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Arts community urges council to remove ‘Site 23’ from housing element to protect Sanchez Art Center
Summary
Sanchez Art Center supporters and other residents told the City Council that designating the art center campus (Site 23) for housing would harm community arts programming and senior social connections; speakers asked staff to draft an amendment removing Site 23 from the housing element.
Artists, nonprofit leaders and community members urged the City Council on Monday to remove a campus identified as “Site 23” from Pacifica’s housing element, saying the site — home to Sanchez Art Center and related arts activities — serves a broad social and cultural role that housing development would damage.
Speakers described the Sanchez Art Center as a regional draw that provides classes, exhibitions and community programs that reduce social isolation and support seniors. Sanchez Art Center Executive Director Cindy Abbott and a local artist who identified herself as Larissa Wasserman said losing Site 23 would remove a rare gathering space for older adults, artists and visitors and damage the city’s…
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