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Board grants jurisdiction for appeal over 111 Taylor letter of determination after community raises notice concerns
Summary
The San Francisco Board of Appeals granted a jurisdiction request from Chandra Laborde to appeal a Jan. 2025 zoning letter of determination for 111 Taylor Street (GEO Group occupancy), finding the city likely failed to notify an interested subscriber; the board directed Laborde to file a formal appeal within five days.
The San Francisco Board of Appeals on May 7 granted a jurisdiction request from community member Chandra Laborde over a Jan. 2025 zoning letter of determination for 111 Taylor Street, the historic Compton’s Cafeteria site. The board found sufficient evidence that the planning department’s notice procedures likely prevented Laborde from filing a timely appeal.
Laborde told the board she had subscribed in 2024 to the department’s block-book notification (BBN) service for 111 Taylor but did not receive the letter of determination and therefore missed the 30‑day appeal window. She said the new letter reclassified the site’s legal use and allowed the operator — identified in the hearing as GEO Reentry Services (GEO Group) — to avoid a conditional-use hearing. “This quietly…
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