Voices of the Community

“It's, provided a safe place for people of all backgrounds to gather and meet and actually become friends” - Barbara Gratta

In this episode our featured voice is that of winemaker and food entrepreneu…

"We're hoping that we can spread the wealth if you will, as far as possible” - Michelle Lynch Reynolds

In this episode, our featured voices are Michelle Lynch Reynolds the Executive Director, and Joe …

“All of us take these things for granted, that they're always there” - Mark Bailey

In this episode our first featured voices are Mark Bailey the head of operations and Martha Martinez the head of prod…

"the people who are working in the cultural sector and everything, it's exposed even further our vulnerabilities, the fact that we're always working in the margins" - Randy Rollison

In this episode ou…

“Simply put non-profits matter in communities and people depend on their services” - Anna Koob

In this episode our featured voices are Jacob Harold the Executive Vice President and Anna Koob the Direc…

People have danced since, you know, the caveman days they gathered together and beat on their drums and they danced” - Christine Leslie

In this episode, our featured voice is Christine Leslie the CEO …

“We're in an existential threat of losing everything that makes this place great”- Jay Beaman

In this episode, our featured voices are Brad Levy the owner, Haley Sausner the Chef, and Jay Beaman the M…

“ I hope we never stop supporting people who might have to make a decision between paying their rent and eating ramen noodles.” - Susan Mernit

In this episode, we are focused on our Making Community a…

“ If you want to end homelessness, you give people homes.” - Demaree Miller

In this episode, our featured voices are Charles Lerner the Executive Director and Demaree Miller the Program Manager of At …

“ To teach them how to be wonderful musicians” - Andriana Marcial

In this episode, our featured voice is Andriana Marcial the Interim Executive Director of the San Francisco Girls Chorus. One of the m…

"Through difference, there is beauty” - Marc Brew, AXIS Dance Company

In this episode, our featured voices are Marc Brew the Artistic Director and Choreographer along with Danae Rees the Managing Dire…

 "Dance , is just an amazing way of bringing people together” - Sherene Melania

In this episode, our featured voice is Sherene Melania the Executive Director and Artistic Director of Presidio Dance Th…

"So, it's, a very, quiet but large issue in our community, especially when you know, Bay area should be the tech capital of the world" - Seth Hubbert

In this episode, our featured voice is Seth Hubber…

We're really trying to combat this amnesiac culture that we live in by bringing people together in public space, doing participatory community history - LisaRuth Elliott

In this episode, our featured …

I think if anything, there's been more light and more sort of like, an awareness, right. Of small businesses, and how people really need to support the small businesses to, continue to contribute to …

Rome's Kitchen is actually the incubator for my family to help us get to the next level” - Rome Rogers

In this episode, our featured voice is Rome Rogers the founder of Rome’s Kitchen in the bay view …

“giving a voice to the manufacturing sector, to the City, our funders, everyone, hopefully the public, and then really helping manufacturers know and talk to each other and often partner with each ot…

“Yes, it’s a pandemic, and yes, we have to stay safe, but we have to learn how to help each other. We have to learn how to support each other’s businesses. We have to learn how to support each other’…

“We've also learned is that, human connection cannot be replaced by video connection. The human touch cannot be replaced by remote. And so we are hoping soon to get back to that stage where we can se…

“I think places like ours where you can come in, sit down and enjoy a full service dining experience; there’s something culturally refueling about that, about sharing a meal with folks” — Jeff Trenam…