Board & Staff

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The Temescal Telegraph BID is presently composed of 11 board members and two staff. The Board’s President, Vice-President I & II, Secretary and Treasurer make up the Executive Committee which helps manage and focus the Board’s responsibilities.

We look forward to hearing from you and are actively seeking volunteers. All meetings are open to the public.

Staff

Administrative Director

Daniel Swafford

administration (at) temescaldistrict . org

Director of Marketing, Co-Director of Temescal Street Fair

Candi Martinez

candi (at) temescaldistrict . org

Director of Operations

Joey Harrison

joey (at) temescaldistrict . org

Volunteer Board of Directors

Board President I DE/ED Committee

Pat Smith

psmith43 (at) sbcglobal . net

1st Vice President Promotion/Safety Committee

Daniel Chung

Business Owner of Root'd in the 510 daniel [at] rootd510 . com

2nd Vice President DE/ED, Promotion/Safety, and Executive Committees

Jordie Bornstein

Community Member at Large jordie [at] urbanhabitat510 . com

Treasurer DE/ED Committee

Don Macleay

Resident, Property & Business Owner dmacleay [at] earthlink . net

Secretary Promotion/Safety and Executive Committee

Tom Murphy

Property Owner/Resident Tom [at] MurphyFinancing . com

Safety and Promo Committee

Andres Giraldo Florez

Merchant / Business Owner snailbaroakland [at] gmail [dot] com

DE/ED Committee

Alex Schafran

Business Owner/Resident schafran [at] gmail . com

Promotion/Safety Committee

Jessica Arline

Children's Hospital - Associate Director, Community Relations jessica.arline [at] ucsf . edu

Chair, Promotion / Safety Committee, Executive Committee

Shawn Granberry

Community Member at Large shawn [at] hiphoptv . com

DE/ED Committee

Tom Ames

Community member at large ames.studio [at] gmail . com

Promotions/Safety Committee

Sara Sens

Business Owner/Resident sara_sens [at] hotmail . com

Event Calendar

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7:30 PM - Yoga for the Queer Community

7:30 PM - Hip Hop Trivia at 51&Tel

6:00 PM - Temescal Spring Bar Crawl

Yoga for the Queer Community

March 5, 2025

7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

In The Neighborhood

Our walls will continue to be a safe space for queer and trans folx. We will continue focusing on equity and inclusion. They won't steal...

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Hip Hop Trivia at 51&Tel

March 12, 2025

7:30 pm - 10:00 pm

In The Neighborhood

Every Wednesday at 730 PM we will be celebrating all things hip-hop at 51&Tel. Enjoy $10 drink specials! Mistadobalina - Agave, Aperol, Mango & Lime...

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