It is not often that a metropolitan city like San Francisco has the opportunity to incorporate a new urban piazza in the center of one of its most historic districts. That would be a rare opportunity indeed! It does appear this vision is turning into a reality for San Francisco's beloved North Beach.

Recently, I spoke with Angela Alioto, San Francisco attorney and former President of the City's Board of Supervisors, and there is much good news to report on Piazza St. Francis, The Poet's Plaza. The vision for the project actually began several years ago when Alioto, the driving force behind this undertaking and financing, spearheaded the reconstruction of the National Shrine of St. Francis of Assisi as part of "The Renaissance Project" in 1997.

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Fonte: L'italo-Americano