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Board backs priority for Ocean View library site at 100 Orizaba; amendment narrows prohibition on alternate spending

3006458 · April 16, 2025
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Summary

The board voted to prioritize the city‑owned parcel at 100 Orizaba Avenue for a new Ocean View library and to require departments to prioritize spending on that site; amendments softened the ordinance language to "prioritize" rather than categorically prohibit spending on other sites and the measure passed first reading as amended.

The Board of Supervisors on Jan. 30 passed, on first reading and as amended, an ordinance directing city departments to prioritize the city‑owned parcel at 100 Orizaba Avenue for construction of a new Ocean View branch library.

Sponsor Supervisor Safaí (District 11) said the site had been studied for several years and that roughly $47 million had been identified toward a new branch. She said the community wants a standalone facility of about 20,000–25,000 square feet…

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