KALW Radio launched the station’s new downtown pop-up space at 220 Montgomery on Thursday, October 5, 2023 with a lively and thoughtful panel discussion about the state of downtown San Francisco. Led by KALW Executive Producer Ben Trefny, the panel featured a conversation with Supervisor Aaron Peskin, the unofficial "mayor" of the Tenderloin Del Seymour, and the San Francisco Chronicle's Cecilia Lei. The talk included a frank look at the current issues facing the city, as well as a discussion of potential solutions. The panel also honored Dianne Feinstein, whose memorial was held a few blocks away at San Francisco’s City Hall earlier that day.
"There's so much disagreement in this city, but I think there is agreement that we're not where we want to be."Cecilia Lei
Listen to the full discussion by pressing the blue “Listen” button above.
![San Francisco Supervisor Aaron Peskin, KALW Executive Producer Ben Trefny, unofficial "mayor" of the Tenderloin Del Seymour, and the San Francisco Chronicle's Cecilia Lei](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/7f5871a/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2852x2139+0+0/resize/880x660!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F13%2Fdf%2F8d55bdb94d74808992658285e6cd%2Fpanel-discussion1.jpg)
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