A new effort is underway to boost San Francisco's civic pride among locals and Saturday was its kickoff.
At Saturday's kickoff event, families, artists, and community members celebrated San Francisco's strengths.According to campaign organizers, the $4 million, multi-year civic pride campaign comes at a crucial time. Headlines about San Francisco often highlight homelessness, drugs and crime.
"Unfortunately, there was a constant barrage of negative stories about San Francisco and a bunch of people came together deciding to respond," said Alex Tourk, spokesman for "It Starts here San Francisco." "This is the beginning of a civic pride campaign to rally San Franciscans to share their love, share their unique stories about SF but also to send a message to the world, we're open for business," said Alex Tourk, spokesman for "It Starts Here San Francisco."
"This is to instill pride in San Francisco. This is to instill hope and to get people excited. And part of it is to counter some of the negativity with some of the positivity of what's going on," said Mayor London Breed.On this Saturday, families gathered for music, free food, and a chance to engage with their community through painting murals."It shows people still care about the community. You look around, see all these people are painting.
"Share on social media your love of the city-- #ItAllStartsHereSF. Show your support with a campaign sign in your residence or small business and donate to Avenue Green Light where every dollar goes to support local business in SF-- which are the economic lifeblood of our economy," Tourk said."I think there needs to be some massive changes in how we manage the city and how we handle the drug problem," said SF Resident Mindy Sears."It starts with all of us.
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