On Tuesday, October 5, 2021, the Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the first reading of the ordinance to designate landmark status for the San Francisco Eagle Bar! One more vote is required, and is expected next Tuesday, October 12.
Community Shows Its Pride In LeatherWalk 2021
On Sunday, September 19, more than 200 people welcomed a treasured tradition back to the streets of SOMA. LeatherWalk 2021 was a resounding success, raising both spirits and funds.
We stopped at Oasis, Hole in the Wall, Powerhouse, Azucar Lounge, Wicked Grounds, Leather Etc., Mr. S Leather, Ringold Alley, and Lone Star Saloon before arriving at Eagle Plaza for the Leather Pride Fest, hosted by the SF Eagle.
Check out the story in the Bay Area Reporter.
LeatherWalk 2021 is This Sunday
LeatherWalk returns on Sunday, September 19, as the traditional launch to San Francisco’s Leather Week.
Proudly produced by the LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District, our queer and kinky communities will gather at 11 am on the Polk Street steps of City Hall, and parade through SOMA, visiting favorite neighborhood spots and watering holes, pausing for a moment of memory on Ringold Alley, and arriving at Eagle Plaza around 3 pm for a joyous Leather Pride Fest presented by the SF Eagle, to include a beer/soda bust benefitting Tenderloin Tessie, and the raising of our community’s grand new Leather Pride Flag.
Volunteers are needed to help make LeatherWalk 2021 go smoothly. For information, click here.
LeatherWalk has always been a major community fundraiser; this year it will benefit the LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District, working to keep SOMA queer and kinky. But LeatherWalk is 100% free, and all are welcome!
Ad Hoc “Gateway” Committee Formed
The next meeting of the Ad Hoc Gateway Committee, being chaired by the LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District Vice-President, Bob Brown, will be scheduled soon.
The Cultural District has contracted with the respected Landscape Architect firm of Bionic to design something that could be erected on Folsom Street to visually represent the District, welcome visitors, and serve as a “placemaking” focal point for the neighborhood. The Board has looked at their various proposed designs, and feels that additional information about the design features, and additional discussion and opinion sharing, is needed. This Committee will review and revise the specifications, arrange to meet with the landscape architects, and make recommendations to the Board.
The public is welcome to attend the Committee’s meetings; people of who have expressed interest in the LCD Arts and Culture Committee in the past are particularly invited.
For more info, or to be notified when the next meeting is scheduled, please contact Committee Chair Bob Brown.