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Public commenters press commission to broaden 'facadism' study, request cultural-district implementation steps
Summary
Community members urged the commission to expand its facadeism study to include modern glass replacements of historic buildings and to begin implementation planning for a Filipino Cultural Heritage District; Planning Department staff said a follow-up report on facadeism is expected in March.
Speakers at the Feb. 17 public-comment period urged the Historic Preservation Commission to address what some called a broader problem of facadism and to move forward on cultural-district implementation.
Georgia Shrudish told commissioners she was concerned about "perverse facadism," where older B‑rated buildings are effectively downgraded or demolished and replaced by stark modern glass facades in neighborhoods such as Noe Valley, Bernal Heights and Glen Park. She…
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