VVBOOM is a collaborative effort among committed neighborhood organizations and dedicated community members.

Upcoming Events
>Sunday September 14, 2008 - 3rd Annual Leland Avenue Street fair

Our Mission Statement
VVBOOM is the catalyst to build connections between businesses, residents and service-providers. VVBOOM provides leadership to enhance business opportunities in the neighborhood and brings resources to support business growth that serves the Visitacion Valley.

VVBOOM's ultimate goal is to help revitalize the entire community by targeted improvements along the Leland/Bayshore Commercial Corridor. VVBOOM follows a plan of action developed by the community during a series of community meetings. VVBOOM's objectives are directly defined by the Action Plan.

Objectives
A) Safety
/Graffiti Abatement Programs
/Create a Neighborhood Watch Program
B) Cleanliness
/Start Quarterly Community Clean-Up Events
/Implement a Sidewalk Sweeping Program
/Implement Plant Life Maintenance Program
C) Physical Design
/Implement a Facade Improvement Program
/Increase and Improve Lighting
D) Economic Development
/Support Merchant Driven Programs and Events
/Business Retention and Recruitment
/Provide Business Technical Assistance
/Assist in Marketing and Merchandising
E) Community Development
/Holiday and Event Planning
/Storefront and Street Decorating
/Collaborate with Local Youth Organizations

Mayor's Message
As Mayor, it is my priority to maintain as well as create programs and initiatives that address the issues of community revitalization. It is important to ensure that communities are growing and evolving to meet the needs of the increasingly diverse populations that San Francisco has come to enjoy.

Having been a supporter of VVBOOM, through the Neighborhood Marketplace Initiative, I am familiar with the VVBOOM program and its many projects and events. I have seen the improvements and impacts that Neighborhood Marketplace Initiative has had on the Visitacion Valley neighborhood, and believe that the Leland/Bayshore Corridor can become the bustling and vibrant commercial district it once was.

Investing time in revitalizing the Leland/Bayshore Corridor will have countless and valuable impacts in the Visitacion Valley Community and on SanFrancisco as a whole. I hope that you will join me in supporting VVBOOM and the NMI Program in revitalizing the Leland/Bayshore Commercial Corridor.

Congratulations to VVBOOM’s on its many successes and accomplishments.

Sincerely,

The Honorable Gavin Newsom.