Moscone Expansion District gets final approval

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors today approved the creation of the Moscone Expansion District (MED) which will provide the majority of funding for the expansion of the City’s convention center.
When visitors to San Francisco see the colorful new banners on display around Moscone Center, they’ll know the city is welcoming them. What they won’t know is that, beginning in March 2013, they’re being welcomed in a far more environmentally-friendly way as a result of a new fabric that’s being used to make the banners.
The San Francisco Travel Association is launching the Neighborhood Partners Program to provide greater connections between the 16.5 million visitors who come to San Francisco each year and businesses located throughout the city’s 49 square miles.
At its 103rd Annual Luncheon meeting on June 18, the San Francisco Travel Association will present the Silver Cable Car Award to Monique Moyer, executive director, Port of San Francisco.
The San Francisco Travel Association installed Mariann Costello, vice president of Scoma’s Restaurant, as chair for the 2013/2014 fiscal year at the organization’s 103rd Annual Luncheon meeting today.
Todd O’Leary has joined the San Francisco Travel Association in the position of Vice President, Partnership.
At its 103rd Annual Luncheon, the San Francisco Travel Association presented its Crystal Bridge Award to salesforce.com, the world’s top customer relationship management (CRM) platform.
The San Francisco Travel Association installed Mariann Costello, vice president of Scoma’s Restaurant, as chair for the 2013/2014 fiscal year at the organization’s 103rd Annual Luncheon meeting on June 18, 2013. The San Francisco Travel chair presides over the board of directors and the executive committee. Costello will direct and guide policy at all meetings involving members, the executive committee and the board of directors.
San Francisco, its attractions and attributes placed seven times in Trip Advisor’s 2013 Travelers’ Choice Awards.
San Francisco Travel names Howard Pickett new Executive Vice President/Chief Marketing Officer