and families.
  • Chinatown CDC\xe2\x80\x99s residents are diverse and speak 14 languages including English, Chinese, Tagalog, Spanish, Russian, and Vietnamese.\n'

Tutor Perini Provides Update on Recent Settlement Related to the SFMTA Central Subway Project

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Tuesday, March 9, 2021
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Tutor Perini Corporation (NYSE: TPC) (the Company), a leading civil, building and specialty construction company, provided an update today regarding a recent settlement related to the Companys work on the Central Subway Project (the Project) in San Francisco.

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  • Tutor Perini Corporation (NYSE: TPC) (the Company), a leading civil, building and specialty construction company, provided an update today regarding a recent settlement related to the Companys work on the Central Subway Project (the Project) in San Francisco.
  • On March 2, 2021, the Board of Directors of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) approved two contract modifications pertaining to the Project totaling $146.6 million, which resolved all issues contained therein.
  • The Company is pleased with the settlement and looks forward to a successful completion of the Project in the near term.
  • Tutor Perini Corporation is a leading civil, building and specialty construction company offering diversified general contracting and design-build services to private clients and public agencies throughout the world.

San Francisco’s Largest Community Farm Renamed Florence Fang Community Farm

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Monday, September 28, 2020
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Today, the Florence Fang Community Farm (FFCF) unveiled its new logo and name to reflect FFCFs growth as the largest community farm and second most productive urban farm in San Francisco.

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  • Today, the Florence Fang Community Farm (FFCF) unveiled its new logo and name to reflect FFCFs growth as the largest community farm and second most productive urban farm in San Francisco.
  • To celebrate the launch of new logo and name, Florence Fang Community Farm is hosting a four-week giveaway on its Instagram to share the love to the growing farm community.
  • Located in San Francisco, Californias Bayview neighborhood, one of the citys most diverse and economically disadvantaged communities, the Florence Fang Community Farm is the largest community farm in SF with more regular gardeners and participants than any other farming operation in the city.
  • Florence Fang Community Farm is a project of the AsianWeek Foundation, a registered 501(c)3 non-profit entity.

LISC names Cindy Wu as executive director to lead community development efforts throughout the Bay Area

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Monday, April 6, 2020
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OAKLAND, Calif., April 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) has named a highly regarded San Francisco community leader as the new executive director of LISC Bay Area.

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  • OAKLAND, Calif., April 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) has named a highly regarded San Francisco community leader as the new executive director of LISC Bay Area.
  • Cindy Wu, who most recently served as deputy director of the Chinatown Community Development Center (Chinatown CDC), will oversee LISC's local programs and investments related to affordable housing, economic development, health, community safety and jobs.
  • Since 1981, LISC has invested more than $924 million in Bay Area communities and leveraged more than $4 billion in total development activity.
  • In 2018, she won a LISC Michael Rubinger Community Fellowship to study neighborhood-based approaches that mitigate displacement amid gentrification.

Warner Bros. Pictures to Kick Off Chinese New Year with North American Theatrical Release of “Detective Chinatown 3”

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Thursday, January 16, 2020
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Detective Chinatown 3 is one of the widest releases among all Mandarin language films in North America in recent years.

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  • Detective Chinatown 3 is one of the widest releases among all Mandarin language films in North America in recent years.
  • Wang Baoqiang and Liu Haoran reprise their roles as a mismatched crime-solving duo in the film, again written and directed by Chen Sicheng (Detective Chinatown, Detective Chinatown 2).
  • Detective Chinatown 3 is being distributed in the U.S. and Canada by Warner Bros. Pictures, and in China by Wanda Pictures.
  • Warner Bros. Pictures will release Detective Chinatown 3 in the following markets on January 24, 2020.

CleanFund provides $36 Million to downtown San Francisco acute care hospital, signaling increased demand for large C-PACE transactions

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Wednesday, October 16, 2019
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SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, CleanFund Commercial PACE Capital, Inc. (" CleanFund ") announced funding $36 million in Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy ("C-PACE") for seismic and other improvements to Chinese Hospital, the key acute care facility serving San Francisco's Chinatown district.

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  • SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, CleanFund Commercial PACE Capital, Inc. (" CleanFund ") announced funding $36 million in Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy ("C-PACE") for seismic and other improvements to Chinese Hospital, the key acute care facility serving San Francisco's Chinatown district.
  • Chinese Hospital is a 148,000 SF, 88-bed hospital with a large footprint on Jackson Street.
  • CleanFund continues its leadership funding large C-PACE transactions by using its significant structuring expertise for large and multi-source capital stacks to close on ever-larger sums of C-PACE project capital.
  • We are excited to see larger C-PACE transactions as more borrowers realize the far-reaching benefits of C-PACE," adds Lain Gutierrez, CEO of CleanFund.

Comcast Forms Multi-Year Partnership with San Francisco’s Chinese Chamber of Commerce to Sponsor Chinese New Year Festival & Parade

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Monday, February 11, 2019
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Comcasts California Region today announced that it has formed a long-term partnership with the San Francisco Chinese Chamber of Commerce and will be a procession-level sponsor of the 2019 Chinese New Year Festival & Parade.

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  • Comcasts California Region today announced that it has formed a long-term partnership with the San Francisco Chinese Chamber of Commerce and will be a procession-level sponsor of the 2019 Chinese New Year Festival & Parade.
  • But this new sponsorship of the Chinese New Year Festival and Parade which includes Comcast having a float in the parade for the first time takes that commitment to a whole new level.
  • Joining the Comcast procession will be the KIPP College Prep San Francisco Marching Band and the San Francisco Police Lion Dance Group.
  • Comcast also has an ongoing partnership with Self-Help for the Elderly, which has served seniors in San Franciscos Chinatown community since 1966.