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Block party in San Francisco's Tenderloin aims to end 'doom loop' narrative
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — There were signs of hope and recovery in San Francisco Saturday, as activists and city leaders came together to support the Tenderloin neighborhood and cast aside the city’s so-called “doom loop” narrative.
Former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown cut the ribbon, unofficially ending the city’s so-called doom loop, post-Covid economic narrative that it is still trying to shake.
“We wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t interesting, attractive, fascinating,” Brown said.
“We love San Francisco. We got to enjoy the city. It’s back and moving forward. The tenderloin needs love,” said Love Fest SF organizer Adam Swig.
Swig says he believes in the city so much that he organized the block party, Love Fest San Francisco, to support small businesses in the Tenderloin neighborhood.
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“All of us love the Tenderloin. A lot us us are afraid to come down here. There’s nothing to fear. There’s great businesses,” Swig said.
The Tenderloin merchant’s association says the neighborhood is improving.
“Signs are basic cleaner streets, safer streets, less car break-ins, less people on the streets,” said Rene Colorado, executive director of the Tenderloin Merchant’s Association
Jorge Luna opened his Larkin Street Taqueria five months ago.
“All the mess, they start to clean it up. I think it’s pretty good,” Luna said.
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Others say it will take more than Love Fest to change the narrative in the Tenderloin, which is facing challenges everyday.
Golden Lotus restaurant owner, Haung Hau says his business is down 70%, because of all the unhoused people living in the alley next to his eatery, keeping customers away, even after homeless encampment sweeps ordered by Governor Gavin Newsom.
“As far as on the streets, some days better than others,” said Justin Bautista.
Bautista lives and works in this neighborhood. He says things are slowly improving and efforts like this block party are a step forward.
“I think any event, which brings positive energy to neighborhood, is important,” Bautista said.
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San Francisco Supervisor Jackie Fielder will resume her duties next week after taking a three-month leave of absence due to mental health.
“I’m coming clear-eyed and grounded and eager to serve in this role again,” Fielder said in a video posted to social media Tuesday.
Fielder was first elected in 2024 to serve District 9, which includes the Mission District and Bernal Heights and Portola neighborhoods. In late March of this year, her staffers announced she was taking a leave of absence to address an “acute personal health crisis” after missing a few weeks of Board of Supervisors meetings.
“I left the work that I love so much, not because I wanted to, but because my mental health demanded it, and I say that with no shame,” she said.
In the video statement, Fielder mentioned that the pressure of serving as a supervisor took a toll on her mental health.
“I’ve often felt like the weight of this district and city is on my shoulders, and I, through this leave, have had the silver lining of understanding that it never has,” she said. “I was going 100 miles an hour since early 2023 when I started the campaign for supervisor, and being a grassroots candidate is a lot of elbow grease.”
Fielder’s staff continued some of the work in her district while she was gone. She thanked her colleagues and Mayor Daniel Lurie for their support and allowing her to be excused from meetings.
Fielder will return to work Monday and appear at the June 30 board meeting. She is also expected to host listening sessions in her district through July.
“I am an example that it is possible to come back and heal,” she said. “I could not be more honored to serve and more ready to serve.”
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