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Supervisors vote to send PDR/arts protections to November ballot after heated debate
Summary
The Board of Supervisors voted 7‑4 on Aug. 2 to send a proposed ordinance that would protect production, distribution and repair (PDR) and arts uses in South of Market and the Mission to the Nov. 8 ballot.
The Board of Supervisors voted 7‑4 on Aug. 2 to place a proposed ordinance on the Nov. 8 ballot that would impose land‑use controls to protect production, distribution and repair (PDR) space and certain arts uses in the South of Market and Mission neighborhoods.
Supervisor Jane Kim, the ordinance’s sponsor, said the measure is a response to “alarming loss” of PDR and arts space and follows more than a year of outreach to arts groups, small businesses and other stakeholders. Supporters urged voters to approve the measure to preserve jobs and cultural spaces and to require replacement or mitigation when PDR space is converted.
Opponents, including Supervisor Scott Wiener, said the ordinance is effectively a rezoning of large parts…
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