San Francisco Launches Global Sustainable Tourism Initiative in U.S.
Mayor Newsom to introduce resolution at US Conference of Mayors San Francisco, the birthplace of the United Nations, will be the lead US city to partner with the Global Sustainable Tourism Criteria Partnership, a coalition of more than 40 international conservation, development, and travel industry organizations to implement sustainable tourism principles. The City will work with the San Francisco...
June 12th, 2009 by admin
April/May 2009: What’s New in San Francisco?
“What’s New” is a listing of new venues, attractions and activities compiled by the San Francisco Convention & Visitors Bureau (SFCVB). Past editions of “What’s New” and a list of “Recent and Coming Attractions” are available in the Media section of the SFCVB’s Web site, www.onlyinsanfrancisco.com. The next edition of “What’s New” will be sent in May 2009. Public transit...
April 23rd, 2009 by thouseman
San Francisco Convention & Visitors Bureau announces partnership with Greenopia
The San Francisco Convention & Visitors Bureau(SFCVB) has formed a new partnership with Greenopia, a consumer guide to green living. With the partnership, visitors may use Greenopia’s Green Leaf ratings to make decisions that reduce their impact on the environment. These ratings will be available soon on the SFCVB’s green Web site, www.onlyinsanfrancisco.com/green. Greenopia has developed a...
February 19th, 2009 by thouseman
The San Francisco Convention & Visitors Bureau’s “ecothusiasm” turns visitors, planners and businesses green
Note to editors: Photos available upon request, 415-227-2636 or contact photo-library@sanfrancisco.travel San Francisco has always been at the forefront of the green movement, especially now with hybrid taxis, a ban on plastic bags, a solar-paneled convention center, a solar-paneled scoreboard at AT&T ballpark and scores of hotels, restaurants attractions and tours doing their part. The...
August 5th, 2008 by thouseman
San Francisco Values Endure the Test of Time
A Brief Overview “San Francisco values.” Something new? There’s some strong evidence to the contrary dating as far back as 1849. Lured by the promise of gold in the Sierra foothills and a new El Dorado, the largely masculine population that remained in San Francisco once the gold dust had settled transformed a sleepy village into a precocious maverick. Why this laissez-faire inclination? Historians...
February 22nd, 2007 by thouseman
