The San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center

Trustees

The San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center is a department of the City and County of San Francisco.

The War Memorial Board of Trustees, the governing board of the War Memorial and Performing Arts Center, consists of eleven trustees appointed by the Mayor for four-year terms (Charter section 5.106).

The Board of Trustees is responsible for the construction, administration, management, superintendence and operation of the San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center. The War Memorial Board of Trustees appoints a Managing Director and an Assistant Managing Director/Executive Secretary.

WAR MEMORIAL BOARD OF TRUSTEES

  • Thomas E. Horn, President
  • Diane B. Wilsey, Vice President
  • Sakurako Fisher
  • Stanlee Ray Gatti
  • Judge Quentin L. Kopp (Ret.)
  • Gorretti Lo Lui
  • Maryam Muduroglu
  • Joyce Newstat
  • Paul F. Pelosi
  • Lt.Gen. Michael A. Rocco, USMC (Ret.)
  • Brenda Wright

MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

The War Memorial Board of Trustees meets on the second Thursday of each month at 2:00 pm, with the exception of holidays. From time to time, Committees of the Board of Trustees or the full Board will hold special meetings, which are announced in accord with prevailing public meeting notice requirements.

For more information regarding meeting accessibility, please download our Accessible Meeting Policy.

WAR MEMORIAL STAFF

  • Kate Sofis, Managing Director
  • Rob Levin, Assistant Manager Director

MAILING ADDRESS – TRUSTEES AND STAFF

Francesca Cicero
San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center
401 Van Ness Avenue, Room 110
San Francisco, CA 94102
Telephone: 415.554.6377
WarMemorialBoard@sfgov.org

FROM THE SOUTH BAY OR PENINSULA

Take 101 North and exit 9th Street

Turn left on 9th Street

At Market Street bear right onto Larkin Street

Turn left on McAllister Street

Turn left on Van Ness Avenue

FROM THE NORTH BAY

Drive South on Highway 101 and cross the Golden Gate Bridge

Follow signs to Downtown via Lombard Street

Turn right on Van Ness Avenue

Continue to Grove Street

FROM THE EAST BAY

Take I-80 West and cross the Bay Bridge

Take the 9th Street/Civic Center exit and stay right

Turn left on Harrison Street

Turn right on 9th Street

At Market Street bear right onto Larkin Street

Turn left on McAllister Street

Turn left on Van Ness Avenue

PARKING

Performing Arts Garage
360 Grove Street (at Gough) | 415.252.8238

Civic Center Plaza Garage
355 McAllister Street (at Polk) | 415.863.1537

Additional Parking locations are depicted on map.

Public
TRANSIT

Phone: 511 | TDD: 711
Public transit information and trip planning for the entire Bay Area can be found online at 511.org or by dialing 511 from any of the nine Bay Area counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano and Sonoma.

Phone: 511 | TDD: 711
From the East Bay, take AC Transit to the Transbay Terminal at Main and Beale Streets, then walk two blocks north to Market Street and take any outbound Muni underground line to Van Ness Station, then walk three blocks north to Grove Street.

Phone: 415.989.2278 | TDD: 510.839.2220
BART lines stop at Civic Center station at Market and 8th Streets. Exit Civic Center station and walk three blocks west down Grove Street. BART typically runs until midnight daily.

Phone: 510.817.1717 | TTY: 650.508.6448
From the South Bay, take Caltrain to the San Francisco station at 4th and King Streets, then transfer to Muni and take the T line through downtown to Van Ness Station, then walk three blocks north to Grove Street.

Phone: 415.455.2000 | TDD: 711
From the North Bay, take Lines 10, 70, 80, 92, 93 or 101 to Van Ness Avenue and Turk Street, then walk three blocks south to Grove Street. Check schedules in advance.

Phone: 510.817.1717 | TDD: 605.508.6448
From the South Bay, take SamTrans to a Muni, BART or Caltrain connection, then follow the appropriate directions.

Phone: 415.701.2311 | TDD: 415.701.2323
In San Francisco, Muni Bus Lines 5, 6, 9, 21, 47, 49 and 71 stop within three blocks of the War Memorial Opera House. All Muni underground lines and the F streetcar stop at Van Ness and Market. Muni typically runs until midnight daily.

San Francisco War Memorial & Performing Arts Center

401 Van Ness Avenue, Room 110 | San Francisco CA 94102
P: 415.621.6600 F: 415.621.5091