Sunday, May 23, 2004
more thoughts on Economics and how I'd want to help the city...
o Solving problems on the district level so that the Mayor can focus more on bringing business to the city.
o Supporting small business by helping clean up and streamline the many hurdles put in their place by the city.
o Pushing San Francisco to get to the front edge of 21st century sustainable planning and urban design so that we continue to be everyone’s favorite City, and people stop moving to the suburbs.
o Helping the entertainment industry, especially the live music and dance purveyors stay alive and vibrant.
o Helping “sell” the city to the country and the world to invigorate the tourist trades, our best non-consumerism asset. We should be creating more reasons for people to come to San Francisco, and more often. Art festivals, music festivals, poetry festivals, theater festivals… How about a comedy festival on the level of Edinburgh’s ? Even our current ‘parties’ could use better promotion: Halloween, and Bay to Breakers. I’m amazed to see national ad campaigns for movies, theater events, etc. and they have celebrations/openings in LA, NYC, Chicago, and Seattle?? We need to capitalize on the fantastic history and culture of SF… which of course, will help maintain it.
o Solving problems on the district level so that the Mayor can focus more on bringing business to the city.
o Supporting small business by helping clean up and streamline the many hurdles put in their place by the city.
o Pushing San Francisco to get to the front edge of 21st century sustainable planning and urban design so that we continue to be everyone’s favorite City, and people stop moving to the suburbs.
o Helping the entertainment industry, especially the live music and dance purveyors stay alive and vibrant.
o Helping “sell” the city to the country and the world to invigorate the tourist trades, our best non-consumerism asset. We should be creating more reasons for people to come to San Francisco, and more often. Art festivals, music festivals, poetry festivals, theater festivals… How about a comedy festival on the level of Edinburgh’s ? Even our current ‘parties’ could use better promotion: Halloween, and Bay to Breakers. I’m amazed to see national ad campaigns for movies, theater events, etc. and they have celebrations/openings in LA, NYC, Chicago, and Seattle?? We need to capitalize on the fantastic history and culture of SF… which of course, will help maintain it.
