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Merchants and residents urge Board: name subway stop "Chinatown" — oppose adding 'Rose Pak' amid objections
Summary
Dozens of Chinatown merchants, residents and community organizations addressed the Board during public comment urging the Central Subway stop be named "Chinatown Station" and opposing use of the name 'Rose Pak' for the stop, citing community preference and objections to naming after an individual with a controversial record.
During the public-comment period at the July 30 Board of Supervisors meeting, numerous Chinatown merchants, business owners and residents urged the Board to name the Central Subway stop serving Chinatown simply "Chinatown Station" rather than appending or replacing that with the name "Rose Pak."
Speakers — many representing small shops, restaurants and merchants who said they could not attend daytime meetings — presented letters, videos and a petition the speakers said had more than 10,000 signatures collected by July 15. The statement circulated by merchants requested a geographically descriptive name to help…
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