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Stakeholders tell Planning Commission draft Western SoMa EIR undercounts nightlife and cultural impacts
Summary
At a July 26 public hearing on the Western SoMa draft environmental impact report, nightlife venue operators, arts groups and other stakeholders urged the Planning Commission to correct omissions and inaccuracies related to Eleventh Street entertainment venues, cultural resources, demographics and air‑quality modeling before the EIR is finalized.
The Planning Commission opened a public hearing July 26 on the draft environmental impact report (DEIR) for the Western South of Market Community Plan and associated rezoning and projects. Planning staff clarified the hearing was limited to the adequacy and accuracy of the DEIR (CEQA issues), not project approval.
A broad group of nightlife and cultural stakeholders testified that the DEIR fails to identify and analyze the neighborhood’s existing…
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