Articles | Press
Articles represented on this page include projects that highlight the career of Common Ground's founding principal and CEO, Leiasa Beckham.
Common Ground Development
Displacement Proofing San Francisco’s Tenderloin District, Bloomberg.com, February 2022
Revitalization without gentrification? Reno 8 Motel turns into ‘SuperGr8’ project, Reno Gazette Journal, Reno February 2021
Developers turn Reno 8 Motel into Reno Super Gr8 transitional housing, KOLO8/ABC, Reno, February 2021
Revitalization of Mid-Market is subject of ‘5 Blocks’ at SF Green Festival, San Francisco Chronicle, 2019
Nine of 12 Historic Reno homes in Gateway may be saved; UNR needs land for expansion, Reno Gazette Journal, 2019
Mission District’s “true believer” a voice for families amid housing boom, San Francisco Chronicle, 2018
10 UNR Historic are 'Not being moved to Fly Ranch' despite rumors, Reno Gazette Journal, 2018
UNR decides fate of 12 historic houses after two-year battle with preservationists, Reno Gazette Journal, 2018
Rainin’s Big Bet: Real Estate, Northern California Grant Makers, 2018
Nonprofit buys decaying building at 18th and Mission, Mission Local, 2017
Building's new 'communal' model: homes for families, Mission Dance Company, San Francisco Chronicle, 2017
The Lease is Up - Now What?, Northern California Grandmakers, 2017
Building for nonprofits green-lit after supervisor brokers deal, Mission Local, 2017
New Building Ok'd in Mission over opposition, San Francisco Chronicle, 2017
Building’s New ‘Communal’ Model: Homes For Families, Mission Dance Company, San Francisco Chronicle, 2017
Mission Developer wants to offer affordable housing for nonprofits, Curbed SF 2017
Developers Plan Project Entirely To Permanently House Nonprofits, MissionLocal, 2017
City Grants Help 3 Nonprofits Buy Local Office Space, Hoodline 2017
New Building For Nonprofits OKd in Mission Over Opposition, San Francisco Chronicle 2017
City Announces 2-7 Million In Nonprofit Sustainability Initiative Grant Awards-For Space Acquisition And Long Term-Leases, San Francisco Village News 2017
Using Innovation And Partnerships To Support Nonprofit Stability In A Changing Real Estate Market, Community Vision 2017
San Francisco Nonprofits Secure Long Term Leases With One Million In Funds, Community Vision 2016
Community Arts Stabilization Trust (CAST)
Old Muni Facility To Become Community Center, SF Weekly, 2017
Is This How To Save The Arts And Nonprofits In The Face Of Gentrification?, Inside Philanthropy, 2017
$1.7 Million Real Estate Grant Aims to Keep Artists in Oakland, KQED 2016
Counterpulse Previews its Future Home in the Tenderloin, KQED 2015
San Francisco Arts Groups on Path to Becoming Property Owners, KQED 2015
Northern California Loan Fund
A feat in S.F.: Arts Group Root Division Finds A Space To Rent, SF Chronicle 2015
SF Column: Leah Garchik
Root Division Finds Permanent Home, Expands Arts Programming In Mid-Market, Hoodline 2015
The Luggage Store Reopens With Plan To Stay Put, Hoodline, 2015
The Rise and Fall of Mid-Markets Art Center, Mid-Market News, 2015
Architects Play Roll in Nonprofit's Survival, Central City Extra, 2012
The Cultural Mafia, San Francisco Magazine, 2012
San Francisco Community Loan Fund
SF Community Land Trust Stops Ellis Act Eviction, Beyond Chron, 2014
San Francisco Mission District Tenants Turning Victorian Home Into Co-Op To Avoid Ellis Act Eviction, CBS SF Bay Area, 2014
