Voices of the Community
By George Koster
Welcome to Voices of the Community, we strive to amplify solutions facing where we live through featuring residents like you, along with change makers, and thought leaders to support our fellow residents and people visiting or working in our area. “Our goal is to feature the unheard comments and stories from communities across our region in hopes to create dialogues to address our common problems and support the change of the status quo.” - George Koster, Creator/Host
Latest episode
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Discover the Artist Space Trust: Unlocking the Future of Housing for Creatives!
Dive into the innovative world of the Artist Space Trust: Revolutionizing artist housing with unique real estate solutions! Meg Shiffler, the esteemed Director of the Artist Space Trust, graces us once again with her presence, offering profound insig… -
How to Buy Your Performance Space | CAST & CounterPulse Real Estate Model
In a post COVID -19 pandemic market place where affordable housing and real estate pose significant challenges, a revolutionary idea emerged from the ABBA summit's breakout session: leveraging post-pandemic market dynamics to empower arts and cultura… -
REP-SF’s Citywide People’s Plan for Affordable Housing
Learn about the Race & Equity in all Planning of San Francisco Coalition's grassroots plan to provide more affordable housing We're thrilled to present the latest installment in our special series, delving into the arts and culture sector's recovery … -
Proposition E, 2018 & Arts Impact Endowment Update & Discussion & Grants For The Arts
In this seventh episode of our series focusing on the arts and culture sector's recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, we bring you highlights from the Co-Production of Arts For A Better Bay Area (ABBA) State of The Arts Summit, held at the Strand Thea… -
How Do Community Based Arts Orgs Secure Sustainable Funding?
This episode is from our November 4th 2023 live event co-production with the Petaluma Arts Center, our broadcast partners KPCA 103.3fm and Petaluma Community Access TV and BAVC Media. This special event was focused on exploring the question, “How Do … -
Meredith Winner - Paint the Void & Lyzette Wanzer - Author of Trauma, Tresses & Truth
Find out more about how Building 180 and Paint the Void work with artists, organizations and local government to bring art to communities as tools of economic and community development as well as an author and artist insight into how the arts need to… -
Fernando Pujals & Rachel Osajima- How their using the Arts for Economic & Community Development
Learn More About how the Mid-Market Business Association & Foundation in San Francisco and the Alameda County Arts Commission is Working with the Arts to Revitalize the Mid-Market Neighborhood of San Francisco the East Bay Communities through funding… -
Regional Economic Recovery Through the Arts
This episode is part of our special series on how the arts and culture sector is coming back from the covid 19 pandemic and features voices from the Co-Production of Arts For A Better Bay Area State of The Arts Summit and features panelists from our … -
Revisiting Artists’ Housing Solutions
This episode is part of our special series on how the arts and culture sector is coming back from the COVID-19 pandemic and features voices from our co-production of Arts For a Better Bay Area’s State Of The Arts Summit on June 28th, 2023. The focus … -
Ralph Remington of San Francisco Arts Commission - Interview at Arts for a Better Bay Area State of the Arts Summit
This interview with Ralph Remington is part of our co-production with Arts for a Better Bay Area of the re-launch of the State of the Arts Summit on June 28th, 2023. You can watch the wonderful interview conducted by our roaming reporter team of Isa …
