SF: Nurturing Music By the Bay

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We were joined by Maggie Weiland and Dylan Rice from the SF Entertainment Commission to talk about how they work to nurture music in San Francisco.   Gigi had met them at an event hosted by Jocelyn Kane, who created many of the public policy rules and artist-supporting structures to help clubs and artists survive in a very high priced, high tech city.  Dylan and Maggie share their challenges and dreams for helping venues, outdoor events, and artists continue to make San Francisco a culturally rich city that continues to build and grow.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Guests:</strong> Maggie Weiland, Executive Director, SF Entertainment Commission;Dylan Rice, Senior Analyst – Community and Cultural Events, SF Entertainment Commission</span></p> <p><strong>Maggie Weiland</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Maggie is a Bay Area native, avid show-goer, and singer who is passionate about supporting musicians and artists so that they are not only able to survive, but are also able to thrive in San Francisco. Maggie has spent the last eight years in public service in San Francisco including working as Mayor Newsom and Mayor Lee’s Scheduler, as well as the Executive Assistant to the Mayor’s Chief of Staff. Later, she joined the Outreach Team at the Department of the Environment, campaigning for sustainability in San Francisco. Maggie then spent a year volunteering for the Harvey Milk Foundation as the Foundation’s San Francisco lead, working with a global community in the fight for equality in the 77 countries around the world that still persecute members of the LGBTQ community.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Prior to joining the Entertainment Commission, Maggie worked as a Film Coordinator at the San Francisco Film Office, focusing on increasing filming in San Francisco while supporting film productions that ranged from student projects to feature films. Maggie graduated from her Masters in Public Administration program at the University