Here’s what’s coming up right away and how you can get involved to sustain and improve the lives of artists and arts organizations in San Francisco.

For informational purposes only; this was a proponent document developed by the campaign coalition San Franciscans for the Arts; no opponent document has been developed 

San Francisco Arts Commission MCCLA Report

On Monday, March 2, at 2pm, the SFAC’s monthly meeting will include a report on its Cultural Centers program. 

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San Francisco Charter Reform

Wednesday, March 4 is the final meeting and wrap-up of the Charter Reform Working Group which formed in December 2025. This working group is looking at the elimination of set-asides, spending baselines that are an articulation of voter values expressed at the ballot box. This includes arts and culture, libraries, children and youth services, transit, open space, and more.

San Francisco Arts Leadership Job Announcement 

The City and County of San Francisco is seeking qualified candidates for a new arts leadership role—the Executive Director of Arts & Culture.

Dear Bay Area artists, culture bearers, arts administrators, arts advocates, and allies,

It’s been 16 days since our re-launch and Arts for a Better Bay Area has been busy!
A lot of municipal arts business that had been stagnant seems to be moving forward.

Dear Bay Area artists, culture bearers, arts administrators, arts advocates, and allies,

As we launch headfirst into this new year, Arts for a Better Bay Area is rebooting its efforts to advance arts advocacy in 2026. The year ahead presents significant challenges for the Bay Area arts community; with those challenges we see an abundance of opportunity to promote the strength and resilience of our collective arts advocacy.

With the San Francisco general election coming up fast (November 8th!), we want to ensure you learn about District 6 Supervisor candidates' vision and support of local arts & culture. As San Francisco's District 6 holds one of the largest arts and culture communities, we want you to be informed about their actions, vision, and support of the local arts and culture scene and industry. Please continue to access their responses to our questionnaire. 

Budget 2022/23 Recommendation for Continued Support to Hotel Tax Arts & Culture Allocation

CALL TO ACTION: >>> Arts for a Better Bay Area, the San Francisco Arts Alliance and its partnering organizations have drafted a letter to send to our City's officials to request and ensure ongoing support to supplement Hotel Tax shortfalls due to the pandemic as we move into the budgeting cycle for 2022/23. JOIN US IN THIS EFFORT, PLEASE ADD YOUR NAME! <<<

SAVE THE DATE: Developing a Sustainable Creative Workforce Spurred by Economic Recovery ~ A Regional Conversation with Californians for the Arts in Partnership with Arts for a Better Bay Area and Theatre Bay Area