450 Sutter Building

Jordan Schnitzer, in a partnership with the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art at University of Oregon, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art WSU, and Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art at PSU is establishing an $150,000 Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art Artist Grant in response to the Black Lives Matter movement. Each Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art will award twenty $2,500 grants to artists who use their voices, experiences, and artistic expression to reflect on social justice efforts in response to systemic racism and the Black Lives Matter movement. To find out more about the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art Black Lives Matter Artist Grant and how to submit your proposal, please visit: https://bit.ly/Harsch0803 Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation

The Department of Public Health announced an update to the City’s face covering requirements amid the current surge in COVID 19 cases and hospitalizations. The new rules, which went into effect at midnight, require anyone age 10 and up to wear a face covering when approaching a distance of six feet from others, in enclosed shared workplaces, in building common areas, and when working in food service. Click the link below to read the full announcement: https://images.magnetmail.net//2020_7_24_CCSF_DPH_Press_Re

Chinatown Walkway Weekends which shut down car traffic on Grant between California and Washington streets every Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m are expected to run for nine more weeks, until September 20. Wong estimates that five restaurants participated this weekend, setting out tables where ordinarily there would be cars.

Did you know? The 1998 Award Winning LucasArts game Grim Fandango's "Dept of Death" is modeled after the 450 Sutter Building.

The New York Times features Karen Jenkins-Johnson, owner of the Jenkins Johnson Gallery, discussing how no Black owned galleries were included this year in Art Basel's online viewing rooms. The Jenkins-Johnson Gallery has called the 450 Sutter Building home for over twenty years. To learn more about the gallery, visit: www.jenkinsjohnsongallery.com

I come to this building to see my dentist, Dr. B at SF Family Dentistry on the 15th floor. Been seeing her for 5 years now. I love the style and the architecture of this building. I was there today with all of your COVID-19 procedures in place. Thanks for being so careful.