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Local musicians urge Arts Commission to scrutinize San Francisco Symphony funding and protect working artists
Summary
Musicians told the Arts Commission that rising housing costs and funding decisions are pushing working artists out of San Francisco and asked the commission to require closer oversight of grants and large donations to ensure funds reach performing artists.
Amy Foote, a professional musician and music teacher who said she has lived and worked in San Francisco’s Mission District for 16 years, testified that rising rents and recent evictions are forcing artists out of the city and appealed to the Arts Commission to ensure grant money and institutional donations support working artists.
"When you grant money to an organization, they actually use that money toward their working artists," Foote…
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