The SOMA West Community Benefit District works to improve the lives of all people in our neighborhood.

To make a service request please email: [email protected] 24/7 or call/text: (415) 960-7228 or (415) 937-3533 during business hours. For evening hours, please contact our new Night Shift ambassadors. You may also use https://sf311.org/ or the free app that is available at that page. To see a map of our district, please click here. For up-to-the-minute news and event listings, please also visit our Facebook page.

The SOMA West Community Benefit District works to improve the lives of all people in our neighborhood.

To make a service request please email: [email protected] 24/7 or call/text: (415) 960-7228 or (415) 937-3533 during business hours. For evening hours, please contact our new Night Shift ambassadors. You may also use https://sf311.org/ or the free app that is available at that page. For up-to-the-minute news and event listings, please also visit our Facebook page.

COVID-19

The SOMA West Community Benefit District is working hard to help our community during this crisis. Please visit this page to learn what we are doing, and how we can help you.

About / F.A.Q.

Learn who we are and what we do. Includes our Frequently Asked Questions and Board of Directors list. Also see our Services page for more detailed information about our services.

Services

As a San Francisco Community Benefit District (CBD), we are chartered to help everyone in our community. Learn more about our services and the areas we cover.

Events

You are encouraged to get involved with the SOMA West CBD. Please see our events page to learn how you can do that.

Blog

The SOMA West CBD blog page contains news, updates, and general background information. Please let us know if there is anything you would like to see included.

Contact

You are encouraged to contact us via email or phone should you require services, or if you would like to learn more about what we do.

Documents

Here is where you can access important SWCBD documents, including our formation documents, cleaning reports, and graffiti removal consent form.

Read our current SWCBD newsletter, view previous issues, and sign up to be on the list.

Meetings

See our upcoming SOMA West meetings, learn how to join, and review agendas for our past meetings.

SOMA West images courtesy of Janet Delaney. Use arrows to scroll. Click on any image to enlarge.

Blog

One of Our Ambassadors Saved a Life this Week

One of Our Ambassadors Saved a Life this Week

The SOMA West Community Benefit District works to improve the lives of all people in our neighborhood. However, this week we were able to do more than merely improve lives. This week we saved a life. On Tuesday, April 13th at around 10 AM, SOMA West Ambassador Jason D. [. . .]

LUSH Film Edition celebrates queer filmmaking

LUSH Film Edition celebrates queer filmmaking

LUSH Film Edition celebrates queer filmmaking: Thursday, April 15, 7:00 PM PST Reserve your LUSH Film Edition ticket today and join Bay Area visionaries Brontez Purnell, Heather María Ács of Femmepower Productions, and Leo Herrera as they illuminate the multiplicity of queer histories and futures through the moving image. Featuring clips and conversation moderated [. . .]

Mobilizing Towards Family Reunification: Film Screening

Mobilizing Towards Family Reunification: Film Screening

Take Action! Mobilizing Towards Family Reunification: Film Screening and Q&A with Michelle Angela Ortiz & Kenia Guillen: Tuesday, April 13, 4:00-5:30 PM PST Tune in to Michelle Angela Ortiz (Las Madres de Berks, 2019) and Kenia Guillen (Isabel, 2019) for an exclusive screening of their films, as well as a [. . .]

March, 2021 Monthly Operations Report

March, 2021 Monthly Operations Report

Some highlights from our March, 2021 Monthly Operations Report: We picked up 54,025 total pounds of garbage. March's trash haul represents a +13% increase from February. Sweeping made up 37 percent of all tasks. We completed 20,418 total cleaning tasks, 7,617 sweeping tasks, 4,104 hazardous tasks, and much more. [. . .]

Announcing Our Night Shift Ambassador Program!

Announcing Our Night Shift Ambassador Program!

The SOMA West Community Benefit District (SWCBD) is proud to announce our new “Night Shift” neighborhood ambassador program. As the name suggests, this program starts in the evening and operates until the early morning hours (see details below). The Night Shift’s key priority is to maintain a welcoming and [. . .]

Join D6 Supervisor Matt Haney and guests for a live discussion!

Join D6 Supervisor Matt Haney and guests for a live discussion!

March 18 at 5 PM: You are invited to join D6 City Supervisor Matt Haney and guests for a very special live discussion! Mark Your Calendars for Thursday March 18 at 5 PM! The SOMA West Community Benefit District cordially invites you to join District 6 City Supervisor Matt [. . .]

SOMASapiens Video Series: Real Guitars

SOMASapiens Video Series: Real Guitars

The SOMA West neighborhood in San Francisco is home to many unique small businesses. Here is a short documentary from our SOMASapiens video series about Real Guitars. If your small business needs help, please contact us at [email protected] and we will connect you to people who can help you. [. . .]

SOMASapiens Video Series: Piston and Chain

SOMASapiens Video Series: Piston and Chain

This short documentary from our SOMASapiens video series outlines one of the many unique community-based businesses in the SOMA West neighborhood. Piston and Chain had to close recently due to COVID-19, and the SOMA West CBD is working very closely with existing businesses to render as much help as [. . .]

SOMA West is Open for Dining!

SOMA West is Open for Dining!

We urge you to support these local SOMA West restaurants and cafes that are working very hard to stay open during COVID-19. Most of them offer delivery, and a few of them even offer socially distanced outdoor seating. This list will be updated often, so we are posting it [. . .]

The SOMA West Community Benefit District works to improve the lives of all people in our neighborhood.