Post Tagged with: "tenderloin"

Cohen Alley in San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood used to be a place of trash and crime until grassroots community leaders applied for a San Francisco Community Challenge Grant and transformed the alley into a place of art, gardens, and community. NENtv reports on the stunning urban oasis that is Cohen Alley. Read more about Cohen Alley on the NENtv blog.  

San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood has long been seen as the armpit of the city, a place where the homeless, drug dealers, and mentally ill people wander the streets. Opinions differ on how dangerous the neighborhood really is, with the majority of the opinion that it’s more colorful than treacherous, but one thing is for sure: There’s no guarantee what awaits you around the next corner in the Tenderloin. Recently, however, I [...]