Building bridges inside our city
Our programs strengthen neighbor-to-neighbor relationships, build resident-to-institution connections, and encourage hyperlocal innovation.
Good Neighbor Lab is a 501c3 nonprofit based in San Francisco.
Mission
Our mission is to bring community information, belonging, and joy to San Francisco neighborhoods.
Vision
We envision a future where residents in every neighborhood feel connected to those around them, are comfortable reaching out to socially isolated neighbors, and can access local information in public spaces. This future strengthens local democracy, civic participation, and community connection across San Francisco and beyond.
Values
Listen first. Take time to learn people’s stories.
Think big. Encourage new and nontraditional ideas.
Neighborhood scale. Focus on the hyperlocal context.
Intentional outreach. Try our best to reach our most socially isolated neighbors.
Local talent. Promote students, early career professionals, and small business owners in our work.
Who we are
We are a motivated group of social impact entrepreneurs, community builders, neighborhood leaders, local news advocates, artists, and technologists who love San Francisco.
We are supported by dozens of volunteers from SF Civic Tech and Full Circle Fund. Our advisors are national democracy innovators and civic tech experts, along with San Francisco community leaders.
Leadership Team
Julia Gitis
Founder and Executive Director
Barbara Wilson
Board Chair
Francis Li
Program Advisor, Technology & Innovation
Sapna Satagopan
Program Advisor, Support Local News
Dr. Laura Moorhead
Program Advisor, Support Local News
Programs Team
Kira Bronston
UX Researcher, Support SF Schools
Brandon Cruz-Youll
Tech Lead, Support SF Schools
Dan Dectis
Community builder, Music Maker
Ashley Hom
Digital Marketing, SF Good Neighbor Week
Denise Tran
Digital Marketing, SF Good Neighbor Week
Sindhu Vajrala
Content Specialist
Max Lipschultz
Tech Lead, Neighborhood bulletin boards
SF Neighborhood Advisory Council
Building on the successful neighborhood engagement of 2025, we launched a Neighborhood Advisory Council (NAC) in 2026 to guide our work. The NAC currently has representatives from the following organizations:
Bayview 3rd Street Cleanup
Eureka Valley Neighborhood Association (EVNA)
Friends of Lakeside Village
Hayes Valley Neighborhood Association (HVNA)
North of Panhandle Neighborhood Association (NOPNA)
Resilient West Portal
South Beach Rincon Hill Mission Bay Neighborhood Association (SBRMB NA)
Tenderloin People’s Congress
If you are a San Francisco resident interested in representing your neighborhood please sign up here.
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Join us
We are looking for volunteers to join us in 2026.