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Commission pauses review of contested Grand Avenue overhaul after large public outcry over Ellis Act displacement
Summary
The commission placed the discretionary review and variance for 1615–1633 Grant Avenue (and related Medall Place parcels) on indefinite continuance after hours of public testimony on Ellis Act evictions, alleged loss of 16 rent‑controlled units, short‑term rental worries and neighborhood preservation concerns.
A contentious discretionary‑review hearing on a large multi‑unit property at 1615–1633 Grant Avenue ended with the Planning Commission indefinitely continuing the application after hours of public testimony focused on past Ellis Act evictions and the displacement of long‑term, rent‑controlled households.
Tenants, neighborhood groups and anti‑displacement advocates described the site as the scene of “the largest Ellis eviction in the history of North Beach.” Deepa Varma of the San Francisco Tenants Union told the commission the owner had evicted longtime…
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