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  • Hires and Promotions, January 22

    January 22, 2012 by tsff

    Sunday, January 22, 2012 in the San Francisco Chronicle, “Hires and promotions, January 22,” announces The San Francisco Foundation has appointed Mark Cloutier program director for public policy, civic engagement and community health, and Francesca Vietor program officer for the environment.

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  • Protecting a Living Landscape

    January 4, 2012 by tsff

    Wednesday, January 4, 2012 in the Los Altos Town Crier, “Protecting a living landscape,” discusses the efforts to protect more than 8,500 acres of redwoods and wildlife habitat in the Santa Cruz Mountains. The San Francisco Foundation contributed $150,000 toward this end.

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  • Big Open Space Purchase to Preserve ‘Cemex Redwoods’ from Development

    December 10, 2011 by tsff

    Saturday, December 10, 2011 in the Los Altos Patch, “Big open space purchase to preserve ‘Cemex Redwoods’ from development,” discusses one of the largest pieces of unprotected redwood forest left in the Santa Cruz mountains has been preserved from future development with support from a number of organizations, including a $150,000 grant from a donor advised fund [...]

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  • The San Francisco Foundation Announces New Program Director for Public Policy, Civic Engagement, and Community Health, and Program Officer for the Environment

    September 6, 2011 by tsff

    (SAN FRANCISCO) – Tuesday, September 6, 2011 – Sandra R. Hernández, M.D., CEO, and David Friedman, Chair of the Board of Trustees of The San Francisco Foundation (TSFF), announced today the appointment of Mark Cloutier, MPP, MPH, as Program Director for Public Policy, Community Health, and Civic Engagement, and Francesca Vietor as Program Officer for [...]

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  • $7 Million Dollar Settlement for Farmland in East Bay

    June 27, 2011 by tsff

    Legal battle in Oakley ends in settlement; Fund established to protect Bay Area farmland (SAN FRANCISCO) – Monday, June 27, 2011 – Greenbelt Alliance and The San Francisco Foundation announced today the resolution of a settlement in the Contra Costa Superior Court that upholds the requirement to compensate the surrounding environment when developing on prime [...]

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  • The Metropolitan Transportation Commission Contribution Keys New Affordable Housing Fund

    March 23, 2011 by tsff

    (OAKLAND) – March 23, 2011 – The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) today approved a $10 million anchor commitment through its Transportation for Livable Communities program to establish a new revolving loan fund for affordable housing developers to finance land acquisition in select locations near rail and bus lines throughout the Bay Area. Other investors in [...]

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  • San Francisco Community Land Trust Awarded $45,000 by The San Francisco Foundation

    January 6, 2011 by tsff

    The San Francisco Community Land Trust (SFCLT) is pleased to announce a $45,000 award from The San Francisco Foundation (TSFF).  Our organization is honored by the foundation’s recognition of our innovative housing model that preserves affordable San Francisco multi-family housing and enables low-income residents to develop assets. This investment builds on the success of the [...]

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  • Bay Area Retrofit Loan Fund Helps to Green Affordable Housing Properties

    November 29, 2010 by tsff

    (SAN FRANCISCO) – Monday, November 29, 2010 – The San Francisco Foundation and Hull Family Foundation announced today that they each awarded $250,000 in program-related investments (PRIs) to Enterprise Community Partners’ affiliate the Enterprise Community Loan Fund, a national community development financial institution, for the Enterprise Bay Area Green Retrofit pilot program. Operational in Northern [...]

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  • Dr. Washington Burns, Anna Halprin, Sylvia Rosales-Fike, and East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation Awardees

    September 22, 2010 by tsff

    (SAN FRANCISCO) – Wednesday, September 22, 2010 – The San Francisco Foundation announced today its 2010 Community Leadership Award winners: Dr. Washington Burns, Anna Halprin, Sylvia Rosales-Fike, and East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation. The awardees will be honored for their outstanding contributions to the Bay Area community at the Awards Celebration on Tuesday, September [...]

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