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Board upholds Arts Commission decision to deny renewal of street‑artist certificate
Summary
The Board of Appeals upheld the Arts Commission’s decision not to renew street‑artist certificate No. 6040 for Manuel Lowley, concluding the commission’s committee found evidence the vendor sold manufactured items rather than handmade goods.
The San Francisco Board of Appeals on Dec. 9 upheld the Arts Commission’s decision not to renew the street‑artist certificate (No. 6040) for Manuel Lowley, finding the Arts Commission and its advisory committee presented detailed monitoring evidence that items on Lowley’s display were manufactured rather than handmade.
Deputy Arts Commission Director Rebecca Crowell explained the Street Artist Program is governed by an ordinance in the Police Code (Section 24) that requires artists to sell only work they can show…
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