The banners are located in SOMA because in 2016 the city and then the state a year later formally recognized the area as San Francisco’s Filipino Cultural Heritage District.

HEADS turned at Casa Buenas as Filipino fashion designer Jor-El Espina unveiled his latest designs for ready-to-wear pieces, all made from local fabrics and boasting art-deco elements. The collection ...

It is proving to be another banner year — literally and figuratively — for SOMA Pilipinas, San Francisco’s first-ever Filipino cultural district.The designated area, located in the city’s South of ...