Mayor Daniel Lurie announced today legislation to provide five other entertainment areas in San Francisco, including one on Valencia Street Between the 16 and 21 years old. With four other locations throughout the city, this would allow legal alcohol and open challenge, performance and events on the commercial corridor.
The five areas are: Valencia Street; Pier 39; Ellis Street between Stockton and Powell streets; Folsom Street between the seventh and eighth streets; And Yerba Buena Lane between the Market and Mission streets, and to Jessie Square.
The legislation allows areas to close traffic during public events, so that pedestrians can wander in the streets on foot, buy alcohol in participating companies and soak up publicly. Valencia, for example, will be closed both Thursdays from May to October.
The schedules of the other four areas are not clear. They join four others announced since September of last year: Cole Valley, Thrive City outside Chase Center, Front Street and Harlan Place.
This is part of a continuous effort from Lurie and Senator Scott Wiener to revitalize the nightlife of San Francisco, a initiative Started under the mayor of London Race. Until now, a large part of the Lurie thrust has involved various attempts to obtain young In the streets with a beer or a cocktail in hand.
First concentrated in the city center, where post-pandemic recovery has been particularly slow, proposals for new entertainment areas have since jumped through the city.
The owners of Cole Valley companies and on Front Street sang the praises of Entertainment zonesAnd said they benefited from an increase in pedestrian traffic. Citywide merchants now wants entertainment areas in their corridors, but some have argued that high fees and a large authorization process have approved the obtaining of obtaining difficult.
Lurie’s legislation, scheduled for Tuesday on the board of directors, is co -produced by the District 9 supervisor, Jackie Fielder, the Danny Sauter District Supervisor and the District Supervisor 6 Matt Dorsey.
Earlier this month, Mission Local reported that a new night market Go to Valencia Street from May 8, transforming the street into an “entertainment zone” during the market duration. Valencia will end with traffic during these hours, and market enthusiasts can drink alcoholic drinks sold by participating companies in public spaces and take advantage of outdoor performance.
Valencia Merchants has expressed hope that the street will become a permanent entertainment area as “artistic district and mission entertainment”.
This designation would allow flexible use in the street, including outdoor performance, transport of an open container and organizational events, in addition to the Valencia night market.
“Valencia’s street and mission have long been a destination for nightlife, arts and culture,” said Katy Birnbaum, founder of the outdoor non -profit organization in the streets. She said Valence would be a “fantastic” entertainment area.
“The energy and pedestrian traffic that the entertainment areas brings would be a large windfall for the corridor, and in turn, the corridor will be an excellent example of what an entertainment zone can be in San Francisco.”