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June 4 Behind-the-Scenes Tour of TJPA’s
Salesforce Transit Center as part of BuildIT Founders Day
WHAT: Behind-the-Scenes tour of the TJPA’s Salesforce Transit Center + BuildIT Founders Day media availability
Local, regional, and business media are invited to a behind-the-scenes tour of the Transbay Joint Powers Authority’s (TJPA) Salesforce Transit Center on Wednesday, June 4, as part of BuildIT Founders Day celebrated in partnership with the TJPA, owner and operator of the Salesforce Transit Center.
The exclusive behind-the-scenes tour, hosted and led by TJPA, in coordination with BuildIT, will be followed by a press availability highlighting how large-scale public infrastructure projects like TJPA’s Transbay Program can expand economic opportunity for small, local, and diverse-owned businesses — including LGBTQ+-owned firms — through inclusive procurement practices that drive equitable growth and workforce development.
WHEN: Thursday, June 4, 2026 – Tour from 1:15 – 2:30 PM and Media Availability from 2:45-3 PM
For tour:
1:15 PM – Tour Meets at Mission and Fremont Street outside Grand Hall of the TJPA’s Salesforce Transit
Note: registered press should check in with Lily Madjus Wu
1:30 PM Tour begins, led by Adam Van de Water, Executive Director of
the TJPA, approximately 60 minutes
For media availability:
2:45 PM – 3 PM: Media availability under the Oculus in the Grand Hall of the Salesforce Transit Center
WHO:
The following individuals will be available for interviews:
- Adam Van de Water, Executive Director, Transbay Joint Powers Authority
- Rafael Mandelman, Board of Supervisors President and Vice Chair, Transbay Joint Powers Authority
- Alan Guy, CEO, Anvil Builders
- Sandra Escalante, CEO, Laner Electric Supply
- Paul Pendergast, BuildIT Founder
