The Alliance in the News
Union Square Bloom Finale
Head downtown for an afternoon of live music from Los Kimberos. The event includes free salsa dance instructions on each hour. Register and receive a free flower to remember the day.
Suit Up Event
SFPD Deputy Chief David Lazar, James Caldwell, Union Square Alliance Executive Director Marisa Rodriguez, John Sparks of Macy's Union Square and SFPD ASsistant Chief Mike Redmond - on-site for "Suit-Up!" fashion show at Macy's Union Square.
SF mayor reveals 'Bloom SF' plans to welcome workers back downtown
San Francisco Mayor London Breed revealed new plans to get people back downtown.
The city is getting ready to ramp up for the return of workers to many offices around the City after two years of the COVID-19 pandemic.
S.F. leaders unveil Bloom SF, a series of events linked to new return-to-office push
As part of the city's latest effort to revitalize San Francisco's still-slow downtown corridor, Mayor London Breed and officials have unveiled a weeklong series of engagement programming, dubbed Bloom SF, a best-foot-forward attempt to welcome back office workers and visitors.
Union Square BID director Karin Flood leaves, new leadership takes over
Marisa Rodriguez, who since April 2019 has overseen the city's Office of Cannabis, was chosen from among 165 applicants to lead the alliance (also known as the Union Square Business Improvement District, or BID), it said in a quiet announcement last month. On Oct.
Luxury Swiss watchmaker Omega opens first boutique outlet in San Francisco
In time for a slice of the holiday shopping season, luxury Swiss watchmaker Omega has just opened a boutique outlet in San Francisco's Union Square, representing a vote of confidence for the city’s hard-hit epicenter of international shopping and tourism.
S.F. unveils new push to combat retail theft after viral shoplifting videos
San Francisco officials are launching a multipronged push to combat retail theft in the city, an effort that includes more police investigators and community ambassadors and an upgraded system for retailers to report crimes online.
SFWednesdays Free Summer Performance Series Begins July 14
San Francisco is taking it to the streets with 30 performances, free and open-to-the-public, spread across 10 Wednesdays this summer in some of the City’s most iconic outdoor public spaces.
Mayor Breed wants to revive S.F's Hallidie Plaza. It won't be easy.
San Francisco’s Hallidie Plaza, named after the inventor of the cable car, Andrew Hallidie. The plaza, which opened 48 years ago at Powell and Market streets next to the cable car turnaround, has been a mess ever since.
Mayor Breed proposes big investment to bring downtown San Francisco back to life.
Mayor London Breed proposed a $9.5 million investment for downtown San Francisco Tuesday to attract workers and tourists back to an area devastated by the pandemic lockdowns.