From today’s Examiner,

National Trust and American Express offer $1M for new designations in the Bay Area

Vote early and often if you want to preserve your favorite historic place and increase its chances of receiving grant money.

Twenty-five Bay Area historic sites in seven counties — including a domed courthouse in Redwood City, a 1924 San Francisco streetcar and the Angel Island Immigration Station — are all in the running for funds to help beautify, restore and renovate them.

The joint effort between the National Trust for Historic Preservation and American Express, which is funding the $1 million Partners in Preservation program, was announced Monday.

The $1 million pot of money will be divided between a still-unknown number of sites, depending partially on which receive the most votes before the Oct. 31 deadline (each person may cast one vote a day at www.partnersinpreservation.com or at seven Peet’s Coffee & Tea kiosks). [more...]

Some of the sites in San Francisco that are on the ballot: Roxie Cinema, Bayview Opera House, Haas Lilienthal House, and Streetcar #798.

Residents can vote on historic sites [Examiner]
Partners in Preservation [official site]

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