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Salinas staff says demolition, stabilization contracts moving forward in Chinatown; conceptual housing and museum planning continues

Salinas Historic Resources Board · November 4, 2025
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Staff updated the Historic Resources Board that demolition of a fire‑damaged building on Soledad Street is scheduled, a stabilization contract for the Republic Cafe is advancing, and conceptual designs for affordable housing and a museum with ACES are in progress with TF Design.

Grant, a city staff member, told the board the demolition of the fire‑damaged, conjoined buildings at 34–40 Soledad Street is scheduled for early this month and that the city is moving forward with a contract for emergency stabilization, weatherproofing and removal of animals at the Republic Cafe across the street.

Staff said emergency work will make the cafe building watertight and address rodent removal, and that the…

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