By Pamela Cruz. Pen 360 Press / Bay City News
Assemblyman Phil Ting, D-San Francisco, announced Thursday that he has secured $26.5 million in state funding for a new arts and media center in Chinatown.
Ting, chairman of the Assembly Budget Committee, announced that the new arts center, to be calledEdge on the Square, to be a destination for visitors and tourists to learn about the islands of Asia and the Pacific in the sectors of arts, education, social change and technology.
The new arts center in Chinatown will be located at 800 Grant Avenue, one block from the iconic Portsmouth Square. The center will feature exhibits, performances and presentations, according to the