Our Mission
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“Historically rooted in the Excelsior District of San Francisco, the Excelsior Action Group seeks to develop and sustain commercial corridors that have been under-served in District 11, utilizing small-business capacity building, public and private space activation, community real estate and City liaison services.”


​MEET OUR TEAM 
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TBA - EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ​​

EAG CBD Executive Director Will be updated soon.

MEL FLORES - DIRECTOR OF public realm

 ​A Bay Area native, Mel Flores is a long-term San Francisco resident.    He is happy and proud to call the Excelsior his home, where along with his wife, he has raised two daughters who attended our local San Francisco public schools.    Mel has a bachelor's degree in Humanities and studied Educational Instructional Technologies in a Master's Program at San Francisco State University. Throughout his life, Mel has had a passion for the arts, and over the years has studied and worked in theatre, advertising/public relations, art and graphic design.

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OUR GOAL
​Our goal is to strengthen small businesses, by providing them with needed services, engaging commercial property owners, and elevating the neighborhoods profile, all working towards maintaining vibrant and healthy commercial districts.  But we can't do it alone.

We draw on the local community's strength through corridor activation projects such as murals, sculptures and events. EAG has chosen to pursue this by involving residents, merchants, neighborhood and merchants associations, and city agencies initiating activities aimed to reinvigorate, green, beautify, strengthen, and unify our diverse community. 

Our Vision for the Excelsior and Outer Mission

The Excelsior Outer Mission Street shopping district will be an inviting, inclusive urban village. Eclectic shops, specialty stores, services and restaurants along the attractive, tree-lined sidewalks of our Mission Street corridor will be well-served by public transportation and will provide for the daily needs of residents as well as attract visitors from around the city.

Arts and cultural institutions will offer evening entertainment in our safe, friendly neighborhood. Diverse individuals, families, and merchants will proudly participate in building and  sustaining a true sense of cooperation, care and community in the Excelsior and Outer Mission. People who live here and those who visit will meet and mix to enjoy the area's spirit and unique character.

OUR VALUES

DIVERSITY
  • Acknowledging and celebrating the DIVERSITY of the community and the merchants on our corridor as one of the Excelsior's greatest assets

VOLUNTEERISM
  • Activating the strong spirit of VOLUNTEERISM to meet the needs of the community 

INTEGRITY
  • Acting with INTEGRITY in all we do by holding our organization and ourselves to the highest standards of honesty and respect for the community we serve
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COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT & PARTNERSHIPS
  • Striving to maximize COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT & PARTNERSHIPS in the prioritizing, planning, and implementation of EAG's vision and programs

​LEADERSHIP
  • Providing LEADERSHIP as an organization and as individuals in the process to revitalize, unify, strengthen, beautify, and green the commercial corridor and the community

FISCAL AGENCY
  • Providing fiscal sponsorship to groups seeking funding that aligns with our mission under our 501c3 non-profit tax-exempt status.




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