Please view this video:
Overdose Prevention in Nightlife – Training Video
(See also Cultural District Sponsors Narcon Training)
The world's first city-recognized LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District
Please view this video:
Overdose Prevention in Nightlife – Training Video
(See also Cultural District Sponsors Narcon Training)
The Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development (MOHCD) and the Office of Economic and Workforce Development (OEWD) invite you to provide input to inform the development of four strategic plans:
Residents can access the Survey in English, Spanish, Filipino, Chinese, Vietnamese, Russian, or Samoan. Click here.
Learn about City programs and share your input today at www.engagesanfrancisco.com!
The window for feedback closes on January 19, 2024, so don’t wait…
Vendors! Entertainment! Gear Swap!
A free shuttle, courtesy of San Francisco Love Tours, will be making a continuous circle through SOMA, from 12 noon to 5 pm, with stops at SOMArts, the SF Eagle, the Folsom Street Community Center, Azúcar Lounge (opens at 3 pm), Powerhouse (opens at 4 pm), Zozi’s Loft, Leather Etc., and Mr S Leather.
Main Stage Schedule:
Find more kinky gifts at the San Francisco Fetish Flea at Transform1060!
(It’s just a short walk from the 8th & Folsom stop on our free shuttle.)
This is a smoke-free event.
However, there are designated smoking areas outside of SOMArts.
Chat about it, meet your friends, compare notes on Bloom!
SOMA Second Saturdays are presented by:
the LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District,
Folsom Street,
& the SOMA West Community Benefit District.
The Holiday Market is underwritten by a generous grant
from Success Centers,
Community input from focus groups, interviews and a town hall meeting have been compiled into the strategies contained in our city-mandated Cultural History, Housing, and Economic Sustainability Strategies (CHHESS) Report. The contents were presented at an open community forum on Wednesday (11/29/23).
View a recording of the presentation here.
The Board of Supervisors and the Mayor will decide whether to approve the report in 2024. When approved it will serve as a roadmap of priorities and strategies for stabilizing our cultural community.
When it goes to the Board of Supervisors, we will ask for your support through letters or speaking at the City Hall hearing. To receive an email notice when the hearing is scheduled, join our SOMA Action Network here.
We will post the full CHHESS Report (when the final version is ready), and additional updates and information, on our “CHHESS Status” page, here.
In solidarity with our fellow Cultural Districts, we are pleased to invite you to like, follow and attend the events of San Francisco’s other Cultural Districts:
Subscribe to the City’s Cultural Districts Newsletter
Introduction to some of the Cultural Districts: