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San Francisco Redevelopment Agency
History
In 1999, the City of San Francisco mandated
that development of the last vacant parcel of the Yerba Buena
Gardens Development District include a cultural component, including
an African American presence. Mayor Willie L.
Brown appointed a steering committee to establish the scope
and mission of such a cultural facility.
The planning process
included scholars, educators, curators, community leaders
and others who determined that the new facility would be
a museum with a global perspective. In 2002, the proposed
cultural facility was named the Museum of the African Diaspora
(MoAD) and broke ground at the corner of Mission Street
and Third Street in San Francisco.
MoAD's planning and development
was led by the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency, the
developers of the St. Regis San Francisco, and MoAD's Board
of Directors and staff.
Opened in November 2005, MoAD is an international
museum, unique in the world, poised to become one of the world's
pre-eminent cultural institutions.
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Redevelopment Agency
Fred Blackwell, Executive Director
Elena Branick
Gabriela Cardona
Chris Iglesias
Penny Nakatsu
Amy Neches
Cathy Pickering
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SFRA Commissioners - Current
Francee Covington, President
London Breed
Linda Cheu
Leroy King
Ramon E. Romero
Darshan Singh
Rick Swig
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