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Supervisors adopt interim controls for Mission's Latino Cultural District; one supervisor objects
Summary
The Board of Supervisors approved a 45-day interim prohibition on commercial storefront mergers within a proposed Latino Cultural special use district, with Supervisor Scott Wiener voting no and Supervisor David Campos and the mayor's office cited as supporters.
SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on July 28 adopted an urgency ordinance imposing short-term controls in the area proposed for the Mission District's Latino Cultural special use district. The measure prohibits certain commercial storefront mergers larger than a square-footage threshold for 45 days while the longer-term special use district (SUD) is finalized.
Supervisor David Campos, the ordinance's sponsor, described the controls as modest and necessary to protect small, neighborhood-serving commercial spaces in an area where rents are rising rapidly. Campos said the planning process for a permanent SUD is underway and that interim controls are needed to avoid further loss of small storefronts while community stakeholders complete the SUD's…
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