Thursday March 19, 2026 | 6:30-8:30pm

At the Tenderloin Museum | 398 Eddy St. SF, CA 94102

Free to attend with registration via Eventbrite

Join Mission Local for a community conversation on activating green spaces in the Tenderloin.

On March 19 at the Tenderloin Museum, a team of experts will sit down with Mission Local reporter Eleni Balakrishnan for a conversation on Tenderloin parks and green spaces and how community groups have mobilized to create them.

The speakers will dig into the history of efforts to get parks and public spaces created in the Tenderloin, obstacles to those efforts, and future plans.

The conversation will bring together:

• Aseel Fara, who was raised in the Tenderloin and now works for the Planning Department

• Curtis Bradford, a community organizer for the Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation, who was heavily involved in Tenderloin Community Action Plan to bring investments to the neighborhood

• Esan Looper, who works with the Tenderloin Community Benefit District and played a critical role in the reopening of Boeddeker Park in 2014.

• Larry Kwan, head of St. Anthony's that has played a vital role in cultivating green spaces in the Tenderloin.

Artwork will be on display from the youth of the Boys & Girls Club’s Tenderloin Clubhouse in response to the prompt: What do you envision for your community parks and green spaces?

The St. Anthony’s team will table at the event and be present to speak with community members about their role in activating green spaces.

Appetizers will be provided by Cantoo, a local Venezuelan-Chinese fusion restaurant. Come snack, mingle and share ideas with the staff of Mission Local.