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SoMa West Community Benefit District ballots favor formation; board to consider nonprofit discount and return on March 5
Summary
After a full public hearing with dozens of speakers for and against, the Department of Elections reported 56.17% of returned weighted ballots in favor of the proposed SoMa West Community Benefit District; the board kept the hearing open and continued final action to March 5 to resolve nonprofit/affordable‑housing assessment questions.
The Board of Supervisors convened as a committee of the whole for a public hearing on the proposed Selma (SoMa) West Community Benefit District (CBD) and heard hours of testimony from residents, small businesses, nonprofits and neighborhood organizations.
The Office of Economic and Workforce Development and representatives of the formation steering committee outlined the proposed district boundary and services; proponents described the district as a locally directed funding mechanism for cleaning, safety, outreach, and neighborhood services. Opponents and several nonprofit affordable‑housing providers urged the…
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