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Board delays final approval of Page Street condo conversion after 20-year eviction fight
Summary
Supervisors voted unanimously Jan. 4 to continue consideration of a final map and condo conversion for 668–678 Page Street to the Jan. 11 meeting after extended remarks about a long-running eviction and the death of a 100-year-old former resident, Iris Canada.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Jan. 4 moved to continue consideration of a subdivision/condo-conversion final map for 668–678 Page Street after a lengthy statement by Supervisor Preston outlining nearly two decades of litigation and community opposition.
Supervisor Preston described the property—s history and the eviction of 100-year-old Iris Canada as emblematic of long-term displacement in the neighborhood, saying the case "serves as a cautionary tale" and recounting the planning commission—s prior denial. Preston said the board holds a largely ministerial role on final map approvals but asked colleagues to continue the item for one week to preserve the board—s options and to allow further review in light of a Superior Court writ and appellate rulings.
The motion to continue to Jan. 11 was seconded by Supervisor Ronan and passed unanimously (11-0). City attorneys and tenant advocates were thanked by supervisors for their work on the case. No final map approval was granted at the Jan. 4 meeting.
The case has drawn sustained public attention, with tenant attorneys and neighborhood activists calling the conversion a marker of gentrification and the displacement of long-term, often older residents. Preston recounted school test-score statistics and other context in an extended statement but clarified that the continuing motion was procedural: without action the clerk would be required to certify the map under state law.
The board did not vote to reject the map; instead it chose to delay action for one week to allow for additional review and to avoid waiving Board options on the matter.
