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The Future of Downtown San Francisco / Cartoonist Stephan Pastis

Published October 17, 2023 at 6:00 AM PDT
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A crowd listening to panel discussion at KALW's 220 Montgomery downtown space
Jon Carroll
KALW hosted a launch event at the station's pop-up space at 220 Montgomery as part of San Francisco's Vacant to Vibrant program.

San Francisco is still the most deserted major downtown in America. As part of the city's efforts to revitalize the area, KALW was awarded a temporary pop up space in the financial district. For our opening event, we hosted a conversation about the current state and future of downtown. Then, cartoonist Stephan Pastis talks about his new book and how his work helps him heal.

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