Bayview Opera House

Deborah Frieden is consulting for the San Francisco Arts Commission (SFAC) on the Bayview Opera House project. The Bayview Opera House is a National Historic Landmark in need of structural, site and accessibility improvements. The work entails developing an overall project management strategy, working with and maintaining relationships with city agencies, principally with the Department of Public Works, MTA, Mayor’s Office of Disability, the Redevelopment Agency, and others for the Project’s planning and implementation. The Work will also include coordinating with the Bayview Opera House program manager, the San Francisco Architectural Heritage Foundation, neighborhood groups and related community outreach efforts by the SFAC.

Central Market

Central Market Economic Development Strategy 2011

Deborah Frieden is consulting for the Mayor’s Office of Economic and Workforce Development on an Economic Development Strategy for the Central Market district of San Francisco based in part on creating a lively creative arts district.  Deborah’s research has entailed studying strategies and best practices across the U.S. for developing arts and cultural districts while stabilizing low income communities. Collaborating with AECOM and the Northern California Community Loan Fund, Deborah and the team will also work with local stakeholders, such as the Tenderloin Economic Development Project, American Conservatory Theater, Intersection for the Arts, Theater Bay Area, the Arts Commission of the City of San Francisco, Grants for the Arts, among others.