News roundup: CHS receives $1M grant for Old Mint

(L to R) Michael J. Sangiacomo, President of the Board of Trustees of the California Historical Society (CHS), San Francisco Mayor Edwin M. Lee, Anthea M. Hartig, PhD, Executive Director and CEO of CHS, Senator Mark Leno, and Assemblymember Phil Ting. 

Yesterday, the California Historical Society announced that the State of California is investing $1,000,000 in our efforts to work with the City of San Francisco on the Old Mint Restoration Project.

Read some of the extensive coverage that our announcement received below:

San Francisco Business Times: Old Mint will get $1 million grant to begin facelift

San Francisco Chronicle: New plan to restore Old Mint: Will it be on the money?

KRON Channel 4: $1M state grant announced for old San Francisco US Mint restoration plans

Curbed San Francisco: Troubled Old Mint nets $1M, needs $99M more

CBS Bay Area:$1 Million Grant Could Lead To Refurbishment Of Old U.S Mint

SF Bay News: Grant sets table for Old Mint restoration

Hoodline: City Secures $1 Million To Develop Proposal For Old Mint’s Future

San Francisco Examiner: Old U.S. Mint to receive $1 million grant for restoration

http://www.latimes.com/travel/la-tr-san-francisco-mint-building-grant-20161123-story.html