Mid Market http://kalw.org en Reynaldo Cayetano documents Sixth Street http://kalw.org/post/reynaldo-cayetano-documents-sixth-street <p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">Between the </span>Transbay<span style="line-height: 1.5;"> Transit Tower on First and Mission streets, envisioned to be the west coast’s tallest building, and the emerging tech hub anchored by Twitter at </span>10th<span style="line-height: 1.5;"> and Market Streets, the city is becoming shinier and newer. But almost exactly in between those highly publicized developments is the rough and gritty Sixth Street.&nbsp;</span><span style="line-height: 1.5;">Dotted with single room occupancy hotels, Sixth Street has a well-documented history of chronic poverty and crime. It’s also the neighborhood where photographer Rey </span>Cayetano<span style="line-height: 1.5;"> grew up.</span></p><p> Thu, 09 May 2013 00:44:02 +0000 News Producer 26632 at http://kalw.org Reynaldo Cayetano documents Sixth Street Revitalizing Market Street: Can the city's multi-dimensional effort create lasting change? http://kalw.org/post/revitalizing-market-street-can-citys-multi-dimensional-effort-create-lasting-change <p>For the last twenty years, San Francisco city leaders have promised to address the long-standing challenges facing the Mid Market Street neighborhood, but nothing has really changed.Now, San Francisco is taking a fresh approach to revitalizing Mid Market Street that includes attracting tech businesses and actively reaching out to arts organizations, community groups and residents to create a new vision for &nbsp;this diverse neighborhood. Thu, 12 Jul 2012 17:54:25 +0000 City Visions 13447 at http://kalw.org Revitalizing Market Street: Can the city's multi-dimensional effort create lasting change?