Temescal: Darlene Drapkin's Recipe for Revitalizing a Business District

Temescal's reputation as "cool" and "hip" is no accident, according to an article on revitalizing business districts published today on Oakland Local.

The local news website reports on a speech by Darlene Drapkin, the business district revitalization expert who heads the Temescal Telegraph Community Association.

"“We’ve been working to maintain [Temescal’s] urban, somewhat gritty feel,” Drapkin told an audience of city planners and San Francisco community business owners Saturday, Oakland Local reports.

"Drapkin believes the commercial success of the Temescal district is a testament to the effectiveness of the BID’s [business improvement district] revitalization strategy, which is based on the trademarked Main Street Four-Point Approach that she uses in her professional practice," the article says.

You may read the complete Oakland Local article here.

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