Following a time of organizational deterioration, the Memorandum of Understanding between FSSA and SFAC was renewed to ensure continued support from both parties. An interim Board of Directors, which consists of both staff and outside experts, is established to reformulate financial and administrative policies. Jack Davis, a long-time champion of neighborhood arts and former director of Intersection for the Arts, steps up to lead this transition Following an organizational assessment, the Costume Bank and Graphic Services are discontinued, and as the dot-com era booms the organization’s focus shifts to providing affordable space, staging and production assistance and collaborating on artistic programming. These collaborations became increasingly critical during the dot-com boom. Around this time, FSSA becomes SOMAR. Because another company uses the name SOMAR, this is later changed to SOMArts (South of Market Arts, Resources, Technology, and Services).