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Public protests as board declares multiple properties surplus; Seventh & Lawton draws significant opposition
Summary
The board accepted a surplus-space committee report and declared ten district properties surplus, but residents and advocates urged the board not to declare the Seventh & Lawton open space surplus, citing deed restrictions, neighborhood open-space use, and ecological/educational value.
The San Francisco Unified School District Board of Education accepted a report from the district advisory committee on surplus space and real property and declared a list of properties to be deemed surplus. The committee recommended that 20 percent of district property be considered surplus, and it identified 10 specific properties for initial action, including 20 Cook Street (former children’s center), 1155 Page Street (former Florence Martin Child Center), vacant land at 1101 Connecticut Street, parking lots at 1350 Seventh Avenue, the former Louise Lombard School (700 Font Street), the former Phoenix High School site (1950 Mission), the former Newcomer High School site (2340 Jackson Street), vacant land at Seventh & Lawton,…
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